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The Seventh Berkeley Carillon Festival
&
The Sixty-sixth Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America

June 10-13,2008
Sather Tower
The University of California at Berkeley

The Berkeley Medal

Schedule

Performers

Presentations

 


Contact ucbells@berkeley.edu for more information.
Photo by Cris Benton

The Berkeley Medal for Distinguished Service to the Carillon
was presented at the closing banquet of the Festival.

It was awarded to Gordon Slater, Dominion Carillonneur of Canada, and to Geert D'hollander, City Carillonneur of Antwerp, Ghent, and Lier.

BerkeleyMedal

Gordon Slater Geert D'hollander
Gordon Slater
Geert D'hollander


Schedule of Events

Performers

Jeremy Chesman Springfield, Missouri
Linda Dzuris Clemson, South Carolina
Jim Fackenthal Chicago, Illinois
Andrea McCrady Spokane, Washington
Gordon Slater Ottawa, Canada

The Berkeley Carillon Players
Jeff Davis, University Carillonist
John Agraz
David Hunsberger
Richard Strauss

The GCNA Class of 2007
Claire Halpert
Yesol Huh

Franco Composition Competition
Four Flourishes by Geert D'hollander
performed by the composer

Sonos Handbell Ensemble
James Meredith, Artistic Director

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Presentations

Elizabeth Berghout Lawrence, Kansas
'I am the Wind! Who Will Dance With Me?' Performing the carillon compositions of John Pozdro
Joseph Daniel
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
The Rise of the American Handbell Culture
Margo Halsted Pasadena, California
Carillons of California
Justin Ryan
Denver, Colorado
Synesthesia of Handling, Regulation, and Articulation
Kim Schafer
Austin, Texas
The Construction of Nostalgia through the Chime and Carillon at the American University

Tin-Shi Tam Ames, Iowa
Music for Carillon and Symphony Orchestra

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