Word: carillonned
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...those of you who somehow don’t know what a carillon is—and I regrettably suspect you might be quite numerous—a carillon is a set of more than 23 bells (think Lowell bell tower). Indeed the largest set in the world has 77. They can weigh from a few pounds to a few tons. They are played from a console, and most importantly, are in tune (perhaps you had better stop thinking of Lowell). The music they create is beautiful (now you should think the opposite of Lowell) and majestic. This is truly...
...active seniors' environment and proximity to their daughter that enticed Mitchell and Norma Gattas to relocate from De Kalb, Ill., to Crest Hill, Ill., about an hour away. In September they moved into a one-story single-family home in a community for residents 55 and older called Carillon Lakes. The Gattas now live just 15 minutes away from their daughter, son-in-law and four-year-old granddaughter, whom they see almost every day. "Who needs Florida or Arizona?" says Norma, 71, a retired accounting assistant. "We can see our daughter any time we want, and we have every...
...same was true for Rich and Mary Ellen Wholey of Wheaton, Ill., grandparents of 15 kids ages 3 months to 16 years. They toyed with the idea of moving to Arizona after snowbirding there for two winters. Instead, they bought a home in Carillon Lakes, 20 miles away. All but one of their five children live nearby. The Wholeys' nephew was killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, making them look at their decision to remain near their kids in a new light. "After going to our nephew's memorial service, we realized just how much...
...Danailovsky Monastery in Moscow, but when they were sentenced to the melting-pot, Crane purchased them from the Soviet government and shipped them to America. At that time, the construction of Lowell House was in its finishing stages and plans for a clocktower were altered to accommodate the carillon. When the bells finally arrived, an enigmatic man called Saradjeff arrived with them to oversee their installation and playing. He is vividly described by Mason Hammond in a 1936 document preserved in the Harvard University Library. Saradjeff was supposed to be a genius of ringing--a tortured but prolific composer...
...muted-red harpsichord held a central position, both musically and physically, upon the stage. A small carillon played arpeggios to accompany L'Allegro's "O let the merry bells ring round," near the end of Part I. The bells were beautiful, but unfortunately rather too loud and bright, and overpowered the richer tones of Brandes. Very effectively used, by contrast, were the cello solos which broke up the different airs and recitatives of Part II, and which twice exchanged echoing dialogue with a warbling Saffer. The cellos, too, seemed not to be standard, modern cellos, but rather like those...