Word: carillonneur
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...here if they were given the opportunity. The presence of a student carillon guild would be yet another reason for students to choose Harvard. As it is, many might well brave the dangers of New Haven just to play the bells, so moving is the experience. Meanwhile, a University Carillonneur would be able to give recitals on days in which school is not in session (such as the nation-wide Fourth of July Let Freedom Ring). The possibilities are limitless...
...plain from their history that these are not bells, as bells were intended. The problem is not with the diligent carillonneur who plays these bells every weekend, for it is beyond the scope of this argument--and the capacities of this writer--to judge one carillonneur against another...
Barnes, 36, arrived fresh from a twelve-year engagement at the University of Kansas, where he was resident carillonneur, professor of carillon and harpsichord, and curator of rare musical instruments. He brought to Washington the sort of vellum-bound humor acquired in his esoteric calling. "A good organist can adapt to a carillon fairly quickly," he said pleasantly. "In about two years he should have a good start...
...Christmas Sound Spectacular (John Klein, carillonneur; RCA Victor Stereo). It is easy to quibble with the style of this Christmas celebration, but hard to find fault with the sound. There are too many wailing choristers and glutinous strings in the standard selections (White Christmas, Jingle Bells), but the 1,453 bells of the Carillon Americana brazen it out with a clarity and resonance sure to pin any true stereo...
...fastened leather guards over his hands, sat down at the keyboard and started pummeling its projecting levers, stamping on its pedals. Above him in the belfry, 23 tuned bells chimed out a program of folk tunes, hymns, a classical number or two. The annual congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America was in town, and Host Carillonneur Jordan was playing them a welcoming recital...