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National Carillon Concert Programs
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Wednesday 1 April 2026 - 5:30pm
Performer: Vikki Jacobsen
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Piece name |
Composer |
Arranger |
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For the carillon |
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Ode pour le carillon |
Serge Joris |
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Lake music |
Terry Vaughan |
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Ludus Modalis: Spring morning |
Gert D’Hollander |
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Ludus Modalis: Melody |
Gert D’Hollander |
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A whimsy |
Ronald Barnes |
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From the classics |
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Prelude in C major BWV 846 |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Sue Bergen |
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Prelude |
Adrian Tien |
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Prelude from Suite 1 for unaccompanied cello |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Albert Gerken |
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Gnossienne |
Eric Satie |
Ulrich Rasmussen |
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The little shepherd |
Claude Debussy |
Paul Maassen |
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Familiar |
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Down Longford way |
Katharine Parker |
Vikki Jacobsen |
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Amazing Grace |
(traditional) |
John Knox |
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Cerf-volant from Les Choristes |
Bruno Coulais |
Koen Van Assche |
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Charade |
Henry Mancini |
Koen Van Assche |
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Sunrise, Sunset |
Jerry Bock |
Astrid Bowler |
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What a wonderful world |
George David Weiss & Bob Thiele |
Thomas Laue |
Sunday 5 April 2026
Performer: Julia Wright
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Piece name |
Composer |
Arranger |
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Leuvens Preludio |
John Gowens |
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I know that my redeemer liveth |
G. Handel |
David Bolton |
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He shall feed his flock |
G. Handel |
Astrid Bowler |
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Sleepers awake |
J.S Bach |
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Tallis’s canon |
Thomas Tallis |
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Simple gifts |
Elder Joseph Brackett |
Richard Giszczak |
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Nobody knows |
Anon |
C.G.B Garrett |
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Deep river |
Anon |
C.G.B Garrett |
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Joshua fought the battle of Jericho |
Anon |
C.G.B Garrett |
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Sunday morning (bells) |
Frank Hutchens |
Julie Wright |
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Five little piano pieces No1 |
Ross Edwards |
Julie Wright |
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Croutons for Carillon No2 |
Benjamin Thorn |
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Waltz |
Benjamin thorn |
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Estudio No 5 |
Fernando Sor |
Ronald Barnes |
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Estudio No 6 |
Fernando Sor |
Ronald Barnes |
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Frolic |
Frank Della Penna |
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Wednesday 8 April 2026 - 5:30pm
Performer: Vikki Jacobsen
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Piece name |
Composer |
Arranger |
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Ode pour le carillon |
Serge Joris |
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Introductory Preludes |
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Prelude in C minor BWV999 |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Lyn Fuller |
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Second prelude, from Three Preludes for Carillon |
Theophil Rusterholz |
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Prelude in C major BWV 846 |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Sue Bergen |
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Prelude |
Adrian Tien |
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Short Evocations |
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Etude |
Gary White |
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A Little Song |
Dmitri Kabalevsky |
Lyn Fuller |
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Scherzetto |
John Gouwens |
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La Cloche Sonne |
Franz Liszt |
Lyn Fuller |
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Classic Ballads |
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Down Longford Way |
Katharine Parker |
Vikki Jacobsen |
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Londonderry Air |
(traditional) |
Beverley Buchanan |
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Scarborough Fair |
(traditional) |
Sally Slade Warner |
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Over the Rainbow |
Harold Arlen |
Richard Giszczak |
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Tomorrow |
Martin Charnin & |
Richard Giszczak |
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Charles Strouse |
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Finale - Something Different |
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Velvet Moon |
Elena Kats-Chernin |
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Sunday 12 April 2026
Performer: Peter Bray
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Piece name |
Composer |
Arranger |
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A trip to New Zealand for ANZAC day |
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Two Pieces from New Zealand |
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Pokarekare Ana |
Traditional Maori |
Daniel Guo |
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Prelude for Bells – Written for Wellington National War Memorial Carillon |
Gladys Watkins – New Zealand’s first Carillonist |
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A taste of Australia |
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Home among the gum trees |
John Williamson |
Adrien Tien |
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Lake Music – Written for the opening of the National Carillon in Canberra |
Terry Vaughan |
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Music for reflection |
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Prelude for peace from In Terra Pax, op. 39 |
Gerald Finzi |
Austin Ferguson |
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Hymn from ‘Adiemus: Songs of sanctuary |
Karl Jenkins |
Wendy Murphy |
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Aria: Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott BWV 422 No.11 Matthäus-Passion (a nod to easter just passed) |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Henri Groen & Boudewijn Zwart |
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Spiegel im spiegel |
Arvo Pärt |
Peter Bray |
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Something lighter that you may recognise |
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La vie en rose |
Edith Piaf |
Peter Bray |
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Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (a nod to Artemis II) |
Claude Debussy |
Bernard Winsemius |
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Two carillon classics |
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Sonatine |
Stefano Colletti |
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Preludium Quazi una Fantasia |
Jef van Hoof |
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Wednesday 15 April 2026 - 5:30pm
Performer: Vikki Jacobsen
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Piece name |
Composer |
Arranger |
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For the Carillon |
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Ode pour le carillon |
Serge Joris |
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Selections from Ludas Modalis: |
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Spring morning |
Geert D’Hollander |
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Melody |
Geert D’Hollander |
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Selections from Ragged Bells: Suite for Carillon - Velvet Moon Rag |
Elena Kats-Chernin |
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A whimsy |
Ronald Barnes |
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Traditional & anonymous |
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Amazing Grace |
Traditional |
John Knox |
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Scarborough Fair |
Traditional |
Sally Slade Warner |
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Londonderry air |
Traditional |
Beverley Buchanan |
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From musicals |
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Memory (Cats) |
Elaine Page |
Matieu Daniel Polak |
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Princess Leia’s them (Star Wars) |
John Williams |
Julie Wright |
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Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz) |
Harold Arlen |
Richard Giszczak |
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Tomorrow (Annie) |
Charles Strouse |
Richard Tiszczak |
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Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof) |
Jerry Bock |
Astrid Bowler |
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Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) |
Paul Willaims |
Anne-Kirstine Christiansen |