Bok Tower Gardens' Singing Tower carillon will be performed by guest carillonneur Lee Cobb through January 31and April 19through May 5. In addition to live concerts at 1 and 3 p.m., Cobb will perform Christmas Day concerts, the Moonlight Concert on January 7, Edward Bok's Memorial Concerts on January 9 and Martin Luther King Jr. Concerts on January 16.
Cobb will perform traditional holiday favorites including "Away in a Manger," "Christmastime Is Here," "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," "Frosty the Snowman," "Jingle Bells," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," "O Holy Night," "O Tannenbaum," "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," "Silent Night," "Sleigh Ride" and "Winter Wonderland." Cobb also will perform selections he arranged including "Hanukah, O Hanukah," "Carol of the Birds" and "Auld Lang Syne," as well as his original composition, "Winter Carnival."
Visitors will be able to watch the concert in a special seating area with a video monitor located behind the Japanese Lantern near the Tower. Cobb will be available to meet visitors at the Tower moat gate near the Information Booth following the concerts.
"Our international search for a new carillonneur has generated a tremendous response from some of the world's greatest carillonneurs and is promoting a renaissance of interest in the carillon," notes Gardens' President David Price who hopes to fill the carillonneur position by early summer. "We're excited to play an important role in promoting education about this most unique musical instrument through our selection of future guest artists and our 21st International Carillon Festival from March 3 to 11, 2012."
Maintained to the highest standards, the Singing Tower carillon is regarded as one of the world's finest instruments of its kind. With 60 bells ranging in weight from 16 pounds to nearly 12 tons, it was built in 1928 by John Taylor Bellfoundry, Ltd. of Loughborough, England.
A National Historic Landmark, Bok Tower Gardens was dedicated in 1929 as a gift to America from Edward W. Bok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, humanitarian and an advocate of world peace. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Visit www.boktowergardens.org or call 863-676-1408 for tickets and more information.
Contacts:
Bok Tower Gardens
Cassie Jacoby, 863-734-1210 or 863-206-6759
cjacoby@boktower.org
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