University of Sydney Carillon

Sunday 21 November 1999 2 pm
Suzanne Magassy, Visiting Carillonist
Canberra

Program

I write the songs, I write the songs* . . . . . Bruce Johnson
Concerto Grosso for Carillon (2 movements) . . . . . Ronald Barnes
• Allegro • Andante Espressivo
Bel Canto
Una voce poco fa (I hear a little voice) . . . . . Giacomo Rossini
from The Barber of Seville (arr Aime Lombaert)
Bangalore Principles . . . . . Damien Freeman
Special Ladies
Laura . . . . . David Raksin (arr Sally Slade Warner)
Hullo, Dolly
from Hullo, Dolly
. . . . . Jerry Herman (arr Erik Vandevoort)
Croutons IX for Carillon (1998)# . . . . . Benjamin Thorn
• Lively • Gently • Lively
La Vallée des Cloches (Valley of the Bells) . . . . . Maurice Ravel
For Christmas
In Dulci Jubilo . . . . . Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Georg Köppl)
The Christmas Tree . . . . . Ronald Barnes
from Six Preludes on Australian
Christmas Carols for Carillon
§
Summertime . . . . . George Gershwin
from Porgy and Bess . . . . . (arr Jeffrey Bossin)

* This performance in memory of Ronald Barnes, Carillonneur at the University of California, Berkeley, renowned for his beautiful melodic compositions for carillon.
This young Australian composer was inspired by High Court Justice Michael Kirby's presentation at the University of Sydney on the Bangalore Principles of International Law accepted by the community of nations, and wrote this music to 'float across Lake B G to the High Court'. It is founded in the Western tradition, with subtle influences from S E Asia.
# Croutons IX is one in a series of works for different instruments by this Australian composer.
§ These preludes were composed by Ronald Barnes after hearing a choral recording of the carols by W G James. They are dedicated to the recitalist.