Carillon recordings available on Compact Disc or Cassette

The items listed here are only a small sample of what has been produced by various sources.

| Compact Discs | Cassettes | Non-carillon | Sources |

The GCNA does not sell recordings.

Compact Discs:

Joyful Noise: The Kibbey Carillon of Washington National Cathedral [Washington National Cathedral SKU: MS-940485]

Dr. Edward M. Nassor, Cathedral Carillonneur.  Available from the Cathedral's Museum Store.

ALL HAIL BLUE & GOLD [Berkeley Historical Society 1394497]

Ronald Barnes (one piece), Jeff Davis, David Hunsberger, and John Agraz playing the U.C. Berkeley carillon.

TRUE BLUE [University of Michigan UMC1001]

Music performed on the Carillons of the University of Michigan.

L'ART du CARILLON [Arion ARN 60349]

Jacques Lannoy, Master Carillonneur of Douai, playing the Douai Carillon, France.  Digital re-release of his out-of-print LP.

TWO-RIFFIC CARILLON DUETS [Hudson Recordings HRM 96]

Beverly Buchanan and Phillip Burgess playing the Wallace Carillon, Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Carols for Carillon [Hudson Recordings OOHR 991K] *

Robert Grogan playing the Knight's Tower Carillon, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC.

CAST IN BRONZE: several recordings available through the Cast In Bronze website.

Frank Della Penna playing the Cast in Bronze traveling carillon as part of an ensemble including keyboard, bass and drums.

CAROL [Angel Records CDC 7243 5 56180 2 3]

American Boychoir recording of Christmas music.  Frank Della Penna playing the Cast in Bronze carillon accompanies the choir on three selections.

Christmas with Roger Wagner [DELOS CD 3072]

One verse played by David Christensen on the UC Riverside carillon precedes two cuts on this album.

CARILLON: Class of 1892 Bells [Princeton University]

From the 1993 summer concert series at Princeton University

A Carillon Christmas

Daniel Kehoe playing Christmas music on the Foreman Carillon, United Methodist Church, Simsbury, CT.

Summer Sounds at Seven

Daniel Kehoe, Trinity College Carillonneur, playing the Trinity College Carillon

The Organ and Carillon of Culver, Volume 1

The Organ and Carillon of Culver, Volume 2: Christmas

The Organ and Carillon of Culver, Volume 3: A Summer's Night

John Gouwens playing the Organ and Carillon of Culver Academies, Culver IN

The King Frederik IX Carillon [Helikon HCD 1019]

Peter Langberg playing this carillon in Logumkloster, Denmark

Carillon Music [Erasmus Muziek Producties WVH 094]

Jacques Maassen playing the Carillon of Breda, The Netherlands

Lusitana Musica Vol. II [EMI 7243 5 55313 2 2]

Arie Abbenes, Todd Fair, Abel Chaves, Francisco Jose Gato play the Carillon of Mafra, Portugal

Great Masters of the Carillon [ETHNIC B 6751]

Music of Matthias van den Gheyn (1721-1785) played by six carillonneurs on the carillons of Douai, France, Bruge, Belgium, and Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Carillon of the Belfry of Ghent [Rene Gailly CD 88 901] *

Jos and Geert D'Hollander play the carillon of Ghent, Belgium

Carillon of the Antwerp Cathedral [Rene Gailly CD 88 902]

Geert D'Hollander

Carillon of the Sint-Rombouts Cathedral at Malines [[Rene Gailly CD 88 903] *

Jos D'Hollander, Carlo van Ulft, Eddy Marien, Geert D'Hollander play the great carillon of Malines (Mechelen), Belgium

The Belfry Bells of Bruges [Rene Gailly CD 88 904] *

Aime Lombaert playing the carillon of Bruges, Belgium

Landscapes [Rene Gailly CD 88 905]

Aime Lombaert playing the major third carillon of Deinze, Belgium.

Carillon and Guitar *

Eddy Marien, carillon and Wim Brioen, Guitar

O MAGNIFY THE LORD [Gothic G 49048]

Choir, Organ & Carillon of the Crystal Cathedral.  Three cuts feature James R. Lawson playing the major third Arvella Schuller Carillon.

Glockenspielkonzert [Wergo WER 4012-2]

Hans Uwe Hilscher and Thomas Frank playing the carillon of the Marktkirche, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Konnichiwa! Japan [Tormax CD020]

Jacques Maassen and the Climax Jazz Band.

Features the carillon at the Shinji Shumeikai International Center, Misono, Japan

Yes, It Rings a Bell

Adrian Tien (Carillonist@Effect.net.au) plays the National Carillon, Canberra Australia

Metropolitan United Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Features Gerald Martindale playing the Metropolitan Carillon. Also features the church's Senior Choir and Silver Band

Available for $20.00 (Can) or $18.00 (US) & $3.00 S&H from the church.  Call 1-416-363-0331.

Cassettes:

Bells of Riverside [Hudson Recordings HR 0087] *

James R. Lawson playing the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Carillon, Riverside Church, NYC

Bells of Clemson [Hudson Recordings HR-00891] *

Roland Richter playing the Clemson Memorial Carillon, Clemson U, Clemson SC.

Belmont Bells [Belmont University] *

Beverly Buchanan on the Belmont University Carillon, Nashville, TN

Bells of Christmas *

Beverly Buchanan on the Belmont University Carillon, Nashville, TN

Bell Dreams *

Frank Della Penna, Carillonneur.  Composition for Carillon, Synthesizer and Percussion

Bells of Luray *

Charles Chapman, Carillonneur on The Luray Singing Tower, Luray, VA

Classics for Carillon [Hudson Recordings HR-012] *

Robert Grogan on the Knight's Tower Carillon, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC.

A Carillon Recital at Bok Tower Gardens [Historic Bok Sanctuary] *

Milford Myhre on the Bok Tower Carillon, Lake Wales, FL

Christmas Carillon from Bok Tower Gardens (Historic Bok Sanctuary) [Musical Heritage Society MHC 9435X] *

Milford Myhre on the Bok Tower Carillon, Historic Bok Sanctuary, Lake Wales, FL

Non-carillon bell recordings

The Cornell Chimes [Cornell University Cassette]

The Cornell Chimesmasters on the 19 bell Cornell Chimes, Ithaca, NY

Church Bells of England [Saydisc CD-SOL 378]

Traditional English change ringing on famous English peals.

Glocken in Russland (Bells in Russia) [Christophorus CD 74553]

Liturgical zvon ringing from famous Russian churches & cloisters.

Sources:

* Items with * available from:

Garden Gift Shop, Historic Bok Sanctuary,

1151 Tower Blvd,

Lake Wales, FL 33853

also has books & other carillon related gifts.
They may also carry some items which are recent additions to this list.

Hudson Recordings: 4037 Windymille Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23703-2029

Produces carillon recordings.

Cast in Bronze recordings available from :

http://www.castinbronze.com/

Culver Academies' Bookstore

1300 Academy Road #101,

Culver IN 46511-1291

phone: 574-842-8279

http://faculty.culver.org/~gouwenj//recordings.asp/

A Carillon Christmas and Summer Sounds at Seven available from

Clear Vision

POB 393

Suffield, CT 067078

 

Many of these recordings have been available from:

Tower Records, Mail order only available through New York store

Classical Dept. has "Bells & Carillons" section in instrumental collections

1 (617) 247-5930 (classical)

HMV Music Superstores,One Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA 02138

Classical Dept. has "Carillon" section in instrumental collections.

1 (617) 868-9696 1 (617) 868- 9636 (fax)

Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by the GCNA, nor are these the only sources of recordings.

A list of recorded carillon music, on the Sydney (Australia) University website, created by Dr. Annick Ansselin.

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