I had a window in the dormitory facing Rockefeller Chapel, and almost fell out running to hear the start of the carillon recital. This was our world. This and brass call/response. Daniel Robbins was the carillonneur, a small man who played the smaller bell pegs with the side of his hands and had to jump on the heaviest foot pedals with both feet. Complete magic.
1 posted on
05/14/2018 2:51:07 PM PDT by
mairdie
To: mairdie
2 posted on
05/14/2018 2:54:33 PM PDT by
mairdie
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3 posted on
05/14/2018 2:57:01 PM PDT by
mairdie
To: mairdie
Ida Noyes? Was that once a dormitory?
4 posted on
05/14/2018 3:12:52 PM PDT by
PGR88
To: mairdie
This is beautiful. Love the background story.
7 posted on
05/14/2018 3:31:52 PM PDT by
Aquamarine
(Where we go one, we go ALL ~ Q)
To: mairdie
Just beautiful...thank you for sharing! Got to visit several cathedrals/abbeys during my 2006 trip to the British Isles.
11 posted on
05/14/2018 4:24:31 PM PDT by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: mairdie
To: mairdie
A carillon is an absolute beast of an instrument. A long time ago I watched (and definitely heard) a friend play one.
Had he made any mistakes, I'm pretty sure he would have been struck by a lightning bolt.
19 posted on
05/14/2018 8:01:11 PM PDT by
TChad
(Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
To: mairdie
Oh mairdie - I’m so glad to see all of this! You combined some breathless beauty into a very small package! KUDOS!
You done good, girlfriend!
21 posted on
05/15/2018 7:58:32 PM PDT by
TEXOKIE
To: SunkenCiv
PING. Just occurred to me this might be down your alley. Sorry for the thought taking so long.
24 posted on
05/16/2018 9:10:33 AM PDT by
mairdie
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