Chime In: A Carillon Celebration

Chime In: A Carillon Celebration is a free community event at the National Carillon that brings music, food, and family-friendly fun together. 

Come along and listen to Canberra’s bells in performances featuring didgeridoo, marimba, saxophone, and music from the Beatles, Disney & Pixar, musicals, and brand-new compositions. There will even be a Jazz Band playing in the Kings Park. Kids can enjoy carillon-inspired arts and crafts and face painting, while everyone can sample delicious food vendors or bring a picnic by the lake.

Meet the carillonists, snap a picture in our photo booth and enjoy some other activations across the day. 

Celebrate this iconic Canberra landmark in a whole new way and enjoy the soundscape of the National Triangle.

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Guest Musicians

Greg Joseph, or Yidinji as is his traditional name, comes from North Queensland, has lived in Canberra for the last ten years, and now has his indigenous art shown all around the world, including at the markets. He uses bright colours to depict traditional aboriginal stories in his own contemporary way, Yidinji Art.

Having started at the markets ten years ago, Greg had the last year off busy with Centenary of Canberra celebrations but is back every Sunday with his contemporary works on stretched canvasses. Having been an artist for nearly 20 years, he was taught in the traditional ways and traditional colours but has made the art in his own style with strikingly bright colours.

His market’s stall sometimes features artworks by his son, Matthew, and Greg also regularly attracts the attention of our marketgoers with his upbeat performances on didgeridoo. So just listen out for the ‘didge’

Veronica Bailey (MMus, BMus ANU) is Principal Percussionist with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. She has a Bachelor of Music from the Australian National University, and a Master’s degree focusing on percussion pedagogy. She also studied at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University In 2007. 

Veronica is a passionate educator and has been the classical percussion teacher at the ANU School of Music since 2018, ANU Open School since 2010, also teaching privately. A number of her students have won prizes in national competitions, been finalists of Musica Viva Strike a Chord competitions, participated in Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) programs, and have been awarded scholarships to study at the ANU, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and other universities.

Tom Fell is a Canberra-based saxophonist, composer and educator known for his versatility across jazz and contemporary music. An alumnus of the ANU School of Music, he is a long-standing member of Canberra’s jazz and improvised-music scene. He has performed with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and will appear with ARIA Award-winning artist Ben Lee in 2025.

 Tom has featured at major events including the SoundOut Festival, the Australian Blues Festival and the Canberra International Music Festival, and continues to develop original projects that showcase both his compositional voice and collaborative spirit.

Chime In: Program