National Carillon Concert Programs

Date: 2 July 2025

Performer: Thomas Laue

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You're the Voice Chris Thompson, Maggie Ryder, Andy Qunta, Keith Reid Thomas Laue
We are Australian Bruce Woodley & Dobe Newton Thomas Laue
Beds are Burning Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie, Peter Garrett Thomas Laue
Scarborough Fair / Canticle Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel Thomas Laue
Ahimsa U2 and Allah Rakha Rahman Thomas Laue
Koyunbaba  from Suite for Guitar Op. 16 Carlo Domeniconi Thomas Laue
Lost Child (まいご) Joe Hisaishi  
Stroll (さんぽ) Joe Hisaishi  
Mum's Broom Joe Hisaishi  

Date: 6 July 2025

Performer: Peter Bray

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Classical opening

Preludio 5 Matthias vanden Gheyn N/A
Minuet in G George Friedric Handel Isaac Wong
Fugue from Sonata I for Solo Violin (BWV 1001) Johann Sebastian Bach Arie Abbenes

Nostalgic jazz and movie themes

Jessicas Theme from The Man from Snowy River Bruce Rowland Peter Bray
La Vie en Rose Edith Piaf Peter Bray
Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard Peter Bray
So This is Love from Cinderella Mack David Peter Bray
Main theme from Spirited Away あの夏へ (One Summer Day) Jo Hisaishi  Isaac Wong

Three original impressionist carillon compositions

Image No. 2 Emilien Allard  
Fantasia II Staf Nees  
Sonatine Stefano Colletti  

Date: 9 July 2025

Performer: Harrison Whalan 

 

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Don’t Let Me Down Lennon-McCartney  
Cherry Wine Hozier  
Blue in Green Miles Davis - Bill Evans  
Velvet Moon Elena Kats-Chernin  
Afro Blue Mongo Santamaria  
Improvisation in G Phrygian Harrison Whalan  
Hypnotize System Of A Down  
In a sentimental mood Duke Ellington  
Hallelujah  Leonard Cohen  

Date: 13 July 2025

Performer: Vikki Jacobsen  

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Ode pour le carillon Serge Joris  

Introductory preludes

Prelude in C minor (BWV 999) Johann Sebastian Bach Lyn Fuller
Second prelude from Three Preludes for Carillon Theophil Rusterholz  
Prelude in C major (BWV 846) Johann Sebastian Bach Sue Bergen
Prelude Adrian Tien  

Short evocations

Etude Gary White  
A Little Song Dmitri Kabalevsky Lyn Fuller
Scherzetto John Gouwens  
La Cloche Sonne Franz Liszt Lyn Fuller

Classic ballads

Down Longford Way Katharine Parker Vikki Jacobsen
Londonderry Air (traditional) Beverley Buchanan
Scarborough Fair (traditional) Sally Slade Warner 
The Man I Love George Gershwin Gerard de Waardt
Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen Richard Giszczak

Finale – something different

Witches Wake Lyn Fuller  

Date: 16 July 2025

Performer: Julie Wright

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Fanfare en Rondeau Jean Joseph Mouret Albert Gerken
Plaisir d’amour Giovanni B. Martini  Julie Wright
The little shepherd Claude Debussy  Julie Wright
Girl with the flaxen hair Claude Debussy Julie Wright 
The can can Jacques Offenbach  Julie Wright
Gymnopedie No 1 Eric Satie  
Gnossienne No 3 Eric Satie U. Laage 
Milord Marguerite Monnot  
La vie en rose Louis Gugliemi  Julie Wright
Les Feuilles mortes Joseph Kosma  Astrid Bowler
The last time I saw Paris Jerome Kern  Julie Wright
I love Paris in the springtime Cole Porter  
Theme from The Moulin Rouge Georges Auric  Julie Wright
Theme from Charade Henry Mancini  Julie Wright
Castle on a cloud Claude- Michel Schonberg Julie Wright
Do you hear the people sing Claude-Michel Schonberg Julie Wright

Date: 20 July 2025

Performer: Anna Wong

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Ave Maria Franz Schubert anon
Le Papillon, No. 1, 9 and 13 Mauro Giuliani  
Carillon Georg Handel  Robert Lodine
Romanca d’Espangna Antonia Cano Hans Uwe Hieischer
Two Estudios for Guitar Fernando Sor Ronald Barnes
Moon Represents My Heart Weng Ching-Hsi Anna Wong
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken Ann-Kristine Christiansen
Moon River Henry Mancini Anna Wong
A Whimsy Ronald Barnes  
Lake Music Terry Vaughan  
Ode Pour Le Carillon Serge Joris  

Date: 23 July 2025

Performer: Astrid Bowler 

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Title: A Winter Afternoon

Preludium Giedrius Kuprevicius  
Winter Afternoon John Gordon  
Largo Atonio Vivaldi Arie Abbenes

Selections from "Scenes from Childhood"

Of Strange Countries and People Robert Schumann Astrid Bowler
At the Fireside Robert Schumann Astrid Bowler
Traumerei Robert Schumann Astrid Bowler
My Thoughts Ukrainian Folksong Iryna Riabchun 
Ave Maria Leonid Borysovych Zatulovskyi Iryna Riabchun 
Four Variations on a Theme of Paisiello Wilfrid Holland  
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man from Winterreise Franz Schubert Astrid Bowler
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind Thomas Augustine Arne Astrid Bowler
In the Bleak Mid-Winter Gustav Holst Astrid Bowler
Blues for Bells John Courter  

Date: 27 July 2025

Performer: Peter Bray

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The Baroque Period

Prelude II from the Well Tempered Clavier (BWV 871) Johann Sebastian Bach Leen 't Hart
Largo from Keyboard Concerto no. 5 (BWV 1056) Johann Sebastian Bach Koen van Assche

The Classical Period

Allegro, Menuetto & Trio, and Finale from Sonata no 4 in D major for Pianoforte (Hob XVI 4) Joseph Haydn Bernard Winsemius
Fantasia in D minor  (KV 397) Wolfgan Amadeus Mozart Gideon Bodden
Early Romantic Period
Sighing Wind from Songs Without Words (Opus 102 no. 4) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Don Cook
Consolation from Songs Without Words (Opus 30 no. 3) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Don Cook

The Romanitc Period

Prelude in E minor (Opus 28 no. 4) Frederic Chopin Koen van Assche
"Raindrop" Prelude (Opus 28 no. 15) Frederic Chopin Richard von Grabow

The Impressionist Movement

The First Arabesque Claude Debussy Bernard Winsemius
Prelude from Suite Bergamasque Claude Debussy Bernard Winsemius
Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque Claude Debussy Bernard Winsemius
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) Maurice Ravel Bob van Wely

Date: 30 July 2025

Performer: Astrid Bowler 

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Title: Midweek Movies

To Begin with - some Golden Oldies

Main theme from Love is a Many-Splendored Thing   (1955) Sammy Fain Astrid Bowler
As Time Goes By  from Casablanca (1942) Herman Hupfeld Astrid Bowler
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (1939) Harold Arlen Astrid Bowler

From the 60’s

Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Machel Legrand Astrid Bowler
Somewhere, My Love, Lara’s theme from Dr Zhivago (1965) Maurice Jarre Astrid Bowler
Main theme from From Russia with Love (1963) Lionel Bart Astrid Bowler

From the 70's

Where Do I Begin? From Love Story (1970) Francis Lai Astrid Bowler
Speak Softly, Love from The Godfather (1972) Nina Rota Astrid Bowler
Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – (1977) John Williams Astrid Bowler

And the 80’s and 90’s

Chariots of Fire (movie of same title – 1981) Vangelis Astrid Bowler
Schindler’s List (from the movie of the same title 1993) John Williams Astrid Bowler
The Second Waltz (Eyes Wide Shut – 1999) Dmitri Shostakovitch Frank Steijns