The program includes compositions by Matthias Van den Gheyn, Robert Giracello, Donald Johns, and King John VI of Portugal. This piece was arranged around 1821 for the automatic playing mechanism of the carillon located at the Mafra Palace near Lisbon, Portugal. A copy of the manuscript was sent to UCR Carillonneur David Christensen from Portugal by UCR PhD studentGary Barnett. From this manuscript, Mr. Christensen has created a version that would be similiar to what would have been found on the automatic playing mechanism, taking into consideration the range and number of bells of the carillon at the Mafra Palace.
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Twilight Carillon Recital David Christensen, University Carillonneur
May 28, Saturday, 6:00 pm UC Riverside Bell Tower
Free and open to the public.
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