PROJECT
Compositions for the Trinity Episcopal Church Chime
ARTIST
Columbus Composers
January 2012–January 2013
Trinity Episcopal Church, Broad and Third Streets
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OVERVIEW
The bells at Trinity Episcopal Church are played by hand by carillonneur Nick Tepe and—with the addition of new equipment a few years ago—can also be programmed to ring mechanically. Twelve composers, ranging from contemporary masters of sacred and secular music to jazz, rock, pop and digital musicians, were commissioned to create new pieces for the bells. Beginning with an inaugural performance of the first composition on January 1, 2012, and continuing with a new composition each month, these works reinforced the overarching theme of time that was woven into the fabric of Finding Time. The use of the church bells recalled their history as a mode of communication, while the compositions themselves were and are uniquely modern reflections of our time.
RELATED EVENTS
»Live Performance of the First Six Compositions July 17, 2012, noon to 1 pm, corner of East Broad and South Third Streets (outside Trinity Episcopal Church).
»Live Performance of the Final Six Compositions. June 9, 2013, noon to 1 pm, corner of East Broad and South Third Streets (outside Trinity Episcopal Church).
»New Works for Old Bells: 12 Compositions for Chime. This CD featuring all the compositions was produced in conjunction with Finding Time and released in December 2013. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund production of this recording with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
COMPOSERS + COMPOSITIONS
January 2012 / Sheena Phillips: Double Century Doubles
February / Donald Harris: Canzona 2012 for Chime
March / Sue Harshe: March (for Eileen)
April / Vera Stanojevic: Wakening
May / Gerald Harvey: Brightness Falls From the Air
June / Jacob Reed: Thy Music, Mellow Bell
July / Mark Flugge: Faith
September / Derek DiCenzo: Theme for Church Time
October / Mark Gunderson (TradeMark Gunderson/The Evolution Control Commission): Finding Chime
November / Brian Harnetty: Between Houses
December / Richard J. Smoot: Sky 2 for Carillon
January 2013 / Bobby Floyd: I Hear the Bells
February / Donald Harris: Canzona 2012 for Chime
March / Sue Harshe: March (for Eileen)
April / Vera Stanojevic: Wakening
May / Gerald Harvey: Brightness Falls From the Air
June / Jacob Reed: Thy Music, Mellow Bell
July / Mark Flugge: Faith
September / Derek DiCenzo: Theme for Church Time
October / Mark Gunderson (TradeMark Gunderson/The Evolution Control Commission): Finding Chime
November / Brian Harnetty: Between Houses
December / Richard J. Smoot: Sky 2 for Carillon
January 2013 / Bobby Floyd: I Hear the Bells
PRIMARY SUPPORT
Johnstone Fund for New Music at the Columbus Foundation and a Private Donor
SPECIAL THANKS
The Rev. Richard A. Burnett, Rector
Nick Tepe, Carillonneur
Kevin N. Wines, Director of Music/Liturgist
All of Trinity Episcopal Church
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