Joey Brink
writer, musician, engineer
Albums
Longing
For the Children, by Caleb Nei, was originally an exercise in the study of Estonian classical composer Arvo Pärt’s tintinnabuli style. This simple style was influenced by chant music and the overtone serious of bells. The carillon version (track #4) was recorded by Joey Brink at University of Denver Williams Tower
Ripple Effects
Featuring new music at the University of Chicago, with live recordings from the historic 2018 Rockefeller Carillon New Music Festival, including the title track Ripple Effects by Grammy-winning composer Augusta Read Thomas. April 1, 2020.
Bell Illuminations
Bell Illuminations, by grammy-winning composer Augusta Read Thomas includes her latest work for carillon, Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur, performed by Joey Brink and three of his students: Joseph Min, Emily Kim, and João Francisco Shida. Composed for the inauguration of the new UChicago president, Paul Alivisatos.
2022
Letters from the Sky
Music composed for the Rockefeller Memorial carillon, from 1936 to 2016, performed by Joey Brink. Includes historic compositions Chaconne by Easley Blackwood, and Fantasy by Roy Hamlin Johnson, as well as three new pieces composed for the 2016 Ear Taxi Festival in Chicago, including Brink's title track, Letters from the Sky. October 1, 2016.
The Auditions
Appearing on Grammy-winning com-poser Augusta Read Thomas' albumThe Auditions is her composition Ripple Effects, performed by Joey Brink and Michael Solotke. May 1, 2020.
“This is witty, inventive and colourful music. It’s fabulous, and unlike anything I’ve heard all year.”
— Graham Rickson, TheArtsDesk
Carillon Bio
Joey Brink is University Carillonist and Adjunct Professor of Carillon at the University of Denver, where he performs daily on the Williams Carillon and teaches students in the Lamont School of Music.
Prior to coming to Denver, Brink served as University Carillonist at the University of Chicago from 2015 to 2022. He has given masterclasses and workshops at Yale, Cornell, Wellesley, and Indiana University. He began his carillon studies at Yale University with Ellen Dickinson in 2007; graduated with greatest distinction from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium in 2012; and studied further with Geert D’hollander at Bok Tower Gardens in 2015. An award-winning performer and composer, Brink has released two albums for carillon, composed twenty-seven original works for carillon, and published over forty arrangements for carillon. His works have been described as “impressionistic”, “shimmering”, and of a “quiet hypnotic power” - Chicago Classical Review. Within the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), he co-chairs the Johan Franco composition committee to commission and promote new works for carillon.
photo Sandy Morris
YouTube
Follow my carillon channel on Youtube, where I play a variety of music from originals to classical transcriptions to pop songs and everything in between. We'll go behind the scenes and climb bell towers in the US and Europe, and talk about acoustics and music theory and why bells sound the way they do.
Carillon Compositions
Most scores are available through GCNA, ACME, or Sheet Music Plus.
For information and pricing on commissions, please contact Joey directly.
For tips on composing for carillon, see the article on New Music Box: Composing for Carillon. December 2017.
The Great Bronze Doors
2023
Mayo
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9 movements, commissioned by the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Centennial Chimes
2022
Mechele
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commissioned by the Mechelen carillon school
PPROM
2018
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electroacoustic
All Kinds of Whether
2016
SMP
8 movements, choose-your own adventure, commissioned by Yale
(duet) The Gladdest Years of Life
2016
SMP
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fantasy on "Bright College Years," commissioned by Yale University
Kaleidoscope
2015
SMP
8 movements, early intermediate, commissioned by Yale University
(duet) We'd Better Not Boogie
2015
SMP
fast funk jazz, commissioned by Yale University (duet)
Carillon Arrangements
Unless otherwise indicated, arrangements are published with Sheet Music Plus.
Transcriptions / Classical
Folk Songs / Hymns
Jazz
Movie / Film
Popular
Holiday
photo credit Erielle Bakkum
Performance Calendar
2024
University of Denver
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonist Joey Brink
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, around 12 noon during academic quarters
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Memorial Day Concert, May 27, 5 pm
Parochialkirche, Berlin, Germany
June 30, 3 pm
St. Rombout’s Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
July 1, 8 pm
Grote Kerk, Nijkerk, NL
July 2, 8 pm
St. Pietersbandenkerk, Lommel, Belgium
July 3, 8 pm
Dordrecht Cathedral, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
July 4, 8 pm
St. Servaas Basilisk, Grimbergen, Belgium
July 5, 8 pm
St. Pieter en Pauwel Kerk, Mol, Belgium
July 6, 8 pm
Grote Kerk, Enschede, NL
July 7, 1 pm
St. Plechelmustoren, Oldenzaal, NL
July 7, 8 pm
Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium
July 8, 8 pm
Queen Fabiola Competition - contestants playing required work "Rhapsody in Bronze" by Joey Brink
July 10-14
Dom Tower, Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 15, 8 pm
2023
University of Denver
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonist Joey Brink
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, around 12 noon during academic quarters
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Summer Series
August 27, 5 pm
2022
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonist Joey Brink, and members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, 12 noon & 5 pm, during academic quarters
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Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) Congress
June 15-19
Joey Brink hosts the GCNA in Chicago, with a program full of concerts, presentations, masterclasses and workshops.
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Bells of Summer Series
August 28, 5 pm
Indiana University, Metz Carillon
12 noon, March 5, 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden
12 noon, July 17, 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden
10 am, July 19, 2022
University of Denver
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonist Joey Brink
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, around 12 noon during academic quarters
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Faculty Recital
September 18, 2 pm
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Holiday Recital
Sunday, December 11, 3 pm
2021
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonist Joey Brink, and members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, 12 noon & 5 pm, during academic quarters
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Bells of Summer Series
August 22, 5 pm
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Ear Taxi Festival: Singing Bronze
Featuring four world premier performances
September 28, 5 pm
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL
June 6, 2021
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
July 7, 2021
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
7pm, July 16, 2021
Luray Singing Tower, Luray, VA
7pm, July 17, 2021
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
1pm, July 18, 2021
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ
5pm, July 18, 2021
First United Methodist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
7:30pm, July 19, 2021
St Thomas Church Whitemarsh, Flourtown, PA
7pm, July 20, 2021
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA
7:30pm, July 21, 2021
St. George's-by-the-River Episcopal Church, Rumson, NJ
time TBD, July 22, 2021
McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
7pm, July 23, 2021
Williams Carillon, University of Denver, Denver, CO
August 1, 2021
2020
* most performances scheduled for 2020 have been cancelled.
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Weekdays, 12-1pm, resuming June 15
2019
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Bells of Summer Series
August 25, 5 pm
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
September 31, 1 pm
Featuring standards, originals, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
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EvenSounds
Thursdays 5pm, January-May
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Sunday Postludes
Every Sunday of the academic quarters (winter, fall, spring), 12 pm
Cornell University
Masterclass with Cornell Chimesmasters
March 9, 2019
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
International Carillon Festival
March 20-24, 2019
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
New Music recitals: "Moonflower Faeries" by Joey Brink, and "as swiftly and fading as soon" by Julie Zhu
June 10-14, 2019
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Premier of Brink's new work "American Gothic"
June 16, 2019, 10 am & 12 noon
University of the South, Sewanee, TN
July 14, 2019, 1:30 pm
Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
August 26, 2019, 7pm
Yale University, New Haven, CT
November 8-10, 2019
Lessons and masterclasses with Yale guild
Concert November 9, 5 pm
2018
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Carillon New Music Festival, May 25-26 2018
Featuring 16 composers with 16 world premières
Including premier of Brink's work "PPROM"
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Bells of Summer Series
Sunday, August 19, 5 pm
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Sunday, September 30, 1 pm
Featuring standards, originals, duets with Vera Brink, electronics and Riley Leitch on trombone
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EvenSounds
Thursdays 5-5:30pm, September-November
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Sunday Postludes
Every Sunday of the academic quarters (winter, fall, spring)
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, Springfield, IL
Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
New Music recitals: "Letters from the Sky" by Joey Brink, and "...the way nets cannot hold water" by Iddo Aharoney
June 4-5, 2018
Thomas J. Emery Memorial Carillon, Mariemont, OH
July 1, 2018, 5pm
John Courter Carillon, Berea, KY
July 2, 2018, time TBD
The Culver Academies, IN
July 7, 2018, 4pm
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI
July 15, 2018 10am & 12 noon
Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI
July 15, 2018 4pm
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
July 15, 2018, 8pm
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
July 16, 2018, 7pm
Grosse Pointe Memorial, Grosse Point Farms, MI
Guest recital
July 17, 2018, 7pm
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
July 18, 2018, 12 noon
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
July 18, 2018, 6pm
St. Hugo's of the Hills, Bloomfield Hills, MI
July 19, 2018, 7pm
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
July 20, 2018, 6pm
St. Mary's of Redford Church, Detroit, MI
July 21, 2018, 4pm
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Cohasset, MA
July 29, 2018
Norwood Town Hall, Norwood, MA
July 30, 2018, 7pm
Trinity University, Hartford, CT
August 1, 2018
Centralia, IL
August 4, 2018
St.Chrysostom's Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL
August 12, 2018, 12pm
Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
August 27, 2018, 7pm
2017
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
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Daily Recitals
University Carillonneur Joey Brink, and members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs
Every weekday, Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30pm & 5:00-5:30pm, during academic quarters
Jan 3 - Mar 17 / Mar 27 - Jun 9 / Jun 26 - Aug 25 / Sep 18 - Dec 8
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Sundays on Tuesdays
University Carillonneur Joey Brink
Programmed prelude before spiritual service
Every Tuesday, June 27 - August 22, 5-5:40pm (except July 4)
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
University Carillonneur Joey Brink
Carillon program featuring standards, original compositions, and carillon+electronics
Sunday, September 24, 1-2pm
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CP-1 Anniversary
performed by Joey Brink, composer Ted Moore
75th Anniversary of the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction, led by Enrico Fermi
carillon+electronics
28-minute composition to premier during the exact time of the original experiment
Saturday, December 2, 3:25-3:53pm
recording available here
University or Rochester, NY
Premier of Brink's work "Grace Notes", commissioned by John Heard, performed by Dianne Heard
May 21, 2017
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
World premier of Brink's work "Moonflower Faeries", commissioned by Bok Tower for the International Carillon Festival, performed by Geert D'hollander
March 4-11, 2017
Mariemont, OH
Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
Premier of a new work by Brink, "How The Light Gets In", commissioned and performed by George Gregory & Julianne Vanden Wyngaard
Premier of "Dandelion Field" by Daniel Polak, second-prize winner GCNA 75th Congress Composition Contest, performed by Brink
June 18-22, 2017
Barcelona Auditori, Spain
Congress of the World Carillon Federation
Concert: Barcelona Symphonic Band and mobile carillon (“Bronzen Piano”)
July 2, 2017
Collegiale Sainte-Gertrude, Nivelles, Belgium
July 9, 2017
Belfry of Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
July 12, 2017
City Hall, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2017
Dordrecht Cathedral, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2017
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Inaugural Recital of the Brown and Church Carillon
September 6, 2017
Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
September 10, 2017
2016
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL link
Joey Brink, University Carillonneur
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Daily Recitals
Every weekday, 12:00-12:30pm & 5:00-5:30pm, excluding holidays
Jan 4 - Mar 18 / Mar 28 - Jun 10 / Jun 20 - Aug 26 / Sep 19 - Dec 9, 2016
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Romance at the Carillon
Joey & Vera Brink
Sunday Feb 14, 2016, 12:15 pm
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The Bell Invites Me
Elizabethan music of John Dowland & William Byrd on the carillon paired with Shakespeare monologues.
Readings of Shakespeare monologues: Seth Patterson & Gabriela Ortiz Flores
Friday Feb 26, 2016, 5 pm
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Peter & The Wolf
Joey Brink & Geert D'hollander
Narration: Elizabeth Davenport
Sunday May 15, 2016, 5pm
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Bells of Summer
Sunday August 7, 2016, 5 pm
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Ear Taxi Festival, link
Featuring three world premieres by Joey Brink, Tomás I. Gueglio-Saccone, and Iddo Aharony.
Thursday October 6, 2016, 12 pm
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame, link
Rockefeller Chapel and Doc Films (and Chapel cat Quasimodo, known to all as Modo) present the 1923 silent film classic Hunchback of Notre Dame, with live organ accompaniment by Dennis James and live carillon by Joey Brink. Tickets at the door, $20 general, free to students and Doc pass holders.
Sunday October 30, 2016, 7 pm
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
Joey Brink & Geert D'hollander
Three premier performances of Peter & The Wolf
Thursday - Saturday, March 10-12, 2016
Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
Monday August 8, 2016, 7 pm
Millennium Carillon, Naperville, IL
Tuesday August 9, 2016, 7 pm
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Sunday August 14, 2016, 7 pm
University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
50th Anniversary Guest Carillonneur
Monday October 24, 2016, 12 pm
2015
See the 2015 Carillon tour blog here.
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
Joey Brink, Bok Tower Gardens Carillon Fellow
Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 1:00-1:30pm & 3:00-3:30pm
January 12 through May 6, 2015
Brigham Young University Centennial Carillon, Provo, UT
Joey & Vera Brink
Sunday, May 10, 2015, 2-3pm
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, Springfield, IL
Springfield Carillon Festival
Friday June 5, 2015, 7-7:45pm
Saturday June 6, 2015, 7:45-8:30pm
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) Congress Artist Recital
Wednesday June 17, 2015
Mobile Carillon, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Joey & Vera Brink
Sunday June 21, 2015
Mobile Carillon, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Joey & Vera Brink, Sewanee Music Festival
Thursday June 25, 2015
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Cohasset, MA
Sunday, June 28, 2015, 6-7pm
Norwood Town Hall, Norwood, MA
Monday June 29, 2015, 7-8pm
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Joey & Vera Brink,
Wednesday July 1, 2015, 7-8pm
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Joey & Vera Brink
Friday July 3, 2015, 7-8pm
Albany City Hall, Albany, NY
Sunday July 5, 2015, 1-2pm
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Monday July 6, 2015, 7-8pm
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Tuesday July 7, 2015 6:30-7:30pm
Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA
Thursday July 9, 2015, 7-8pm
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
Sunday July 12, 2015, 11:15-12:15pm
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN
Sunday July 12, 2015, 4-5pm
Perpignan Carillon Festival, Perpignan, France
Thursday July 16, 2015, 6-6:45pm
Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Saturday July 18, 2015, 9-10pm
St. Servaas Basilisk, Grimbergen, Belgium
Joey & Vera Brink
Friday, July 24, 2015
St. Rombout’s Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
Joey & Vera Brink
Monday, July 27, 2015
Church of Enghien, Enghien, Belgium
Sunday August 2, 2015, 2-3pm
Dom Tower, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Monday August 3, 2015, 8-9pm
Waag Tower, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
Wednesday August 5, 2015, 4-4:30pm
St. Laurens Church, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
Wednesday August 5, 2015, 7:30-8:10pm
Dordrecht City Hall, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Thurdsay August 6, 2015, 7-7:25pm
Dordrecht Cathedral, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Thurdsay August 6, 2015, 8-9pm
Vitus Church, Winschoten, The Netherlands
Friday August 7, 2015, 3-4pm
Goede Rede Church, Almere, The Netherlands
Saturday August 8, 2015, 3:30-4:15pm
Douai Bellfry, Douai, France
Sunday August 9, 2015, 6-7pm
Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium
Monday August 10, 2015, 8-9pm
St. Gummurus Cathedral, Lier, Belgium
Wednesday August 12, 2015, 8-9pm
Berlin Carillon Festival, Berlin, Germany
Saturday August 15, 2015
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Sunday August 16, 2015, 4-5pm
Enkhuizen South Tower, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
Tuesday August 18, 2015, 8-9pm
Hoorn Great Church, Hoorn, The Netherlands
Joey Brink, Invited Guest Carillonneur
Wednesday August 19, 2015, 7:30-8:30pm
St. Stephens Tower, Nijmegan, The Netherlands
Joey Brink, Invited Guest Carillonneur
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Cuijk Town Hall, Cuijk, The Netherlands
Friday, August 21, 2015, 7-8pm
St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland
Sunday, August 23, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm
Belfry of Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 9-10pm
Dom Tower, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Old Music Festival
Saturday, August 30, 2015, 4-4:45pm
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, IL
Every weekday, 12:00-12:30pm & 5:00-5:30pm, excluding holidays
September 21 through December 11, 2015
2014
Yale University, New Haven, CT
April 12, 2014, 5-6pm
St. Petrus Church, Oirschot, The Netherlands
June 21, 2014
St. Trudo Church, Peer, Belgium
June 22, 2014
St. Rombouts Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
7th International Queen Fabiola Competition Contestant
June 25-26, 2014
St. Rombouts Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
7th International Queen Fabiola Competition Finalist
June 27, 2014
Bronzen Piano, Cultural Center, Mechelen, Belgium
7th International Queen Fabiola Competition Finalist
June 28, 2014
St. Gummurus Cathedral, Lier, Belgium
World Carillon Federation Congress
Joey Brink & Brian Tang, Winners of the 7th International Queen Fabiola Competition
July 1, 2014
Brozen Piano, St. Gummurus Cathedral, Lier, Belgium
World Carillon Federation Congress
Joey Brink with Clarinetist Sofie Hugo and the Mechelen String Orchestra directed by Tom Van den Eynde
July 1, 2014
St. Laurentius Tower, Lokeren, Belgium
July 2, 2014
St. Servaas Basilisk, Grimbergen, Belgium
July 4, 2014
St. Laurens Church, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
July 5, 2014
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield, MI
August 10, 2014
Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield, MI
August 10, 2014
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
August 10, 2014
2013
House of Hope Presbytarian Church, St. Paul, MN
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) Congress Artist Recital
June 19, 2013
Kortrijk Bellfort, Kortrijk, Belgium
July 29, 2013
Tienen Cathedral, Tienen, Belgium
July 31, 2013
Meise Church, Meise, Belgium
August 4, 2013
St. Rombouts Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
August 5, 2013
Waag Tower, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
August 7, 2013
St. Laurens Church, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
August 7, 2013
St. Michaels Church, Roeselare, Belgium
August 8, 2013
St. Juliens Church, Ath, Belgium
August 10, 2013
University of Denver, Denver, CO
August 25, 2013
2012
St. Rombouts Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
Royal Carillon School Final Exam
June 9, 2012
Meise Church, Meise, Belgium
June 10, 2012
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carilona
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America New Member Recital
June 22, 2012
Yale University, New Haven, CT
June 29, 2012
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
July 1, 2012
Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
July 2, 2012
Naperville Millennium Carillon, Naperville, IL
July 4, 2012
St. Joseph’s Oratory, Montreal, Canada
July 15, 2012
Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Canada
July 17, 2012
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
July 18, 2012
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Cohasset, MA
July 22, 2012
Norwood Town Hall, Norwood, MA
July 23, 2012
Trinity University, Hartford, CT
July 25, 2012
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
July 30, 2012
2011
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield, MI
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Advancement Recital
June 26, 2011