2021

Event Description

Program

Augusta Read Thomas, Ripple Effects (2018)
Darelene Castro Ortiz, un violento chiaroscuro barroco (2021, world premiere)
Charles Wuorinen, The Bells (1966)
Ashkan Behzadi, Blue Harebell (2021, world premiere)
Joey Brink, dance beneath the moon (2019, Chicago premiere)
Hunter Brown, SLOWMUSIC (2021, world premiere)

Joey Brink (carillon) teams up with Kaitlin Foley (soprano) and Joseph Min (carillon) to present new music for bells, electronics, and voice on the 100-ton Rockefeller carillon. Featuring three world premiers by Hunter Brown, Ashkan Behzadi, and Darlene Castro, as well as works by Joey Brink, Augusta Read Thomas, and a rediscovered work by Charles Wuorinen. Bring a picnic and blanket or chairs to the east lawn of Rockefeller Chapel (weather permitting), or walk the University of Chicago campus as the sounds descend from the tower for all to hear.

Joey Brink, carillon
Kaitlin Foley, soprano
Joseph Min, carillon

Free outdoor concert, no registration required

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
USA