Dutch Carillon NewsNewsletter from the Netherlands Carillon Center

Number 7 - December 2012

Foreword

Suddenly, around Christmas time, nobody objects. Bells - played or rung – enhance the Christmas atmosphere and appeal to our nostalgia. A peak in the world of the carillon, which is being hollowed out at present. It is not so noticeable, since people leaving a post are quickly succeeded (Haarlem, Veere, Breda), but here and there the post of city-carillonneur has been discarded. It seems that some towns cannot, or will not, recognise the value of having a musician in their service, who can be asked to perform duties outside those for which he was engaged. Such initiatives could contribute to a stronger community feeling in the town and an increased aware-ness by the carillonneur that he is part of the community. These things cannot be measured, but o so easily made redundant, leaving only a bare and purely business-orientated relationship between the town council and the carillonneur. O God, save us from the mercenary planners! But now, first the campanological December peak, when reception for our jingling is at its height. After all, one must cast the bronze when it is hot.

With best wishes for an inspired and festive period,Christiaan WinterChairman Netherlands Carillon Center

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News from the Netherlands Carillon School

Latest developments in the asbestos affair

Shortly after the diploma ceremony last June, it was announced that asbestos had been found in the Netherlands Carillon Center building, which also houses the Carillon School. As a cautionary measure, eve-ryone had to leave the building and the school was closed for an in-definite period. During the summer, temporary accommodation was found and, after the necessary construction alterations were made, lessons started again in the second half of September.

Now, a few months later, all the practice keyboards, the furniture, the library and the administration have been cleaned and moved to the temporary premises. During the last few weeks, a specialised asbestos-clearance firm has removed the asbestos and demolished the floors and ceilings in which it was found. This will probably take until the end of December. The building will then be renovated, after which everything can be re-installed. The school will probably move

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back to the Grote Spui during the summer holidays.

Meanwhile, the temporary premises in the Arnhem-sestraat in Amersfoort, near the Tower of Our Lady, are proving very suitable. There is a large classroom, which also houses the (nearly unpacked) library. There are also two smaller classrooms, a kitchen, an office and a store-room. The last two, however, can only be reached from a patio outside, so we hope the winter will not be too severe!

The Netherlands Carillon Center is running normally again. The Newsletter was somewhat delayed but orders for sheet music were able to be met, though also with a slight delay.

Brief News

The Netherlands Carillon Center congratulates...

Rien Donkersloot, who succeeded Bernard Winsemius as city-carillonneur in Haarlem on December 1st. He will play the carillon in the St. Bavo Tower during the weekly market on Monday afternoons. He also plays there and in the Bakenesser Tower on Saturday afternoons.

David van der Vlies succeeded Kees van Eersel in Veere per December 1st. For more information, click here.

As has been the tradition in Breda since 1923, Jacques Maassen also handed over his job as city-carillonneur to his son, Paul Maassen, on December 1st. The carillon is played regularly every week, late on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

Rien Donkersloot David van der Vlies Paul Maassen

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Dutch Carillon News

EditorsBauke ReitsmaGea van VeenSimeon Bodden

TextsSimeon BoddenBauke ReitsmaGea van Veen

TranslationAnia Lentz-Michaelis

EditionBeiaardcentrum NederlandPostbus 7583800 AT Amersfoortinfo@beiaardcentrum.nlwww.beiaardcentrum.com

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News from the webshop

The Netherlands Carillon Center now produces the sheet music published by the Nederlandse Klokkenspel-vereniging (Dutch Carillon Association). The following titles are now (again) available.

- Beethoven I / arr. by Frans Haagen- Beethoven II : Bagatellen und Variationen / arr. by Bob van Wely and Roy Kroezen- Arrangements for Carillon / Dietrich Buxtehude- Almelose Es / John Courter, Egmont P. Swaan- Rhapsody in Blue : 1923 / George Gershwin ; arr. for carillon by Gideon Bodden- International Carillon Composition Competition, Rhenen 2008- Works by Franz Liszt : (1811-1886) / arr. for carillon by Roy Kroezen, GideonBodden and Marnix Smit- Mendelssohn : arrangements for carillon / Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy- Millennium album of carillon compositions / compilation commissioned by the Neder-landse Klokkenspel-Vereniging - Pictures at an Exhibition / Modest Mussorgsky ; arr. for carillon by Gideon Bodden- Klaviersonates / Domenico Scarlatti ; arr. for carillon by Arie Abbenes- Works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck : (1562-1621 / carillon arrangements by Boude-wijn Zwart, Bernard Winsemius, et. al.- Sonata per campane / Eric Swiggers- Carillon compositions / Romke de Waard

The remainder of the NKV publications will appear shortly (incl. Music for Ballroom and Salon, arr. by Ber-nard Winsemius, Pianoworks by Niels Gade and Zdenek Fibich and Works by Mozart)

The works can be ordered via the webshop.

The Netherlands Carillon Center wishes everyone a Merry Christmas

and ahealthy and musical 2013!

Modest

Mussorgsky

Pictures at an Exhibition

bewerking voor beiaard Gideon Bodden

Nederlandse Klokkenspel-Vereniging

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