Rochester Carillon

Welcome to @MayoClinic's Rochester Carillon Twitter feed! Serenading #RochMN since 1928.

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The livestream can be watched here: https://t.co/nID8FCk5JG

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Starting 11/1/23, the @MayoClinic #carillon in #RochMN will have a new schedule:

Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday at 12:00 p.m.

This new schedule should give more people a chance to listen to recitals and help keep the recital schedule more consistent. 🔔

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Howdy, everyone! I’ve been pretty quiet on here lately (I’ve given up on my personal account and often forget about this one, ha) but here’s a heads-up for a big change…

The #carillon recital schedule in #RochMN is changing starting tomorrow!

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@lls12 Howdy! Yes, ma’am, I’ll be playing for 45-60 minutes at noon every day this week as part of Heritage Days! The programs are already online, I think.

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Well, scratch that—there was a bit of a misfire with scheduling so this will be at 11:00 instead of noon. I’ll record the audio and get that uploaded for anyone who wants to listen but can’t make it downtown or watch the livestream!

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Good morning, #RochMN! I’ve been a little quiet on here lately; apologies for that.

Today at noon, the @MayoClinic⁩ #carillon will play a program in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost as a result of the #September11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

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After the National Anthem, the bourdon will toll 102 times, symbolizing each minute between the North Tower being struck and its subsequent collapse.

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Good morning, #RochMN! I’ve been a little quiet on here lately; apologies for that.

Today at noon, the @MayoClinic⁩ #carillon will play a program in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost as a result of the #September11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

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If you guessed Broadway classics, you’re right! Keep your ears open today at noon and 4:45 to hear selections from “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Kiss Me, Kate” (my favorite musical!). Should be a lot of fun!

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Good morning, #RochMN! I’ve been out in Connecticut for most of this week on a guest recital trip but I’m back on the bench. 🔔 The theme for today’s recitals is… can you guess? 😉

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Today at noon and 4:45, #RochMN is taking a trip across the pond and spending the afternoon in Spain! It’s not too hot and there’s a pleasant breeze outside—why not come out and enjoy the music downtown? 😎🔔 Livestream is in the pinned tweet if you can’t make it.

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Coming up today at noon and 4:45 in #RochMN - a program of music by women composers! The weather is perfect; come on downtown and listen! Livestream link is in the pinned tweet if you can't make it.

Let me know which piece was your favorite! I'll tell you mine later today. 🔔😉

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@Mybelle58 @carillonghorn That was Mimi and Grandpa Ferguson’s wedding song, wasn’t it? This is a particularly nice arrangement of it, too!

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Good morning, #RochMN! We’ve got some gorgeous weather for today’s two #carillon recitals… Can you spot the theme? 😉😎

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Here’s a hint.

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Finishing up lunch with our guest recitalist for this afternoon, Kayla Gunderson, visiting #RochMN from Chicago! Come downtown at 2:00 sharp to hear her perform a recital of folk songs, carillon originals, and even a special pop tune. 😉🔔

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Good morning, #RochMN! As #PrideMonth2023 comes to a close, what better way to celebrate with a #carillon recital? The weather should cooperate and the air is much better today—come on downtown and listen! Livestream link is in the pinned tweet if you can’t make it. 🔔

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I ended up getting back to Rochester at 2:00 this morning (the woes of air travel; I should have been back at 5:00 in the afternoon…) so I’m out today to recuperate and get settled after being out for a week. The normal recital schedule picks back up tomorrow! 😎🔔

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Howdy, #RochMN! You might have noticed some radio silence the last week… I was in Cohasset, Massachusetts attending the 80th Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America!

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Coincidentally, all three instruments were, at one time or another, entirely composer of bells by Gillett & Johnston, who cast the first 23 bells of the @MayoClinic carillon back in 1928.

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Coming up today at 12:00--a musical tribute to the most famous bell in the world, Big Ben! The bell, cast by Whitechapel foundry, is famous for its crack and distinctive sound... We can't replicate that here, but the "Big Ben Fantasy" is still a fun piece nonetheless. 😉🔔