Tin-Shi Tam Day

On Monday, April 14, 2014, the Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation (SMCF) held it's annual meeting at the Alumni Center on the Iowa State University campus.  Over 25 people were in attendance, including many descendants of the Stanton family. 

 

SMCF Vice-President Ellen Hunt giving her report.

The Foundation honored Dr. Tin-Shi Tam on her 20th year as the Iowa State University Carillonneur.

 

Department of Music Chair Michael Golemo, Past SMCF President Bob Lindemeyer, University Carillonneur Dr. Tin-Shi Tam, Incoming SMCF President Jennie Gromoll, Outgoing SMCF President Dick Horton.

Dr. Tam's current students gave the noon concert and then joined the Foundation members for lunch at the Alumni Center.

Carillon Festival 2013

9/21/13

It was a BEAUTIFUL day for the Carillon Festival this year.  The guest carillonneur was Geert D'hollander. 

The day started with a Master Class.  Current students Carrie and Erin worked with Mr. D'hollander on their playing techniques.  The class was made available on the Carillon live web cam.

After the Master Class, the students moved over to Music Hall for a lecture on Writing Carillon Music by Geert D'hollander.  There were 8 people present for the lecture.  They all stayed for lunch afterwards to enjoy visiting with each other.

Mr. D'hollander debuted the winning composition for the Carillon Composition Competition.  This year's winner was Kyle Shaw, from Urbana, Illinois, with a piece titled Center Panel.  Dr. Tam said that she emailed Mr. Shaw late Friday night, so she didn't think he received the news in time to hear and see the performance on the web cam.

The weather was absolutely perfect for the 75-100 people that came for the main concert performed by Geert D'hollander.   A special group was in attendance - a group of Tau Beta Sigma students from the University of Northern Iowa, who were visiting their counterparts at Iowa State in the Music department.

 

Afterwards, the current carillon students gave campanile tours, while the Carillon Society hosted a reception with cookies and ice cream.

 

 

The next Carillon Festival will be Fall 2015.

VEISHEA

The line just kept getting longer for the public tours during the student concert. We also gave tours to the Alumni VIP group and the VEISHEA Scholars.

Snow couple

The 8" of snow in Ames this week was perfect for building snow people.

Record recording

I consider myself so lucky because of all the people I have met through the ISU carillon. Last summer during The Alumni Reunion while giving campanile tours I started visiting with Beth and Duane Feldick. One thing led to another and I ended up driving up to their house in Buffalo Center, IA to pick up a set of carillon recordings by Ira Schroeder on record. Beth thought they were from 1949 - the 50th anniversary of the carillon. I dug out my old record player while home for Christmas today to listen.

Final Concert

12/7/2012

Look familiar?  It's Christmas time in the Campanile.

The students gave their final concert of the Fall 2012 semester today.  Which was of course available on-line so that all the students' family and friends could watch too.

Homecoming

The campanile seems to show up everywhere during homecoming week.

Lawn displays on central campus this week.

 

Yell Like Hell skit with Campy the Campanile who got tired of ringing after 100 years.