KU carillonneur invited to play recitals in Florida
Albert Gerken, carillonneur at KU, has been invited to play nine carillon recitals at the Bok Tower in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Fla., March 23 through April 8.
Gerken, assistant professor of music theory, will provide carillon music for the Easter sunrise service and two recitals later in the day, in addition to regular recitals.
AT THE KEYBOARD
Albert Gerken plays KU's 53-bell memorial carillon. The instrument is played by striking the wooden pegs with the side of his hand or with bent fingers.
The Bok Tower, located in several acres of Florida wildlife, has one of the oldest and largest carillons in North America, dating from 1927.
ANTON BREES, who was the carillonneur there until his recent death, played the dedicatory recitals on KU's World War II Memorial Carillon in 1951.
Gerken, who has been KU's carillonneour the last four years, is a member of the Guild of Carillonneours in North America and is the editor of its official publication, The Bulletin.
Gerken learned the art of playing the carillons at the University of Michigan under private tutorship. At the time, he was doing graduate work in the organ.
"THERE ARE NO carillon schools in the United States as there are in Europe," Gerken said.
He has been guest recitalist on many American carillons including St. Luke's Church, Oklahoma City; Princeton University, University of Michigan; National Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and the National Episcopal Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Poet's evening draws sell-out
A famous Welsh poet appears to have many KU fans. Tickets for both Friday and Saturday's performances of "An Evening with Dylan Thomas," to be presented by the KU Experimental Theatre, are sold out.
Tickets remain for the March 21, 22 and 28-31 performances, and standing-room-only tickets for the sold-out shows will go on sale at 7 p.m. each evening.
Curtain time each evening will be at 8:20.
The production is composed on a collection of literary and dramatic works, both by and about Dylan Thomas, famous Welsh poet.
The play will trace Thomas' life from childhood to his death in 1953.
EXCERPTS HAVE been taken from six poems, and the plays "Dylan" by Sidney Michaels, and "Under Milkwood" by Thomas.
Members of the company are Cheryl Burnet, Oklahoma City, Okla., freshman; Parmalee Bates, Now York City junior; Gwenna Steffen, Hutchinson sophomore; John Morgan, Shepherdstown,
W. Va., senior; Steve Shumway of Lawrence, and Jack Hurley, Lawrence sophomore.
EACH MALE actor will portray one phase of Thomas' life during the play.
Tickets for the remaining dates of the production may be purchased at the theatre box office in Murphy Hall.
Daily Kansan
Thursday, March 16, 1967
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2:00 & 8:00
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