Team Carillon aim to raise the profile of this magnificent, often neglected, instrument. People just generally don't know about Carillons unless, of course, you happen to have one in your home town or city - even then, many local people have no idea about how the bells are actually played. Some think that the bells are mechanically operated and, indeed, at some Carillons they are, whilst others think that the tunes are a recording which is amplified through speakers at the top of the bell tower.
There are 16 Carillons throughout the Uk & Ireland and Team Carillon aim to visit all of them before the end of 2008 and Caroline is hoping to be able to play as many as she can on the way around - 'just a little tinkle' she says! Playing a recital, especially at the larger Carillons, can be as strenuous as having a workout so to play a whole programme at all of them would be unrealistic. Some may not even be playable we just don't know ...neither do we know if we can gain access to all of them but we're going to have fun trying.
Team Carillon will set out on Monday 28th July with a long drive up to Aberbeen, the most northerly Carillon in Scotland.
You can read more about carillons at: http://carillons.org/ see if there's one near you that you can visit. If not, just sit back and enjoy the virtual tour on this blog. (Having just checked out pictures of some of the bell towers, I think I might be developing a bell phobia and fear of heights, too!)
More about the tour preparations and the dates when we'll be at a Carillon near you coming soon!
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