by Matt Fey | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ripple Effects: New Music for Carillon at the University of Chicago features a new composition by Read Thomas and several live recordings of pieces premiered at the Rockefeller Carillon New Music Festival (2018). The album is available immediately for sale at the...
by Matt Fey | Feb 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Prior University Organist Wolfgang Rübsam’s monumental endeavor to record the Widor Organ Symphonies completed its first milestone with recording sessions at Rockefeller Chapel in 2019. The Volume I disc has garnered a warm initial reception.
by Matt Fey | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Belen Edwards On October 30th, the University of Chicago’s Office of Spiritual Life hosted a celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, in Rockefeller Chapel. Spiritual Life collaborated with the Hindu Student Sangam and the South Asian Students Association...
by Matt Fey | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Written by Ellen Wiese and interviewed with D. Maurice Charles, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel If you’re in town for the holidays, Rockefeller has a place for you to celebrate, unwind, and enjoy the songs of the season after a hectic year. The annual Lessons & Carols...
by Matt Fey | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Belen Edwards 2019 marks the 54th Bells of Summer, a weekly concert series played on Rockefeller Chapel’s carillon. Running from June 23 to August 25, the series features carillonneurs from around the world, each with their own style. “Here, we’re all about...
by Matt Fey | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
CHICAGO—Simone Browne, AB’19, member of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs, passed her professional examination at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida last week. Under the guidance of Rockefeller Chapel’s Joey Brink, Simone performed at 8:30...
