Friday, October 1st, 2021 Carillon Tune
The hymn tune that is now called Repton was originally written by the English composer Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry in 1888 as a contralto aria for Queen Meshullemeth in his oratorio Judith. An oratorio… Read More
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 Carillon Tune
Carillon Notes for September 2021 Jewish High Holidays Melody Tune name: Yamim Noraim Ma’ariv Bar’chu (Call to Worship for the Evening of the Days of Awe) This year, Rosh Hashana, the holiday that celebrates the… Read More
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 Carillon Tune
Tune name: His Eye is on the Sparrow Occasion: Commemoration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., Black History Month and Black Legacy Month In 1905, Civilla D. Martin and her husband, the Rev.… Read More
Monday, October 19th, 2020 Carillon Tune
Tune name: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”) Occasion: Reformation Sunday Some scholars believe that October 31st was the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses… Read More
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 Carillon Tune
In Hebrew, reads: Refuah Shleima(essentially, get well soon). Tune name: Mi Shebeirach “Mi shebeirach” is Hebrew for “the One who blessed,” and it is a prayer that asks the One who blessed our… Read More
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 Announcements Carillon Tune
Carillon Notes for Summer 2020 Tune name: Pomp & Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory) It is commencement season in America (many other countries’ academic calendars are such that the year ends later in the… Read More
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 Carillon Tune
Carillon Notes for April 2020 Tune name: Finlandia Though the Tufts campus is mostly closed and most of us have been told to do our work from home, life goes on at Goddard Chapel. In… Read More
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 Announcements Carillon Tune
Carillon Notes for April 1, 2020 Tune name: Astley Though most of us are far away from the stately chime of the carillon at Goddard Chapel, my commitment to bring you all the finest in… Read More
Friday, March 6th, 2020 Announcements Carillon Tune
Carillon Notes for March 2020 Tune name: Jerusalem (“And did those feet in ancient time”) Before winter break, Liam Cronan, A20, asked me if we might sing the hymn “Jerusalem” in Protestant Evening Worship during… Read More
Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 Carillon Tune
O Sanctissima / Lord, dismiss us with your blessing Tune name: Sicilian Mariners Catholics use the tune “The Prayer of the Sicilian Mariners” for the hymn “O sanctissima,” which was first published in London in… Read More
