Carillon Tune

August 2016 Carillon Tune

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 Carillon Tune Old Glideshow

As the evening news and our twitter feeds seem to tell of violence and terror with increasing frequency this summer, the Goddard Carillon offers a counter message this month: “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”

This song, penned by the husband and wife team of Sy Miller and Jill Jackson in 1955, was first introduced to a group of purposefully diverse high school students on retreat together in the California mountains.

June 2016 Carillon Tune

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 Carillon Tune Past Programs 2015-16

This month’s tune radiating from the Goddard Chapel carillon is “When the Summer Sun Is Shining,” a seasonal hymn from the Unitarian Universalist tradition. Beautifully evoking the sensory experience of the summer months, the text… Read More

May 2016 Carillon Tune

Monday, May 9th, 2016 Carillon Tune Past Programs 2015-16

May’s carillon tune from the tower of Goddard Chapel anticipates the joy of Commencement with the traditional commercium (academic song) “Gaudeamus Igitur.” Likely originating from a 1287 Latin manuscript, it is now commonly sung as… Read More

April 2016 Carillon Tune

Monday, April 11th, 2016 Carillon Tune Old Glideshow University Chaplaincy Stories

The carillon tune sounding from Goddard Chapel’s tower this month honors our planet home, in anticipation of Earth Day on April 22nd. “All things bright and beautiful” was first published in 1848 in a collection… Read More

March 2016 Carillon Tune

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 Carillon Tune Past Programs 2015-16

This month, the tune from the tower of Goddard Chapel is Natalie Sleeth’s 1986 hymn, “Hymn of Promise.” Natalie Sleeth was one of America’s prolific composers of church music in the mid-late 20th century until… Read More

February 2016 Carillon Tune

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 Carillon Tune University Chaplaincy Stories

This month’s carillon tune commemorates the Anglican Church’s February 27th feast day of metaphysical poet George Herbert. Herbert was born in Wales in 1593, and became one of the most influential British devotional writers in… Read More

January 2016 Carillon Tune

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 Carillon Tune University Chaplaincy Stories

In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday this month, Goddard Chapel’s carillon features one of the civil rights leader’s most beloved songs, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” This poignant song was penned by… Read More

December Carillon Tune

Thursday, December 10th, 2015 Carillon Tune University Chaplaincy Stories

Goddard Chapel’s carillon currently features the beloved Christmas carol, “Angels we have heard on high.” A carol of French origin, the common English text (as translated by Catholic Bishop James Chadwick in 1862), references the… Read More

November Carillon Tune

Thursday, November 12th, 2015 Carillon Tune University Chaplaincy Stories

Goddard Chapel’s carillon currently features an excerpt from Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata on the Thanksgiving hymn, “Now Thank We All Our God.” After arriving at his career-defining post as Cantor in the German city of… Read More

University Chaplaincy Music Director Position

Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 Carillon Tune Past Programs 2015-16

The Tufts University Chaplaincy invites applications for the position of Music Director, which is a 12-month, part-time, independent contractor position, reporting to the University Chaplain. Primary responsibilities include: working with the Protestant Chaplain and student… Read More