Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital
Featuring Charles Semowich, Carillonneur
The Riverside Church carillon, built in 1930, was a gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. The worlds’ largest carillon by weight, the Riverside carillon contains 74 cast bronze bells. The Bourdon bell, weighing 40,000 pounds (ringing on the hour) is the largest tuned bell in the world. The bells swing a peal each Sunday at 10:20 a.m. The Carillon prelude follows at 10:30 a.m., and can be heard and viewed online as part of the Sunday morning Service of Worship.
Sunday afternoon recitals take place most weeks at 3:00 p.m. and can be best heard outdoors listening from Sakura Park, immediately north of Riverside Church on 122nd Street.
JUNE 2024
June 23: Juneteenth
Carla Staffaroni, Assistant Carillonneur
This Little Light of Mine | Spiritual, arr. Tiffany Ng
We Shall Overcome | Charles Albert Tindley, arr. Milford Myhre
Lift Every Voice and Sing | James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson, arr. Edward M. Nassor
Deep River | Spiritual, arr. David Christensen
Which Side Are You On? | Florence Reece, arr. Joey Brink
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands | Traditional Spiritual, arr. John Courter
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | C.G.B. Garrett, arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Kum Ba Yah | African Spiritual, arr. Alice Gomez
June 30: Music for Pride Month
Charles Semowich, Carillonneur
Love is Love is Love is… | Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra
Jericho | Iniko Ijahara Dixon, Joseph Frank Robinson, Ekela Akeba Dixon, Lamar Michael Reynolds arr. Charles Semowich
Y.M.C.A. | Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis, arr. Charles Semowich
True Colors | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, arr. Charles Semowich
Lola | Ray Davies, arr. Charles Semowich
