Carillon Concerts

Stretch out on the lawn in front of the historic 62-bell carillon for concerts by Longwood's favorite carillonneurs.

Video screens in the lower tower show the performers at work during live concerts.

All shows are at 3:00 pm at the Chimes Tower, unless otherwise noted.

Schedule

Sunday, June 23 at 3:00 pm
Lisa Lonie & Janet Tebbel
Lisa Lonie is the Carillonneur at St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania and Princeton University. Janet Tebbel is the Carillonneur at First United Methodist Church of Germantown.

Sunday, June 30 at 3:00 pm
Julianne Vanden Wyngaard
Plays the Cook Carillon on the Allendale campus and the Beckering Family Carillon on the Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids Michigan.

Sunday, July 7 at 3:00 pm
Gerard de Waardt
City Carillonneur of Rotterdam, Schiedam, Maassluis, Tholen and St. Maartensdijk (The Netherlands).

Sunday, July 21 at 3:00 pm
Sally Harwood
Assistant Carillonneur, Beaumont Tower at Michigan State University

Sunday, July 28 at 3:00 pm
Linda Dzuris
Clemson University Carillonneur

Sunday, August 4 at 3:00 pm
Daniel K. Kehoe
Carillonneur, Simsbury United Methodist Church, Simsbury, Connecticut

Sunday, August 18 at 3:00 pm
John Widmann
City Carillonneur of Frederick, Maryland

Sunday, August 25 at 3:00 pm
Gordon Slater
Dominion Carillonneur of Canada (ret.), Ottawa, Ontario

Sunday, September 1 at 3:00 pm
Ellen Dickinson
Yale University

Sunday, September 8 at 3:00 pm
Janet Tebbel
First United Methodist Church of Germantown

Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 pm
Doug Gefvert
Chapel Carillonneur, Washington Memorial National Carillon, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge

Tickets

These peformances are free with Gardens admission.

Post-Concert Tour

Most performances are followed with a Chimes Tower Tour and an opportunity to meet the Carillonneur. Get a bird’s eye view of the Gardens in full bloom from the top of the tower where performers will be on hand to answer questions and show the bells up close.

More Performances at Longwood Gardens

View the full schedule of 2013 Summer Performances.