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Enjoy the sounds of our 62-bell, five-octave Longwood Carillon with our live carillon concerts, amid the lovely setting of our picturesque Chimes Tower. Guests are welcome to bring their own blankets and chairs and place them in the turf area across from the Chimes Tower to enjoy the concert.
Experience the Longwood Carillon
2025 Schedule
August 8 at 6:00 pm
Trevor Workman
Bournville Carillon, Birmingham, UK
As carillonneur for the Bournville Carillon, Trevor Workman’s first application to become Bournville's carillonneur was turned down because he was "considered not to have the necessary physique". This was not surprising as he was only 15 and still at school. Despite his outstanding musical abilities Workman had to wait until 1965, when the post was advertised again, to be given the opportunity to play this unique musical instrument. By then, having the necessary physical attributes, Workman was appointed to the position which he has now held for over 50 years, making him the longest serving carillonneur in British history.
Workman is a past President of the British Carillon Society and has represented Great Britain in numerous European Festivals. He has also represented the British Carillon Society in World Congress events in Germany, Belgium, Holland, and the US. In addition Workman has on numerous occasions given formal recitals on prominent instruments in the US including Universities of Princeton, Yale, Iowa; Chicago Rockefeller Chapel; Washington Cathedral; and Springfield, Illinois; and in Canada at the University of Toronto and in the Houses of Parliament in Ottawa. One of the high notes in Workman’s long career is the establishment of the first British School for Carillonneurs, in conjunction with the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” Mechelen Belgium and the Dordrecht Carillon Institute in Holland. The “George Cadbury Carillon School” was inaugurated in Bournville by the late Sir Adrian Cadbury in 2007, to train promising musicians from the UK and further afield as necessary.