Graduating SMTD doctoral candidate Zoe (Kai Wai) Lei, organist and carillonist from Hong Kong, opens our “2023: A Century of Women and the Carillon” summer concert series. Join us rain or shine on Monday, July 10 at 7 PM for her concert on the 53-bell Charles Baird Carillon in Burton Memorial Tower. Our summer concerts are free and family-friendly, so bring a picnic to Ingalls Mall! For the best acoustics, listen at a distance from the belfry (e.g. closer to the Michigan League than the tower).
An accessible, gender-inclusive restroom is located on floor 3, Room 343 of the Michigan League, entry from N University Ave. The Provost’s Office maintains a list of lactation rooms and reflection rooms; to access the reflection room, speak to our staff (wearing nametags). The nearest municipal parking structures are at 324 Maynard and at 510 E Washington. Street parking is limited due to nearby construction.
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CARILLON MUSIC — EAST MEETS WEST
EAST ASIAN MUSIC
阿里山的姑娘 [Alishan De Gu Niang] – Taiwanese, arr. Deanna Shih
Enigmatic (2005) – Fung Lam 林丰 (b. 1979)
Improvisation on Joe Hisaishi’s Studio Ghibli themes
아리 아리 [Ari Ari] – Hyo Won Woo 우효원 (b. 1974)
TRANSCRIPTIONS & ARRANGEMENTS
“Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (b. 1949), arr. Austin Ferguson
Allegretto & Little Melody – Florence B. Price (1887–1953), arr. Tiffany Ng
Che si può fare [What can one do], from Opus 8, Arie a voce sola (1664) – Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677), arr. Jennifer Lory-Moran
“Let It Go” from Frozen – Kristen Anderson-Lopez (b. 1972) & Robert Lopez (b. 1975), arr. Philippe Beullens
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
Prelude for Bells (On the Scale of “Do”) (1934) – Gladys Watkins (1884–1939)
Variations on “As the Deer” – Marty Nystrom (b. 1956), arr. Zoe Lei
Reflexies (1975) – Jacques Maassen (1947–2013)
HYMN TUNES
Adeste Fideles & O Quanta Qualia, from Hym Preludes for the Kirk (2011) – Geert D’hollander (b. 1965)
This Little Light of Mine – Harry Dixon Loes (1892–1965), arr. Tiffany Ng
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zoe Lei is finishing her doctoral studies in Sacred Music (Organ Performance) at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She studies organ with Nicole Keller, previously studied with James Kibbie and Todd Wilson, and received coaching from Aaron Tan. She studies carillon with Tiffany Ng and is an Associate Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
She won second prize at the 2021 Hong Kong Young Organist Competition (American Guild of Organists), third prize at the 2022 Sursa Organ Competition, and was the only SMTD recipient of the U-M Rackham International Student Fellowship in 2022. She was the semi-finalist for the 2022 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (American Guild of Organists). She was the co-winner of the American Guild of Organists Commissioning Project (2021–2022). In 2021, she was selected for Diapason magazine’s “20 under 30” feature.
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If you have any comments, feedback, or concerns about your experience at today’s concert, please email michigancarillons@gmail.com to share your thoughts with us!
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