Peace Tower Carillon: January noon-hour concert highlights

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Just about every weekday at noon there’s a 15-minute concert played by the Peace Tower Carillon, the massive collection of bells that ring out from inside the tower on Parliament Hill.  Here are some program highlights:

Thursday, January 8, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Birthday of Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

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O Canada

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Love Me Tender (“Aura Lee”), arranged by LaSalle Spier

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Hound Dog, by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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_
 Plaisir d’amour
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, by Jean Paul Égide Martini, arranged by John Knox

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Blue Moon, by Richard Rodgers, arranged by Gerard de Waardt

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All Shook Up, by Otis Blackwell, arranged by Andrea McCrady

Monday, January 12, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Celebrating the Bicentennial of the birth of Sir John A. MacDonald

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O Canada

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Two folksongs from Scotland, arranged by John Knox

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Flora MacDonald’s Lament

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Coming Through the Rye

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Hymn tune: St. Agnes, by John Bacchus Dykes, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Grand Trunk Celebration Waltzes, by Charles D’Albert, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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March: Our Premier, by O. F. Tilgman, arranged by Andrea McCrady

Friday, January 16, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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O Canada

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We Are All Earthlings, by Jeff Moss and Sara Compton, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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The Moon and I, by Sir Arthur Sullivan, arranged by Sally Slade Warner

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_
 Clair de lune
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, by Claude Debussy, arranged by Jef Rottiers

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Fly Me to the Moon, by Bart Howard, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon, by Jeff Moss, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Moonlight Serenade, by Glenn Miller, arranged by Jos Lerinckx

Monday, January 19, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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O Canada

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Highland Mary, arranged by John Ellis

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Mandy, by Barry Manilow, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Tammy, by Jay Livingston, arranged by Janet Dundore

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Fantasy Variations on “Jenny Jones”, by Ronald Barnes

Friday, January 23, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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O Canada

Disney Songs

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From
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 Snow White
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: “Whistle While You Work” and “Heigh Ho”, by Frank Churchill, arranged by Richard Giszczak

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From
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 Beauty and the Beast
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: “Be Our Guest” and “Something There”, by Alan Menken, arranged by Frank Steijn

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From
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 Mary Poppins
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: “A Spoonful of Sugar”, by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman, arranged by Richard Giszczak

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From
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 The Little Mermaid
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: “Under the Sea”, by Alan Menken, arranged by Lisa Lonie

Monday, January 26, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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O Canada

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Is Someone Singing? (ISS) by Ed Robertson, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Swinging on a Star, by Jimmy van Heusen, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Stardust, by Hoagy Carmichael, arranged by Sally Slade Warner

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Music from “Star Wars”, by John Williams

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Theme from “Star Wars”, arranged by Janet Dundore

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Princess Leia’s Theme, arranged by Janet Dundore and Andrea McCrady

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The Imperial March, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Theme from “Star Trek”, by Alexander Courage, arranged by Andrea McCrady

Tuesday, January 27, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

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O Canada

Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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 “Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget
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,” from
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 Der Zauberflöte
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, arranged by Percival Price

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“
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 Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen
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,” from
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 Der Zauberflöte
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, arranged by Leen ’t Hart

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“
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 Reich mir die Hand mein Leben
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,” from
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 Don Giovanni
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, arranged by Leen ’t Hart

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Adagio for Glass Harmonica, arranged by John Courter

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Menuet from “
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 Eine kleine Nachtmusik
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”, arranged by Leen ’t Hart

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German Dance III, K. 605, “The Sleigh Ride”, arranged by William De Turk

Wednesday, January 28, 2015; from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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O Canada

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You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly, by Sammy Fain, arranged by Richard Giszczak

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Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, by Ron Goodwin, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Leaving on a Jet Plane, by John Denver, arranged by Andrea McCrady

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Fly Away, by John Denver, arranged by Carlo van Ulft