Ode to Joy by Beethoven on the UCR carillon

The Ode to Joy, from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, is performed on the carillon at the University of California, Riverside by David Christensen.

[@tambrosia]

BRAVO
Thank you for sharing and showing what skill you have on such a tough instrument to play
Merry and Blessed Christmas to one and all and May 2024 be a lot better than 2023

[@DavidChristensen1]

Thank you and may you have a great year in 2024!

[@Ed_Okin]

I sure miss the Carillon bells. I 💙 UCR

[@DavidChristensen1]

I miss them also.

[@keyplayer123]

A great arrangement, so skillfully played.

[@jackwhite5255]

Tuning of the bells is performed by turning on a special lathe. This is not possible in some cases, meaning that a new casting would be necessary. But this would be very expensive.

[@MatthewsNation]

The UCR carillon was built in 1966 with 48 bells cast by Paccard. Who built the keyboard? I thought it might be Petit & Fritsen because the turnbuckles on the wires look similar.

[@DavidChristensen1]

The playing console was designed by Arthur Bigelow and my understanding is that it was built to his specifications by Paccard.

[@marekfoolforchrist]

Amazing!

[@Gwennhwyvar]

Wow! What an instrument! And what a player, too. All those magnificent bells. Thank you, both for playing and for allowing this video to be made and shared, Mr. Christensen.

[@DavidChristensen1]

Thank you very much.

[@chrisbeck2758]

this is carillon

[@submissivepeanutbutter585]

do you have any recommendations on how to learn to play the carillon?

[@larsruben1]

I love carillon.

[@FernandoRemington]

I watched a lot of your videos and wow my congratulations for you, gretings from Mexico.

[@DavidChristensen1]

+Fernando Remington Thank you, Fernando.

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

If I'm a Billionaire I want one of these built for myself, or maybe for public with a fee.

[@SidneyJohnson-p2n]

I can play this song by ear on the piano

[@Ganaha_Celosia_Priskos]

Oh, so you use your fists to play the instrument! Reminds me of a piano but with bells

[@brodyhawkins3158]

It truly is amazing. Look up Cast in Bronze. He is amazing

[@Ganaha_Celosia_Priskos]

Brody Hawkins Thanks for the suggestion. I will check him out soon.

[@brodyhawkins3158]

No problem.

[@theboywhodroveaway7954]

+Celosia Prisco-Ganaha It is called a ''carillon.''

[@Ganaha_Celosia_Priskos]

Mj Z Yes, I know. It's a really cool instrument :)

[@maureenlogan7924]

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[@plumcrazypreston2797]

sounds in a minor key

[@annak9096]

due to the shape of the bells, they have a very strong sound in the minor 3rd overtone!

[@maureenlogan7924]

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