Category: Campus chime (Page 1 of 2)

On Thursday, April 14, the Alloway Chime at Trinity Western University will ring out a concert of tunes to mark Holy Week. The concert will feature three new works for the chime arranged and composed by Alloway Chime Bursary student James Tseung as well as recent works by other TWU students and familiar hymn tunes.

The concert will debut on April 14, 2022 at 2PM and repeat at 8PM. It can also be heard at noon on Good Friday and through the first week of Easter until April 23

The concert program will include:

Amazing Grace (New Britain.) Traditional.  19th Century.

Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, the little children sang (Ellacombe.) Composer unknown. Ca 18th C. Arranged and performed by Chloe Thiessen TWU.

Abide with me (Eventide). William Henry Monk.  (1823-1889)

Modal change in A.  Sequenced/composed and performed by TWU student James Tseung March 2022

This fluid piece moves through a four-note sequence to evoke a broad, spacious, and ultimately consonant sound. Its ambiguous tonality—neither strongly major nor minor—invites the listener to rest in a moment of subtle harmony.

 A mighty fortress is our God.  Martin Luther.  1483-1546

The Holy City.  Michael Maybrick alias Stephen Adams.  (1841 – 1913)

Trumpet Voluntary.  J. Stanley.  (1712-1786)

A Murmuration (For Erica Grimm).  Composed and performed by Chloe Thiessen TWU

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” from Nabucco.  Giuseppe Verdi.  1813-1901

Afterward.  Composed and performed by James Tseung, 2022

“Afterward is a wish for peace, a celebration of hope and freedom, but also a remembrance of those who still suffer. It starts with a hopeful, arpeggio-like motif, suggesting new life emerging after winter (or a pandemic.) Elsewhere, suffering, like a forest on fire, continues. The middle section of the piece portrays relief, like heavy rains to extinguish the fire.  The piece ends on an unresolved chord reminding us that there is still uncertainty and ambiguity in the world.”

When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham).   Edward Miller, 1735-1807.  Arranged and performed by James Tseung 2022.

One of the finest long-meter tunes in the history of church music and much loved by those who sing in harmony. James’ arrangement and stately performance gradually enfolds the listener in resonant overtones.

Yesterday, to mark World Water Day the campus chime rang out a 6-minute concert showcasing both tunes about water and pieces composed or arranged by TWU students Student funding was generously provided by  Heather Alloway to enable students to  explore this unique instrument and to create a core of competent chimers to carry on the traditions of bell-ringing at TWU.

The concert featured:

1. Modal Change in A​ (sequenced and performed by TWU student, James Tseung)
2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (Burt Bacharach (1928 -) / Hal David (1921-2012)
3. Ellacombe (#3) (Composer unknown; Ca 18th C. Arranged and performed by TWU student, Chloe Thiessen)
4. In dreams; from The Lord of the Rings movie. (Howard Shore, 1946- . Arranged and performed  by TWU student, Danica Steenkamp)
5. A Murmuration (For Erica Grimm) (Composed and performed by TWU student, Chloe Thiessen)
6. On the beautiful, blue Danube, Op.  314; AKA Blue Danube waltz (Johann Strauss II 1825-1899)
7. Modal Change in A​ (sequenced and performed by TWU student, James Tseung)

Enjoy an audio recording of the 8PM concert.

(Recorded by Luis Samuel Rivera Amaya)

To mark the celebration of World Water Day today, a six-minute chime concert will include  two water-related tunes in the chime’s repertoire as well as melodies composed and arranged by TWU music students over the past several years. The concert will help everyone within hearing range of the chimes think about our most precious and essential commodity- water.

Listen for these tunes at noon and 8 PM  today:

1. Modal Change in A​ (sequenced and performed by TWU student, James Tseung)
2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (Burt Bacharach (1928 -) / Hal David (1921-2012)
3. Ellacombe (#3) (Composer unknown; Ca 18th C. Arranged and performed by TWU student, Chloe Thiessen)
4. In dreams; from The Lord of the Rings movie. (Howard Shore, 1946- . Arranged and performed  by TWU student, Danica Steenkamp)
5. A Murmuration (For Erica Grimm) (Composed and performed by TWU student, Chloe Thiessen)
6. On the beautiful, blue Danube, Op.  314; AKA Blue Danube waltz (Johann Strauss II 1825-1899)
7. Modal Change in A​ (sequenced and performed by TWU student, James Tseung)

Chime patron and co-founder of Water Ambassadors Canada, Heather Alloway, says

“We can all do something to raise awareness for the work to provide clean drinking water. Clean drinking water saves lives.”

For more information on World Water Day and how  you can help deliver clean water visit Water Ambassadors Canada

The concert will open and close with the first public performance of “Modal Change in A,” sequenced and performed by TWU Music student, James Tseung. The music is described by Alloway Librarian Elizabeth Kreiter as a fluid piece that “moves through a four-note sequence to evoke a broad, spacious, and ultimately consonant sound. Its ambiguous tonality—neither strongly major nor minor—invites the listener to rest in a moment of subtle harmony.”