Carillon Recital: Julia Ong and Wesley Arai

Please join us for recitals from UCSB’s Storke Tower Carillon given by UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai and students from Arai’s carillon studio.

UCSB’s Storke Tower and its carillon were a gift from Thomas Storke, former publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press.

The instrument consists of 61 bells cast by Petit & Fritsen of the Netherlands, with the bells weighing anywhere from 18 pounds to 2.5 tons, and spanning five octaves.

Julia Ong (UCSB Student Carillonist) and Wesley Arai (UCSB University Carillonist) will present a recital from the carillon in UCSB’s Storke Tower on Sunday, April 19th at 2:00pm.

Selections will include solo works and duets, covering a wide range of original works for carillon and arrangements of well-known classical and popular tunes.

Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.

View Carillon lineup:

Sunday, April 19 | 2pm
Julia Ong (UCSB Student Carillonist) and Wesley Arai (UCSB University Carillonist) will present a recital of solo works and duets, covering a wide range of original works for carillon and arrangements of well-known classical and popular tunes.

Sunday, May 3 | 2pm
Junrui Liu (UCSB Student Carillonist) will present a special solo recital on the Storke Tower Carillon.

Sunday, May 17 | 2pm
UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital of original works for carillon, plus arrangements of classical and modern favorites created specifically for carillon.

Sunday, May 31 | 10am
Students Annmarie Fan, Rose Gallagher, Junrui Liu, Julia Ong, Pratyush Rallapally, and Ryan Stenberg from University Carillonist Wesley Arai’s studio will present a recital of original works and arrangements for carillon.

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Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab some snacks, and enjoy the recitals from the lawn outside the tower!

Read more at music.ucsb.edu/news.