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Carillon Concert
- When
Monday July 7, 2008 (7pm)
- Where
- Chicago Botanic Garden (1000 Lake Cook Rd, 847.835.5440)
- Price
- FREE
- Details
- http://www.chicagobotanic.org/carillon/index.php
- Although it's common in the low countries of Europe — the Netherlands and Belgium, particularly — the carillon is a relatively rare sight stateside. The heaviest of all musical instruments, it's a collection of dozens of cast-bronze bells, played by a carillionneur via a keyboard and foot pedals. It's usually housed in the belfry of a church or a public building –– or, in the case of the Chicago Botanic Garden's carillon, a freestanding tower. Pack a picnic dinner (and a bottle of wine) and relax on the lawn while the four-octave bells resound. – Audrey Mast
