History
The carillon was created in Flanders about five centuries ago to provide a musical voice to bell towers to raise the spirits of the residents. The bells (23 or more) are hung in a stationary manner and the clappers are connected to a mechanical keyboard played with fists and feet. Expert playing requires musical dexterity, strength and endurance, an art form that is rarely seen and slowly but surely disappearing from the planet.
Cast in Bronze is the first and only transportable carillon in the U.S. and the only full time musical act in the world which features the carillon.
Today, many carillons have fallen into disrepair or are simply no longer played because of lack of funding or interest.
Those carillons that can still be heard are all funded by government agencies, institutions or through an endowment fund provided by a generous benefactor.
Cast in Bronze is the only musical act in history utilizing the carillon that sustains itself solely by live performances and recording sales. It receives no financial assistance from any other source.
The creator of Cast in Bronze hopes that his one man crusade will preserve an instrument and art form from extinction.
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Welcome to Cast in Bronze
Imagine that you play a musical instrument so rare
that no one knows it exists ! Imagine further that
this instrument weighs several tons making it next
to impossible to perform indoors.
To complicate matters, imagine that you have
combined this unknown, very large instrument with
other musical instruments thereby creating a
completely new sound and musical style never
before experienced.
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- Spirit of the Bells
- Best Day Ever
- The Bells of Christmas
- The Voyage
- Genesis
- Under the Moon - DVD
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