FRANK DELLAPENNA/CAST IN BRONZE - IN THE MEDIA
2007
Lehigh Valley News Group, (Allentown, PA) - 8/2/07 – "'Spirit of the Bells' plays Musikfest"
The Reporter, (Lansdale, PA) – 8/2/07 – "What's the deal with Musikfest's 'bell guy'?"
PBS 39, WLVT – (Allentown/Bethlehem, PA) – 8/4/07 – DVD, "Cast in Bronze Under the Moon"
The Morning Call, (Allentown, PA) – 8/5/07 – "The Johnny Appleseed of bells – Cast in Bronze seeds carillon consciousness across the land"
PBS 12, WHYY, (Philadelphia, PA) 12/07 – DVD, "Cast in Bronze Under the Moon"
2005
Star-Ledger, (Newark, NJ) - December 21, 2005, "Mobile Bronze carillon rings in the holidays"
2002
The Express-Times, (Allentown, PA) - 8/2/02 – "Musikfest's most mysterious musician"
1999
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - Orlando, FL - 12/17/99 – "Cast in Bronze"
1998
The Phoenix, (Phoenixville, PA) – 12/98 – "Bell player rings in the holidays"
1997
Intelligencer Journal, (Lancaster, PA) – 8/8/97 – Cover, "Brains over Bronze", "Carillon returning to Lancasterfest"
Reading Eagle, (Reading, PA) – 8/97 – "When it comes to carillons, only 'Cast in Bronze' has ONE FOR THE ROAD"
The Morning Call, (Allentown, PA) – 7/16/97 – "Musikfest opening act is Cast in Bronze"
Ramparts, Alumni Newsletter, (West Chester University, PA) - Winter 1997 – "Carol of the Bells – Frank DellaPenna '74"
Daily Local News, (West Chester, PA) – 10/97 - "QVC excites area entrepreneurs"
QVC – 10/12/97 - "97 Quest for America's Best"
1996
Suburban Advertiser, (Wayne, PA) – 7/3/96 – "Cast in Bronze" to tour
Times Herald, Weekend, (Norristown, PA) – 7/96 – "New-age bells – traveling carillon gives 'Cast in Bronze' a unique sound"
Daily Local News, (West Chester, PA) – 12/96 – "Phoenixville native Frank DellaPenna is making a worldwide name for himself, his group and his little-known instrument – the carillon"
TODAY SHOW – 12/24/96 – (Interview with Katie Couric, and "Carol of the Bells")
1995
Episcopal Newsletter – 1995 – "Musical missionary plays a unique instrument"
Sea Isle City, NJ – 12/3/95 "35-Bell Carillon to Bring Holiday Ring to Sea Isle"
Ocean City, NJ – 8/11/95 Carillon Performance marks Tabernacle event
The Catholic Star Herald, 9/29/95 – "The wonderful sounds of two tons of bells"
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA – 10/7/95 - "Pottstown man to play carillon at papal Mass"
The Phoenix, (Phoenixville, PA) -10/95 – "Carillon musician entertains the Pope in New York visit"
Daily Local News, (West Chester, PA) – 10/2/95 – "Visiting the Pope, with bells on"
The Times Herald, (Norristown, PA) – 9/26/95 – "Local bells to ring for Pope"
1992
Times Herald, (Norristown, PA) – 5/8/92 – "Have bells, will travel"
The Sunday Mercury, (Pottstown, PA) - 5/31/92 – "Carillonneur takes bells on the road"
The Kennett Paper, (PA) – 5/14/92 – "Carillon Magic Rings Out at Longwood Gardens"
Courier Times, (Northampton, PA) - 1992 – "Musician sings the praises of obscure two-ton carillon"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, (PA) – 8/92 – "Notable in the world of bell ringers"
PRIME TIME, Philadelphia – Interview with Gary Papa, WPVI, Channel 6
American Boychoir Newsletter – "CAROL – Just in Time For the Holidays" "The Story of the Bells"
1985
Today's Post, (King of Prussia, PA) 10/23/85 - "He tolls the bells for thee"
1978
PEOPLE Magazine – May 1, 1978
1976
Nord Éclair, (Tourcoing, FRANCE) – June 1976 - "Un American a Tourcoing"
1971 - 1975
7/15/71 "Versatile youth plays sports, music"
7/73 – "F. DellaPenna Certified as Carillonneur"
6/75 – "Carillonneur Receives French School Medal"
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