will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1997-05-08 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode WILL travels to Springfield and learns how the Rees Memorial Carillon is played; Mary Emma Thompson tells us about the history of the Tuscola Post Office's Depression era mural; We travel around the University of Illinois campus and learn about various artworks with Muriel Scheinman Abstract Segment Arts/Culture, Historical Landmarks, Illinois Culture/History, Libraries/Museums/Cultural Centers, University of Illinois, University of Illinois, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Host Alison Davis goes on a tour of art at the University of Illinois with adjunct assistant art history professor Muriel Scheinman. Scheinman, author of “A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois,” takes Davis to see some of the notable sculptures and reliefs on campus. The tour includes Lorado Taft sculptures on the east side of the library, Lincoln Hall terra cotta reliefs portraying the life of Abraham Lincoln, Tom Otterness bronze sculptures in the Gelvin Garden at the Krannert Art Museum, and Christiane Martens sculptures at the Beckman Institute. “Like many people, I went to school at the U of I, and walked right by many of these sculptures without ever knowing their history,” said Davis. Abstract Alison Davis Producer Muriel Scheinman Advisor Segment Arts/Culture, Historical Landmarks, Illinois Culture/History, Tuscola, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Mary Emma Thompson Advisor Segment Arts/Culture, Historical Landmarks, Illinois Culture/History, Music, Springfield, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Sixty-six bronze bells hanging in an open tower in Springfield’s Washington Park form the Rees Memorial Carillon, one of the world’s largest and finest carillons. Prairie Fire visits the carillon, where carilloneur Karel Keldermans plays the bells manually with a keyboard located in a glass enclosure in the tower. Prairie Fire host Alison Davis tours the tower and the glass booth known as the “carilloneur’s cabin.” She explains that carillons differ from ordinary bell towers. “Bell towers are built to produce sound, while carillons are built to produce music. They’re more refined than bell towers. The bells are precisely tuned,” said Davis. The program looks at the history of the carillon, built with a trust fund provided by Thomas Rees, publisher of the Illinois State Register from 1881 until his death in 1933. He and his wife traveled extensively in Belgium and Holland and he fell in love with the sound of the carillons he saw there,” said Davis. “He never got to see his gift realized because the carillon wasn’t completed until 1962.” Carillon concerts are given each Sunday afternoon year-round and on Wednesday evenings during the summer. In addition, the week-long International Carillon Festival, held each June, draws thousands of music lovers. Abstract Alison Davis Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2009 University of Illinois 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1997-05-08.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:28 eng pf1997-05-08.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1997-05-08.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:28 eng pf1997-05-08.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 1997-05-08T09:45:00-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1997-05-08.rv Moving Image 00:28:00