Hear highlights from the exciting December performance of "Messiah," featuring the Parish Choir, selected soloists, and an ensemble from the Florida Orchestra!
Counter-tenor Anders Bergmann sings "Refiner's Fire" "Glory to God" "Hallelujah" "Amen" |
PARISH CHOIR
The Parish Choir rehearses weekly to prepare their music and to participate in the worship leadership at Ascension. With four strong section leaders, there is excellent support for even the lightest voices. Rehearses Wednesdays at 7pm. SUNDAY AT FIVE MUSICIANS You are invited to sing or play at this service of prayer, meditation, music and Holy Eucharist, held Sundays at 5pm. To share your musical talent, contact Lee Cobb. Rehearses Mondays at 5:00 pm. 
ASCENSION CARILLON GUILD
Learn to play Ascension's authentic traditional 49-bell carillon! Volunteers play the bells before and after services on Sunday mornings, proclaiming Christ to our neighborhood. If you can read treble clef, you can learn to "chime" hymn tunes! The carillonneur learns to play on a practice keyboard in the choir room; instead of bells, this identical keyboard produces sound by striking small metal bars. The Ascension Carillon Guild plays before and after church services, for weddings and funerals, and at carillon concerts throughout the year. Lessons are free. The Guild meets Tuesdays at 10:30am October-May. Contact [email protected] NORTH AMERICAN CARILLON SCHOOL Church of the Ascension is now affiliated with the North American Carillon School, a new consortium of carillon instructors across North America. Thru this school, students may pursue a diploma in the art of carillon performance. Our carillonneur, Lee Cobb, serves as a regional instructor. Contact [email protected] |
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CONCERTS
AND MUSIC EVENTS |
SUMMER CARILLON CONCERTS Sundays at 6pm on every third Sunday, June through September Bring a lawn chair and sit under the oaks, or park under the carilllon and listen from your car. |
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BETTY JANE DIMMITT
MEMORIAL CARILLON |
Our Betty Jane Dimmitt Memorial
Carillon Tower Dedicated in 1982, the carillon is one of only three authentic carillons in the state of Florida. (North America has fewer than 180 carillons.) Its 49 tuned bronze bells, housed in a 75-foot tower, as well as the performer's cabin. were cast at the Royal Eijsbouts Foundry in The Netherlands. The carillon is fully chromatic and tuned to concert pitch, with bells encompassing four octaves and ranging in size from 31 pounds to 2.5 tons. The carillon is played year-round in conjunction with worship services, concerts weddings and funerals. Music Director Lee Cobb, our resident carillonneur was formerly assistant carillonneur at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. He is an adjudicator for the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America, is a composer of carillon music, and plays throughout the U.S. and in the Netherlands. |
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THE PIPE ORGAN
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Our Letourneau Pipe Organ
The Ascension pipe organ was crafted in 2003 to the glory of God by the Canadian organ builder, Orgues Letourneau Ltee of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. This world-class instrument comprises 3,235 pipes in the Gallery Organ and 947 pipes in the Chancel Organ. It is played at the 8am and 10am Sunday services, for weddings, funerals, and other special occasions, including concerts throughout the year. 
Music Director
Lee Cobb, organist, choirmaster and carillonneur, holds a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Organ Performance from Indiana University and the University of Florida, respectively. |