The new church bells at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are remarkable for several reasons. First, they're of a type that's exceedingly rare in the US; very few orchestras own them. Second, they're used in exactly one piece of music: Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, which the ASO is performing this weekend.
The third compelling detail about the new bells is the man whose memory they honor, an eccentric wit of a musician who played with the ASO for 49 years.
WABE’s Kate Sweeney paid a visit to Symphony Hall to talk with principle percussionist Tom Sherwood, about the bells and the unique man whose life they commemorate.
Pictured above: Tom Sherwood and the ASO church bells dedicated in Eugene Rehm's honor.
Full story: http://wabe.org/post/new-aso-bells-unique-musician-they-honor
The third compelling detail about the new bells is the man whose memory they honor, an eccentric wit of a musician who played with the ASO for 49 years.
WABE’s Kate Sweeney paid a visit to Symphony Hall to talk with principle percussionist Tom Sherwood, about the bells and the unique man whose life they commemorate.
Pictured above: Tom Sherwood and the ASO church bells dedicated in Eugene Rehm's honor.
Full story: http://wabe.org/post/new-aso-bells-unique-musician-they-honor
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