THE HAWKEYE VALLEY BELL PROJECT CD TO ORDER ALBUM GO HERE
RECORDED AUGUST 1, 2003 REVIEWS PRESS RELEASE
The
HAWKEYE VALLEY BELL PROJECT is a work written and produced by
Patrick Hazell utilizing 9 different bells in seven churches,
the Burlington Art Guild (a former church), and the fire station
in the historic Mississippi River town, Burlington, Iowa. Friends
and relatives rang the various bells according to a score that
featured time sheets for the Ringing of each bell.
The first Bell Project occurred
on February 2, 2003. By popular demand, four subsequent rings
were orchestrated in 2003 on May 1, August 1, November 1, and
March 20, 2004. Each event featured an hour-long ringing of the
old bells in various combinations of chord patterns and overtones.
The resulting ambient sound event echoed through the valley carved
long ago by the old Hawkeye Creek as it flowed into the Mississippi
River. It was in the hills of this valley that the town of Burlington
with its unique grouping of majestic, steepled churches was built
in the mid-nineteenth century -- one of the most beautiful of
the large town settings along the Iowa Mississippi River coast.
This CD features the ringing
that occurred on August 1, 2003. The recording by Tim Nicola on
a Digital Audio Tape (DAT) recorder. For more information: 319-653-4370
or, bluerhythm@se-iowa.net