Carillon Concert

On July 27th carilloneur Andrea McCrady from Ottowa will be visiting SUM and will perform a mini-concert following the 9:30 service. All are welcome, so grab some snacks after the service and go out on the front lawn to hear some beautiful music!

Following 18 years as the carillonneur at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, WA, Andrea McCrady was appointed to the position of Dominion Carillonneur in Ottawa in 2008. She has been an active member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America since 1976, serving as president, 1987–88, co-chair of the Ronald Barnes Grant Fund, 1998–2019, and co-chair of the Music Heritage Committee, 2010–present. She holds a B. A. (History) from Trinity College, Hartford, where she first encountered the carillon; a medical doctorate from McGill University in Montreal, and a B. Mus. (Carillon) from the University of Denver. She serves as an Adjunct Professor in carillon studies at Carleton University in Ottawa and is also responsible for the maintenance of the Dominion Carillon Library archives. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2025 for her service to Canada.

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