American Gothic

Celebrating the art and architecture of the Kirk (with hints of Simple Gifts)

Wings of the Morning
Call of the Chanticleer
The Gathering of the Nets
Memories of Melrose
Soaring Spires
Beauty for Ashes
Tower of the Apostles

Commissioned by Kirk in the Hills in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the Kirk carillon, and thirty years of service by Kirk carillonneur Dennis Curry, to whom the suite is dedicated.

'Tis the gift to be simple
'Tis the gift to be free
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be
And when we find ourselves in the place just right
It will be in the valley of love and delight
When true simplicity is gained
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed
To turn, turn, will be our delight
'Til by turning, turning, we come round right