On

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Lowell House Society of Russian Bell Ringers at Harvard College presented

A Bell Concert for the Feast Day of

St. Daniel of Moscow

St. Daniel of Moscow was born in 1261, one of the youngest sons of Alexander Nevsky, an important Russian ruler and figure in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was given Moscow, one of the least important principalities, upon his father's death. During his life, St. Daniel was credited with keeping peace in the principality during the Mongol occupation. He was celebrated among his people as a meek, humble, and peaceful ruler. He is also credited with the founding of the first monasteries in Moscow , including the one known today as the Danilov Monastery. He became a monk before his death on the 17 th of March in 1303. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1652.

The Danilov Monastery is the home of the set of Russian bells which hung in the Lowell House Bell Tower for nearly eighty years. Since St. Daniel of Moscow is the patron saint of the monastery, his feast day is celebrated there as an important festival. This is also the first feast day of St. Daniel in almost eighty years to be celebrated at the monastery with the ringing of the original Danilov bells. The Lowell House Society of Russian Bell Ringers is pleased to present this concert in honor of the Danilov Monastery and in celebration of the successful bell exchange.

Concert Program:

• Three Tolls on Mother Earth
• Fair Harvard
• Descending Chain Peal (Perezvon)/Rhythmic Peal (Trezvon)
• Rhythmic Peal with Double Trills on High Alto Bells
• Melodic Peal on Alto Bells with accompaniment on Soprano and Bass Bells
• Three Tolls on Mother Earth