The Summer Carillon Concert Series returns to Valley Forge – The Mercury

Free summer concerts return to the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge. The series begins Wednesday, July 3, and features artists from America, Canada and the Netherlands. (Submitted photo)

VALLEY FORGE – The Washington Memorial National Carillon in Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge presents the Frank P. Law Summer Carillon Concert Series every Wednesday in July and August 2024.

The series begins on Wednesday, July 3, and features artists from America, Canada, and the Netherlands. This year, organizers welcome two new carillonneurs to Valley Forge, as well as familiar regulars. And the ever-popular Irish Thunder Pipes & Drums will return on August 14. The series ends on August 28.

As always, concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. They are one-hour outdoor concerts, so bring a blanket, lawn chair, snacks or dinner. The Chapel Cabin Shop is open before concerts for refreshments and souvenirs. All concerts take place regardless of weather.

The Washington Memorial National Carillon is located in Valley Forge National Historical Park in the Washington Memorial Chapel, Route 23, Valley Forge.

For more information, visit www.wmchapel.org.

• July 3 — Paul Stelben, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• July 10 — Jon Lehrer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

• July 17 — David R. Hunsberger, University of California, Berkeley, California

• July 24 – Jesse Ratcliffe, The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon, Frederick, Maryland

• 31 July — Janno den Engelsman, Middelburg, Bergen op Zoom and Zierikzee, Netherlands

• August 7 — Andrea McCrady, Peace Tower, Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• August 14 – Music of the British Isles: Doug Gefvert, Washington Memorial Chapel & Irish Thunder Pipes & Drums, Swedesburg

• August 21 – Doug Gefvert, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

• August 28 – Chi Ian “Jess” Ip, Cambridge, Massachusetts