The towers affiliated to Scottish Association of Change Ringers will be performing a variety of ringing pieces in the run up to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Towers along the route of the Olympic Torch are being encouraged to ring when the torch passes near by. Ringing may also take place for the Opening Ceremony (27th of July), the Closing Ceremony (12th of August) or the Paralympic Games.
There are two pieces for bells as part of the Cultural Olympiad:
- Five Rings Triples
This is a special method that was created as part of the Cultural Olympiad by musician Howard Skempton. It was composed for 8 bells and is expected to take in the region of 12 minutes to ring. The "Blue Line" for Five Rings Triples can be found here, or a 6 bell version here. More information about 5 Rings Triples can be found here. - Work Number 1197
This is also part of the Cultural Olympiad and consists of all the bells in the country ringing as loudly as possible for at least three minutes at 8am on the 27th of July (the opening day of the Olympics). Further information can be found on the All The Bells website.
Performances
Aberdeen
A Quarter Peal will be attempted at St Machar's Cathedral on Monday the 11th of June at 18:45 to mark the torch passing through Aberdeen.
The bells will be rung on Friday the 27th of July at 8:12 for 3 minutes as part of Matrin Creed's 'All The Bells' project.
Alloa
The bells will be rung on Wednesday the 13th of June between 09:00 and 09:30 to mark the torch passing through Alloa.
Dunblane
The bells will be rung on Wednesday the 13th of June from 10:00 to 10:30 to mark the torch passing through Dunblane.
The bells will be chimed on Friday the 27th of July at 8:12 for 3 minutes as part of Matrin Creed's 'All The Bells' project. Later in the day at 12:30 a Quarter Peal will be rung to celebrate the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Dunkeld
The bells will be chimed on Friday the 27th of July at 8:12 for 3 minutes as part of Martin Creed's 'All The Bells' project. Later in the day at 12:30 a Quarter Peal will be rung to celebrate the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Glasgow
The bells will be rung on Friday the 8th of June between 17:00 and 18:15 to mark the torch arriving in Glasgow.
The bells will be rung on Friday the 27th of July at 8:00 for 3 minutes as part of Matrin Creed's 'All The Bells' project.
The piece 'Five Rings Triples', composed for the Cultural Olympiad, was successfully rung:
Friday 8th June 2012
396 Five Rings Triples (comp. H Skempton)
1. Margaret Williams
2. Jennifer Tomkinson
3. Simon J Gay (C)
4. Sue Hutton
5.Terry G Williams
6. Angela H Deakin
7. Tina Stoecklin
8. Robert Lay
Inveraray
The piece 'Five Rings Triples', composed for the Cultural Olympiad, will be rung at 20:00 on Friday the 27th of July to mark the opening of the Olympics.
Stirling
The bells will be rung on Wednesday the 13th of June between 10:30 and 11:00 to mark the torch passing through Stirling.
The bells will be chimed on Friday the 27th of July at 8:00 for 3 minutes as part of Matrin Creed's 'All The Bells' project.
