Come and hear the U-M Carillon Studio world premiere of select chime pieces from Global Rings! A 2019–2020 Carillon Studio DEI initiative, Global Rings features student carillon compositions and arrangements of folk tunes, stories, and issues from around the world. In Global Rings, students diversify carillon repertoire, lift up marginalized and underrepresented voices, reveal injustices, broaden perspectives, build bridges, and welcome audience members from around the world.

Global Rings themes included in the Kerrytown Chime concert are folk songs from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan; traditional songs from Nicaragua, Nepal, and Swinomish First People; a bluegrass tune; the hymn of Jewish Partisans during the Holocaust; and new student compositions describing the South African water crisis, a response to violence against women in India, and a work influenced by the jaunty rhythms and close harmonies of Bulgarian choral music. Along with new Global Rings pieces, students will feature some Kerrytown Chime favorites.