This piece has a local slant but the unusual topic (a blind Birmingham AL carillon player trained in Belgium and France who performs impromtu concerts as well as seasonal favorites) would appeal to a general audience. The piece has texture, smooth layers and paints interesting word pictures. But the bells harbor a harshness as well as sweetness; the carillon player must play with such force that you sense the "violence under the gentle melody," a parallelism to the strong bones and gentle demeanor of this story.