I found this wonderfully sound-rich piece to be very engaging and perfect for the holidays.
Short does an excellent job of capturing the sound of the bells, and the effort involved in playing the instrument.

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.