On Friday, October 3, at 12:30 PM, a special Carillon Festival took place on the campus of the University of Twente. Students, staff, and alumni, along with pupils from grades 3 through 8 of primary school De Zonnewijzer in Enschede, provided an internationally themed performance on the Campus Carillon.
The 14 songs performed during the event are from the countries where pupils of De Zonnewijzer or their parents were born. Several other international children's songs, also suggested by residents of Enschede, were added to this selection.
Under the guidance of music teacher Silke Oude Elberink, the pupils worked hard to learn the songs for the Carillon Festival. They sang along to the carillon music and used boomwhackers or body percussion. About 170 children participated. The audience consisted of over 100 parents and other interested parties.
1Twente made the following report: "Enschedese leerlingen zingen mee met internationale kinderliedjes tijdens Carillonfestijn: Zo leren ze nieuwe culturen kennen".
1. “月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)” – China (Esther Schopman)
2. “Dni Których Nie Znamy” – Poland (Esther Schopman)
3. “Alle Kleuren van de regenboog” – Belgium (groep 3 t/m 8 – Esther Schopman)
4. “Jambo Bwana” – Kenya (groep 7 en 8 – Luc Dekker en Esther Schopman)
5. “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” – United Kingdom (groep 5 – Esther Schopman)
6. “يا حيا برمضانة (Ya haya Ramadan)” – Yemen (grade 6 t/m 8 – Esther Schopman)
7. “دل دل پاکستان (Dil Dil Pakistan)” – Pakistan (grade 6 – Esther Schopman)
8. “Deze vuist op deze vuist” – The Netherlands (groep 3 t/m 5 – Esther Schopman)
9. “شاطر شاطر (Shater Shater)” – Syria (grade 7 en Minka Geelen)
10. “Mi Rowsu / Tuintje in mijn hart” – Suriname (grade 6 t/m 8 – Esther Schopman)
11. “Một con vịt” – Vietnam (grade 4 – Marlize Kramer)
12. “99 Luftballons” – Germany (grade 8 – Hylke Banning en Esther Schopman)
13. “Prší, prší, len sa leje” – Slovakia (groep 3 t/m 5 – Johan Verzijden en Esther Schopman)
14. “O lume minunată” – Romania (Johan Verzijden and Esther Schopman)
15. “Per Spelmann” – Norway (Tom Erik Pedersen)

