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18th International Carillon Festival - Historic Bok Sanctuary
No full textProgram for the eighteenth International Carillon Festival (ICF) held at Bok Tower Gardens between February 8-16, 2003. Carillonneurs included Milford Myhre (USA), Eddy Mariën (Belgium), Dennis Curry (USA), Boudewijn Zwart (Netherlands), John Gouwens (USA), and William (Bill) De Turk (USA).Computer generated transcript is available upon request.Lake Wales (Fla.); Florida
Sint Romboutstoren; St. Rombout's Cathedral; St. Romold’s Tower
No full text1735Photograph of the historic carillon at Sint-Romboutstoren in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium, including a bell cast by Joris Dumery. The tower holds two carillons, the “modern” carillon is located in the upper belfry and the “historic” carillon is located in the lower belfry. The carillons of Sint-Romboutskathedraal are also used by the students of the Koninklijke Beiaardschool Jef Denyn (the Royal Carillon School 'Jef Denyn')
News Article: "War Memorial for Cornell"
No full textNews article from the April 30 (year unknown, circa 1920s) edition of the New York Times about funds being raised for memorials at Cornell University commemorating those lost in the first World War (WWI)
Crystal Cathedral (formerly)
No full textThe Arvella Schuller Carillon is located in the Crean Tower at the Christ Cathedral. The Christ Cathedral was formerly The Crystal Cathedral, and originally the Garden Grove Community Church, Reformed Church in America. The Arvella Schuller Carillon is named in honor of the wife of Dr. Robert H. Schuller, the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral. The tower is 236 feet tall. The traditional carillon has 52 bronze bells that were cast and installed by the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry (Asten, Holland, NL) in 1990
Illinois [General]
No full textThis collection contains general information about carillons and/or bell instruments in Illinois, US. Instruments mentioned in this collection include: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Urbana-Campaign, Edmund Jane James Chimes, Chicago Botanic Garden, Millennium Carillon, Seabury-Western Seminary, and bells at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Tower
No full textThe Shafer Tower is 150 feet high and houses a 48-bell carillon. The bells were cast by the Paccard Fonderie de Cloches (Annecy-le-Vieux, FR). The van Bergen Bell Foundry (Charleston, South Carolina, US) coordinated the design and casting of the bells. Most of the mechanism was subcontracted to the I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US)
Springfield Campanile (Springfield. Mass.)
No full textThe campanile in Springfield (Massachusetts, US) houses an electric-keyboard chime of 12 bells. The chime was installed in 1913 and the bells were cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry (Troy, New York, US). The chime is currently disused and the tower is closed to the public because of falling stonework. The city has been planning a renovation of the chime and campanile since 2014
McDonogh Carillon
No full textThe McDonogh Carillon is in the Tagart Memorial Chapel at the McDonogh School is a traditional carillon of 48 bells. The carillon was installed in 1978 and the bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The bells were installed by the I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US). In 1898, an instrument of 10 bells was installed at the School. Those bells were cast by the McShane Bell Foundry (Baltimore, Maryland, US) and were sold to the I. T. Verdin Company
Cathedral of Christ the King (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
No full textThe Cathedral of Christ the King had a 47 bell carillon installed in 1969. The bells were cast by the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry (Asten, Holland, NL). In 2007, the bells were moved to storage before the building was deconsecrated and then sold to the Kalamazoo Valley Family Church. In April 2008, the bells were sold through Chime Master Systems, but their new home is unknown
Wallace Carillon
No full textThe Wallace Carillon in the Christ Church Cranbrook is a traditional carillon with 50 bells. The carillon was started with 48 bells that were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough, England, GB). In 1978, the John Taylor Bell Foundry cast 35 new bells for the carillon. In 1994, the keyboard was replaced by Rick Watson of the I. T. Verdin (Cincinnati, Ohio, US). In 2001, 14 bells were replaced by Meeks, Watson, and Company (Georgetown, Ohio, US)