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University of California, Riverside
No full textThe University of California, Riverside has a free-standing tower with a traditional carillon. The carillon has 48 bells cast by Les Fils de Georges Paccard (Annecy-le-Vieux, FR)
Connecticut [General]
No full textThe collection includes information about carillons located in Connecticut (US) and New England
Philip B. Stanley Carillon
No full textThe Philip B. Stanley Carillon is located in the Robert S. Buol Tower at the First Church of Christ. The carillon was built with funds that Philip B. Stanley had left to the parish and serves as a memorial to him. The carillon has 37 bronze bells that were cast by the Petit & Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The carillon was installed by the I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US)
Foreman Carillon
No full textThe Foreman Carillon is located at the Simsbury United Methodist Church. It is a traditional carillon of 55 bells. The instrument was installed in 1986 with bells that were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US) designed and fabricated the frame, mechanical linkages, and the console, and installed the instrument. The carillon was a gift to Simsbury Church from Charles W. L. Foreman and Margaret Foreman. The original church bell is located in the belfry of the church. It is by the Meneely & Co. Bell Foundry(West Troy, New York, US), and was cast in 1840
Austin Cornelius Dunham Memorial Carillon
No full textThe Austin Cornelius Dunham Memorial Carillon is located in Storrs Congregational Church (UCC). The carillon is owned by the University of Connecticut. The traditional carillon has 36 bells. Originally, the carillon had 31 bells that were cast by the Old Meneely Bell Foundry (Watervliet, New York, US). In 2011, the instrument was enlarged with five bells made by Meeks, Watson, and Company (Georgetown, Ohio, US). The original installation of the carillon was made possible by the generosity of Austin Cornelius Dunham
Pelzman Glockenspiel
No full textThe Pelzman Glockenspiel is located at The National Zoological Park and has a traditional carillon of 35 bells. The bells were cast by Petit & Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, NL). The tower features four large figures of animals: lion, giraffe, elephant, and polar bear. This instrument has been inoperable since 2003 (or prior)
Lowell House
No full textThe original 17 bells of the zvon located in the Lowell House at Harvard University were cast between 1682 and 1907 and had hung in the St. Danilovsky Monastery (Moscow, RU) until they were rescued from the Bolsheviks. Richard T. Crane, an American businessman, purchased the bells from the Soviet Government in 1930, at the persuasion of Thomas Whittemore, a Harvard professor, and gave them as a gift to Harvard. The bells were rung at Harvard for the last time during Commencement in June 2008. After that, they were returned to the St. Danilovsky Monastery in exchange for new bells. The new bells were cast by Vera LLC (Veronezh, RU), and were a gift of a Russian businessman
Notre Dame Catholic Church (Fall River, Mass.)
No full textThe chime was located in the Notre Dame Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts, US. The chime was installed in 1924 and had 20 bells. The bells were cast by the Cornille-Havard Bell Foundry (Ville-Dieu, FR). Five of the bells swung and 15 were fixed. The church, including the chime, was destroyed by a fire in 1982
Maryland [General]
No full textThis file includes general information about carillons located in Maryland
Christopher Hansen Memorial Carillon
No full textThe Christopher Hansen Memorial Carillon in the Central United Methodist Church is a traditional carillon of 36 bells. It was installed in 1951 and the bells were made by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). There is a practice keyboard from the John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough, England, GB)