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*Location:
Bok Singing Tower
Historic Bok Sanctuary
(formerly Bok Tower Gardens)
(formerly Mountain Lake Sanctuary)
Burns Avenue (CR 17A), 1 mi E of US 27A
Lake Wales, Florida, USA
LL: N 27.93536, W 81.57772
*Player:
William De Turk, Carillonneur (C) Historic Bok Sanctuary 1151 Tower Boulevard Lake Wales, FL 33853-3412 H: (863)678-0923 W: (863)676-1154x34 F: (863)676-6770 E: bdeturk@boksanctuary.org*Past Carillonneurs:
1928-67 Anton Brees (d.) 1968-2004 Milford Myhre (HC)
*Contact:
Anton Brees Carillon Library (Su) Historic Bok Sanctuary 1151 Tower Boulevard Lake Wales, FL 33853-3412 T: (863)676-1154 F: (863)676-6770 E: bokbells@boksanctuary.org - or - Director of Development [Bok Sanctuary address] T: (863)676-1408
*Schedule:
Gardens open daily 0800-1800 (-2130 on moonlight recital evenings); admission fee charged. Recitals daily 3pm (some days via recordings); selections played at 9am and half-hourly 10-3 & 4-closing. Numerous special concerts throughout the year, including a week-long international carillon festival in February.
The latest summer schedule of recitals and recitalists
*Remarks:
Originally 4 octaves with top 13 bells doubled; 5 doubled trebles added after inauguration. All doubles dis- connected by 1948, and later used in recasting 24 trebles to heavier profiles in 1966; 3 of these were replaced in 1987 enlargement. Three trebles added in 2000 fitted existing spaces in 1987 keyboard; all trebles rehung at this time on curved beams with new radial transmission.
*Technical data:
Traditional carillon of 60 bells
Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the bass octave
Transposition is down 2 semitone(s)
Keyboard range: F F / F C 31
There is one missing bass semitone
There is an identical practice console
The instrument was enlarged in 2000
with 3 bells made by Taylor
Prior history:
In 1987, the instrument was enlarged to 57 bells
by Taylor
(7 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1966, 24 bells were recast or replaced
with bells made by Taylor
(21 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1929, the instrument was enlarged to 53 notes using 71 bells
by Taylor
(0 bells remain from that work.)
In 1928, the instrument was begun with 48 notes using 61 bells
by Taylor
(29 bells remain from that work.)
Year of latest technical information source is 2002
*Links:
The Website of Bok Sanctuary has several good pictures and much information about the carillon and tower.
A family tour page for the area has some interesting photos and comments (at the bottom of the page).
St.Petersburg Times article (excellent!), with photos
Building photos
from Emporis Buildings
(Also see our Emporis Advice.)
Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American concert class carillons by age.
Index to all traditional carillons in FL.
Index to all tower bell instruments in FL.
*Status:
This page was built from the database on 22-Aug-06 based on textual data last updated on 2006/08/18 and on technical data last updated on 2002/09/18
Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.
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