NOTRE DAME : USA - IN

*Location:

   Basilica of the Sacred Heart (RC)
   University of Notre Dame du Lac
   (Main quadrangle)
   Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
   LL: N 41.70225, W 86.23983

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*Player:

   Mary Kay Davies
   H: (219)273-3048
   - and -
   Daniel Bayliss

*Contact:

   Dr. Gail L. Walton, Director of Music
   Basilica of the Sacred Heart
   Notre Dame, IN  46556
   T: (219)631-7800   F: (219)631-4946
   E: Gail.L.Walton.4@nd.edu

*Schedule:

   Alma Mater played automatically at
   10am and 10pm daily.

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 1856 by E.Bollée (or
   Bollée et Fils).   Electric keyboard in
   vestry.  Ting-tang quarters and hour
   strike on bass major triad of carillon.
   All traces of original automatic drum
   and manual mechanisms removed.
   Great bourdon, 7 tons, cast by same
   foundry in 1867, once swung but is now
   tolled electrically; not connected to
   keyboards.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  7 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C 11
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The present keyboard was installed in 19__
     by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1856, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Bollée      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2003

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

The Notre Dame Website sometimes shows the tower of the Basilica on its main page.
An online tour begins with an aerial photo of the Basilica.  From here, the Bell Tower page has a good photo of the tower and a brief description of the bells.
Another photo of the Basilica

A 1997 news article tells the history of the bells.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Bollée 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).

Why this instrument was a milestone in North American non-traditional carillon history (1856).

Index to all traditional carillons in IN.

Index to all tower bell instruments in IN.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  4-Oct-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/10/04
   and on technical data last updated on 1997/02/01

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