Non-traditional carillons in North America:
index by year of completion

This is an index to the 126 North American non-traditional carillons, in order by year of completion (to the current number of bells).  Instruments which were completed in the same year are listed in order by the city name without regard to the exact date on which the installation was finished.

After the year, a letter indicates that it is

C - when the complete instrument was installed;
E - when the instrument was extended from its previous size.


    Location (City : Country)                Year
Unknown - 6 instruments
COLUMBIA - STJ                : USA - SC     19__ C
GUADALAJARA                   : MEXICO       19__ C
LA GRANGE                     : USA - GA     19__ C
LAKE ORION                    : USA - MI     ???? C
MINNEAPOLIS - STM             : USA - MN     ???? E
TUSCALOOSA - SS               : USA - AL     ???? C

1930s - 2 instruments
WILMINGTON - N                : USA - DE     1936 C
SAN SIMEON                    : USA - CA     1937 C

1940s - 3 instruments
NEW BRUNSWICK - S             : USA - NJ     1940*C
   * originally had traditional keyboard
SAN FRANCISCO - GC            : USA - CA     1943 C
GREENWOOD - CSMBC             : USA - SC     1948*C
   * originally had traditional keyboard

1950s - 5 instruments
DALLAS - SMU                  : USA - TX     1952 C
PHILADELPHIA - STB            : USA - PA     1952 C
HOUSTON - STM                 : USA - TX     1954 C
LAKE CHARLES                  : USA - LA     1954 C
WASHINGTON - TM               : USA - DC     1959 C

1960s - 19 instruments
MAPLE HEIGHTS                 : USA - OH     1961 C
BRONXVILLE - VLC              : USA - NY     1963 C
YONKERS - STP                 : USA - NY     1963 E
DALLAS - CI                   : USA - TX     1964 C
GREENVILLE - WPC              : USA - SC     1964 C
BIRMINGHAM --                 : USA - MI     1965 C
MEDFORD - TU                  : USA - MA     1965 E
PORTOLA VALLEY                : USA - CA     1965 C
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - BSL        : USA - MI     1966 C
GREENVILLE - FU/2             : USA - SC     1966*C
   * originally a traditional carillon
CINCINNATI - STJ              : USA - OH     1967 C
FORT COLLINS                  : USA - CO     1967 C
FRANKENMUTH                   : USA - MI     1967 C
YOUNGSTOWN                    : USA - OH     1967 E
LOS ANGELES - MC              : USA - CA     1968 C
FLINT - GMI                   : USA - MI     1969 C
KALAMAZOO - CCK               : USA - MI     1969 C
WASHINGTON - STL              : USA - DC     1969 C

1970s - 14 instruments
BRYAN                         : USA - OH     1970 C
CONCORD - STJ                 : USA - NC     1970 E
FERRUM                        : USA - VA     1970 C
MEXICO CITY SATELLITE         : MEXICO       1971 C
RICHMOND                      : USA - KY     1971 C
CLINTON                       : USA - SC     1973 C
ATLANTA - OU                  : USA - GA     1973 E
RENO                          : USA - NV     1973 C
GASTONIA - FUMC               : USA - NC     1974 C
MADISON - GC                  : USA - WI     1975 E
KITCHENER - O                 : CANADA - ON  1976 C
GREENWOOD - FBC               : USA - SC     1977 E
GREENWOOD - LC                : USA - SC     1978 C
PHILIPPI                      : USA - WV     1978*C
   * originally trebles of a traditional carillon elsewhere

1980s - 27 instruments
NEW ULM                       : USA - MN     1980 C
PHILADELPHIA - LHG            : USA - PA     1980*E
   * some bells were once in a traditional carillon
WAPAKONETA                    : USA - OH     1981 C
ABILENE - CHR                 : USA - TX     1982 C
GERING                        : USA - NE     1982 C
LOUISVILLE - A                : USA - KY     1982 C
COLLEGE STATION               : USA - TX     1984 C
RICHMOND                      : CANADA - BC  1984 C
ATLANTA - G                   : USA - GA     1985 C
KEARNEY                       : USA - NE     1985 C
MORGANTON                     : USA - NC     1985 C
PENSACOLA - FP                : USA - FL     1985 C
REGINA - VP                   : CANADA - SK  1985 C
BRAMPTON                      : CANADA - ON  1986 C
DALLAS - PCB                  : USA - TX     1986 C
LAKEWOOD                      : USA - NJ     1986 C
LEECHBURG                     : USA - PA     1986 E
MINNEAPOLIS - BS              : USA - MN     1986 C
TUSCALOOSA - UA/2             : USA - AL     1986 C
GAINESVILLE                   : USA - GA     1987 C
ATLANTA - FC                  : USA - GA     1988 C
BELMONT - HC                  : USA - NC     1989 E
HYANNIS                       : USA - MA     1989 C
LINCOLN - FP/2                : USA - NE     1989*C
   * previously the trebles of the tower carillon
PENSACOLA - PCC               : USA - FL     1989 C
RIVERSIDE - FCC               : USA - CA     1989 C
SEATTLE - CTC                 : USA - WA     1989*C
   * irregular collection of new and old bells

1990s - 25 instruments
BALTIMORE - STP               : USA - MD     1990 C
MEXICO CITY - SMG/1           : MEXICO       1990 C
SAVANNAH                      : USA - GA     1990 E
EDMONTON - CH                 : CANADA - AB  1991 C
NORTH ANDOVER                 : USA - MA     1991 C
GAYLORD                       : USA - MI     1992 C
BATESVILLE                    : USA - AR     1993 C
CINCINNATI - SP               : USA - OH     1993 C
WINAMAC                       : USA - IN     1993 C
JONESBORO - STM               : USA - AR     1994 C
MINNEAPOLIS - NHCC            : USA - MN     1994*C
   * originally elsewhere
CHARLOTTE - MPUM              : USA - NC     1995 E
LEBANON                       : USA - TN     1995 E
LUBBOCK - FM                  : USA - TX     1995 C
ATLANTA - FP                  : USA - GA     1996 E
BOILING SPRINGS               : USA - NC     1996 C
MESA                          : USA - AZ     1996*C
   * traditional keyboard exists, not yet installed
NEW BERN                      : USA - NC     1996 C
SALINA                        : USA - KS     1997 E
MIDDLETOWN - C                : USA - OH     1998 C
WESTMINSTER                   : USA - CO     1998 E
LITTLE ROCK - PHM             : USA - AR     1999 C
CINCINNATI - GH               : USA - OH     1999 E
NASHVILLE - TB/1              : USA - TN     1999 C
NASHVILLE - TB/2              : USA - TN     1999 C

2000s - 26 instruments
LOCK HAVEN - U                : USA - PA     2000 C
SAINT CATHARINES              : CANADA - ON  2000 E
OXFORD                        : USA - MS     2001 C
OXFORD - 2                    : USA - OH     2001 C
RIO GRANDE                    : USA - OH     2001 C
TYLER - U                     : USA - TX     2001 C
CHERRYVILLE                   : USA - NC     2002 E
GETTYSBURG                    : USA - PA     2002 C
LAWRENCEBURG                  : USA - IN     2002 C
LOS ANGELES - CLA             : USA - CA     2002*E
   *  part was previously a traditional carillon elsewhere
WACO - BU/3                   : USA - TX     2002 C
JONESBORO - U                 : USA - AR     2003 C
SACRAMENTO - E                : USA - CA     2003 C
SPARTANBURG - FP              : USA - SC     2003 E
WICHITA - HC                  : USA - KS     2004 C
JOHNSON CITY                  : USA - TN     2005 C
ANDOVER                       : USA - MA     2005 E
FORT SMITH                    : USA - AR     2005 E
VERO BEACH                    : USA - FL     2006 C
CARMEL - 1                    : USA - IN     2006 C
CARMEL - 2                    : USA - IN     2006 C
ROSENBERG                     : USA - TX     2007 C
CEDAR CITY                    : USA - UT     2007 C
HOUSTON - SH                  : USA - TX     2007 C
TULSA - FP/2                  : USA - OK     2007 C
MOUNT HERMON                  : USA - MA     2008*C
   * originally a traditional carillon elsewhere


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This index page was built from the database on 20-Jul-03 and last revised 26-Apr-08.

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