ANN ARBOR - UM/2 : USA - MI

   Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon

*Location:

   North Campus
   University of Michigan
   Bonisteel Boulevard
   Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
   LL: N 42.29208, W 83.71627

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*Player:

   Steven J. Ball   (C)
   900 Burton Memorial Tower
   University of Michigan
   Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1270
   W: (734)764-4414   F: (734)763-5097
   C: (734)846-3627
   E: mail@stevenball.com
   - and -
   students, alumni, guests, etc.

   1996-2003 Margo Halsted   (C)
   2003-04 Ray I. McLellan   (C)
   2004-05 Joseph Daniel   (C)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Mon-Fri 1330-1400
   (tower open to public);
   summer series mid-June thru July,
   7pm Monday (guests), alternating weeks
   between here and the Baird carillon.

*Remarks:

   10 basses below playing cabin, which is
   reached by elevator.
   Bells cast 1995-6; dedicated Oct.1996.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 60 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the bass octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     G G   /    G C 29
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1996
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 1996

*Links:

The tower and carillon have their own Website with photos, text, and access to live streaming audio broadcasts of all concerts.

UM's own map of the North Campus still does not show the location of Lurie Tower--it's on the east side of the Visitor Parking (VP) north of Pierpont Center, near the center of the map.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts 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 MI.

Index to all tower bell instruments in MI.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Feb-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/01/09
   and on technical data last updated on 1996/11/29

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