JACKSON : USA - MS

*Location:

   St.Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral 
   East Capitol Street at West Street 
   Jackson, Mississippi, USA

*Player:

   John Paul, Organist-Choirmaster 
   T: (601)354-1535x136 
   E: johnpaul@standrewscathedral.org

*Contact:

   St.Andrew's Cathedral 
   305 East Capitol Street 
   Jackson, MS  39201-3404 
   T: (601)354-1535 
   E: bkitchings@standrewscathedral.org

*Remarks:

   Electronic control system with keyboard
   for either live or recorded play. 
   Original added semitone was flat 7th;
   expansion added trebles and all common
   semitones except minor sixth.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 17 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     G D   /    NONE  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1999
     with  6 bells by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1937, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
   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 Cathedral Website has a coarsely pixellated photo of the building on the home page, but says nothing about the bells. However, an old version of the Music page is still accessible, with another tower photo and a description of the recent expansion of the chime.

A photo (64KB) of the facade and tower from the north (The creature in the green lawn chair is a pink catfish; it's part of a city-wide art project celebrating the "catfish capitol of the world".)
A photo (38KB) of the tower from the northeast

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
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Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in MS.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  8-Jun-03
   based on textual data last updated on 2003/06/08
   and on technical data last updated on 2003/06/08

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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