BRYN MAWR - P : USA - PA

   Middleton Family Carillon

*Location:

   Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
   Montgomery Avenue, west of Fishers Road
   Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 40.02181, W 75.31141

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*Player:

   Robert H. Holmes,   (A)
     Coordinator, Bryn Mawr Carillonneurs
   650 Shoemaker Lane
   King of Prussia, PA  19406-3755
   H: (610)989-0646   F: (610)688-5690
   E: holmesbh@fast.net
   - and -
   Dianne L. Heard   (A)
   329 Windermere Avenue
   Lansdowne, PA  19050-1033
   H: (610)623-7140
   E: padlh2006@earthlink.net

*Contact:

   Jeffrey L. Brillhart,   (A)
     Director of Music and Fine Arts
   Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
   625 Montgomery Avenue
   Bryn Mawr, PA  19010-3504
   T: (610)525-2821
   E: jeffrey398@aol.com

*Schedule:

   Sundays before and after services;
   summer concert series Sundays at 7pm.

      The latest summer schedule of recitals and recitalists

*Remarks:

   Installed September 2005;
   enlarged May 2006.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  5 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C A   
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2006
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 2005, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

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

*Links:

The church Website has a section on Music and the Fine Arts, with photos and other information about the carillon on several pages.

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 Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of 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 traditional carillons by pitch (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 PA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  3-Feb-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/01/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/06/05

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