MEMPHIS - I : USA - TN

*Location:

   Idlewild Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
   Union Avenue (U.S.64 and 70)
     at South Auburndale Street
   Memphis, Tennessee, USA
   LL: N 35.13592, W 90.00311

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*Player:

   David A. Caudill, Jr.,   (A)
     Carillonneur and Assistant Organist
   41 South Morrison Street
   Memphis, TN  38104-4110
   H: (901)826-2640   W: (901)726-4681x20
   F: (901)725-4535
   E: caudill@idlewildchurch.org
      SydneyDAC2001@yahoo.com
   - and -
   Paul T. Hicks,   (A)
     Carillonneur Emeritus
   45 South Idlewild, Apt.1001
   Memphis, TN  38104-3930
   H: (901)276-4482   W: (901)726-4681
   E: watauga420@aol.com

*Contact:

   Idlewild Presbyterian Church
   1750 Union Avenue
   Memphis, TN  38104-6144
   T: (901)726-4681

*Schedule:

   1200 Mon-Fri by Paul Hicks;
   1600 Mon-Fri by David Caudill

      The latest summer schedule of recitals and recitalists

*Remarks:

   Baton keyboard and playing cabin
   installed with last increment of bells.
   Dedicated 21 May 2000.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C 24
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The instrument was enlarged in 1999
     with bells made by Paccard     
   Prior history:
     In 1983, the instrument was enlarged to 23 bells
       by Paccard     
     In 1981, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by Paccard     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2000

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

*Links:

The church Website includes some information about the carillon, in the section on Worship/Choirs and Music.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the middle phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard 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 TN.

Index to all tower bell instruments in TN.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 30-Jun-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/06/30
   and on technical data last updated on 2000/07/30

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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