DALLAS - CG : USA - TX

*Location:

   Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe (RC)
     (Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe)
     (orig. Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
   Ross Avenue at North Pearl Street
   Dallas, Texas, USA
   LL: N 32.78854, W 96.79791
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*Player:

   Carol Ann Taylor   (A)
   T: (214)507-1297
   E: carolanne@cathedralguadalupe.org
   - and -
   John J. H. Hammond   (C)
   E: jhammond1 /@/ gmail DOTcom

*Contact:

   Cathedral Office
   2215 Ross Avenue
   Dallas, TX  75201-2707
   T: (214)871-1362   F: (214)954-1557
   E: info@cathedralguadalupe.org

*Schedule:

   Mon,Wed,Fri 1300-30 (Taylor),
   Fri 1700-30 (Hammond);
   Angelus rings at 0800, 1200, 1800.

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 2004, dated 2004 in
   maker's inscriptions but 2005 in
   custom inscriptions.  Playing and
   practice consoles (GCNA standard) and
   installation by Eijsbouts; seven
   different sound samples available for
   practice console (located in opposite
   tower at balcony level).
   Swinging bells: bass Bb, C, Eb, F.
   The Cathedral was renamed in 1977.

*Technical data: 

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     A#C   /    A#C 25  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is an identical practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 2005
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2005

*Links:

The Cathedral Website includes a photo of the building and its new tower (under Architecture).  But now that the tower is complete, there is no information about the carillon (not even on the Music page).

The Diocese of Dallas has an interesting page of cathedral photos and architects drawings, old and new, some clickable for larger versions.  Two of the photos refer to the carillon.

News articles about the carillon:


A dramatic large photo of the cathedral shows the steel frame of the new tower, backed by a modern high-rise building.
From a similar perspective, a page about the overshadowing skyscraper also shows the cathedral.
A city tour page with photo
Another tour page with photo before the recent tower construction began
Five more photos, all clickable for larger versions.
From Dallas Architecture: an interactive neighborhood map showing the building's relationship to other significant buildings, plus a photo (click to enlarge) with brief architectural description.
A extended history with photo
Yet another photo and brief description
3-D photo (not displayable on some Web browsers); see the main Website for help with the 3-D effect.
Seen from above (at the bottom of a very large page)

Building photos from Emporis Buildings
(Also see our Emporis Advice.)

Websurfers take note: the name of the building is occasionally mis-spelled as "Guadelupe".

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 TX.

Index to all tower bell instruments in TX.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 25-Aug-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/08/25
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/03/14

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