HOUSTON - SH : USA - TX

*Location:

   Campanile
   Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
   Calhoun Avenue and San Jacinto Street
   Houston, Texas, USA
   LL: N 29.7494, W 95.3686

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
   1111 Pierce Street
   Houston, TX  77002-8195
   T: (713)659-1561   F: (713)739-1185
   E: office@sacredhearthouston.org
   - or -
   Chris Popelka, Cathedral Organist
   E: cpopelka@sacredhearthouston.org

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 2007, installed by Chime
   Master (who provided controls);
   dedicated Mar.2008.
   Swinging bells are bass C,D,F,G.
   Space exists for future expansion.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    NONE  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 2008
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

*Links:

The Website of the Co-Cathedral has a small architectural rendering in page headings, showing the detached bell tower.

The Website of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has a larger version of the architectural rendering.

An Archdiocesan article on the dedication of various parts of the building indicates that the bells were blessed in Dec.2007; four "main" bells [presumably those that swing] were dedicated Dec.9.

A news article on the new building has a photo of some of the bells.

Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in TX,

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  6-Apr-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/04/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/04/02

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