Traditional Carillon Links - North America

Here are links to other places on the World Wide Web where you can find information about individual traditional carillons in North America as people at those places have chosen to present them. These links are grouped into four sections according to the amount of detail available for each site, as follows:
1. Web page complexes
2. Single Web pages
3. Brief mentions
4. Photos without text

Within each section, sites are listed alphabetically by city name.

Web page complexes:

These links yield multiple pages (sometimes from multiple starting points) and/or additional files (big photos, audio clips, etc.).

• Cast in Bronze music ensemble, based in Pennsylvania, is formed around the Traveling Carillon - 35 bells by P&F (1991).
• Burton Memorial Tower, main campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - contains the Charles Baird Carillon, fourth heaviest in the world - 55 bells by Taylor (1936-76). The Website includes audio clips.

  Lurie Tower Carillon, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - 60 bells by Eijsbouts (1996). A photo of the bourdon being hoisted into the tower appears on the College of Engineering home page.

• Administration Building, Concord College, Athens, WV - The College Website has a sketch of the new belfry in its upper left corner, and has a prominent link to a page that gives the full history of the carillon (48 bells by Paccard, 1997). In the virtual tour of the campus, the Administration Building appears in a photograph taken before the belfry was added. An unusual photograph of the bourdon bell's core mold baking introduces access to very large sound files and streaming video of the October 1997 dedication ceremony.
• University of Texas, Main Building, Austin, TX - 56 bells by Meneely/Watervliet (1936) and P&F (1987). A drawing of the tower of this building is part of a logo on the Texas-sized UT Website, and appears numerous other places.
  On the day when the GCNA site data page was first linked to the UT Website, a featured page there was on the Darkening of the Tower in memory of those who were slain in that vicinity 33 years earlier. The tower also appears reflected in the pond of Tower Garden, dedicated as a memorial on the same day.
  Numerous references to the carillon are available through the internal search engine on the UT Website. The most relevant ones can be found from the following starting points:
  + An index to news articles about the Main Building points to many which have the carillon as subject. Some of these are quite old, and bring out the history of the instrument and its players.
  + A set of pages about the Main Building starts with a sketch of the tower and surrounding building from an aerial viewpoint.
  + The most complete pages are perhaps a 1957 news article on the expansion from a chime to a carillon, and a very large photo-filled page on the playing and history of the carillon.
• University of California, Berkeley, CA - 61 bells by Taylor (1917) and Paccard (1977-83). A full page about the carillon gives its history, access times and playing schedule. Some Sather Tower photos. Visitor access to the tower. Some unusual photographs of the tower were produced by Kite Aerial Photography.
• University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA - 47 bells by Meneely/Watervliet (1926) and P&F (1968). From the campus map you can find an illustrated history of the campanile and carillon. The Alumni Association has a winter picture of the campanile, and offers sound clips of Bob Byrnes playing the carillon.
• The Thomas Dry Howie Memorial Carillon and Tower, The Citadel Military Academy, Charleston, SC - 59 bells by vanBergen (1955). The carillon and tower have their own Web page in the campus tour. The tower also appears in a photograph of Summerall Chapel and in an aerial view of the campus center.
• The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon, University of Chicago, IL - 72 bells by G&J (1932). This is the second heaviest and fourth largest carillon in the world, and the largest remaining complete G&J installation. Another photo is on the main page of the Chapel itself. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, which houses the carillon, appears in the campus tour. An excellent campus map facility provides both customized locator maps and building photos for the Chapel as well as Mitchell Tower with its 10-bell ring.
• Clemson University, Clemson, SC - 48 bells by Paccard, installed by vanBergen (1987). The carillonneur's website presents a great deal of information and a wide variety of photos.
• Carl M. Williams Carillon, Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, University of Denver, CO - 65 bells by Eijsbouts (1999).
  Ritchie Center, University of Denver, CO - This facility on the main campus will be opened in October, 1999. A news release describes the 65-bell Eijsbouts carillon in more detail.
• Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC - 50 bells by Taylor (1932). Take the tour for tower photos and information on the carillon. A more moderate-sized photo of the chapel tower is on the home page of the Chapel itself.
• Beaumont Tower Carillon, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - 49 bells by G&J and Eijsbouts (1928-96). There is a long illustrated article on the 1996 renovation and expansion. Another picture of Beaumont Tower can be found in the MSU Photo Gallery.
• Plumb Memorial Carillon, Trinity College, Hartford, CT - 49 bells by Taylor (1932 & 1978).
• University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS - The World War II Memorial Campanile which appears left of center in the 1st and 5th pictures on this long page contains 53 bells by Taylor (1951). Two news articles describe the total renovation completed in 1996 and provide an audio clip. (The music is KU's Alma Mater.) A short survey article mentions the carillon and has a nice picture of the campus around the campanile.
• Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, VT - 48 bells by Meneely (Watervliet), vanBergen and Paccard (1915-86).
• Marquette Hall, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - 48 bells by Paccard (1967). A page about this building includes a photograph of the bourdon, the playing schedule for the carillon, and a large sound clip.
• Brownell Memorial Park and Carillon Tower, Morgan City, LA - 61 bells by P&F (1971). This 4-page Website has a tower photo, park history, and directions to the park. A short page about carillons in general is marred by an incorrect statement about tuning.
• Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs at Harkness Tower, New Haven, CT - 54 bells by Taylor (1921-66). More photos are on the main Yale U Website.
• Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame, IN - 23 bells by Bollée (1856) are in the tower of the Basilica, shown on the main Webpage. An online tour of the Basilica begins with an aerial photo of the Basilica. From here, the Bell Tower page has a tower photo with misleading text--the carillon is in the upper belfry; the great bourdon is in the lower belfry (and is not part of the carillon); and the spire is empty. Another photo of the Basilica. Old photos of the carillon and the great bourdon.
• The Peace Tower, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario - 53 bells by G&J (1927).
• Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - 67 bells by G&J (1927), Paccard (1965-68) and P&F (1993). The Graduate College's home page has two pictures of the tower. Click on "History" to find more pages with information (and a few pictures) about the carillon.
• Pat Neff Hall, Baylor University, Waco, TX - 48 bells by Paccard (1988). Many pages of the Baylor Website use the tower as a logo. The online campus tour promises to show more, but you will need QuickTime� software to view the panoramic photo or to hear the audio clip of the carillon.
• Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC - This Website is best viewed with a browser having "frames" capability but has only a little information about the 53-bell carillon (Taylor, 1963) in the lower belfry of the Gloria in Excelsis central tower or the 10-bell ring (Whitechapel, 1963) in the upper belfry.
• Connecticut Carillons - brief descriptions of each of the 10 carillons in this state, with thumbnail photos linked to larger JPEG files.

Single Web pages:

These links yield single pages which may or may not have embedded graphics.

• Davis Memorial Carillon, Alfred University, Alfred, NY - 47 bells of mixed origin; several photos.
• Cook Carillon Tower, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI - 48 bells by Eijsbouts (1994). The tower also appears on the campus tour and on the website of the project management company which oversaw construction of the tower.
• Stanton Memorial Carillon, Iowa State University, Ames, IA - 50 bells by Taylor (1898-1967); large tower photo, detailed history of the instrument. Also the Music Department's campanile and carillon page.
• Memorial Tower, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA - 37 bells by Taylor and P&F (1923-66).
• The Netherlands Carillon, Arlington, VA - 50 bells by vanBergen, Petit & Fritsen and Eijsbouts (1949).
• Davis Library, Samford University, Birmingham, AL - 60 bells by Eijsbouts (1968 & 1980).
• The Centralia Carillon, Centralia, IL - 65 bells by Paccard (1983). The only traditional carillon in southern Illinois is presented with a full-height picture of the tower and many informative details.
• Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon, Frederick, MD - 49 bells by Meneely (Watervliet) and Eijsbouts (1941-95). Also a page about the 2000 GCNA Congress which was held here and at Mercersburg, PA.
• Furman University Bell Tower, Greenville, SC - 60 bells by van Bergen (1966) are in the tower, but only 59 are connected to the carillon keyboard.
• Emory Memorial, Mariemont, OH - 49 bells by Gillett & Johnston (1929) and Petit & Fritsen (1969).
• Main Hall, University of Montana, Missoula, MT - 47 bells by vanBergen (1953). A photograph and history of the building, also called University Hall, includes a description of the carillon. Part of that description is repeated on a linked page which includes a photograph of some of the bells.
• The Millennium Carillon. Naperville, IL - 72 bells by Eijsbouts (2000).
• St.Mark's Episcopal Church, New Canaan, CT - 30 bells by Paccard (1962-65).
• Riverside Church, New York, NY - 74 bells by Gillett & Johnston and vanBergen (1925-56). The carillon in this tower is the heaviest in the world. The 20-ton bourdon bell.
• The Henningson Memorial Campanile & Carillon, University of Nebraska at Omaha - 47 bells by Paccard (1988). A tower picture, with a description marred by typos and errors: the tower keyboard is mechanical, not ivory. The tower appears at #6 on the interactive campus map at the UNO Website. That will lead you to a picture of the tower at night (but without any text).
• Hopeman Memorial Carillon, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY - On the UR home page can be seen the top of Rush Rhees Library, which contains a light 50-bell Eijsbouts carillon (1973). A page on the Library building pictures the whole building and briefly describes the carillon, with an audio clip. Elsewhere, a text-only page gives more history of the carillon and the chime which preceded it.
• The University of California at Santa Barbara, CA - 61 bells by P&F (1969). An aerial photo of the campus shows the tower in the center. A news article with photos describes the 1998-99 restoration of the carillon. On the UCSB home page, an aerial photo of the campus shows the tower in the center. A special campus map is the access point for several QuickTime� videos of the campus. The one at "HSSB" includes a full view of Storke Tower, while the one from the top of Storke Tower gives a panorama of the entire campus. NOTE: You will need special software to view these.
• University of the South, Sewanee, TN - 56 bells by Paccard (1958). Take the "Tours" of All Saints' Chapel to see more tower photos and find out about the Leonidas Polk Memorial Carillon.
• The Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, Springfield, IL - 66 bells by Petit & Fritsen (1962).
• Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto, Ontario - 51 bells by Gillett & Johnston (1927) and Petit & Fritsen (1975).
• Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA - 58 Meneely (Watervliet) and Paccard (1926-63). The chapel's Website has a good picture of the bell tower. Other pages describe the carillon in detail (with pictures of the bells and of Frank DellaPenna) and present a locator map from a different source than the one we use.

Web pages that briefly mention traditional carillons:

These links yield single pages where the carillon is not the main subject; there may or may not be relevant embedded graphics.

• Carroll Chimes, Mainstrasse, Covington, KY - 43 bells by Petit & Fritsen (1979). In spite of its name, it is a carillon.
• Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, OH - 57 bells by P&F (1988-92). Only a tower sketch and brief description are available.
• Century Tower, University of Florida at Gainesville - 49 bells by Eijsbouts (1979) - description and pictures.
• Performing Arts Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN - 37 bells by P&F (1976) are atop the roof of the main auditorium.
• First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, TN - 47 bells by Paccard (1954); text only.
• Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL - 57 bells by Taylor (1928-1987).
• Administration Building, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX - 36 bells by Paccard and vanBergen (1974/76). The large (but unidentified) picture on this Visitor's Center page is a view is from the north, so the West Tower (which contains the carillon) is on the right. A perspective view from the Campus Master Plan shows the relationship between the two towers and the U-shaped building. The Music Department's Web pages barely mention the carillon, but one does provide a small photo of the tower.
• Luray Singing Tower, VA - 47 bells by Taylor (1937). A panoramic photo by a visitor.
• University of Wisconsin, Madison - 56 bells by G&J, Paccard and Eijsbouts (1936-73). A tower picture and description of the carillon can be found in an extensive tourguide to the Madison area.
• Mercersburg Academy, PA - 49 bells by G&J and Meeks & Watson (1926-96). The front page of the Academy's Website has one of the most insistent cookie-generators to be found anywhere. It also invades your privacy by demanding your name. Instead, go directly to the Campus and Facilities page, which has a brief description and small photo of the chapel, with mention of the carillon. A very distant view of the chapel appears on the search page. The catalog for 1999-2000 still cites the original size of 43 bells for the carillon.
• St.Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, QC - 56 bells by Paccard (1956). The recital schedule for the carillon is on the Activities page (select "Cultural" frame) (au Français: Activités, "Culturelles").
• Norwood, MA - 50 bells by G&J (1928) - tower photo and the summer series schedule.
• Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, MO - a large aerial photo of the campus, with Luther Tower in the foreground and the downtown Clayton skyline in the distance. From this page you can find two other excellent photos of the tower and a brief description of the carillon (49 bells by vanBergen, 1971).
• Wynne Chapel, Austin College, Sherman, TX - 24 bells by vanBergen (1967).
• St.John's Cathedral, Spokane, WA - 49 bells by Taylor (1968).
• Stanford University, CA - 35 bells by Michiels (1941)
• Netherlands Carillon, Victoria, BC - 61 bells by P&F (1967, 1971) - tower photos.
• Wilmington College, OH - 35 bells by P&F (1960). The campus map shows the location and shape of the tower; click on it to find a small text page about the carillon.

Web sites that include pictures of towers with traditional carillons:

These links yield single pages where the text doesn't even mention the carillon which we know is in the pictured tower.

• McMurry University, Abilene, TX - 35 bells by P&F (1952) are in the bell tower which appears in a drawing on McMurry's home page; the tower is attached to Radford Auditorium, and both can readily be seen on McMurry's campus map.
• Metz Carillon, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - 61 bells by Eijsbouts (1971).
• St.Paul's School, Concord, NH - 23 bells by Gillett & Johnston (1933) are in the tower of the chapel pictured at the top of the school's home page.
• Principia College, Elsah, IL - A light 39-bell carillon (1998/99) is in the tower of the college chapel, shown in an intermittent photograph on the college's home page.
• Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL - Take the virtual tour of the campus to see two pictures of the chapel tower, which houses a 35-bell carillon by P&F (1954).
• Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester, MA - 31 bells by Taylor (1922-24) are in the west tower (on the left in these photos).
• Scottish Rite Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN - 54 bells by Taylor (1929) and Paccard (1965) - A fine photo of the Scottish Rite Cathedral is at the bottom of a page of large pictures of Indianapolis buildings; it's worth waiting for the page to download.
• Belmont University, Nashville, TN - a previous version of this home page used to have photos of the tower which holds 23 bells by P&F (1986). The redesigned Website has an aerial photograph which is so fuzzy that you can't pick out the tower. An old Web page about the carillon itself is available here in text form, but the photo which should accompany it seems to have gotten lost. Fortunately, there is still a tower photo available for another old page, though the link from that page to more information is broken.
• Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA - 35 bells by Meneely (Watervliet) and P&F (1935-78). A tiny photo of the bell tower is on most pages here.
• Smith College, Northampton, MA - There is a water-color painting of College Hall, but the accompanying text does not mention the 4-octave Paccard carillon (1957-77) in its tower.
• University of California at Riverside - The UCR home page includes a photo of the tower, which contains 48 bells by Paccard (1966). The tower is in the background of another photo on the Student Information server.
  Also photographs by Ansel Adams: The Tower and inside the UCR Carillon
• Jessie Ball DuPont Chapel, Hollins College, Roanoke, VA - 47 bells by Paccard (1959).
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - The Plummer Building, in the photo at top right of this Factsheet, houses a 50-bell carillon (G&J and P&F, 1928-77) in its tower. A large photo of the top of the tower was taken from a nearby building.
• Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA - 32 bells by Gillett & Johnston and Taylor (1931-90) are in Galen Stone Tower, Green Hall.
• Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX - The tiny photo of a bell tower on the front page of the student newspaper presumably shows the home of 35 bells by Petit & Fritsen (1952).

Elsewhere on the Web, others maintain lists of links, too.

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