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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Traditional carillons, non-traditional carillons, and pseudo-carillons â€" each per continent and country in an (often incomplete) alphabetical list by location.

Traditional carillons



source : americancarillonmusiceditions.com

(Carillons as defined by the World Carillon Federation and by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, played from a baton keyboard)

Africa

South Africa

  • Cape Town: Carillon in the City Hall Clock Tower by Taylor, Loughborough, England ca. 1905, 40 bells.

Asia

Israel

  • Jerusalem: Carillon in the Jesus Tower at the YMCA. 1930/1933, 35 bells by Gillett & Johnston.

Japan

  • Itami, Hyōgo: 'The Bells of Flanders', 43 bells.
  • Sasebo, Nagasaki: Carillon Symphonica in the 'Huis ten Bosch', 37 bells.
  • Shigaraki, Shiga: 'The Joy of Angels' at Misono, the international headquarters and spiritual centre of the Shinji Shumeikai organisation, 50 bells.

Philippines

  • Malolos, Bulacan, Luzon: In front of the Malolos Cathedral, a carillon tower of 23 bells was constructed in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of Malolos in 2012.
  • Parañaque, Metro Manila, Luzon: In front of the Baclaran Church or National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The Carillon belfry was built as part of the Shrine's redevelopment plan and on September 8 of the same year, Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle blessed the newly-built belfry. This is the first time the Shrine has had a bell tower in 60 years.
  • Quezon City (Diliman), Luzon: 'The Bells of Diliman' in the Andrés Bonifacio Centennial Carillon Tower at the University of the Philippines Diliman. 1952, 36 bells by Petit & Fritsen. (Originally 46 bells by Van Bergen, until 2007.)

South Korea

  • Daejeon: Carillon at KAIST
  • Daejeon: Carillon at Hyechon College, 77 bells by Petit & Fritsen linked to the keyboard. The Hyechon Tower's nearly 11.0-ton 78th bell only strikes the hour.

Europe

Belgium

Assumed to be a complete list. Format: municipality (village), region: building, carillon name and/or unusual features, # bells â€" total bell weight in tonnes (lightest / heaviest in kg) â€" foundry year-oldest/year-youngest, foundry2 year-oldest/year-youngest â€" external link to the carillon

Brussels
  • Brussels City, Brussels Capital Region: Palace of the Nations, 37 bells â€" 1.4 t
  • Brussels City, Brussels Capital Region: St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral, 49 bells â€" 15.8 t
Flanders
  • Aalst, Flanders: Belfry, 52 bells â€" 3.8 t
  • Antwerp, Flanders: Cathedral of Our Lady, 49 bells â€" 27.6 t
  • Antwerp (Kiel), Flanders: St. Catherine Church, 47 bells â€" 1.8 t
  • Antwerp (Borgerhout), Flanders: District Hall Tower, 47 bells â€" 5.5 t
  • Brakel (Nederbrakel), Flanders: St. Peter in Chains Church, 49 bells â€" 9.6 t
  • Bruges, Flanders: Belfry, 47 bells â€" 27.5 t
  • Damme, Flanders: City Hall, 39 bells â€" 1.2 t
  • Deinze, Flanders: Church of Our Lady, 48 bells â€" 3.9 t
  • Dendermonde, Flanders: Belfry, 49 bells â€" 6.8 t
  • Diest, Flanders: Saints Sulpitius and Dionysius Church, 47 bells â€" 3.2 t
  • Diksmuide, Flanders: Belfry, 30 bells â€" 1.1 t
  • Eeklo, Flanders: Belfry, 30 bells
  • Genk, Flanders: St Martins Tower, 52 bells â€" 11.6 t
  • Geraardsbergen, Flanders: St. Bartholomew Church, 49 bells â€" 7.9 t
  • Ghent, Flanders: Belfry, 54 bells â€" 30.1 t
  • Grimbergen, Flanders: St. Gervace Basilica, 49 bells â€" 7.0 t
  • Haaltert, Flanders: St. Gorik Tower, 44 bells â€" 5.2 t
  • Halle, Flanders: Basilica of Our Lady, 54 bells â€" 12.9 t
  • Harelbeke, Flanders: St. Salvator Tower, 50 bells â€" 7.2 t
  • Hasselt, Flanders: St. Quentin Cathedral, 54 bells â€" 11.0 t
  • Herentals, Flanders: Belfry, 49 bells â€" 3.7 t
  • Herzele, Flanders: 'Schepenhuis' (verbatim: Aldermen House), 28 bells â€" 1.7 t
  • Hoogstraten, Flanders: St. Catherine Church, 50 bells â€" 11.8 t
  • Ypres, Flanders: Belfry, 49 bells â€" 11.9 t
  • Izegem, Flanders: St. Hilonius Church, 47 bells â€" 10.1 t
  • Kortrijk, Flanders: Belfry, 48 bells â€" 1.7 t
  • Kortrijk, Flanders: St. Martins Church, 49 bells â€" 18.5 t
  • Lede, Flanders: St. Martins Church, 24 bells â€" 0.8 t
  • Leuven, Flanders: St. Gertrudis Church, 49 bells â€" 15.1 t
  • Leuven, Flanders: St. Peter's Church, 49 bells â€" 17.5 t
  • Leuven, Flanders: University, Central Library, American Engineers' Memorial Carillon, 63 bells â€" 35.3 t
  • Lier, Flanders: St. Gummarus Church, 47 bells â€" 20.0 t
  • Lokeren, Flanders: St. Laurens Tower, Keyboard 2000 console, 49 bells â€" 16.8 t
  • Lommel, Flanders: St. Peter in Chains Church, 63 bells â€" 15.5 t â€" Eijsbouts 2000 (incl. tuning of 2 bells cast by Michiels)
  • Mechelen, Flanders: Court of Busleyden, carillon for the international Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn", 49 bells â€" 2.5 t
  • Mechelen, Flanders: Church of Our Lady across the Dijle, 50 bells â€" 9.1 t
  • Mechelen, Flanders: St. Rumbold's Cathedral, the tower contains two functional carillons, each having 49 bells â€" the old 36.0 and the new 40.0 t
  • Meise, Flanders: St. Martins Church, 56 bells â€" 5.3 t
  • Menen, Flanders: Belfry, 49 bells â€" 4.8 t
  • Mol, Flanders: Saints Peter and Paul Church, 49 bells â€" 16.5 t
  • Mol (Postel), Flanders: Norbertine Abbey, 49 bells â€" 2.5 t
  • Nieuwpoort, Flanders: Church of Our Lady, 67 bells â€" 9.0 t
  • Ninove, Flanders: City Hall, 30 bells
  • Ostend, Flanders: Festivities and Culture Palace, 49 bells â€" 12.4 t
  • Oudenaarde, Flanders: St. Walburga Church, 49 bells â€" 15.3 t
  • Peer, Flanders: St. Trudo Church, 64 bells â€" 17.2 t
  • Poperinge, Flanders: St. Bertinus Church, 47 bells â€" 4.4 t
  • Roeselare, Flanders: St. Michaels Church, 49 bells â€" 5.2 t
  • Ronse, Flanders: St. Hermes Collegial Church, 49 bells â€" 12.5 t
  • Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Scherpenheuvel), Flanders: Basilica of Our Lady, 49 bells â€" 13.2 t
  • Sint-Niklaas, Flanders: City Hall, 49 bells â€" 5.2 t
  • Sint-Truiden, Flanders: Belfry, 50 (other source 41) bells â€" 5.6 t
  • Sint-Truiden (Kortenbos), Flanders: Basilica of Our Lady's Ascension, 27 bells â€" 0.7 t
  • Steenokkerzeel, Flanders: St. Rumolds Tower, 49 bells â€" 7.2 t
  • Temse, Flanders: Municipal Hall, 38 bells by Paccard (1976) and Rudolf Perner (2009)
  • Tielt, Flanders: Belfry, 35 bells â€" 0.8 t
  • Tienen, Flanders: St. Germains Church, city carillon, 54 bells â€" 7.0 t
  • Tongeren, Flanders: Basilica of Our Lady, 49 (other source 42) bells â€" 8.0 t
  • Turnhout, Flanders: St. Peters Church, 52 bells â€" 10.0 t
  • Veurne, Flanders: St. Nicolas Church, 48 bells â€" 9.3 t
  • Wingene, Flanders: St. Amands Tower, 37 bells â€" 4.5 t
  • Zottegem, Flanders: Church of Our Lady's Ascension, 49 bells â€" 6.8 t
  • Zoutleeuw, Flanders: St. Leonards Collegial Church, 39 bells â€" 1.2 t
  • Zwijndrecht (Burcht), Flanders: St. Martins Church 'Openluchtbeiaard' (Carillon in open air), 37 bells â€" 1.8 t
Wallonia
  • Antoing, Wallonia: Church, 25 bells â€" Barbieux, S. Van Aerschodt
  • Ath, Wallonia: St. Julian's Church, 49 bells â€" 11.1 t (bourdon 4,070 kg) â€" Michiels 1953/1954, Petit & Fritsen 1981/2000
  • Beauraing, Wallonia: Beauraing's Castle (Castel Sainte-Marie), 29 bells â€" Michiels
  • Binche, Wallonia: Belfry, 25 bells
  • Braine-le-Comte, Wallonia: St. Géry Church, 47 bells
  • Charleroi, Wallonia: Belfry, 47 bells
  • Enghien, Wallonia: St. Nicolas Church, 51 bells
  • Florenville, Wallonia: Church of the Ascension, 49 bells
  • Gembloux, Wallonia: Belfry, 47 bells
  • Huy, Wallonia: Church of Our Lady (Notre-Dame), 49 bells
  • La Louvière, Wallonia: St. Joseph Church, 47 bells
  • Liège, Wallonia: St. Bartholomew Church, 40 bells
  • Liège, Wallonia: Church of St John the Evangelist, 34 bells
  • Liège, Wallonia: St. Pauls Cathedral, 49 bells
  • Malmedy, Wallonia: Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, 40 bells
  • Mons, Wallonia: Belfry, 49 bells
  • Namur, Wallonia: St. Aubain Cathedral, 47 bells
  • Nivelles, Wallonia: St. Gertrude Collegial Church, 47 bells
  • Soignies, Wallonia: St. Vincent Collegial Church, 47 bells
  • Thuin, Wallonia: Belfry, 31 bells
  • Tournai, Wallonia: Belfry, 43 bells
  • Verviers, Wallonia: 'Notre Dame des Récollets' Church, 40 bells
  • Wavre, Wallonia: Church of St. John the Baptist, 50 bells

France

  • Albi, Tarn: Carillon of Notre-Dame de la Drêche's church, 31 bells
  • Annecy, Haute-Savoie: Couvent de la Visitation, 37 bells, Paccard.
  • Blois, Loir-et-Cher: carillon of Notre-Dame-de-la-Trinité's Basilica, 48 bells, Paccard.
  • Carcassonne, Carillon de la basilique Saint-Nazaire, 38 bells
  • Carcassonne, Carillon de l'église Saint-Vincent, 54 bells
  • Castelnaudary, Aude: St Michel's Collegiate church, 35 bells, Paccard
  • Castres, Tarn: Carillon of Notre-Dame de la Platé's church, 34 bells, Paccard
  • Chambéry, Savoie: Château des Ducs de Savoie, 70 bells, Paccard.
  • Cholet, Maine-et-Loire: Carillon of Sacré-Coeur's church, 49 bells, Paccard and Eijsbouts
  • Dijon, Côte-d'or: Carillon St Bénigne, 63 bells, Paccard
  • Douai: 62 bells (bourdon 5,500 kg), Wauthy 1924 and Paccard 1954/1974.
  • Grezieu la Varenne : St-Roch Church 30 bells
  • Lyon: 65 bells, Bell Tower of the City Hall.
  • Lisieux, Calvados: Carillon of Ste Therese' basilica , 51 bells, Paccard.
  • Magalas, Hérault: Carillon of the Vins et Campanes's Museum, 40 bells, Michiels.
  • Montpellier, Hérault: Carillon of St François's church, 26 bells, Paccard.
  • Miribel: Mas Rillier Belfry, 50 bells
  • Narbonne, Aude: Carillon of St Just's Cathedral, 36 bells, Paccard.
  • Pamiers: St. Anthony Cathedral, played by students of the local music school, 49 bells.
  • Perpignan: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 46 bells
  • Rouen: Notre-Dame Cathedral, 64 bells, including 4 bourdons : "Jeanne d'Arc" (10t), "Romain" (5.4t), "Cécile" (3.5t), "Guillaume" (1.3t) - Total weight of bells : 36t (Heaviest in France)
  • Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne: carillon of the St Pierre et St Gaudens's collegiate church, 36 bells, Paccard and Pourcel.
  • Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes: Carillon of Basilique Notre-Dame de Buglose, 60 bells, Paccard, played with the last "Machine à carillonner" in the world.
  • Taninges, Haute-Savoie: The parish church's 1939 15-bell chime became in 1998 a 26-bell carillon. 40 bells since 2000, Paccard and Eijsbouts.
  • Tourcoing: Cathedral, ~60 bells, plus a carillon museum located in the tower.
  • Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron: Carillon of Notre-Dame's Collegiate church, 48 bells.

Germany

Very incomplete list; there are about 45 carillons in Germany. Format: municipality (village), federal state: building, carillon name and/or unusual features, # bells â€" total bell weight in tonnes (lightest / heaviest in kg) â€" foundry year-oldest/year-youngest, foundry2 year-oldest/year-youngest â€" external link to the carillon

  • Berlin, Berlin, separate tower next to "Haus der Kulturen der Welt" in the northeast part of Tiergarten park, Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten, 68 bells, 48 t, largest 7.8 tonnes, Eijsbouts, all ~1987
  • Bonn-Beuel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Church St. Joseph, 62 bells, 11 t, 1960
  • Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia: Tower of Cologne City Hall, 48 bells - 14.0 t, 1958
  • Dresden, Saxony: Porcelain carillon in the Zwinger Palace, 40 bells
  • Erfurt, Thuringia: Bartolomäus tower, 60 bells, 5 octaves, 13 tonnes, largest 2,393 kg, smallest 10 kg â€" 1979
  • Geisa, Thuringia: Saints Philip and Jacob Church, 49 bells â€" 2 tonnes, largest 358 kg, smallest 4.6 kg â€" Eijsbouts 2003
  • Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt: 'Roter Turm' (Red Tower), the only campanile in Germany, 76 bells (the world's 2nd largest in number of bells) â€" 55.0 t (11 / 8,056 kg), the tower's 5 hour bells not included â€" 1993 â€" (in German)WP
  • Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein: Kieler Kloster, 50 bells - 4 tons, 1999
  • Meissen, Saxony: Porcelain carillon in the tower of the Church of our Lady, 35 bells
  • Munich (München), Bavaria: Mariahilfkirche, 65 bells â€" 22.0 t Eijsbouts 2012
  • Schwarzenberg, Saxony: Porcelain carillon, 37 bells

Ireland

  • Cobh: St Colman's Cathedral, 49 bells â€" 26 t.

Italy

  • Rome: St. Paul's Within the Walls, 23 bells.

Lithuania

  • Kaunas: Vytautas the Great War Museum. 49 bells.
  • KlaipÄ—da: Tower of Central Post Office. 48 bells.
  • Vilnius: St. Jokubas Church. 61 bells.

Netherlands

East Netherlands
  • Almere-Haven: 47 bells by Eijsbouts
  • Almere-stad: 47 bells by Eijsbouts
  • Amersfoort: Belgian Monument housing carillon frequently used for practice by students of the Netherlands Carillon School. 48 bells.
  • Amersfoort: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Toren. Two functional carillons, the older with 35 bells, the newer with 58. Old carillon: Hemony (1659â€"1664), plus 3 bells by Melchior de Haze and Pieter Hemony (1674), by Jan Albert de Grave (1725), and by Eijsbouts (1953). New carillon: Eijsbouts 1997.
  • Barneveld : Jan van Schaffelaar Toren. 51 bells
  • Emmeloord: Poldertoren. 48 bells.
  • Enschede: Carillon at the University of Twente.
  • Garderen: Oude Kerkstoren. 44 bells. Carillon designed and built by Het Molenpad Expertise. Bells tuned to 'Bach temperament'.
  • Kampen: Nieuwe Toren (new tower) - 48 bells by François Hemony (2011)
  • Nijmegen: St. Stevenschurch. 47 bells by A.J vd Gheyn and Eijsbouts
North Netherlands
  • Groningen: Academy Building, University of Groningen
South Netherlands
  • Bergen op Zoom: Stadstoren de Peperbus. 48 bells by Eijsbouts
  • Brunssum: gemeentehuis. 38 bells.
  • Brunssum: Bakkerij vanEeghem. 23
  • Cuijk
  • Heerlen: Sint Pancratiustoren. 49 bells
  • Hilvarenbeek: Sint Petrustoren. 50 bells by Van Bergen (1949) and Rudolf Perner (2010).
  • Maastricht: Sint Servaastoren. 59 bells
  • Maastricht: Stadhuistoren. 43 bells. by François and Pierre Hemony 1663/1664
  • Roermond: Roermond City Hall. 49 bells, 4 octaves to be played automatic or manual.
  • Roosendaal
  • Venlo: Sint Martinustoren. 54 bells.
  • Venray: Sint Petrus' Banden-toren. 50bells.
  • Weert: Sint Martinustoren. 49 bells
West Netherlands
  • Alkmaar: Waag, 47 bells by Melchior de Haze and Eijsbouts
  • Alkmaar: Grote or St. Laurenskerk, 37 bells by Melchior de Haze and Eijsbouts
  • Amsterdam: Carillons in the Westertoren, Munttoren, cupola of the Royal Palace, Zuidertoren, and Oude Kerkstoren.
  • Dordrecht: Grote-Kerkstoren. 67 bells, 52 t: heaviest carillon in Europe and eighth heaviest in the world.
  • Enkhuizen: The Zuider- St Pancrastoren. 52 bells. François and Pierre Hemony
  • Enkhuizen: The Drommedaris. 39 bells. Pieter Hemony
  • Gouda: Sint Janstoren. 50 bells
  • Hoorn: Grote Kerk. 52 bells by van Bergen and Eijsbouts
  • Moordrecht: Dorpstoren. 43 bells by Eijsbouts (1960) and Rudolf Perner (2011).
  • Schoonhoven: Stadhuis. 50 bells, largest set of bells by Andreas Joseph van den Gheyn (1767 - 1777)
  • Utrecht: Dom Tower. 50 bells.
  • Zierikzee: City Hall. 38 bells by Taylor/Eijsbouts
  • Zierikzee: Zuidhavenpoort. 12 bells 1550-1554 by Peter I van den Ghein,

Norway

  • Bergen: Johanneskirken. 48 bells.
  • Bodø: Bodø Domkirke. 49 bells.
  • Bærum: Bærum City Hall. 39 bells
  • Drammen: Bragernes church. 35 bells.
  • Haugesund: VÃ¥r Frelsers kirke. 38 bells
  • Oslo: Oslo City Hall. 49 bells. The four largest bells cast by Olsen-Nauer Klokkestøperi in Tønsberg. The remaining by Causard, Belgium. To be played automatic or manual.
  • Oslo: Oslo Cathedral. 48 bells - Olsen Nauer Klokkestøperi 2003. Automatic and manual
  • Uranienborg church. 37 bells
  • Stavanger: Stavanger Cathedral. 49 bells.
  • Trondheim: Nidaros Cathedral. 37 bells.

In addition Sandefjord has 25 bells, Molde has 26 bells and Hamar has 24 bells (2004, presented at the 150th anniversary of the city)

Poland

  • CzÄ™stochowa: Jasna Góra Monastery - 36 bells.
  • GdaÅ„sk: St Catherine's Church- 50 bells.
  • GdaÅ„sk: Main Town Hall - 37 bells.
  • GdaÅ„sk: mobile carillon - 48 bells.
  • LicheÅ„ Stary: Basilica of Our Lady of LicheÅ„ - 25 bells.

Portugal

  • Alverca: Church. 72 bells. The newest, and second biggest in Europe and the third worldwide. Bells were cast by the Dutch foundry Eijsbouts and valued at 500.000 euros in 2005.
  • Leiria: Tower of cathedral. 23 bells.
  • Mafra: In royal palace. 2 carillons totaling 114 bells.
  • Porto: Tower of Clerigos. 49 bells.

Russia

  • Petergof: Kavalersky Dom tower
  • Saint Petersburg: Peter and Paul Cathedral. Donated by the state of Flanders

Serbia

  • Belgrade: Temple of Saint Sava

Spain

  • Barcelona: Palau de la Generalitat

Sweden

  • Östersund: Östersund City Hall (1986)

Switzerland

  • Carouge: Église Sainte-Croix, 36 bells by Rüestchi (2001), Kervand (1839), Pitton (1787), Aubry (XVIIe).
  • Geneva: Cathédrale, 37 bells by Fribor (1460) Paccard-Rüestchi (1931), Rüestchi (1986 & 1991) and Paccard (2011).
  • Lens: Église, 24 bells by Rüestchi (1958 - 1967 - 1995)
  • Pully: Église de Rosiaz, Carillon de Chantemerle, 48 bells by Eijsbouts (1953), Rudolf Perner (2011) and Laudy (2014).
  • Saint-Maurice: Abbaye, 49 cloches by Paccard (2010), Rüestchi (1947) and Eisjbouts (2004).

Ukraine

  • Kiev: St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, 51 bells.

United Kingdom

There are 19 carillons in the United Kingdom.

  • Aberdeen: Kirk of St Nicholas. 48 bells by Gillett & Johnston
  • Armagh: St. Patrick's Cathedral. 39 bells by Taylor
  • Bournville, Birmingham: The Bournville Carillon. 48 bells by Taylor and Gillett & Johnston for his model village.
  • Dumbarton: St. Patrick's church. 23 bells by Gillett & Johnston.
  • Guildhall, Kingston upon Hull
  • Kilmarnock: Bell tower of St Marnock's Church. 30 bells by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
  • London, Old Bond Street: Atkinson's Carillon. 23 bells by Gillett & Johnston.
  • Loughborough: The Loughborough Carillon. 47 bells by Taylor.
  • Manchester: Clock tower of Town Hall. 23 bells by Taylor.
  • Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle Civic Centre - The Edith Adamson Memorial Carillon. 25 bells by Taylor.
  • Parkgate, Cheshire: Mostyn House School. 37 bells by Taylor. Donated to Charterhouse School in 2014.
  • Perth: St. John's Kirk. 35 bells by Gillett & Johnston and Peter Waghevens of Mechelen.
  • St Andrews: Holy Trinity Parish Church. 27 bells by Taylor
  • St. Helens: St. Mary's, Lowe House. 47 bells by Taylor
  • Saltley: Our Lady of the Rosary and St Therese of Lisieux RC Church. 23 bells by Gillett & Johnston
  • Spalding: South Holland Centre. 23 bells
  • Little Walsingham: The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. 12 bells by Gillett & Johnston 1936. Enlarged to current number 1993 by Taylor
  • Wisbech: The Wisbech Institute. 23 bells
  • York: York Minster. 35 bells by Taylor.

North America

Canada

  • Guelph, Ontario: St. George's Church, 1926. 36 bells.
  • Hamilton, Ontario: Cathedral of Christ the King, 1933. 23 bells.
  • Montreal, Quebec: Carillon of St. Joseph's Oratory, 1956. 56 bells.
  • Niagara Falls, Ontario: Rainbow Tower, 1947. 55 bells, inactive.
  • Ottawa, Ontario: Peace Tower carillon, at the Parliament of Canada, 1927. 53 bells by Gillett & Johnston.
  • Ottawa, Ontario: St-Jean-Baptiste Church, 1940. 47 bells, inactive.
  • Simcoe, Ontario: Norfolk War Memorial, 1925. 23 bells.
  • Toronto, Ontario: Soldiers' Tower at Hart House, University of Toronto, 1927. 51 bells, starting with 23, expanded to 42 in 1952, enlarged to 51 in 1975. Bourdon of 3.6 t, total weight 17.7 t.
  • Toronto, Ontario: Exhibition Place Carillon, 1974. 50 bells, rarely played.
  • Toronto, Ontario: Massey/Drury Memorial Carillon at Metropolitan United Church. 54 bells.
  • Victoria, British Columbia: Netherlands Centennial Carillon, 1967. 62 bells, increased from 49 bells in 1971.

Dominican Republic

  • Higüey, Altagracia: La Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia; 45 bronze bells cast by Paccard Foundrie De Cloche, Annecy, France, in 1977. This carillon was restored and fitted with a computer controller in the 1990s by Msr. Pierre Paccard and Mr. L. Eckert.ast in

Mexico

  • Mexico City, D.F.: The Banobras Carillon. 47 bells, in the world's tallest carillon tower (125m), which is part of the old headquarters of the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Publicos in the Tlatelolco neighbourhood.

United States

Eastern United States
  • Albany, New York: The Albany City Hall Carillon. More than 60 bells. Erected in 1927. It is one of two municipally owned carillon in the United States.
  • Alfred, New York: The Davis Memorial Carillon. 47 bells. Erected in 1937.
  • Amherst, Massachusetts: The Henry Vincent Couper Memorial Carillon at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has 42 bells and spans 3 1⁄2 octaves. Bells cast by the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry of Asten in the Netherlands.
  • Arlington, Virginia: The Netherlands Carillon. 50 bells, gift from the people of the Netherlands, with bells cast by all three major Dutch foundries.
  • Athens, West Virginia: The Marsh Memorial Carillon, 1997 at Concord University. 48 bells by Paccard, a gift from former Concord President Dr Joseph Marsh.
  • Atlanta, Georgia: The Lale Özgörkey Bell Tower at Oglethorpe University. The 42-bell carillon is the only cast bronze carillon in Georgia. The four original bells were gifted by Mrs. Fredrick Lesh, sister of Thornwell Jacobs in 1919, 6 added 1929, 25 added 1979, 7 added 1980.
  • Belmont, North Carolina: The William James Pharr Carillon in the First Presbyterian Church is a traditional carillon of 48 bells. The carillon was installed in 1984 and the bells were cast by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry. The smallest bell weighs 31 pounds, and the largest bell weighs 4,850 pounds. The carillon was a gift from Mrs. William James Pharr and is dedicated to the memory of her husband.
  • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church tower, 49 bells. Installed May 2006.
  • Buffalo, New York: The Niederlander Carillon at Calvary Episcopal Church, 44 bells. Installed 1959.
  • Charlottesville, Virginia: Christ Episcopal Church, traditional carillon of 23 bells, installed in 1947 with bells made by Gillett & Johnston.
  • Clearwater, Florida: The Betty Jane Dimmit Memorial Carillon in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 1982. 49 bells by Eijsbouts.
  • Clemson, South Carolina: The Clemson University Memorial Carillon. 48 handcrafted bells, located in the tower of Tillman Hall at Clemson University.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Alexander McGaffin Carillon. 47 bells by Eisbouts, June, 1968.
  • Cohasset, Massachusetts: Erected in 1924 with 23 bells, known as The Bancroft Memorial Carillon. Located in a gothic stone tower in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Expanded in 1925, 1928 and then renovated and enlarged to 57 bells between 1989-1990 by the John Taylor Bell Foundry. Lowest bell, note G, weighs 11,280 pounds while the smallest bell, note E, weighs 29 pounds.
  • Concord, New Hampshire: St. Paul's School. Houghton Memorial Carillon. 23 bells, by Gillett & Johnston.
  • Dalton, Georgia: Dalton State College. The James A. Burran Bell Tower, completed in 2008, is a 75-foot structure that stands on the west side of the quadrangle, directly behind the Westcott Administration building. It has 25 bells cast by the French-based Paccard Foundry.
  • Danbury, Connecticut: The Bulkley Memorial Carillon, 1928. 25 bells, Meneely Bell Foundry, 15 bells 1928, 8 added 1928, 2 added 1936, at Saint James' Episcopal Church. Oldest carillon in Connecticut, and the first carillon made in America.
  • Durham, North Carolina: The Duke Chapel carillon at Duke University. 50 bells by Taylor, 1931-32.
  • Erie, Pennsylvania: Floyd and Juanita Smith Carillon at Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College, 2002. 48 bells, by Meeks, Watson, and Co., ranging from 15.25 pounds to 1,344 pounds.
  • Frederick, Maryland: The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon in Baker Park. 49 bells, by Meneely Bell Foundry, Eijsbouts and Petit & Fritsen.
  • Gainesville, Florida: Century Tower at the University of Florida, 1979. 61 bells, including twelve bells added in 2003.
  • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Gettysburg College has a carillon adjacent to its Quarry Lake.
  • Gloucester, Massachusetts: Our Lady of Good Voyage Church.
  • Greenwood, South Carolina: The Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church Carillon. 37 bells in a 3-octave scale. Bells cast by the vanBergen Bellfoundries, Heiligerlee, Netherlands. Restored in the 1990s over a one-year period by L. Eckert, a then employee of the foundry's US Office based in Charleston, SC.
  • Hartford, Connecticut: The Plumb Memorial Carillon at the chapel of Trinity College, 1932. 49 bells, expanded from 30 bells in 1974.
  • Ithaca, New York: The Cornell Chimes, built with 9 bells in 1867, gradually expanded to the current 21 bells.
  • Kennett Square, Pennsylvania: Longwood Gardens, Chimes Tower, 62 bells. The original was by J.C. Deagan Company of Chicago, but the current 62-bell instrument is by Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry. Built by Pierre S. du Pont.
  • Kingston, Pennsylvania: Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, founded 1844. "The Bell Tower" was saved from part of Nelson hall, which was mostly destroyed in the Agnes Flood of 1972.
  • Lake Wales, Florida: The "Singing Tower" at Historic Bok Sanctuary, completed 1928. 60 bells, by Taylor, ranging from 16 pounds to 11.5 tons; total bell metal weight 62 tons. Built as the centerpiece to the gardens, which were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and funded by editor and philanthropist Edward W. Bok.
  • Lock Haven, Pennsylvania: The Fredericks Family Carillon at Lock Haven University. 47 bells by van Bergen Bells, 2000
  • Luray, Virginia: The Luray Singing Tower. 47 bells by Taylor, 1937
  • Medford, Massachusetts: Goddard Chapel Carillon, Tufts University Chaplaincy.
  • Mercersburg, Pennsylvania: Mercersburg Academy, 1926. 50 bells.
  • Middlebury, Vermont: The Mead Chapel Carillon at Middlebury College, 1986. 48 bells, cast in France.
  • Middletown, Connecticut: in the South College Building at Wesleyan University, 24 bells, mostly from the Netherlands, with the only rosewood console in the world, played by Wesleyan's Bell and Scroll Society.
  • Montclair, New Jersey: College Hall on the campus of Montclair State University.
  • Morristown, New Jersey: tower of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, with 49 bells made in England and installed in the 1920s.
  • New Britain, Connecticut: The Philip B. Stanley Carillon in Robert S. Buol Tower at First Church of Christ, Congregational
  • New Canaan, Connecticut: The Dana-Barton Carillon at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
  • New Haven, Connecticut: The Yale Memorial Carillon in Harkness Tower at Yale University, 1922. 54 bells, by Taylor (originally a chime of 10 bells; additional 44 bells installed 1966).
  • New Milford, Connecticut: Jose M. Ferrer Memorial Carillon in the Chapel of Our Lady at Canterbury School
  • New York City, New York: Riverside Church, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon (Not to be confounded with the one in Chicago), 1925 on Park Avenue till 1929. 74 bells, of 53 (1925) and 19 (1931) by Gillett & Johnston 16 remain, 74 bells since 1956 (by Van Bergen but none remain), 58 were recast or replaced in 2003 by Whitechapel. The world's heaviest carillon with the world's largest bourdon alone weighing 40,000 lb (18.1 t).
  • Northampton, Massachusetts: Dorothea Carlile Memorial Carillon, College Hall at Smith College, 47 bells ranging in weight from 24 to 2,800 pounds.
  • Northfield, Massachusetts: McRoberts Memorial Carillon, Russell Sage Chapel at Northfield Campus, Northfield Mount Hermon School This 55-bell carillon has now been relocated to the Rhodes Arts Center on the Mount Hermon campus in Mount Hermon, MA.
  • Northfield, Vermont: Adams Bell Tower at Norwich University, 47 bells (bourdon 1,200 lb [544 kg]).
  • Norwood, Massachusetts: The Walter F. Tilton Carillon, in the Norwood Memorial Municipal Building. 56 bells, by Gillett & Johnston, ranging in size from 6½" to 71" (16.5 to 180 cm). One of two municipally owned carillons in the United States.
  • Owings Mills, Maryland: Tagart Memorial Chapel on the campus of McDonogh School. 48 bells, by Petit & Fritsen, ranging from 24 pounds and a diameter of 7½ inches through more than 1.6 tons and 53 inches (1.3 m).
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Miraculous Medal Shrine Carillon, 1901. Built with 26 bells, after renovation in 1952, 47 bells. By Paccard Foundry.
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bell tower of the Allegheny County Courthouse.
  • Princeton, New Jersey: The Class of 1892 Bells, in Cleveland Tower at the Graduate College of Princeton University, 1927. 67 bells.
  • Richmond, Virginia: World War I Memorial Carillon tower, 1932. Built with 66 bells (53 notes). After a 1970s renovation, 53 bells.
  • Roanoke, Virginia: Jessie Ball duPont Chapel, Hollins University, 1959. 47 bells, by Paccard.
  • Rochester, New York: The Hopeman Memorial Carillon in Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, 1973. 50 bells by Eijstbouts.
  • Rumson, New Jersey: St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church 1934, 2001: 26 bells by Taylor.
  • Sharon, Pennsylvania: St. John's Episcopal Church, 28 bells Eijstbouts foundry Netherlands. Gift of the Mellon family.
  • Simsbury, Connecticut: The Foreman Memorial Carillon in Simsbury United Methodist Church, 1986. 55 bells, by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Stamford, Connecticut: The Walter N. Maguire Memorial Carillon in Maguire Memorial Tower at First Presbyterian Church
  • Stone Mountain, Georgia: The Stone Mountain Carillon, in Stone Mountain Park. 732 bells. Originally built for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
  • Storrs, Connecticut: The Austin Cornelius Dunham Memorial Carillon at Storrs Congregational Church
  • Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: National Patriots Bell Tower at the Washington Memorial Chapel, 1953. 58 bells, ~57,300 lb [26 t] (13.5 / approx. 8,800 lb [6 / 4,000 kg]), lower 28 by Meneely Bell Foundry and upper 30 by Paccard.
  • Wallingford, Connecticut; Seymour St. John Chapel, at Choate Rosemary Hall 10 bell Carillon. Erected 1923, restored in 2005.
  • Washington, D.C.: Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon near the Capitol building, 27 bells by Paccard.
  • Washington, D.C.: Campanile of the Knights of Columbus Tower at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, completed 1963. 56 bells by Paccard, gift of the Knights of Columbus to the American Roman Catholic bishops.
  • Washington, D.C.: Pelzman Memorial Glockenspiel at the National Zoo, tower includes four moving figures of zoo animals. Traditional carillon of 35 bells by Petit & Fritsen, 1976. Has been relocated on the park grounds, and is presently inoperable.
  • Washington, D.C.: Kibbey Carillon at the National Cathedral installed in 1963, is the 3rd heaviest in the world. 53 bells by Taylor.
  • Wellesley, Massachusetts: Wellesley College Carillon at Wellesley College installed in 1931, renovated in 1984, last enlarged in 1990. 32 bells by Taylor.
  • West Hartford, Connecticut: The Gordon Stearns Memorial Carillon at First Church of Christ, Congregational.
  • White Springs, Florida: The Stephen Foster Memorial Carillon at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park includes 97 tubular bells from J.C. Deagan Company in 1957. It features the songs of Stephen Foster. World's largest in terms to number of bells.
  • Wilmington, Delaware: The carillon on the grounds of the Nemours Mansion and Gardens comprises 31 bells at 25 tons in a 210-foot tower by the architects Massena and DuPont.
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris Carillon in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University, 1978 and 1981. The last carillon cast by Alfred Paccard.
Central United States
  • Allendale, Michigan: The Cook Carillon at Grand Valley State University, 1994. 48 bells by Eijsbouts.
  • Ames, Iowa: Stanton Memorial Carillon in the Campanile at Iowa State University, 1899. 50 bells by Taylor, originally built with 10 bells in 1899, with 26 more added in 1920, another 13 in 1954, and one final bell in 1967. Renovated in 1994.
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Charles Baird Carillon in the Burton Memorial Tower at the University of Michigan. 55 bells, ~94,800 lb [43 t]: claims to be tied for the 4th heaviest carillon in the world.
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Lurie Carillon in the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower at the University of Michigan. 60 bells by Eijsbouts.
  • Austin, Texas: Kniker Carillon in the Main Building Tower at the University of Texas. 56 bells.
  • Berea, Kentucky: Berea College's Phelps-Stokes Chapel Carillon, 1970s 56 bells. It is the largest in the state of Kentucky.
  • Birmingham, Alabama: Rushton Memorial Carillon at Samford University in the Harwell Goodwin Davis Library. 60 bells. Each inscribed with Biblical scripture or meaningful literary inscription.
  • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Kirk in the Hills. 77 bells. Second largest carillon in the world in terms of number of bells, tying the one in Daejeon, South Korea.
  • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Christ Church Cranbrook. 50 Bells w/ 6,700 lb B-Flat bourdon.
  • Bloomington, Indiana: The Arthur R. Metz Memorial Carillon of Indiana University. 61 bells.
  • Brookings, South Dakota: South Dakota State University, Coughlin Campanile. 1926.
  • Cedar Falls, Iowa: University of Northern Iowa Carillon in the Campanile at University of Northern Iowa, 1926. 47 bells by Meneely Bell Foundry, originally built with 15 bells in 1926, with 32 more added in 1968. Renovated in 1984 and 2007.
  • Centralia, Illinois: The Centralia Carillon, 1983. 65 bells, ~61,300 lb [27.8 t] (20 / 11,000 lb [9 / 5,000 kg]) by Paccard. Currently 8th largest in the world.
  • Chicago, Illinois: Rockefeller Chapel, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon (Not to be confused with the one in New York City) at University of Chicago, 1932. 72 bells by Gillett & Johnston, 36,990 lb [16.8 t] bourdon.
  • Clayton, Missouri: Luther Tower on the Campus of Concordia Seminary. 49 bells.
  • Culver, Indiana: Memorial Chapel at Culver Military Academy, 51 bells, the final Gillett & Johnston carillon installation in North America.
  • Dallas, Texas: Porter Memorial Carillon at Highland Park United Methodist Church, 1984. 48 bells, 26 / 5,100 lb [~12 / 2,300 kg] by Paccard.
  • Dallas, Texas: New Bell Tower Carillon, Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, 2005, 49 bells.
  • Dallas, Texas: St. Mark's School of Texas, donated by the Roosevelt family.
  • Dayton, Ohio: Deeds Carillon, Carillon Historical Park, 1942. 57 bells by Petit & Fritsen. Refurbished in 1988 from an electronic to a traditional carillon.
  • Des Moines, Iowa: The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Episcopal [4], Windsor Memorial Carillon. 25 bells in the Mary Belle Windsor Tower in downtown Des Moines. The 12 original bells were cast in 1896 by the McShane Foundry, Baltimore. Three additional bells were installed in 1989 and 10 more in 1991. These last 13 bells and the rebuild of the bell tower were a gift from the Windsor family, hence, the Windsor Memorial Carillon.
  • Detroit, Michigan: The Nancy Brown Peace Carillon at Belle Isle. Dedicated in 1940. 85 feet (26 m) tall. 49-bells. The carillon was restored and computer automated in 2005.
  • Detroit, Michigan: The St. Mary of Redford Carillon, 2002. 51 bells cast by Paccard of Annecy, France [5] for a keyboard range of c to d# with the lowest semitone omitted. Additionally, three of the bells (d1, f#1, and a1) are also swinging bells.
  • East Lansing, Michigan: The Beaumont Tower Carillon at Michigan State University, 1928. 49 bells, originally ten bells, thirteen added in 1935, more added in 19__. Renovated by Eijsbouts in 1996.
  • Fort Worth, Texas: Robert Carr Chapel located on the campus of Texas Christian University is home to "Carillon Americana Bells." A gift from Mrs. and Mrs. Robert G Carr.
  • Gambier, Ohio: Church of the Holy Spirit on the campus of Kenyon College. 9 bells originally installed in 1879, with a 10th bell added probably in the 1940s.
  • Glencoe, Illinois: Theodore C. Butz Memorial Carillon on Evening Island, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1986. 48 bells made in the Netherlands.
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Beckering Family Carillon on the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University.
  • Green Bay, Wisconsin: First Ev. Lutheran Church. The gift of and supported by the Kaap Memorial Carillon Fund, and the carillon was dedicated in service on Sunday afternoon, December 22, 1957.
  • Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. The resident carillonneur, Phyllis Webb, is a member of both the GCNA and the WCF.
  • Houghton, Michigan: The J. R. Van Pelt Library of Michigan Technological University houses a carillon on the roof, and carillon console in the library.
  • Houston, Texas: The Bell Tower Center Carillon, 1986. 53 bells, made by Eijsbouts. Based on 47 bells from the Eijsbouts 48-bell traveling carillon that appeared at the 1986 World Carillon Congress in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Upgraded to 53 bells in 1991 by Eijsbouts. Photographs
  • Huntsville, Alabama: First Baptist Church, 1990. 48 bells by The Verdin Company. Carillon housed in the world's tallest prefabricated steeple: 229 ft (70 m). Traditional keyboard + 2 non-traditional electronic consoles.
  • Indianapolis, Indiana: Arsenal Technical High School. Bell tower of Stuart Hall.
  • Indianapolis, Indiana: The James Irving Holcomb Memorial Carillon Tower on the campus of Butler University.
  • Kalamazoo, Michigan: Former Episcopal Cathedral of Christ the King, 47 bells by Eijbouts.
  • Lansing, Michigan: Christopher Hansen Memorial Carillon, bell tower of the Central Methodist Church. 36 bells.
  • Lawrence, Kansas: World War II Memorial Carillon at the University of Kansas. 53 bells by Taylor.
  • Lincoln, Nebraska: First-Plymouth Congregational Church. 57 bells.
  • Lubbock, Texas: The Baird Memorial Carillon, west bell tower of Administration Building at Texas Tech University, 1976. 43 bells, including bells from Whitechapel, Paccard, and Meeks, Watson, and Co. Refurbished in 2004â€"2005 by Meeks and Watson.
  • Madison, Wisconsin Carillon Tower on campus of the University of Wisconsinâ€"Madison, designed under direction of Arthur Peabody, (1934).
  • Mariemont, Ohio: In Dogwood Park just off of Route 50, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Memphis, Tennessee The Idlewild Carillon in Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1999 and has 48 bells.
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Hall at Marquette University
  • Monona, Wisconsin, Tower of Memories at Roselawn Memorial Park, built in 1936. Neogothic revival style.
  • Morgan City, Louisiana, Carillon Tower at Brownell Memorial Park, dedicated 1971. 106 feet tall with 61 bells.
  • Muncie, Indiana: Shafer Tower on the campus of Ball State University, 2002. 48 bells.
  • Naperville, Illinois: The Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower within the city's "Riverwalk" park complex. 72 bells by Eijsbouts.
  • Nashville, Tennessee: Belmont University Bell Tower at Belmont University. 43 bells.
  • Nashville, Tennessee: Allen Bell Tower at Lipscomb University. 35 bells.
  • Notre Dame, Indiana: Basilica of the Sacred Heart at University of Notre Dame. 23 bells. Oldest Carillon in North America, built in 1865.
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: V.V. Harris Carillon at St. Luke's UMC. 42 bells by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Omaha, Nebraska: The Henningson Memorial Campanile at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, constructed 1988. 47 bells by Paccard.
  • Oxford, Ohio: The Pulley Bell Tower at Miami University, constructed 2001. 50 bells designed and installed by The Verdin Company, cast by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Plainfield, Illinois: The Plainfield United Methodist Church had a partial carillon until the full 23 bells were finished in 2014.
  • Rochester, Michigan: The Elliott Tower at Oakland University. 49 bells designed and installed by The Verdin Company, cast by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Rochester, Minnesota: Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic. 56 bells by Gillett & Johnston and Petit & Fritsen.
  • San Antonio, Texas: The Nordan Memorial Carillon at Central Christian Church, 1953. 48 bells (originally 47 and one in 1969), 19 / 3,850 lb [~9 / ~1,750 kg] by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Sewanee, Tennessee: Leonidas Polk Memorial Carillon, All Saints' Chapel, University of the South. 56 bells installed in 1958 by Paccard.
  • Springfield, Illinois: Rees Memorial Carillon in Washington Park. 67 bells by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Springfield, Missouri: Jane A. Meyer Carillon, Meyer Library at Missouri State University, dedicated in 2002. 48 bells by Eijsbouts.
  • Urbana, Illinois: Altgeld Hall Carillon on the main quad of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Installed in 1920.
  • Urbana, Illinois: McFarland Carillon Designed for 47 bells and on the south quad of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed in 2009.
  • Waco, Texas: The McLane Carillon in Pat Neff Hall located at Baylor University, dedicated in 1988. 48 bells by Paccard in Annecy, France.
Western United States
  • Berkeley, California: The Berkeley Carillon in Sather Tower at University of California, Berkeley, 1917. 61 bells, originally 12 bells (a chime), with an additional 49 bells installed in 1978 and 1983.
  • Denver, Colorado: The Charles S. Hill Memorial Carillon at Johnson & Wales University, 1962. 30 bells. This is also the oldest Carillon in the State of Colorado.
  • Denver, Colorado: The Carl M. Williams Carillon at the University of Denver, 1999. 65 bells.
  • Garden Grove, California: The Crystal Cathedral, 50 major-third bells. Royal Eijsbouts, Netherlands.
  • Las Vegas, Nevada: Smith Center carillon, 47 bell, 4 octave, 17 story tall tower.
  • Los Angeles, California: Von Kleinsmid Center Carillon at the University of Southern California, 167 foot tall tower.
  • Missoula, Montana: The John C. Ellis Bell Tower at the University of Montana, 1953. 47 bells.
  • Provo, Utah: The BYU Centennial Carillon, 1975. 52 bells.
  • Riverside, California: University of California, Riverside, The carillon and tower were a gift from former University of California regent Philip L. Boyd and his wife Dorothy. The bells range in weight from 5,091 pounds to 28 pounds and are housed in the bell chamber at the top of the 161-foot (49 m) high tower. The dedication of the carillon and tower took place on October 2, 1966.
  • San Diego, California: Hardy Memorial Tower at San Diego State University, built in 1931. Contains the Fletcher Symphonic Carillon (also known as the Fletcher Chimes) (installed 1946), consisting of 204 bells over 6 octaves.
  • San Diego, California: Installed in 1946, a carillon was added to Balboa Park's California Building.
  • Santa Barbara, California: Storke Tower at University of California, Santa Barbara, dedicated September 28, 1969. 61 bells, cast by Petit & Fritsen of the Netherlands.
  • Spokane, Washington: The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 49 bells, cast and installed by John Taylor and Sons of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
  • Stanford, California: Hoover Tower at Stanford University, California. 48 bells, originally 35 bells, with 13 more added in 2002, although only 13 of the original bells remain.
  • Tempe, Arizona: The ASU Symphonic Carillon at Arizona State University. 258 bells, the largest Maas-Rowe collection.
  • Vancouver, Washington: Salmon Run Bell Tower at Esther Short Park, 2002. 35 bells cast by Royal Eijsbouts, Netherlands. Electric action with glockenspiel display.
  • Westminster, Colorado: The Bell Tower at Westminster City Hall, 1988. 24 bells, originally 14 bells (a chime), with an additional 10 bells added in 1997.

Oceania

Australia

  • Bathurst: War Memorial Carillon in Kings Parade, 35 bells.
  • Canberra: The National Carillon, 55 bells.
  • Perth: Carillon City, 35 bells.
  • Sydney: War Memorial Carillon at the University of Sydney, 54 bells.

New Zealand

  • Wellington: The National War Memorial Carillon. 74 bells.

South America

Argentina

  • Buenos Aires: The carillon at the Basílica de la Merced, 1923, first Argentinian carillon.
  • Buenos Aires: carillon from the Buenos Aires City Legislature building, 1931, 35 bells from Apolda, Germany, from Franz Schilling Sohne. Largest: 4.800 kg, smallest: 25 kg.
  • La Plata: The carillon at the Cathedral of La Plata, 1990, 25 bells, from Poli, Italy. Largest: 3.400 kg, smallest: 45 kg.
  • Mercedes, Buenos Aires province: Iglesia de San Patricio, 1932, 24 bells.
  • Tandil, Buenos Aires Province: Iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento, 1930. 2 bells from Buenos Aires (1878), one from Tandil (1888), 8 bells from Westfalia, by Bochumen Verein (1925), 3 bells from Fundalum, in Tandil (2010), actually 10 new bells being to be installed for a total of 24.

Traveling carillons



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Only about a dozen carillons worldwide are intended to perform at several locations, or even while being driven around.

Belgium

  • Mechelen, Flanders: 30 bells.
  • Mons, Wallonia: Carillon Queen Fabiola, 49 bells

Czech Republic

  • The Traveling Carillon of Prague. 57 Bells.[6] Traveling carillon of Zvonarstvi Manousek.

Germany

  • Passau, Bavaria: 49 bells. The traveling carillon of the Rudolf Perner bellfoundry.
  • Raschau, Saxony: Traveling carillon of the Süss-Mühle in Raschau with 25 porcellain bells.

Netherlands

  • Maastricht: 43 bells. The traveling carillon of Dutch carilloneur Frank Steijns.

United States

  • Cast in Bronze: 35 bells. Frank DellaPenna is the founder of this traveling carillon.
  • Hall Family Carillon: 35 bells. Tours performing Cast in Bronze year-round.
  • Mobile Millennium Traveling Carillon: 48 bells. Owned by Chime Master in Lancaster, OH

Non-traditional carillons



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(Instruments with bells defined as non-traditional carillons by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, played from an electric keyboard or by any automatic mechanism)

Australia

  • Bathurst: War Memorial Carillon at King's Parade. 35 bells.
  • Melbourne: Federation Bells at Birrarung Marr. 39 bells.
  • Sydney: Main Quadrangle at University of Sydney.

Belgium

Format: municipality (village), region: building, carillon name and/or unusual features, # bells â€" total bell weight in tonnes (lightest / heaviest in kg) â€" foundry year-oldest/year-youngest, foundry2 year-oldest/year-youngest â€" external link to the carillon

  • Saint-Hubert, Wallonia: Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Carillon Saint Hubert, 23 bells â€" Eijsbouts 2011

Norway

  • Drammen: Bragernes church. 32 bells.
  • Molde: Molde Cathedral. 26 bells.
  • Sandefjord: Sandefjord church. 25 bells.

Philippines

  • Los Baños, Laguna, Luzon: Carillon in the Rizal Centenary Carillon Tower (45 meters) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Inaugurated August 23, 1997. 37 bells by Petit & Fritsen. The heaviest bell (note F1) measures 1130 mm in diameter and weighs 0.897 t., the lightest (note G4) is 225 mm in diameter and weighs 0.0135 t.
  • Mandaue City, Cebu, Visayas: Carillon in the North Tower, San Jose Church at the National Shrine of St. Joseph, Mandaue Plaza. 23 bells by Petit & Fritsen. The heaviest bell has a pitch of C.

South Africa

  • Cape Town: Carillon in the City Hall Clock Tower by J. Smith & Sons, Midland Clock Works, Derby, England, ca 1905. 12 bells. Electrically driven drum mechanism.

United States

Eastern United States

  • Andover, Massachusetts: the Samuel Lester Fuller Carillon, Memorial Tower, Phillips Academy. As of 2006 restoration: 49 bells, including 19 from the original tower; touch-sensitive electronic system.
  • Atlanta, Georgia: The Lupton Hall carillon at Oglethorpe University, 1972. 42 bells, 1922 Westminster peal 4 bells by Meneely (Troy), 1929 +6 id., 1972 +25 bells by Petit & Fritsen, 1973 +7 id.; 2 electric keyboards.

Central United States

  • Benton Harbor, Michigan: Children's Chimes. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1920. 10 bells originally, 5 more added in 1928. Commemorated three children who died in the same week of diphtheria in 1918.
  • College Station, Texas: Albritton Tower Carillon at Texas A&M University. 49 bells by Paccard.
  • Dallas, Texas: Roosevelt Family Carillon, St. Mark's Chapel Tower, 2005. 25 bells by The Verdin Company and Petit & Fritsen.
  • Jonesboro, Arkansas: Dean B. Ellis Library Carillon at Arkansas State University. 23 bells by The van Bergen Company.
  • Lubbock, Texas: Baird Memorial Carillon. Administration Building, Texas Tech University
  • Oxford, Mississippi: Peddle Bell Tower, Paris-Yates Chapel, University of Mississippi, 2001. 36 bells by Petit & Fritsen.
  • Sewanee, Tennessee: The Leonidas Polk Memorial Carillon, The University of the South. 56 bells from the Paccard bell foundry, in Annecy-le-Vieux, France.
  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Denny Chimes Carillon, University of Alabama, 1929. 25 bronze bells operated from 2 electric keyboards or roll player. Restored in 1986.
  • Tyler, Texas: Riter Millennium Carillon Tower. The University of Texas at Tyler. 57 bells by The Verdin Company.
  • Urbana, Illinois: McFarland Memorial Bell Tower at the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign.

Western United States

  • Riverside, California: First Congregational Church, a 24-bell pealing carillon installed in the church's 135-foot (41 m) bell tower in 1989.
  • Riverside, California: Mission Inn, contains 25 tubular tower bells, but not in operational condition as of October 2010.

Pseudo-carillons



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(Instruments which sound like a carillon but fall outside the definitions of a carillon by the World Carillon Federation and by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America)

  • Electronic carillon
  • "Acoustics of Bell Plates", guide to bell plate acoustics written by Joe Wolfe from the music acoustics group at the University of New South Wales.

Philippines

  • Quezon City, Luzon: Church of the Gesù Chime at the Ateneo de Manila University. Built in 2005. 18 bells plus an Angelus bell by Petit & Fritsen. The heaviest bell has a pitch of C.

United States

  • Albany, New York: The University at Albany Carillon, located on the school's uptown campus designed by Edward Durell Stone.
  • Manhattan, Kansas: The Anderson Hall tower on the campus of Kansas State University features a 98-bell instrument capable of producing 270 bell sounds. (Schulmerion Americana Bells by Schulmerich)
  • Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina State University Memorial Chime and Clock Tower, located on the school's north campus, designed by William Henry Deacy. In a nearby building there is a 246 semantra carillon that was installed by Maas-Rowe in 1986 after a 23 semantra carillon that was installed in 1948 by Schulmerich was removed. There are currently plans to finish the tower to its original design by adding 54 cast bells into the belfry and removing the electronic system.
  • Seattle, Washington: During the 1962 World's Fair a Schulmerich instrument featuring the sound of 538 bells (the world's largest at the time) was installed at the Space Needle. It was decommissioned and removed after the Fair.
  • Stone Mountain, Georgia: Instrument relocated at Stone Mountain Park, from its two-year stint at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Miniature bell-tone rods and amplification produces 732 bell sounds.

See also



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  • List of musical instruments

References



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External links



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  • List of carillons worldwide - by the World Carillon Federation
  • List of indexes to traditional carillons worldwide - various indexes point to individual pages giving details of each known instrument
  • Locator map set for traditional carillons worldwide - at TowerBells.org
  • 10 Great Places to Chime in with the Bells, article published December 2, 2004 in USA Today.
  • List, Carillons in the British Isles, British Carillon Society.


 
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