Directory of Carillons 2014 The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Foreword This compilation, published annually by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), includes cast-bell instruments in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The listings are alphabetized by state or province and municipality. Part I is a listing of carillons. Part II lists cast- bell instruments which are activated by a motorized mechanism where the performer uses an ivory keyboard similar to that of a piano or organ. Additional information on carillons and other bell instruments in North America may be found on the GCNA website, http://gcna.org, or the website of Carl Zimmerman, http://towerbells.org. The information and photos in this booklet are courtesy of the respective institutions, carillonneurs, and contact people, or available either in the public domain or under the Creative Commons License. To request printed copies or to submit updates and corrections, please contact Tiffany Ng (
[email protected]). Directory entry format: City Name of carillon Name of building Name of place/institution Street/mailing address Date(s) of instrument completion/expansion: founder(s) (# of bells) Player’s name and contact information Contact person (if different from player) Website What is a Carillon? A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least two octaves of carillon bells arranged in chromatic series and played from a keyboard permitting control of expression through variation of touch. A carillon bell is a cast bronze cup-shaped bell whose partial tones are in such harmonious relationship to each other as to permit many such bells to be sounded together in varied chords with harmonious and concordant effect.