*Location:

   Annunciation Catholic Church
   Massachusetts Avenue & 39th Street NW
   Washington, D.C., USA
   LL: N 38.93020, W 77.07616

   12 steps to console, plus 18 to
   belfry level

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*Carillonist:

   Matthew Deigan
   E: rf.deigan/@/verizon DOTnet

*Contact:

   Annunciation Catholic Church
   3810 Massachusetts Avenue NW
   Washington, DC  20016
   T: 202-362-3323   F: 202-237-0652
   E: parish@annunciationdc.org
   - or -
   Frank Conlon, Music Minister
   E: frankconlon@comcast.net

*Schedule:

   5 minutes before all masses (Mon-Fri
   0800, Wed 1730, Sat 0900, Sun 8,10,12;
   recitals Sunday 1pm

*Remarks:

   Bells installed in May 2023; baton
   keyboard (also by Taylor) installed
   Sep.2023; frame and transmission by
   McShane.  Contractor error in building
   the belfry (atop an elevator shaft)
   prevented customary alignment of the
   keyboard with transmission wires.
   Unused keys removed to permit use of
   locking bars.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     A A   /    A F   
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 2022
     with bells made by Taylor           
   Auxiliary mechanisms: EI    
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  3 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:    7 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:   9 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  70%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The church Website does not yet mention these bells, but the capital campaign page has a drawing that shows a belfry atop the new elevator shaft.

The church has a Facebook presence, and a posting from 19 May 2023 has a photo of installation of the bells.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
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Index to all traditional carillons in DC.

Index to all tower bell instruments in DC.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/12/22