*Location:

   Reformirte Parochialkirche
   Klosterstraße 67
   Berlin, Germany
   LL: N 52.51705, E 13.41269

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*Carillonist:

   Anna Kasprzycka
   E: anna.kasprzycka/@/wp DOTpl

*Contact:

   Gemeindebüro
   Waisenstraße 28
   DE-10179 Berlin
   T: (030)24 75 95 10
   E: (030)24 75 95 15
   E: buero/@/marienkirche-berlin DOTde

*Schedule:

   Autoplay daily at 9,12,15,18

*Remarks:

   Original carillon cast for Mint Tower
   by Johann Jacobi but installed here;
   all but largest replaced by J.A.deGrave
   (& possibly also Claes Noorden),
   with clockworks & drum;
   all destroyed by bombing in 1943,
   except for two bells which now swing.
   New bells have P&F profile;
   keyboard mid-European standard.
   Electro-pneumatic auto.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 52 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C D 51/    A#G   
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s), i.e., from C to E 
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is a practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 2016
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1717, a complete instrument of 37 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (1 bell remains from that work.)
     In 1714, a complete instrument of 35 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (1 bell remains from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S2E   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The DGV page about this carillon has photos of the tower, bells and console.

The German Wikipedia article about the building has photos of it before and after the reconstruction of the belfry and spire, as well as a detailed history of the building and its bells.  There is a photo of the interior bells, and a concert video (13:18) showing some of the exterior bells.

An English-language tourism page briefly describes the church and carillon, but has no photos.

The parish Website has a page about the current schedule of carillon concerts, with a photo of the tower, and another page has a section about the carillon.

Webpage about the project to reconstruct the spire and carillon.

A very extensive Website about the reconstruction project

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all German traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all German traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all German traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Germany.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Berlin.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/06/08
   and on technical data last updated on 2021/02/21