*Location:

   West tower
   Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage (RC)
   Prospect Street at Taylor Street
   Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
   LL: N 42.61695, W 70.65713

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*Carillonist:

   LuAnn Pallazola

   19??-2007 Marilyn Clark (1927-2008) (A)
   (2008-10 silent during renovation)

*Contact:

   Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage
   142 Prospect Street
   Gloucester, MA  01930-3714
   - or -
   Catholic Community of Gloucester
     & Rockport
   74 Pleasant Street
   Gloucester, MA  01930
   T: 978-281-4820   F: 978-281-4964
   E: office@ccgronline.com
   - or -
   Thomas Misuraca,
     Associate Minister for Music
   E: tmis1@verizon.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   First modern attuned carillon in USA,
   cast in 1921 and shipped in Jan.1922.
   Three octave keyboard; four octave
   practice keyboard acquired 1987.
   Major renovation by Meeks,Watson & Co.
   in 2010 replaced clappers, etc.
   Expansion to 3 octaves planned.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 31 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C G   /    C G   
   Transposition is up  3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D#
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is a non-identical practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1924
     with bells made by Taylor       
   Prior history:
     In 1922, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
       by Taylor      
       Pitch of heaviest bell was F# in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    ----  
       Transposition was up  6 semitone(s), i.e., from C to F#
       There were no missing bass semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1991

The Website of the combined parishes has no photo of the building and no mention of the bells.

News article identifying the current carillonist

News article (18 Jun 2010) on the restoration, with a photo of the tower

A very brief blog article has more photos, all clickable for much larger versions.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the initial phase of 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.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by year of completion.

Other small carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

Index to all traditional carillons in MA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in MA.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/10/17
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/10/17