Charles Baird Carillon *Location: Marion Leroy Burton Memorial Tower Main Campus University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA LL: N 42.27952, W 83.73872
*Carillonist: Dr. Tiffany Ng, (C) Associate Professor of Music and University Carillonist 900 Burton Memorial Tower University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1270 W: 734-764-4414 E: tiffng@umich.edu - and - students, alumni, guests, etc.*Past carillonists: 1936-38 Wilmot F. Pratt 1938-71 Percival Price (d.) 1971-81 Richard Hudson Ladd (d.) 1981-87 William De Turk (C;d.) 1987-2003 Margo Halsted (C;d.) 2003-04 Ray I. McLellan (C;d.) 2004-05 Joseph Daniel (C) 2005-13 Steven J. Ball (C) 2013-15 Kipp B. Cortez (C) *Contact: David Gier, Dean School of Music, Theatre & Dance The University of Michigan 1100 Baits Drive #2102 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 T: 734-764-0584 E: dgier@umich.edu *Schedule: Mon-Fri 1200-1230; tower open to public 1200-1245; summer series mid-June thru July, 7pm Monday (guests), alternating weeks between here and the Lurie Carillon. *Remarks: 1966 expansion was 2 trebles borrowed from Cranbrook's disused duplicates, cast in 1928. 1974 work replaced #31-53,54-55, which were put into storage, and cast #56-68 but did not install them. 1976 console changed transposition, and had space for a half octave of those trebles, but they were never installed. Three practice consoles: original Taylor (renovated 1992), Meeks & Watson (new 1992), and Dutch standard. The 2011 restoration involved reversion to the 1936 Taylor console and treble bells, with new clappers. The 1976 console, the 3 octaves of 1974 trebles and their clappers are in storage, but the disposition of the 2 borrowed Cranbrook trebles has not been reported. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 53 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the bass octave Transposition is down 4 semitone(s) Keyboard range: G C / G C 29 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console The present keyboard was installed in 2011 by Taylor (and removed 2 bells) Prior history: In 1976, the keyboard was replaced by Taylor Transposition was down 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: F C / F C 31 In 1974, some bells were replaced with bells made by Taylor (0 bells remain from that work.) In 1966, the instrument was enlarged to 55 bells using 2 bells cast by Taylor in 1928 (0 bells remain from that work.) Transposition was down 4 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: G D / G C 29 In 1936, the instrument was begun with 53 bells by Taylor Keyboard range was: G C / G C 29 No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2013*Links:
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