Provincial Memorial Monument

*Location:

   Sint Willibrordustoren
   (Mon. Brabants Gesn.)
   Oude Torenstraat
   Waalre, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.38710, E 5.44203

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*Carillonist:

   Tommy van Doorn
   E: tommyvandoorn@yahoo.com

   24 Se 1950 ded. Toon van Balkom
   ??-2023 Nan Los

*Contact:

   Stichting Herdenking Brabants
     Gesneuvelden
   E: secretariaat.shbg@gmail.com

*Schedule:

   Some Sundays 1515-1600 in summer and
   for special occasions;
   otherwise Thursday 1315-1400

*Remarks:

   Pedal C below G as usual for 4-octave
   carillons; the "Wallre variant".
   The only provincial memorial monument
   in the Netherlands

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C E   
   Transposition is up  7 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2007
     with  2 bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1950, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     --C   /    C E   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E25W1n
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The Website of the carillonist (in Dutch) has photos, description and history.

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the building has two photos of the tower.  The text describes the tower clock and the carillon.

The Website of the Foundation for the Memorial to the Fallen of Brabant has photos of the tower, but says nothing about the carillon, and little about the church building that houses the memorial.

A peace carillon page has photos and additional information.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all peace carillons worldwide.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Noord-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/16
   and on technical data last updated on 1975/07/20