*Location:

   Radford Memorial Auditorium
   McMurry University
     (formerly McMurry College)
   South 15th Street & Sayles Boulevard
   Abilene, Texas, USA
   LL: N 32.43080, W 99.74894

   Netherlands Pavilion
   International Trade Fair
   Mexico City, Mexico

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*Carillonist:

   Lora Lynn Christensen
   Keyboard Department, MMU
   E: pianist@mac.com

   11Mr1953 ded. Wendell Westcott
   c.1998  J. Van Glynn
   2004-20 Dr. Wes Gomer

*Contact:

   McMurry University
   South 14th Street & Sayles Boulevard
   Abilene, TX  79697-0002
   T: 915-691-6200

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Connected with United Methodist Church.
   The third P&F traditional carillon
   installed in North America.
   Keyboard has 5 dropped treble keys.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 35 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   Transposition is up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 1952
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The carillon is barely mentioned on the university Website, but Radford Memorial Auditorium and its tower can easily be found on McMurry's campus map.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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 medium carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

Index to all traditional carillons in TX.

Index to all tower bell instruments in TX.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/01/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/01/02