 July 6, Friday
Sergei Gratchev, carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns Sergei Gratchev, Carillonneur for the Middlebury Russian Language School and City Carillonneur Hulst, Netherlands. Free |
July 13, FridayHans Uwe Hielscher, carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns Hans Uwe Hielschier has been Organist and Carillonneur at the Marktkirche
(Protestant Church) of the Hess since 1979. Free
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July 20, FridayGeorge Matthew Jr. , carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns George Matthew Jr. is the Carillonneur for both Middlebury College and Norwich University. Free |
July 27, FridayTiffany Ng, carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns Tiffany Ng, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Carillon and University Carillonist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and serves on the faculty of the North American Carillon School. Free |
August 3, FridayElena Sadina, carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns Elena Sadina, Carillonneur for the Middlebury Russian Language School and the Belgian Carillon School. Free |
August 10, FridayAmy Heebner`93 , carillon6:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns Amy Heebner, Middlebury College class of ’93, is the City Carillonneur for Albany, New York. Free |
August 17, FridayGeorge Matthew Jr. , carillon*3:00 PM, Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns George Matthew Jr. is the Carillonneur for both Middlebury College and Norwich University. Free |
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About Middlebury's Carillon- A carillon is set up like a keyboard, with black and white keys and foot pedals that can help produce different kinds of sound. Each key is connected by wire to a bell clapper so different bells are rung depending on which key is struck.
- It is a 75-step climb up to Middlebury's bell tower, atop Mead Memorial Chapel. The Middlebury Carillon is considered a traditional carillon of 48 bells.
- The pitch of Middlebury's heaviest bell is E in the middle octave. It is a 2,300-pound bell; roughly the same weight as the Liberty Bell.
- In 1915, the instrument was begun with eleven bells by the Meneely bellfoundry in Watervliet, NY. Nine bells remain from that work.
- In 1986, the instrument was enlarged to its present size with bells made by Paccard-Fonderie des Cloches in Annecy, France. The enhanced carillon was presented as a gift from then Chairman of the Board of Trustees Allen Dragone '50 (and his wife Jane) in 1986. 27 bells remain from that work.
- In 2001, 12 bells were recast or replaced in 2001 by Meeks & Watson of Georgetown, OH.
 The bell on the left of this picture of Middlebury's carillon is inscribed with the following quote by Lord Alfred Tennyson: “Ring in the valiant man and free the larger heart, the kindlier hand! Ring out the darkness of the land, ring in the Christ that is to be!”- Learn more about our college carillonneur, George Matthew Jr.
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