The Crane Memorial Carillon at St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois, was rededicated on December 10, 2023, during the morning liturgy. Following the service, carillonneur James Fackenthal performed the dedicatory recital.
The carillon, cast by Gillett & Johnston in 1926, was recently renovated by Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry, Asten, the Netherlands. The original 43 bells were retained, while five new bells were cast in the upper register to complete four octaves. Eijsbouts also constructed a new bell frame, new keyboard, new directed crank transmission system, new clappers, and lightly re-tuned the top two original octaves of bells.
The carillon consultant for the project was Kimberly Schafer. A profile of this carillon by Schafer appeared in the February 2019 issue, page 10.
For information: saintc.org.
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