University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Old Chapel at University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Links to Carillon Inventories
GCNA	Tower Bells	Bok Tower Gardens

Bernard H. Smith gave a 10-bell Meneely (Troy) chime in memory of his classmate, Dr. Warren Elmer Hinds, who died on January 11, 1936.. The chime was dedicated on May 1, 1935 by Chester Meneely.

A gift from the estate of Henry Vincent Couper ’37 made the enlargement of the chime into a carillon possible. The 10 Meneely bells were sent to the Eijsboust foundry to be refurbished (recast?) in 1998 and were reinstalled in 1999 along with two new bells.

The Couper gift and other alumni contributions provided for thirty additional Eijsbouts bells that were installed in 2004 and the instrument was renamed the Henry Vincent Couper Memorial Carillon. The carillon was dedicated during the alumni reunion on on June 5, 2004 by George Matthew, carillonneur of Middlebury College.

In 2013, an electro-pneumatic auto-play system was installed by the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry.

References
1937 "Smith Gives Chimes for Old Chapel," Massachusetts Collegian, January 7, 1937, Pages 1,5.

1937 "Dedication Exercises Followed by Concert," Massachusetts Collegian, April 29, 1937, Pages 1,4.

1937 "Chimes Dedication Planned Saturday," The Springfield Daily Republican, April 29, 1937, Page 8.
Set of 10 Bells Given by Bernard H. Smith in Memory of Classmate, Dr. Warren D. Hinds

1998 "Campus undergoes major construction," The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, September 9, 1998, Page 11.
The bells have been sent to Holland along with the clavier, or keyboard, used to play the bells.

2004 "Stolen bell returned to Old Chapel," The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, April 2, 2004, Page 1.
The new bells are to be used in a concert performed by George Matthew, Middlebury College Carrillonneur in the Chapel at the UMass alumni reunion and dedication ceremony to the bells on June 5.