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George G. Allen and William R. Perkins, associates of Duke University founder James B. Duke, gave a 50-bell carillon to the University. The bells were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry in Loughborough, England, and were dedicated on June 5, 1932 by Anton Brees. .
The carillon was named in
2018 in honor of J. Samuel Hammond, carillonneur at Duke University for 53
years, on the occasion of his retirement.
References
1930 "Carillon
Given Duke University," The News and Observer, May 7, 1930,
Page 3.
Bells costing $70,000 donated by associates of late James B. Duke.
1932 "Program
is Given on Duke Carillon," Henderson Daily Dispatch, June
4, 1932, Page 6.
Anton Brees, Noted Bellmaster, Will Play Concert on the Chines
1932 "Thousands Hear Musical Recital on Duke Carillon," Asheville Citizen-Times, June 6, 1932, Page 1.
1999 "The heavenly music from Duke Chapel, played by hand, with love," The News and Observer, March 1, 1999, Page 19 | Part 2 |
2018 "Trustees voted to rename the 50-bell carillon in honor of Sam Hammond," Duke Today, December 1, 2018
2021 "‘The voice of the University’: Unearthing the history and tradition of Duke’s Chapel bells," The Chronicle, December 14, 2021
© 2023 Morris A. Pierce