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Gordon S. Peek Carillon at the University of Washington

The carillon is a donation of 92-year old Dr. Gordon S. Peek, an alumnus who later on taught history at the University of Washington. Peek has always been fascinated by the sound of bells. With the installation of the new carillon a dream came true. As a child his father took him in the early 1930s to listen to bells that hung in a water tower, a tradition that ended when this water tower burned to the ground in 1949. Peek believes that the addition of bell music will enhance the beauty of the campus of the university.

The 47-bell Eijsbouts carillon had originally been installed in the Cathedral of Christ the King in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1997 to 2007, after which it was in storage at Chime Master before being bought and installed in the Seattle campus.

References
2018 "UW’s newest icon — a carillon of bells atop Kane Hall — to be dedicated Thursday," UW News, April 4, 2018

2018 Carillon bells dedicated at the UW, April 5, 2018 (video)

2018 A Carillon for the University of Washington, World Carillon Federation

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