FAMOUS CARILLON

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 91, 18 April 1932, Page 6

FAMOUS CARILLON

BELLS AT BOURNVILLE

The carillon at Bournville, England, where Mr. Clifford Ball; who arrived on Saturday by the Eangitata from London to inaugurate, the Wellington War Memorial Carillon, is offi r eial carillonist, is hung in the tower of the Village Schools, a range of beautiful buildings given to the community by the late George Cadbury and Mrs. [ Cadbury, who also presented the .bells. When erected in 1906 the carillon consisted of 22 bells, which were increased in 1923 to three full chromatic octaves by Mr. George Cadbury, junr. In 1925-' five more bells were added by Mrs. Cadbury and Mr.' George Cadbury, junr., making 42. The bells are played by hand from a clavier, but' are also connected with the clock in the tower, so that the clock chimes the quarters on the same bells, and also plays tunes, four «hymns on one chime barrel and four national airs on another, both using twelve bells. One of the . bells can be rung by hand, and is 'used as the ''school bell.?' There is also a practice clavier..

An interesting experiment in carillon music was carried out in 1924, when Sir Granville Bantock's chorale, "Eing out, Wild Bells,'? to Tennyson's words, was given, the Bournville Works Male Voice Choir rendering' the choral part. '

Besides the regular "recitals given on the Bournvillo carillon by Mr. Ball, other famous players have. performed, including Mr. Jordan, of Loughb'orough, M. sAntoine Nauwelaerts, of Bruges, and.M. Antoine Brees, of Antwerp.