Record recording

I consider myself so lucky because of all the people I have met through the ISU carillon. Last summer during The Alumni Reunion while giving campanile tours I started visiting with Beth and Duane Feldick. One thing led to another and I ended up driving up to their house in Buffalo Center, IA to pick up a set of carillon recordings by Ira Schroeder on record. Beth thought they were from 1949 - the 50th anniversary of the carillon. I dug out my old record player while home for Christmas today to listen.

Final Concert

12/7/2012

Look familiar?  It's Christmas time in the Campanile.

The students gave their final concert of the Fall 2012 semester today.  Which was of course available on-line so that all the students' family and friends could watch too.

Homecoming

The campanile seems to show up everywhere during homecoming week.

Lawn displays on central campus this week.

 

Yell Like Hell skit with Campy the Campanile who got tired of ringing after 100 years.

Carillon Concert Series #4

The final concert of the Summer Carillon Concert Series took place tonight.

Since school was back in session, the current carillon students provided tours and answered questions about the carillon during the concert.

The carillon alumni enjoyed visiting with each and sharing carillon stories. 

The Carillon Society provided ice cream for the audience and just anyone walking by.  Vanilla, chocolate, chocolate sundae, strawberry sundae, birthday cake, or rootbeer float ice cream cups!  Whew - it was a few too many choices for some of the visitors.

 

Unfortunatley, we forgot to save any for our guest carilloneur: Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Luckily Dr. Tam took her out for ice cream aftewards.

 

Julianne with Alumni Eric and his son Luke.  Luke helped hand out the ice cream spoons this evening.

 

 

 

Carillon Concert Series #3

About 30 people braved the 97 degree temps to attend tonight's concert.  Everyone was busy trying to find the perfect spot that was both in the shade and had a good breeze.

 Sue Bergren from the Millennium Carillon in Naperville performed.

Sue informed me that she has her own practice carillon clavier in her house!  It came from St. Louis in 10 boxes and it took her husband about one year to put it back together.  Sue reports that she loves being able to practice in her own home, but that it will probably stay in the house if she ever moves.  



Mini Campaniles

The ISU Civil and Construction Engineering website is featuring a campanile building / masonry building project that took place in ConE 241 on April 17th.

From their page: Dozens of construction engineering students from CON E 241 build small brick structures, practicing masonry skills learned in their course. CON E 241 was taught by Senior Lecturer Brad Perkins course this spring.

Click here for more pictures

Carillon Concert Series #2

The second of four Summer Carillon Concerts took place tonight.  Over 100 people made the trip to central campus to listen to Robert B. Grogen from National Shrine of the Immacualte Conception in Washington, D.C.  Unfortuately, as is common with any outdoor concert, we had to share central campus with the State 4-H Conference.  Everyone still seemed to enjoy the concert.  Two concerts remain this summer; see the schedule here.

There were a lot of bike riders at the concert tonight.

Even the dogs came along.



Carillon Concert Series #1

The first of four Summer Carillon Concerts took place tonight.  It was slightly windy and a little cool by the end, but still a pretty nice night.  About 50 people attended.  I hope you can join next time.  See the schedule here.

Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets.  For more fun, bring a frisbee or picnic supper.

Greeting guest carillonneur Elizabeth Graves-Vitu.

Alumni Days

5/11/2012

The ISU Alumni Association invites Alumni back to campus once they reach their 50th class reunion.  One of the available optional events is, of course, to visit the campanile.  Amy gave 7 tours to about 25 people Friday afternoon.  Some of the alumni had been in the campanile before, while others were fulfilling an ISU dream.  Everyone made it UP and DOWN safely and seemed to enjoy themselves.

Welcome

Welcome to the ISU Stanton Memorial Carillon Blog - a page for anyone interested in the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.

Here was the campanile in the early morning of VEISHEA week.