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-====== Plumb Carillon  ======
+====== Plumb Memorial Carillon  ======
-The Plumb Carillon is Trinity [[chapel|chapel's]] carillon, an instrument played on a keyboard that sounds a set of at least 23 bells. Trinity's consists of 49, and is responsible for the hourly bell ringing heard around campus, as well as providing the music for a host of concerts and events. It is one of around 200 of these instruments in North America.
-The carillon was donated to the school in 1927, at this point consisting of just 30 bells. It was gifted by the Reverend and Mrs. John F. Plumb in honor of their son, John Landon Plumb. Plumb had been a member of the class of 1926, and passed away during his senior year. The largest bell of the instrument, called the bourdon and weighing around 5,600 pounds, bears his memorial alongside a Latin inscription that reads "O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise".
+[{{ ::plumb_memorial_carillon_1931.jpg?350|Plumb Memorial Carillon during the construction of the Chapel in 1931. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.2856172|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
-The bells themselves were installed in the chapel's tower in 1932. In 1973, the school received $25,000 following the passing of Hartford resident Florence Crofut. Crofut had been described as a fan of campanology (the practice of ringing bells), and left behind this money specifically for Trinity to expand their carillon. 19 bells were installed to the Plumb Carillon in 1978, bringing the number of total bells to 49. This expanded the instruments playing ability, allowing it to cover 4 and a half octaves rather than the 3 and a half that had been covered before the additions.
+The Plumb Memorial Carillon is [[chapel|Trinity College Chapel's]] carillon, an instrument played on a keyboard that sounds a set of at least 23 bells. Trinity's consists of 49 bells and is responsible for the hourly bell ringing heard around campus, as well as for providing the music for a host of concerts and events. It is one of around 200 of these instruments in North America.
-The bells are played by the colleges carillonneur, as well as students trained to be carillonneur members. One of the very first Trinity carillonneurs was [[ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff|President Ogilby]]. In 1934, he had invited other carillonneurs from across the United States and Canada to Trinity for a meeting. This is now recognized as the first congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, of which current Trinity carillonneur Ellen Dickinson is apart of.
+The carillon was donated to the school in 1927, at that point consisting of just 30 bells. It was gifted by the Reverend and Mrs. John F. Plumb in honor of their son, John Landon Plumb, a member of the class of 1926 who died during his senior year. The largest bell of the instrument, called the bourdon and weighing around 5,600 pounds, bears his memorial alongside a Latin inscription that reads, "O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise."
-Starting in 1950, the instrument is utilized in the annual Summer Carillon Concert Series; attendees gather on the main quad to hear carillonneurs from all over the world play Trinity's Plumb Carillon.
+The bells themselves were installed in the chapel's tower in December 1931. In 1973, the school received $25,000 following the death of [[Hartford|Hartford]] resident Florence Crofut. Crofut had been described as a fan of campanology (the practice of ringing bells) and left behind this money specifically for Trinity to expand its carillon. Nineteen new bells were added to the carillon in 1978, bringing the number of total bells to 49. This addition expanded the instrument's playing ability, allowing it to cover four and a half octaves rather than the three and a half that had been covered previously.
+The bells are played by Trinity College's carillonneur, as well as students trained to become carillonneurs themselves. One of the very first Trinity carillonneurs was President [[ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff|Remsen Ogilby]], who in 1934 invited other carillonneurs from across the United States and Canada to Trinity for a meeting. This meeting is now recognized as the first congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, of which current Trinity carillonneur Ellen Dickinson is a member.
+Since 1949, the instrument has been featured in Trinity's annual Summer Carillon Concert Series, where attendees gather on the main quad to hear carillonneurs from all over the world play the Plumb Memorial Carillon.
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 ===== Sources =====
-[[https://www.trincoll.edu/news/outdoor-carillon-concert-series-welcomes-visitors-to-main-quad/|Outdoor Carillon Concert Series Welcomes Visitors to Main Quad]]
 [[https://www.trincoll.edu/behind-the-soundtrack-of-trinity/|Behind the Soundtrack of Trinity]]
+[[https://www.trincoll.edu/news/outdoor-carillon-concert-series-welcomes-visitors-to-main-quad/|Outdoor Carillon Concert Series Welcomes Visitors to Main Quad]], (July 12, 2021) by Andrew J. Concatelli.
 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/1114/|The Trinity Tripod]], 11/14/1978.