How bells are used to bring communities together
Ukraine’s national anthem on carillon and trumpet in Gdansk, Poland, in support of Ukrainians during Russia’s brutal aggression. Notice all the people stopping and listening? That’s the power and reach of bells, plus brass. May the world powers devise a … Continue reading Ukraine’s Anthem
My personal highlights from this bell’s journey: The soft heart of Jeannene Shanks for the bell, saving it from a fate as a dumbbell Reviving the tradition of ringing for the Fourth of July, one garage at a time! The … Continue reading The Continental Odyssey of a Paul Revere Bell
On Labor Day weekend 2020, the seven bells of the Leaning Tower of Niles began ringing again, after decades of silence. With seven notes of a major scale, absent the sixth scale degree, we had to do some digging to … Continue reading Niles’ Bell Tunes
Today’s Youth Climate Change Strike has captured the attention of the world, as well it should! My support goes out to them for real transformation at the national and global level to mitigate the environmental catastrophe awaiting us. And I’m … Continue reading Ringing for Climate Change Action
I have already touched on the third value of bells for us today—as public sound art. The sounds of tower bells are the aural equivalent to the visual arts on display in public. As public visual arts provide an aesthetic … Continue reading Value of Bells: Public Sound Art