there was something that kept me grounded throughout – the chiming of the carillon bells. As the winds ripped, and the flurries blew sideways, each hour I could hear the bells chime in the distance.

John Widmann has climbed the stairs of Frederick’s 70-foot tower to play the city’s carillon, an instrument with bells weighing up to 3,400 pounds each.

For generations, the Davis Memorial Carillon has echoed across Alfred, its chimes a familiar presence in moments of joy, reflection, and tradition. The Carillon has stood as a pillar of Alfred’s ...

Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Sister John Ann Proach, and Bishop Alfred Schlert celebrate new chimes. President Fitzgerald brings blessed bell back to campus. Before ring ...