Edelweiss | Noyes Memorial Carillon, House of Hope Presbyterian Church

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's "Edelweiss"


Margo Halsted (Santa Barbara, California) visits the Noyes Memorial Carillon at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on July 17, 2011. iPhone video from the north side of the church along Portland Avenue.


The Noyes Memorial Carillon at House of Hope Presbyterian Church was dedicated in 1923. It was renovated and enlarged in 1951 and 1959 under the supervision of Arthur Bigelow. In 1992 it was completely renovated by the I.T. Verdin Company under the supervision of Richard Watson, and a final, 49th bell was added. It is a four-octave, fully chromatic concert instrument with bells that range in size from 5,280 pounds to about 13 pounds. It is one of approximately 190 carillons in North America.


Margo Halsted has been active in the carillon world for the past 44 years. She has performed in all countries with an established carillon tradition and taught over 150 students to play the carillon. Presently she is Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she plays and teaches on the 61-bell Dutch instrument in Storke Tower. The University of Michigan School of Music granted her Professor Emerita status when she retired after serving as University Carillonnist from 1987-2003. Her previous carillon positions have been at Michigan State University, Stanford University and the University of California, Riverside.

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Haven’t been there since 1984, Kathy Webster from the Yale Guild was playing for a wedding. I looked out from the tower for the couple and gave the cue to begin...

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Reminds me of vanderbilt kirkland hall i miss that carillon