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.

The Davis Memorial Carillon was dedicated in 1937, originally housed in a wooden oil derrick structure before moving to its current steel tower in 1953. From the moment its bells first rang in 1937, ...

The wooden tower that originally contained the carillon bells was replaced in 1953 by an open ... The bells are hung stationary; only the clappers move. The clapper of each bell is connected by wires ...

The Carillon Bell Tower were played at the beginning of the program. The tower boasts the world’s largest tubular bells that resonate from the 200 foot tall tower. Michael Vickey and Jan ...