How to Use carillon in a Sentence

carillon

noun
  • Kleem explained that there are two ways for the clock tower to perform as a carillon.
    — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Simsbury United Methodist Church will play its carillon bells.
    — courant.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Its Tour de Beurre (on the right in the image above) boasts an impressive carillon of 55 bells.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • The iconic 97-bell carillon is one of the largest musical instruments in the world in terms of number of bells.
    — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 May 2018
  • Made partially from local stone, the tower houses a 60-bell carillon that is played twice daily.
    — New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Stroll the lush gardens, catch a carillon concert, and enjoy a slower pace that feels worlds away from Florida’s busier hubs.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The new project would mount taller flagpoles, install a better plaza with planters and seating, and erect a 40-foot tower with a carillon to chime the hours.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Sep. 2017
  • It’s not being billed as such, but with visits this summer from about a dozen players, performances at these two venues amount to a carillon festival.
    — Peter Dobrin, https://www.inquirer.com, 5 June 2019
  • Typically, the carillon was played for brief interludes in advance of morning services and prayers.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • Mayo is the only medical center in North America that has a carillon.
    — Erica Pearson, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • The tower houses one of the world's finest carillons, a musical instrument made up of at least 23 bells played from a keyboard-like console.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • The carillon can be heard on both sides of the river and in nearby parking lots, so the park district is encouraging people to do social distancing.
    — Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • In addition to the elevator, there are also 253 steps that give visitors a view of the carillon bells.
    — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 1 June 2017
  • In 1993, this church, its carillon and the wide, scenic lake attracted a couple who'd come recently from Europe.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Stone Mountain Park is the only place in Georgia to hear daily electronic carillon concerts.
    — AccessAtlanta, 17 June 2022
  • Behind the lovers and across the lake, a huge stone church — Kirk in the Hills — holds the base of a huge stone steeple, which envelops the famous Kirk in the Hills carillon.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Carillon amenities include a swimming pool, kiddie pool, open-air pavilion, sport court, playground, private 12-acre lake, trails and front yard maintenance.
    — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 21 May 2017
  • The Plummer Building at the Mayo Clinic may be the biggest character of them all; its style is classic, and so is its carillon.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The carillon bells were removed from the original wooden flag tower seven years because the tower was deteriorating, and have been in storage.
    — Andrew Michaels, Columbia Flier, 26 May 2017
  • Add half a million lights, strolling carolers, the sounds of a 62-bell carillon, and crackling firepits for a celebration that marries the best of nature and artifice.
    — Ellen Albanese, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Nearby, Markt square features a 13th-century belfry with a 47-bell carillon and tower with panoramic views.
    — Lea Lane, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • The reopening of the tower is good news for city carillonneur Tim Sleep, who is beginning to line musicians for summer carillon concerts.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Arranging themselves a few to each piano, these interlopers began to press the keys, too, for a climactic effect that eventually matched the rich, chaotic peal of a full carillon of church bells.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The daily carillon concerts are included with regular Bok admission.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • In a world that suddenly got scary, a centuries-old sound of hope and reassurance will be offered across Northeast Ohio in free carillon concerts this weekend at four locations.
    — Brian Albrecht, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The signing ceremony inside the sanctuary will be followed by a carillon concert and Eucharist procession.
    — Deepa Bharath, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
  • After securing approval from the abbot, Father Sydor and five other priests-in-training had climbed the tower and taken turns pounding the batons of the carillon with their fists.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • The 205-foot Singing Tower, also known as Bok Tower, houses a set of bells — a carillon — that plays short concerts every day.
    — Marjie Lambert, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • For nearly a century, the Mayo Clinic carillon has been making music in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Bok Tower's carillon contains 60 cast-bronze bells, and concerts play across the gardens several times a day, creating one of Florida's most magical soundtracks.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

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