Built in 1923, the carillon was a gift from Emily Gilman Noyes in memory of her husband, Charles, who was a longtime trustee and a member of the 1914 building committee for the House of Hope.
Details, history and photographs of the carillon are found here.
The carillon welcomes people to the House of Hope for a minimum of 100 services or events throughout a calendar year. The carillon is heard each Sunday morning before or after the worship service; and for weddings, memorial services, holiday concerts and other special events. Information about the Summer Carillon Recital Series in July and other recital and concerts can be found below.
In-person tours of the carillon and bell tower are available by appointment by contacting Tim Short, carillonneur.
On the morning of 9/11, the lowest bell of the carillon (the bourdon) sounded with a single strike to remember the
events of September 11, 2001:
Those who are able should rise in body, mind or spirit and may join the bells in singing.
Setting by Milford Myhre (born 1931)
John Courter (1941-2010)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
arranged for piano by Irwin T. Nelson (born 1954)
edited for carillon by TS
Joseph Rumshinsky(1881-1956)
arranged Linda Dzuris (born 1970)
“Joy is the defiance of darkness” – Rabbi Yisroel Bernath
arranged Gerald Martindale
Composed 2009
arranged Michael Hassell ( 1952-2019)
edited for carillon by TS
(At the conclusion of the recital, please refrain from applause)
Join in remembrance of the events of 9/11 at House of Hope through music by Tim Short and the Noyes Memorial Carillon. This short performance, starting at noon, calls on everyone to pause, commemorate, and honor the grief, courage, and solidarity born from this tragedy.
The world changed in many ways on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when a coordinated effort of suicide attacks using jetliners began on the East Coast in the United States at 8:46 (Central Time) and ended at 9:03 (Central Time). By 10:45 AM (Central Time), for the first time in the history of United States aviation, all planes were ordered grounded. The victims of the attacks were women, men,n and children of all ages: 2,977 people died that day,y and thousands more sustained injuries. An entire generation has grown from infancy to adulthood with little to no knowledge of this horrific event.
September 11, 2001, was the greatest national tragedy for the United States since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. People remember where they were that day. The endless cycle of television coverage that day numbed our senses as we became observers of a plane that hit the World Trade Center towers and their eventual collapse, the aftermath of the attack on the Pentagon, and the open field of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which became the memorial for the diverted Flight 93 by its passengers.
Four Minnesotans died that day from the attacks: Gordy Aamoth of Wayzata and Gary Koechler of St. Paul, who died at the World Trade Center; Master Sgt. Max Bielke of Pipestone, who died at the Pentagon; and Tom Burnett, Jr, of Bloomington,n who died on Flight 93.
The events of 9/11 were orchestrated by a fringe network of religious extremists who weaponized a radicalized distortion of Islam. Islamic leaders around the globe swiftly condemned the attacks as a violation of Islamic law, counter to Muslim values.
We must remember that many victims of these attacks were themselves devout Muslims-peaceful individuals devoted to prayer, charity, and entirely unaware of the
impending violence. Six days following the attacks, President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., C and delivered his speech,h Islam is Peace, which highlighted the tenets of Islam: peace, prayer, and charity; and he condemned all forms of Islamophobia and hatred.
While we pause this day to commemorate and honor an immense collective grief, we also admire the selfless acts of courage and global solidarity born from this tragedy. We must remember that in the darkest hours of life, the human spirit endures, providing a light of hope that affirms the goodness and kindness of humanity. We must commit ourselves to be peacemakers and promote understanding, with cooperation among diverse communities as an ongoing effort to support initiatives that advance human rights while building a more resilient and united global community.
The Summer Carillon Recital Series that takes place in July began in 1994, coordinated by David Johnson, now House of Hope’s Carillonneur Emeritus following his retirement in 2023. This series is a familiar event for this faith community and its neighborhood. In 2008, the series expanded to include Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis after the installation of a 47 bell instrument in its new bell tower.
The series opens each year with the annual July 4 Independence Day concert and continues each weekend with a different player. The selected recitalists are national or international players who offer a recital of varied musical styles for this outdoor event.
Other special recitals throughout the year include: