SOME of the world’s leading carillon experts visited the city last week to give advice about the Bathurst War Memorial Carillon.
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A community group, convened by councillor Monica Morse, has been investigating ways to restore, repair and upgrade the Carillon in time for events being planned by the Bathurst RSL.
These events are to be held on November 11, 2018 to mark the Centenary of the end of World War I.
One of the experts was Lyn Fuller, who is the lead carillonist at the National Carillon in Canberra, president of the Carillon Society of Australia and a member of the executive board of World Carillon Federation.
She was joined by Terry McGee and his partner Jess Rowan, who provide the only carillon maintenance and engineering service in Australia.
The experts were excited to be involved in providing advice about the future care and use of the Carillon.
The Carillon was built by Bathurst citizens and opened in November, 1933.
Originally, it was planned that the Carillon bells would be played by an instrument called a klavier, but due to a lack of funding a keyboard was chosen.
In 2007, a group led by Lachlan Sullivan raised funds for a klavier to be installed and the present Carillon Group is continuing investigations into the possibility of purchasing a klavier.
If that happens, the Bathurst’s carillon will become only the fourth in Australia with it.
Funds are currently being held in trust by council and meetings are being held to determine the best way of using those funds, opportunities for future fundraising and applying for grants.
