St Stephen's Carillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in the bell tower (belfry) of a church or civic building. The instrument usually consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to produce a melody, or sounded together to play a chord. A traditional manual carillon is played by striking a keyboard– the stick-like keys of which are called batons – with the fists, and by pressing the keys of a pedal keyboard with the feet. The keys mechanically activate levers and wires that connect to metal clappers that strike the inside of the bells, allowing the carillonneur to vary the intensity of the note according to the force applied to the key.
The St Stephen's Carillon was donated to the church by Ronald Paynter's family in his memory, and was dedicated on the 28th April, 1963.
The Carillon is played before Sunday Worship every Sunday, and during the week before the congregation meets. It is also played on special occasions such as weddings. The sound of the bells can be heard in Martin Place, across Macquarie Street and in the Botanical Gardens.
To request having the St Stephen's carillon played for your wedding or special event, or to join our team of volunteer carillonneurs, contact us.
T: 02 9221 1688 E: minister@ssms.org.au
The St Stephen's Carillon was donated to the church by Ronald Paynter's family in his memory, and was dedicated on the 28th April, 1963.
The Carillon is played before Sunday Worship every Sunday, and during the week before the congregation meets. It is also played on special occasions such as weddings. The sound of the bells can be heard in Martin Place, across Macquarie Street and in the Botanical Gardens.
To request having the St Stephen's carillon played for your wedding or special event, or to join our team of volunteer carillonneurs, contact us.
T: 02 9221 1688 E: minister@ssms.org.au
