University of Michigan bell symposium

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will host an interdisciplinary bell studies symposium, Resonance and Remembrance, March 31–April 2. The University of Michigan is one of only a few universities in the world to house two carillons. The conference is part of the university’s bicentennial celebrations and will create a space for scholars and arts practitioners to engage across disciplinary boundaries on combined panels and performances.

The keynote speaker will be Steven Feld, distinguished professor of anthropology emeritus at the University of New Mexico; the conference will also feature Rahim AlHaj, a noted player of the oud. The university’s two carillons will be featured: the Charles Baird Carillon (the third heaviest in the world) in Burton Tower (53 bells, bourdon 12 tons), and the Robert and Ann Lurie Carillon (60 bells, bourdon 6 tons). For information: www.gobluebells.wordpress.com.