You may have heard the enchanting sound of the 49 bells of the CampusCarillon while strolling through the campus park, but did you know that you can also learn to play this typically Dutch-Flemish instrument yourself?

At its opening in 1964, the UT received a special gift from the municipalities in the region: a bell tower with a carillon. Now, more than half a century later, this tower still stands. Members of the Campus Carillon Circle frequently play this instrument.

It is a gift, not only to look at but also to listen to.

Would you like to join the Campus Carillon Circle? As a member you take biweekly carillon lessons and may participate in Campus Carillon Concerts or other activities at your own level. Once a year an excursion is organized to, for example, a bell museum or another carillon in the Netherlands, on which you can play.

Hylke Banning and Esther Schopman are the carillon teachers on campus. They once studied at the UT and learned to play the bells on the Campus Carillon. Later Hylke became city carillonist of Oldenzaal and Esther city carillonist of Enschede. Since 2019, they have been passing on their knowledge to a new generation of campus carillonists.

De lessen zijn op maandag- of woensdagavond, in het Nederlands of Engels, voor studenten, alumni en medewerkers met een geldige UnionCard of CampusCard. Als je piano of orgel speelt is het niet zo’n grote stap om de beiaard te leren bespelen, maar de lessen kunnen ook op beginnersniveau beginnen. Je krijgt les in de klokkentoren en voor studiedoeleinden is er een oefenklavier beschikbaar in de Vrijhof.

For information about the costs or a trial lesson, please contact us at campuscarilloncircle@gmail.com