“Not long after that, an envelope arrived with my name on it.” Inside, Widmann found the key to the carillon tower. At first he didn’t know what the key was for. “Then I saw [Brooks] had ...

The first and only Knights Tower carillonneur, Grogan has manually played the 56-bell carillon at the basilica every week since 1964. At 85 years old, he’s not tired of it yet. “It’s worth ...

The carillon erected in 1937 was considered a living memorial to Dr. Boothe Colwell Davis, who was Alfred University president from 1895 to 1933, and his wife, Estelle Hoffman Davis. Mrs. Davis died ...