by Matt Fey | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Belen Edwards On October 30th, the University of Chicago’s Office of Spiritual Life hosted a celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, in Rockefeller Chapel. Spiritual Life collaborated with the Hindu Student Sangam and the South Asian Students Association...
by Matt Fey | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Written by Ellen Wiese and interviewed with D. Maurice Charles, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel If you’re in town for the holidays, Rockefeller has a place for you to celebrate, unwind, and enjoy the songs of the season after a hectic year. The annual Lessons & Carols...
by Matt Fey | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Belen Edwards 2019 marks the 54th Bells of Summer, a weekly concert series played on Rockefeller Chapel’s carillon. Running from June 23 to August 25, the series features carillonneurs from around the world, each with their own style. “Here, we’re all about...
by Matt Fey | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
CHICAGO—Simone Browne, AB’19, member of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs, passed her professional examination at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida last week. Under the guidance of Rockefeller Chapel’s Joey Brink, Simone performed at 8:30...
by Matt Fey | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Christopher Good AB’19 Matthew Dean, director of operations at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, has an interesting fact to share: the term a capella is Italian for “in the style of the chapel.” If you’ve ever set foot in Rockefeller, which sits at 59th and...
by Matt Fey | Apr 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Louise Lerner Data from Rockefeller Chapel, Knapp Center to help create map of air around Chicago The bell tower of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is normally populated by tourists and the University’s carillonneur. But scientists recently scaled its 271 stone steps...
by Matt Fey | Feb 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
By the University of Chicago’s News Office Divinity School alumnus ‘profoundly grateful’ to return to UChicago community The Rev. Dr. Maurice Charles has been named dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago, effective July 1. Charles has...
by Matt Fey | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Jeanie Chung | The Core—Winter/19 If you’re going to play the carillon, you need to think about your shoes. The 100-ton, 72-bell instrument at the top of Rockefeller Chapel has 31 foot pedals and 71 batons, which you strike with your fists. The batons operate the...
by Matt Fey | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Does the name Joey Brink ring a bell? While an undergraduate student majoring in mechanical engineering, Brink was not only a star carillonneur on campus, his senior project focused on modernizing the centuries-old art of bell-ringing. Today, he ranks among the top...
by Matt Fey | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Steinkopf-Frank HYDE PARK — On Thursday, University of Chicago carillonneur Joey Brink and other student musicians will climb 271 steps in the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel to perform the annual Sleigh Bells concert — offering the public a chance to hear the...
