Princeton University Carillon

07/28/2026

Join us for our annual Summer Carillon Concert Series. The theme this year is: Music in the Sky: When Towers Sing, Walls Can’t Contain the Music
View what's in store for Aug 2 and 9

07/20/2026

Today I experienced the beautiful Wyman garden- an amazing listening spot for the carillon .

Learn more about this special space:

• Tucked beside Procter Hall at the Graduate College is Wyman Garden, which was designed in the early 1900s by Beatrix Jones Farrand, the University’s first consulting landscape architect and a powerful force in shaping the look of the campus. The garden, which covers about one-third of an acre, bursts with wild geranium, ageratum, Japanese spirea, lamb’s ear and oakleaf hydrangea. There are old stone fountains — one with a lion’s head — and a sundial that was donated in 1918 by the Princeton chapter of the Garden Club of America. An arbor along one side of the garden is covered by European hornbeam.

07/11/2026

Join us for our annual Summer Carillon Concert Series. The theme this year is: Music in the Sky: When Towers Sing, Walls Can’t Contain the Music
View what's in store for July 12 and July 19 (Am. Hymn Society Conference).

06/22/2026

The carillon at the Princeton University Graduate College is played weekly, except during exam periods.

06/22/2026

Music in the Sky
When Towers Sing, Walls Can’t Contain the Music

Celebrating over 30 years of community recitals, the Princeton University Carillon at the Princeton University Graduate SchoolGraduate School located at 88 College Road West, Princeton, NJ 08544 will again host a season of summer concerts for the surrounding community. All concerts start at 1:00PM every Sunday July 5 through Labor Day Sunday and are held rain or shine. Admission is free. Please call 609-258-7989 or visit
http://www.princeton.edu/gradschool/studentlife/residential/gradcollege/directions
for additional information and directions. https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/carillon

06/22/2026

American Hymn Society Conference Opens with Carillon Concert at Princeton University Graduate School - July 19, 2026, 1:00pm, Graduate College, Free parking Lot 19, Springdale Rd.

The American Hymn Society Conference will open with a special concert as part of Princeton University's Summer Carillon Concert Series, featuring acclaimed carillonneur Michelle Lam. The performance will take place on Princeton University's renowned 67-bell manual carillon and will showcase a diverse program that bridges centuries of musical tradition.

Lam's program will include contemporary settings of familiar hymns, original compositions for carillon inspired by sixteenth-century automatic carillon melodies, works commemorating America's 250th anniversary, and a selection of popular favorites. The concert reflects both the rich heritage and evolving artistry of the carillon tradition.

Michelle Lam serves as Associate Carillonneur at both the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. An active recitalist who performs throughout North America, she also holds leadership positions within the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.

In addition to her musical accomplishments, Lam earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan and works as an antitrust economist in the Washington, D.C., area.

The concert offers conference attendees and the broader community an opportunity to experience the unique voice of the carillon through a program that celebrates faith, history, and American musical traditions.

Celebrating over 30 years of community recitals, the Princeton University Carillon at the Graduate School located at 88 College Road West, Princeton, NJ 08544 will again host a season of summer concerts for the surrounding community. All concerts start at 1:00PM every Sunday July 5 through Labor Day Sunday and are held rain or shine. Admission is free. Please call 609-258-7989 or visit
http://www.princeton.edu/gradschool/studentlife/residential/gradcollege/directions
for additional information and directions. https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/carillon

The carillon at the Princeton University Graduate College is played weekly, except during exam periods.

05/24/2026

Remember! Carillon concert is at 2:00pm today-Memorial Day Sunday.

05/18/2026

Carillon Recital on May 24 will be held at 2:00pm.

04/12/2026

Improvise when the iPad is left downstairs !

04/12/2026

Welcome to Cornell chimers to Princeton!