Tower Bell Foundation

09/10/2022

We honored the royal transition by playing "God Save the King (Queen)" at the start of our concert today. For those opposed to monarchy, we played "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)."

08/18/2022

Just because there are no holidays in August doesn't mean there are no bell concerts. Plan to join us tomorrow at noon, Friday, August 19.

🌃Minneapolis - Moody Nights🏙 The clouds last night were really interesting before the rain and lightning rolled in.

04/28/2022

Last summer, we did a special concert to celebrate the 125th anniversary of our bells, playing only songs that were played on the first concerts in 1896. You can listen to any or all of it.

On July 8, 2021, Tower Bell Foundation performed a special concert celebrating the 125th anniversary of the installation of the bells in 1896. All selections performed that day were first performed on the bells in March 1896 by Chester Meneely, bellfounder.

01/17/2022

The Landmark bells of Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse will ring out Monday from noon to 1 p.m. in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Volunteer chimes player Dan Wascoe will play a program of African-American, patriotic, and traditional songs.

09/11/2021

On Saturday, September 11, from noon to 1 p.m., volunteer chimes player Carol Brown-Mills will play a concert in honor of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

09/09/2021

Sunset at Minneapolis City Hall.

05/12/2021

Tower Bell Foundation notes the passing of longtime columnist Jim Klobuchar, who occasionally wrote about our bells.

05/06/2021

Our regular Friday series of bell concerts begins this Friday, with volunteer chimes player Dan Wascoe opening the season. The concerts will continue every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. until the first Friday in October. This year marks the 30th anniversary of when we first did weekly Friday concerts.

04/10/2021

Unusual light surrounding our bell tower. Note the crown is gone from the phone building.

The sun always shines above the clouds ⛅️ ..
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03/17/2021

Tuesday's Final Jeopardy asked for the name of the place in Italy famous for the material it supplied to Henry Moore and Michelangelo. Those who are familiar with Minneapolis City Hall know that our sculpture "Mississippi, Father of Waters" was carved from the single largest block of marble ever taken from the Carrara quarry. Here it sits behind our volunteer chimes player Carol Brown-Mills.

03/10/2021

125 years ago today, the bells of Minneapolis City Hall were played for the first time. We had planned a special concert today to celebrate, but that has been postponed due to circumstances beyond our control. We will celebrate our hundred 25th anniversary this summer. Be here to read newspaper accounts of the initial playing of the bells in 1896:
http://towerbellfoundation.org/bells1896.html

01/19/2021

We will play the bells today from 4:30 to 4:35 p.m. in honor of those who have died during the pandemic.