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Cook Carillon Tower

About the carillons


GVSU is one of only a few dozen US Universities with an active carillon performance tradition and one of only 3 institutions in the entire Western Hemisphere with multiple carillon towers.

Each week the university carillonist rings out music on the bells of Cook and Beckering Towers, from Bach to Billie Eilish, classic film scores to contemporary carillon compositions, and plenty more. If you’re on one of GVSU’s campuses and hear music on bells coming from a nearby tower, someone is probably up there performing it for you live. Learn more about carillons and the GVSU carillon towers below.

 

Exterior view of the Richard M. DeVos Center on Grand Valley State University's Pew Campus. Taken by Mitch Ranger using a drone during the Fall of 2022.
Students fill the Kirkhof Lawn as part of the Laker Kickoff on August 22.

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Page last modified September 16, 2026