The Singing Tower - The Largest Instrument You Ever Did See
A symphony of bells play hypnotic melodies …
Harmonies and compositions sound out daily in the small town of Lake Wales in Central Florida.
The peculiar source of the music - a grandiose marble-lined pillar affectionately named ‘ The Singing Tower” - is as wonderful as it is unexpected.
The story behind it’s construction, however, is yet more interesting…
Works Cited:
https://boktowergardens.org/2021/06/28/the-origins-of-the-singing-tower/
https://www.gcna.org/about-carillons/what
https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/boktower/boktower.htm
https://boktowergardens.org/edward-bok/
https://boktowergardens.org/the-singing-tower/
https://verobeachmagazine.com/features/inside-the-bok-singing-tower/
https://www.floridacurrents.com/the-singing-tower/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ladies-Home-Journal
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedJune 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM UTC
- Length16 min
- Season1
- Episode23
- RatingClean