Millennium Carillon Concerts, Lighting To Honor Health Workers

NAPERVILLE, IL — In the midst of the new coronavirus crisis, Millennium Carillon will host special carillon concerts and lighting to honor health care workers. The 30-minute concerts will take place throughout May and the carillon tower itself will be lit in blue in thanks to hospital workers, police and other first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus battle.

The concerts, played on the 72-bell carillon, will take place Wednesdays at 12 p.m. throughout the month of May. In a statement, Naperville City Carillonneur Tim Sleep said, "These concerts will feature patriotic selections in addition to traditional carillon pieces. The 72 bells installed in Moser Tower can easily be heard from multiple locations along the Riverwalk on either side of the DuPage River, which facilitates social distancing."

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The carillon tower will first be lit with green lights to honor Earth Week from April 17 through April 28. The blue lights celebrating hospital workers and other first responders will light the carillon April 29 through May 12.

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