The Plaque:
Bell 14, G#
Presented by Victoria Whitaker
Greenwood In Memory Of Her Husband
George H. Greenwood ('04), 1884 - 1952
Composer of "Montana, My Montana"
A musician, George Greenwood was, for a time, director of the Club For Men within the department of music at the University of Montana in Missoula. In 1905 he was awarded the Bessie Wilds Medal, "to be given to the student showing the greatest proficiency (at piano)".
A 1904 graduate of the University, and the late husband of one of Mrs. Whitaker’s daughters. Mr. Greenwood composed "Montana, My Montana", the unofficial alma mater song of the University, while in attendance; was a pianist of note, and a patron of the arts in the Northwest. He died February, 1952, at his home in California.
From A History of the School of Music
There is a dedication plaque for each of the 47 bells of the carillon in the alcove of the main entrance of University Hall, the oldest building on campus.
The carillon tower, built in 1897, was dedicated to John Ellis, music professor and carillonneur of the university, after his death in 1992. Originally simply a bell tower, it became a carillon tower when the donated carillon bells were installed. It was dedicated on October 18th, 1953. It contains 47 bells, covering four octaves, all of which were donated by friends of the university. The nine ton carillon is played from the clavier below. It was played for 23 years by carillonneur John C. Ellis, from 1969 to 1992.