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Mary Crawford

Graduate Adviser, Music and Ethno-
musicology; UCLA Carillon Player

Crawford began working at UCLA in 1970 as a staff accompanist and part-time office help in the Music Department, pausing to complete her master’s degree at Occidental College. Although the bells that chime regularly on campus are prerecorded, Crawford is called upon to play the carillon on major occasions.

Which living person do you most admire?
My mom. She is a woman of deep faith, but still has her own opinions — and they can be surprisingly modern, especially for a woman of 90!

What is the most overrated virtue?
Individuality. We often overlook the fact that we live in community with others.

What is your favorite carillon piece?
“Garlands” by Professor Roger Bourland, written for Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s inauguration. It is a piece written for this carillon, not an arrangement of a piece written for another instrument. As such, it captures the joy of the occasion and the unique sounds of this instrument.