Wylie Crawford is the University
Carillonneur at the University of Chicago, a position he has held since 1984.
In addition, he is the Resident Carillonneur for the Chicago Botanic Garden
in Glencoe, Illinois (since 1986), the Carillonneur for Seabury-Western
Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and was recently appointed City
Carillonneur for the new Millennium Carillon in Naperville, Illinois.
Mr. Crawford fulfilled the requirements of the
Guild of Carillonneurs in North
America to become a certified Carillonneur in 1977. During his
twenty-
He also heads the GCNA,s delegation to the
World Carillon Federation
(www.carillon.org).
This organization, which is a federation of international associations,
organizes biannual conferences in countries with a carillon culture. Mr.
Crawford serves on its Board of Directors and has been its Treasurer since
1990.
A Chicago native and an Evanston resident, he is
the father of twin daughters and husband of Erica, a geriatric care manager.
To supplement his carillon income, Mr. Crawford is the President of
Compassionate Computing, a PC training and support organization.