A Carillon Concert Heard All the Way to Michigan State
In the aftermath of a mass shooting on the Michigan State campus, Duke showed its solidarity and expressed condolences to the MSU community through the sound of pealing chapel bells.
On Tuesday, the Duke Chapel carillon recital played the “MSU Shadows,” the Michigan State alma mater, as well as the school fight song “Victory for MSU” and other hymns of solace. Part of the performance was posted on Twitter.
Chapel carillonneur Mitchell Eithun is an MSU alumnus and said he wanted to show his support for the university in a moment of grief.
The Michigan State community felt that support. The original tweet about it has been seen by 542,100 people 18 hours after it was posted. Many of the Spartans responded with emotion.
Thank you to the Duke University Community, the Spartan Nation feels & appreciates your support!!!#DukeNation #SpartansStrong #SpartansWill
— Beth Crowley (@BethCrowley0513) February 15, 2023
Others noted that in athletics, Duke and Michigan State are often fierce rivals, but that rivalry only made the sign of support even better.
![MSU tweets: @JamieTheis: "They now have 1% of my respect. That's 100% more than before I saw this. All jokes aside and in all seriousness, tht is very touching and extremely commendable. That gains a lot of respect for me."
@dfcj: "I live in Lexington, Kentucky, and I hate Duke. I'll be getting my hatred back up in a few minutes, but first, that's strong love [emojis for heart, music and clapping]"](/sites/default/files/inline-images/msutweets.png)
The full performance can be viewed on Duke Chapel’s Facebook page. Below, Eithun is shown performing the alma mater.