Bells in the Valley

In this month's episode we'll be taking a behind the scenes look at the making of Bells in the Valley—a 22 minute documentary of the history of Western Carolina University. Originally produced as part of WCU’s centennial celebration in 1989, the documentary was updated in 2012, and then again in 2022, to include some of WCU’s more recent history. We sat down with Arledge Armenaki who served as producer and director, Bruce Frazier who composed and recorded the original music and served as the music consultant, and with Gurney Chambers who served as the narrator for all three renditions of Bells in the Valley. All three of our guests are also former faculty members of Western Carolina University.