64th Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
Hosted by the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs

New Haven, Connecticut
June 20-23, 2006

Schedule

Early arrivals
Sunday, June 18

Welcome center open Sunday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Branford Common Room
Time for recitalists to try the instrument


Pre-congress day
Monday, June 19

Welcome center open with continental breakfast from 8:00 to 10:00 am
Time for recitalists to try the instrument
10:00 am depart from the base of the tower, for Trinity College, Hartford
11:00 am recital by Daniel Kerry Kehoe, Trinity College carillonneur
11:30 am chapel and tower tour, introduction to the carillon
12:30 depart for Simsbury
1:00 pm Lunch at Apollo's Restaurant across the street from Simsbury United Methodist Church
1:45-3:00 p.m. introduction to the Foreman Carillon and Foreman Organ
3:00 pm depart for New Haven
4:00-8:30 p.m. Welcome center open: Branford Common Room
    (board meeting I/ free time, dinner on your own before or after recital, open tower time)
7:00 pm Welcome recital by members of the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs

 

First congress day
Tuesday, June 20

Welcome center open with continental breakfast from 7:15 am, Branford Common Room
7:30 am Board meeting II, Branford College (Trumbull Room)
9:00 am General business meeting I, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Room 102
11:00 am Exam recital – Candidate #1
11:45 am Exam recital – Candidate #2
12:30 pm Artist recital –Geert D’hollander and Liesbeth Janssens, lunch under the tent (sponsored by American Airlines)
1:30 pm Music displays open, Branford Dining Hall
        Library displays open, Sterling Library and Gilmore Music Library
2:00 pm Artist recital – Jeremy Chesman
2:45 pm Presentation – Yale Guild, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
3:15pm Presentation – Tin-Shi Tam: Bells and Bell Music in China, L-C Hall, Rm. 102
5:30 pm Congress Photo, Lanman-Wright Hall, Old Campus
6:30 pm Opening reception (sponsored by Yale Collection of Musical Instruments), Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, 15 Hillhouse Ave
        Bell exhibit curated by Tiffany Ng
8:00 pm Dinner or dessert on your own
9:00 pm Optional socializing at the Playwright on Temple Street

 

Second congress day
Wednesday, June 21

Welcome center open with breakfast from 7:15 am, Branford Common Room
7:30 am Board meeting III, Branford College (Trumbull Room)
9:00 am General business meeting II, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
11:00 am Exam recital – Candidate #5
11:45 am Exam recital – Candidate #6
12:30 pm Lunch on your own, displays open
1:45 pm Small group options:
            1. Woolsey organ tour, Woolsey Memorial Hall
            2. Yale Carillon Exhibition, Harkness Tower
            3. Solo handbell ringing workshop led by Sharon Hettinger, Rm 201 Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm St
            4. Campus tour, Yale Visitor’s Center
            5. Harkness Tower/Yale Guild Music Library Exhibit, Sterling and Gilmore Libraries
3:15 pm Exam recital – Candidate #7
4:15 pm Artist Recital – Eddy Marien
5:00 pm Presentation –Lisa Lonie: “Programming101: Disturbing the air so that people will listen,” Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
5:30 pm Music sales open, Branford Common Room
6:30 pm Artist Recital – Margo Halsted
7:30 pm Ice Cream Social (sponsored by Paccard)
9:00 pm Optional socializing at Naples on Wall Street

 

Third congress day
Thursday, June 22

Welcome center open with breakfast from 7:15 am, Branford Common Room
7:30 am Board meeting IV, Branford College (Trumbull Room)
9:00 am General business meeting III, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
11:00 am Exam recital – Candidate #8
11:45 am Exam recital – Candidate #9
12:30 pm Lunchtime recital – new publications, with lunch under the tent
1:45 pm Small group options, second day:
            1. Woolsey organ tour, Woolsey Memorial Hall
            2. Yale Carillon Exhibition, Harkness Tower
            3. Solo handbell ringing workshop led by Sharon Hettinger, Rm 201 Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm St
            4. Campus tour, Yale Visitor’s Center
            5. Library Exhibit, Sterling and Gilmore Libraries
            6. Music sales open, Branford Common Room
3:15 pm Panel discussion – Carillon Education, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
5:00 pm Artist recital – Roy Lee
5:30 pm Artist recital – Ellen Dickinson
6:30 pm Pizza Party, BAR

 

Fourth Congress Day
Friday, June 23

Welcome center open with breakfast from 7:15 am, Branford Common Room
7:30 am Board meeting V, Branford College (Trumbull Room)
9:00 am General business meeting IV, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
11:00 am Presentation: Congress 2007 in Sewanee, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
11:30 am Masterclass, viewed from Linsly-Chittenden, Rm. 102
12:30 Lunchtime recital – new carillonneur members, Class of 2005, lunch under the tent
1:45 pm Small group options:
            1. Woolsey organ tour, Woolsey Memorial Hall
            2. Yale Carillon Exhibition, Harkness Tower
            3. Campus tour, Yale Visitor’s Center
            4. Music sales open, Branford Common Room
            5. Library Exhibit, Sterling and Gilmore Libraries
3:15 pm Presentation – Kim Schafer: "The Carillon and Auditory Culture: Carillon Music in Louvain, Belgium in the late 18th century," Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
3:45 pm Final business meeting, wrap-up, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm. 102
5:00 pm Artist recital – Milford Myhre
6:30 pm Barnes Silent Auction and Cocktail Hour, Peabody Museum, Whitney Avenue and Sachem Street
7:30 pm Banquet, Peabody Museum

 

Post-congress day
Saturday, June 24

9:30 am depart New Haven
12:00 noon Welcome recital by Dio Lind, the Riverside Church, NYC
12:15 pm tower tour, open time on the carillon
1:30 pm lunch at Riverside
2:30 pm Artist recital-Justin Ryan, Riverside
3:15 pm church and organ tour
4:00 pm Head back to New Haven or stay in New York

*All events are subject to change without advance notice.