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Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, June 23
New Haven, Connecticut
Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, June 23
New Haven, Connecticut 2005 by the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs, Inc.
64th Annual GCNA Congress
64th Annual GCNA Congress
40th anniversaryYale Memorial Carillon
Yale University Guildof Carillonneurs
History of the Yale CarillonHistory of the Yale Carillon1922: 10-bell chime installed by John
Taylor Bell Founders.1948: Guild of Yale University
Bellringers founded by student Elliott Kone, advisor to the Guild for over two decades.Bellringers paid 40¢ per ring.
1922: 10-bell chime installed by John Taylor Bell Founders.
1948: Guild of Yale University Bellringers founded by student Elliott Kone, advisor to the Guild for over two decades.Bellringers paid 40¢ per ring.
1964: Donation of Florence S. Marcy Crofut (Honorary Member, GCNA) expands chime to 54-bell carillon
1966: Kone and Yale students studyingat the Riverside Church found the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs
1964: Donation of Florence S. Marcy Crofut (Honorary Member, GCNA) expands chime to 54-bell carillon
1966: Kone and Yale students studyingat the Riverside Church found the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs
1969: 28th GCNA Congress hosted at Yale University
251 alumni, including Christina Anderson, Ellen Dickinson, Roy Lee, Thomas Lee
1969: 28th GCNA Congress hosted at Yale University
251 alumni, including Christina Anderson, Ellen Dickinson, Roy Lee, Thomas Lee
The Yale Guild: Then & Now
The Yale Guild: Then & Now
1965 2004
Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs
Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs
Sole student-run carillon organization in the country
26 membersTwo 30-minute
rings dailyThe Heel: Highly
competitive9-week lesson & audition process
Sole student-run carillon organization in the country
26 membersTwo 30-minute
rings dailyThe Heel: Highly
competitive9-week lesson & audition process
Annual Concert ToursAnnual Concert ToursWeekends:
New EnglandWinter Break:
East CoastSpring Break:
North AmericaEvery third Spring
Break: Europe! (Belgium, The Netherlands,France, Spain)
Weekends:New England
Winter Break:East Coast
Spring Break:North America
Every third Spring Break: Europe! (Belgium, The Netherlands,France, Spain)
Memorabilia from Yale exchanges in the
museum of the Royal Carillon School “Jef
Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium
Yale Memorial CarillonYale Memorial Carillon
54-bell concert carillon by John Taylor Bell Founders, Ltd. of Loughborough, England
8th largest carillon by weight in North AmericaFully chromatic keyboard ranges from bass G to
treble C; carillon transposed down 1 semitoneMajor refurbishment by Taylor in June 2005Two practice keyboards (1964 Taylor /
2003 Meeks, Watson & Co.)Professional 4-channel recording systemStreaming video and audio broadcasting
capability
54-bell concert carillon by John Taylor Bell Founders, Ltd. of Loughborough, England
8th largest carillon by weight in North AmericaFully chromatic keyboard ranges from bass G to
treble C; carillon transposed down 1 semitoneMajor refurbishment by Taylor in June 2005Two practice keyboards (1964 Taylor /
2003 Meeks, Watson & Co.)Professional 4-channel recording systemStreaming video and audio broadcasting
capability
2006 GCNA Congress Events
2006 GCNA Congress Events
Currently accepting proposalsfor talks and recitals.
RecitalsRecitals
North American and European guest artists
New Carillonneur MembersWinning entries from the 2006
Yale Carillon Composition Competition and the annual GCNA Composition Competition
North American and European guest artists
New Carillonneur MembersWinning entries from the 2006
Yale Carillon Composition Competition and the annual GCNA Composition Competition
will feature talented young performers as well as internationally renowned artists,
including:
Gate to Branford College,
main listening space
Newberry Memorial Organ
(1928 4-manual Skinner)
in Woolsey Hall
Lectures, Panels, & Workshops
Lectures, Panels, & Workshops
Panel on the development and future of carillon education
Fundraising campaign for the Ronald Barnes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carillon maintenance and repair workshop by John Taylor Bell Founders
Panel on the development and future of carillon education
Fundraising campaign for the Ronald Barnes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carillon maintenance and repair workshop by John Taylor Bell Founders
Ronald Barnes
ExhibitionsExhibitionsExhibition of the
Robyna Neilson Ketchum Collection of Bells at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Exhibition of the Robyna Neilson Ketchum Collection of Bells at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Exhibitions on the history of Yale’s bells at the university’s main and music libraries
Publication of a history of the carillon at Yale
Exhibitions on the history of Yale’s bells at the university’s main and music libraries
Publication of a history of the carillon at Yale
Expeditions & ActivitiesExpeditions & Activities
Trips to nearby carillons, including Trinity College and Simsbury
An organ and chime tour of the campus and historic New Haven
Banquet at a historic point of interest
Trips to nearby carillons, including Trinity College and Simsbury
An organ and chime tour of the campus and historic New Haven
Banquet at a historic point of interest
Trinity College
Reception and tour at the Yale Center for British Art
Outdoor activities and picnics on the New Haven Green and nearby parks.
Reception and tour at the Yale Center for British Art
Outdoor activities and picnics on the New Haven Green and nearby parks.
Visiting New HavenVisiting New Haven
Vibrant music, theater, and arts
scenes and summer festivals
Jazz on the Green
Shubert Theater
ARTSPACE
6 major museums, extensive parklands,historic harbor
100+ specialty shops within walking distance150+ restaurants, including Thai, Chinese,
Japanese, Mexican, soul food, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Eritrean, French, and Indian cuisine
Popular nightlife destinations
6 major museums, extensive parklands,historic harbor
100+ specialty shops within walking distance150+ restaurants, including Thai, Chinese,
Japanese, Mexican, soul food, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Eritrean, French, and Indian cuisine
Popular nightlife destinations
AccommodationsAccommodationsOn-campus 2-bedroom suites with bathrooms and kitchenettes for $70 per night. 5-minute walk from Harkness TowerHotel rooms at special
rates at the Colony Inn,
5-minute walk from Harkness Tower
Online rideshare message board
Contact the Yale GuildContact the Yale GuildWebsite
www.yale.edu/gcna2006
Your query will be promptly forwarded to the appropriate individual.
Phone+1 (203) 432-2309
Mailing AddressYale University Guild of Carillonneurs
P.O. Box 201964New Haven, CT 06520-1964
Websitewww.yale.edu/gcna2006
Your query will be promptly forwarded to the appropriate individual.
Phone+1 (203) 432-2309
Mailing AddressYale University Guild of Carillonneurs
P.O. Box 201964New Haven, CT 06520-1964
Photo creditsYale University Collection of Musical Instruments
Yale Center for British ArtINFONewHaven
The ColonyYale UniversityKathleen KarnNorman Bliss
Tiffany Ng
GCNA 2006 logoTue Trinh
Carillon sound clipsRecorded by Thomas Y. Lee“Radical Dreamers,” arr. Lee
“Preludio VIII,” Matthias van den Gheyn, arr. Albert Gerken“Sicilienne,” Ronald Barnes
Photo creditsYale University Collection of Musical Instruments
Yale Center for British ArtINFONewHaven
The ColonyYale UniversityKathleen KarnNorman Bliss
Tiffany Ng
GCNA 2006 logoTue Trinh
Carillon sound clipsRecorded by Thomas Y. Lee“Radical Dreamers,” arr. Lee
“Preludio VIII,” Matthias van den Gheyn, arr. Albert Gerken“Sicilienne,” Ronald Barnes