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

Emailyalegcna2006@gmail.com

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

Emailyalegcna2006@gmail.com

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