Welcome!
Welcome to the website of the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs. We are the student organization responsible for ringing the 54-bell Yale Memorial Carillon in Harkness Tower.
We are now on our summer schedule. The bells ring 12:30-1:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:00 p.m. every day. We also have a Summer Concert Series. Visit our Summer Series webpage for details!
Congratulations to our new officers!
Co-Chairs: Katie and Tiff
Treasurer: Bryan
Heeler Monster: Lynnli
Tour Managers: Rachel and Sophia
Librarian: Rachel
Historians: Kerri and Rachel
Newsletter Editor: Elena
Tower Keepers: Joel and Michael
Publicity Chair: Emily
Webmaster: Stephen
Social Chairs: Kerri, Lynnli, Sophia
Recording Engineer: Stephen
If you would like to receive e-mail updates about our events and concerts, please sign up for our mailing list here.
If you are interested in learning to play the carillon (try our virtual carillon!) and joining us, please visit the Join Us page, or email our 2012 Heeler Monster, Lynnli Wang.
Ever wondered what piece you just heard being played on the Harkness Tower carillon? Now you can find out here!
The Guild with Boudewjin Zwart, on tour in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, March 2011
When do the bells ring?
Throughout the academic year, the Guild rings the bells of Harkness Tower at 12:30-1:00 p.m. and 5:00-6:00 p.m. We offer tours of the tower on Sundays, so we sometimes play the bells 2:15-2:30 p.m. on Sundays during the year. We do not play during the Yale College final exam periods, and we do not always play during breaks.
Over the summer, the bells ring 7:00-8:00 p.m. every day. In addition, every summer the Guild organizes a Summer Concert Series, for which we invite carillonneurs from around the world and the United States to come to Yale to perform. The concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. on eight consecutive Fridays from mid-June to mid-August. More information will be posted about our 2012 summer series in the spring.
The Guild performs a special ring schedule for Commencement in May and for alumni reunions in June every year. The Guild also receives special requests that may result in changes in our schedule. Exceptions to our usual schedule are posted below.
Exceptions
There are no exceptions to the regular ring schedule at this time.
Friends, Supporters and Alumni of the Guild
The Guild is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization run by full-time students at Yale University. Your tax-deductible donation can help fund our group's projects, including domestic and international tours, summer concerts by visiting carillonneurs, and improvements to our facilities.
To contribute, please make checks payable to "Guild of Carillonneurs" and send them to the mailing address to the left, or donate online through the Yale University Office of Development, specifying "Other" and "Anna Harkness Fund" in Step 1.
If you are an alumnus, we'd love to hear from you! Join the Guild Alumni mailing list to keep in touch!
