Festival/Conference 2023 Pages
Conference Schedule
Course Schedule for Festival Conference 2023. This page was last updated 6/21/2023
Exact schedule is subject to change.
| Session | Time | Event | Clinician | Location |
| Friday | 8:00-12:00 | Registration and Equipment Load-in | Sheehan Hall | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch, Shop and Social | Sheehan Hall | ||
| 1:00-1:15 | Opening Bell and Announcements | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | ||
| F.1 | 1:15-2:30 | Massed #1 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| F.1 | 1:15-2:30 | Rep Reading: Christmas in June | Joy Toll Chandler | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Advanced Conducting | Karen Leonard | Student Center – Fallon |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Basic Music Theory | Joy Toll Chandler | Student Center Rm 326 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Bronze Festival Choir | Andy Wallace | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Coppers #1 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Rep Reading – New Music | Gina Williams | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Ringing From Traditional English Number Notations | Martin Winter | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Teambuilding (From Someone Who Hates ‘Icebreakers’) For Bell Ringers | Greg Urban | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Tins #1 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Tins Rehearsal Mentoring | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | Vendors and raffle baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| F.2 | 2:45-4:00 | What’s the Score? | Karen James | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | African Drumming With a Twist | Kim Visbaras | Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | All About That Bass – But Safely | Emlee Kohler | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Basic (Beginners) Conducting | Joy Toll Chandler | Student Center – Fallon |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Bling Your T-Shirt! | Allyson Printz/Kathy Konkle | Student Center Rm 326 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Bronze #1 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Coppers Festival Choir | Griff Gall | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Feel the Beat With Your Feet! | Diane Burke | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Handbell Techniques From A to Z | Sue Lee | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Mallets and Other Stopped Techniques | Evie Sessions | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Rhythm in a Flash | Holly Cerullo | Student Center – Foster |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Ringing From Traditional English Number Notations | Martin Winter | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | Vendors and Raffle Baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| F.3 | 4:15-5:30 | What’s the Score? | Karen James | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| F.4 | 5:30-7:15 | Dinner, Shop and Social Time | Sheehan Hall | |
| F.5 | 7:30-9:00 | Opening Concert | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | |
| Saturday | 6:30-8:00 | Breakfast | Sheehan Hall | |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Advanced Treble Four-in-Hand | Lauren Larson | Student Center – Blue Lounge |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | African Drumming With a Twist | Kim Visbaras | Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Basic Music Theory | Joy Toll Chandler | Student Center Rm 326 |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Bronze #2 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Children With Bells, Chimes, and Boomwhackers | Jean Degan | Student Center – Foster |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Coppers Festival Choir | Griff Gall | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Games & Craft Space | Student Center – Lancer Loft | |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Handbell Techniques From A to Z | Sue Lee | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Rep Reading: Level 2- Can Do! | Diane Burke | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Solo Coaching | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 205 |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Teambuilding (From Someone Who Hates ‘Icebreakers’) for Bell Ringers | Greg Urban | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | The Three “Effs” of Solo Ringing | Debra LeBrun | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Treble Techniques | Susan Ewing | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Vendors and Raffle Baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| S.1 | 8:00-9:15 | Weaving | Sue Chamberlin | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.2 | 9:30-10:45 | Massed #2 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.2 | 9:30-10:45 | Rep Reading: Ring With What You’ve Got! | CANCELLED | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Advanced Conducting | Karen Leonard | Student Center – Fallon |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Beyond Basic Theory | Jane Nolan |
Student Center Rm 326 MOVED TO Wellness Center 205 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Bronze Festival Choir | Andy Wallace | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Coppers #2 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Enhancing Your Solo Ringing | Karen James | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Feel the Beat With Your Feet! | CANCELLED | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Games & Craft Space | Jennifer/Allyson/Kathryn | Student Center – Lancer Loft |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Musicality Through Motion | Kim Strepka | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Rep Reading – Pop/Rock | Debra LeBrun | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Rhythm in a Flash | Holly Cerullo | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Small Ensembles or “Less Than a Full Choir” | Sue Lee | Student Center – Foster |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Tins #2 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Tins Rehearsal Mentoring | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Treble Techniques | Susan Ewing | Student Center – Blue Lounge |
| S.3 | 11:00-12:15 | Vendors and Raffle Baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| S.4 | 12:15-2:00 | Lunch, Shop and Social | Sheehan Hall | |
| S.4 | 12:30-1:45 | Schulmerich Maintenance | Sue Chamberlin | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Are Ye Able? Ring With Confidence | Holly Cerullo | Student Center – Foster |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Bell Berserkers | Kim Visbaras | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Beyond Basic Theory | Jane Nolan | Student Center Rm 326 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Bronze #3 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Coppers Festival Choir | Griff Gall | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Enhancing Your Solo Ringing | Karen James | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Games & Craft Space | Student Center – Lancer Loft | |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | General Techniques and Tips for Percussion Instruments | Chris Hazel | Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Mallets and Other Stopped Techniques | Pete Larson | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Maybe I’ll Try Barbershop-Style A Cappella Singing | Bill Degan | Student Center – Fallon |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Small Ensembles or “Less Than a Full Choir” | Sue Lee | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Solo Coaching | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 205 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | The Movement Within the Music | Kimberly Strepka | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | The Technique of English Off-Table Ringing | Sandra Winter | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Vendors and Raffle Baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| S.5 | 2:00-3:15 | Weaving | Joyce Terry | Student Center – Blue Lounge |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Advanced Treble Four-in-Hand | Lauren Larson | Student Center – Blue Lounge |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | All About That Bass – But Strategically | Emlee Kohler | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Bell Berserkers | CANCELLED | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Bronze Festival Choir | Andy Wallace | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Coppers #3 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Games & Craft Space | Student Center – Lancer Loft | |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | General Techniques and Tips for Percussion Instruments | CANCELLED | Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Handbell Techniques From A to Z | CANCELLED | Student Center – Foster |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Maybe I’ll Try Barbershop-Style A Cappella Singing | Bill Degan | Student Center – Fallon |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Musicality Through Motion | Kim Strepka | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | The Science of Handbells | Cade Murray | Student Center Rm 326 |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | The Technique of English Off-Table Ringing | Sandra Winter | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Tins #3 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Tins Rehearsal Mentoring | Emily Li | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| S.6 | 3:30-4:45 | Vendors and Raffle Baskets | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room | |
| 4:45-6:15 | Dinner, Shop and Social Time | Sheehan Hall | ||
| S.8 | 6:15-7:45 | Massed #3 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| S.8 | 6:15-7:45 | Rep Reading: Ring with what you’ve got! | CANCELLED | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| 7:45-8:00PM | Biennial Meeting | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | ||
| 8:00-9:30PM | Showcase Concert | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | ||
| Sunday | 6:30-8:00 | Breakfast | Sheehan Hall | |
| 8:00-8:45 | Worship | Mobby Larson | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | An Incomplete Guide to Arranging Pop Music for Bells | Greg Urban | Student Center – Foster |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Basic (Beginners) Conducting | Joy Toll Chandler | Student Center – Fallon |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Basic Whitechapel Maintenance | Sandra & Martin Winter | Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Bell Berserkers | Rick Wood | Wellness Center Batting Cages |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Games & Craft Space | Student Center – Lancer Loft | |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Handbells in Worship | Jean Degan | Wellness Center Rm 201 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Rep Reading: Hymn Tunes for Handbells | Karen Leonard | Student Center – N/S Auditorium |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Schulmerich Maintenance | Sue Chamberlin | Wellness Center Rm 205 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | The Human Experience (The Rainbow Connection) | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Rm 204 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | The Movement Within the Music | Kimberly Strepka | Wellness Center Rm 207 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | The Science of Handbells | Cade Murray | Student Center Rm 326 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Tins #4 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Trust Your Memory | Debra LeBrun | Wellness Center Rm 212 |
| U.1 | 9:00-10:15 | Weaving | Susan Capestro | Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room |
| 10:30-11:45 | Bronze #4 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | |
| 11:15-1:00 | Lunch | Sheehan Hall | ||
| 12:00-1:15 | Coppers #4 | Matt Compton | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | |
| 11:15-1:00 | Lunch | Sheehan Hall | ||
| 1:30-2:30 | Massed #4 | Emily Li | Wellness Center Ringing Floor | |
| 3:00-4:30 | Final Concert | Wellness Center Ringing Floor |