Conference Schedule

Course Schedule for Festival Conference 2023.  This page was last updated 2/2/2023

Exact schedule is subject to change.

  Time Event Notes Instructor
Friday 8:00-12:00 Registration Equipment Load-in  
  12:00-1:00 Lunch, Shop, Social time
  1:00-1:15 Opening Bell & Announcements    
F.1 1:15-2:30 Massed #1
    Wellness Center Rm201 Rep Reading: Christmas in June Joy Toll Chandler
F.2 2:45-4:00 Copper #1
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Bronze Festival Choir – 1 Andy Wallace
    Wellness Center Rm201 Ringing from traditional English Number Notations Martin Winter
    Wellness Center Rm204 Tins Rehearsal – 1 Emily Li
    Wellness Center Rm207 Team Building For Ringers Greg Urban
    Wellness Center Rm212 What’s the Score? Karen James
    Student Center – Rm214 Basic Music Theory Joy Toll Chandler
    Student Center – Fallon Advanced Conducting – 1 Karen Leonard
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Rep Reading – New Music Gina Williams
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
F.3 4:15-5:30 Bronze #1
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Coppers Festival Choir – 1 Griff Gall
    Wellness Center Rm201 Ringing from traditional English Number Notations Martin Winter
    Wellness Center Rm204 What’s the Score? Karen James
    Wellness Center Rm207 Feel the Beat with Your Feet! Diane Burke
    Wellness Center Rm212 All About That Bass – But Safely Emlee Kohler
    Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge African Drumming With A Twist – 1 Kim Visbaras
    Student Center Rm214 Bling your T-shirt! Allyson Printz/Kathy Konkle
    Student Center – Fallon Basic Conducting Joy Toll Chandler
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Handbell Techniques from A to Z Sue Lee
    Student Center – Foster Rhythm in a Flash Holly Cerullo
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Mallets/Stopped Techniques Evie Sessions
F.4 5:30-7:15 Dinner, Shop, Social time – Opening groups rehearse
  7:30-9:00 Opening Concert    
Saturday 6:30-8:00 Breakfast – ensemble/solo sound checks
S.1 8:00-9:15 Bronze #2
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Coppers Festival Choir – 2 Griff Gall
    Wellness Center Rm201 The Three “Effs” of Solo Ringing Debra LeBrun
    Wellness Center Rm204 Weaving Sue Chamberlin
    Wellness Center Rm205 Solo Coaching Emily Li
    Wellness Center Rm207 Team Building For Ringers Greg Urban
    Wellness Center Rm212 Treble Techniques Susan Ewing
    Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge African Drumming With A Twist – 2 Kim Visbaras
    Student Center Rm214 Basic Music Theory Joy Toll Chandler
    Student Center – Blue Lounge Advanced Treble Four-in-Hand Lauren Larson
    Student Center – Foster Children with Bells, Chimes, and Boomwhackers Jean Degan
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Rep Reading: Level 2 – can do! Diane Burke
    Student Center – Lancer Loft Games & Craft Space  
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Handbell Techniques from A to Z Sue Lee
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
S.2 9:30-10:45 Massed #2
    Wellness Center Rm201 Rep Reading: Ring with what you’ve got! Marilyn Becker
S.3 11:00-12:15 Coppers #2
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Bronze Festival Choir – 2 Andy Wallace
    Wellness Center Rm201 Enhancing Your Solo Ringing Karen James
    Wellness Center Rm204 Tins Rehearsal – 2 Emily Li
    Wellness Center Rm207 Feel the Beat with Your Feet! Diane Burke
    Wellness Center Rm212 Rhythm in a Flash Holly Cerullo
    Student Center Rm214 Beyond Basic Theory Jane Nolan
    Student Center – Blue Lounge Treble Techniques Susan Ewing
    Student Center – Fallon Advanced Conducting – 2 Karen Leonard
    Student Center – Foster Small Ensembles or “Less Than a Full Choir” Sue Lee
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Rep Reading: Pop/Rock Debra LeBrun
    Student Center – Lancer Loft Games & Craft Space Jennifer Stack
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Musicality through Motion – 1 Kim Strepka
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
S.4 12:15-2:00 Lunch, Shop, Social time – ensemble concert sound checks
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Lunch & Learn: Schulmerich Maintenance Sue Chamberlin
S.5 2:00-3:15 Bronze #3
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Coppers Festival Choir – 3 Griff Gall
    Wellness Center Rm201 Enhancing Your Solo Ringing Karen James
    Wellness Center Rm204 Mallets and Other Stopped Techniques Pete Larson
    Wellness Center Rm205 Solo Coaching Emily Li
    Wellness Center Rm207 The Movement within the Music Kim Strepka
    Wellness Center Rm212 The Technique of English Off-Table Ringing Sandra Winter
    Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge General techniques and tips for percussion instruments Chris Hazel
    Student Center Rm214 Beyond Basic Theory Jane Nolan
    Student Center – Blue Lounge Are Ye Able? Ring With Confidence Holly Cerullo
    Student Center – Fallon Maybe I’ll Try Barbershop-Style A Cappella Singing Bill Degan
    Student Center – Foster Small Ensembles or “Less Than a Full Choir” Sue Lee
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Bell Berserkers Kim Visbaras
    Student Center – Lancer Loft Games & Craft Space  
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Weaving Joyce Terry
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
         
S.6 3:30-4:45 Coppers #3
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Bronze Festival Choir – 3 Andy Wallace
    Wellness Center Rm201 The Technique of English Off-Table Ringing Sandra Winter
    Wellness Center Rm204 Tins Rehearsal – 3 Emily Li
    Wellness Center Rm205 Schulmerich Maintenance Sue Chamberlin
    Wayslean Hall – Seven Hills Lounge General techniques and tips for percussion instruments Chris Hazel
    Student Center – 214 The Science of Handbells Cade Murray
    Student Center – Blue Lounge Advanced Treble Four-in-Hand Lauren Larson
    Student Center – Fallon Maybe I’ll Try Barbershop-Style A Cappella Singing Bill Degan
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Bell Berserkers Pete Larson
    Student Center – Lancer Loft Games & Craft Space  
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Musicality through Motion – 2 Kim Strepka
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Vendors and raffle baskets  
S.7 4:45-6:15 Dinner, Shop, Social time – ensemble concert sound checks
S.8 6:15-7:45 Massed #3
    Wellness Center Rm201 Rep Reading: Ring with what you’ve got! Susan Capestro
  7:45-8:00 Area 1 Biennial Meeting    
  8:00-9:30 Showcase Concert    
Sunday 6:30-8:00 Breakfast
  8:00-8:45 Worship Wellness Center Rm204  
U.1 9:00-10:15 Tins #4
    Wellness Center Batting Cages Rep Reading: Hymn Tunes for Handbells Karen Leonard
    Wellness Center Rm201 Trust your Memory Debra LeBrun
    Wellness Center Rm204 The Human Experience (The Rainbow Connection) Matt Compton
    Wellness Center Rm205 Schulmerich Maintenance Sue Chamberlin
    Wellness Center Rm207 The Movement within the Music Kim Strepka
    Wellness Center Rm212 Handbells in Worship Jean Degan
    Student Center – Foster The Science of Handbells Cade Murray
    Student Center – Fallon Basic (Beginners) Conducting Joy Toll Chandler
    Student Center – 214 An Incomplete Guide to Arranging Pop Music for Bells Greg Urban
    Student Center – N/S Auditorium Bell Berserkers Rick Wood
    Student Center – Lancer Loft Games & Craft Space  
    Sheehan Hall Private Dining Room Weaving Susan Capestro
    Sheehan Hall Multipurpose Room Basic White Chapel Maintenance Sandra & Martin Winter
  10:30-11:45 Bronze #4 Lunch, pack, check out 11:15-1:00
Pick up your raffle prizes, finish your shopping
  12:00-1:15 Coppers #4
  1:30-2:30 Massed #4    
  3:00-4:30 Final Concert