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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 |
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| 12:00-1:15 | Coppers #4 | |||
| 1:30-2:30 | Massed #4 | |||
| 3:00-4:30 | Final Concert | |||