Highlights will include:

• A masterclass in conducting facilitated by Michael Glasgow on Friday from 1 to 4:30 for an additional fee. Three conductors will be selected from applications to receive feedback from Michael while conducting one of the massed repertoire selections of Festival Conference 2027. A choir of ringer observers will prepare and play the selections, and a seated audience of observers will also participate. This opportunity is not to be missed for conductors or aspiring conductors of all abilities. 
• We’ll be moving to Nashua, New Hampshire – just a stone’s throw from Manchester, NH airport.
• Our new venue will remove the visual barriers we’ve contended with at UMASS and allow us to open up more ringing spaces.
• The hotel rates are greatly reduced, making the event more accessible to more ringers.
• All ringers will have the opportunity to ring with Michael Glasgow as he conducts a massed repertoire piece slated for Festival Conference 2027.
• A director’s track of classes including a director’s roundtable with Michael on Friday night.
• There’s even an indoor pool!

Watch for a separate email about registration, opening later this month with early bird discounted rates running through the end of September.