Schedule - World Carillon Congress 2023

Day 1 - Welcome to Utrecht!

08.30-12.00

Registration

From 08.30 until 12.00 you can register and receive your program book and badge.

DUMS (Domplein 4)

08.30-11.00

CD Meeting

The Committee of Delegates will have their official meeting. In the meantime others can enjoy some carillon-related entertainment.

DUMS (Domplein 4)

10.00-11.15

Open Tower

Open Tower Nicolai Church. First come, first serve.
*Please note that the carillon is challenging to access with steep historical stairs and ladders.

Nicolai Church

11.30-11.45

Guild Concert: Dutch Guild (KNKV)

Tommy van Doorn

Nicolaï Church (Museum Garden)

11.45-12.00

Guild Concert: German Guild (DGV)

Toru Takao

Nicolaï Church (Museum Garden)

12.00 - 12.30

Concert: World Premiere Composition "Outdoor Indoor" of Berry van Berkum

Tommy van Doorn (Carillon)
Berry van Berkum (Organ)
Steven Kamperman (Clarinet)

Nicolai Church

12.30 - 13.30

Free for lunch

13.30-15.00

General Assembly (Part 1)

All members of the congress

DUMS

15.30-16.00

Unveiling Jacob van Eyck Passage by Mayor of Utrecht Sharon Dijksma

Sharon Dijksma (Mayor of Utrecht)
Thiemo Wind (Van Eyck expert)
Erik Bosgraaf (Recorder)

Flora's Hof

Around 16.00

Congress Photo

16.15-17.00

General Assembly (Part 2)

All members of the congress

DUMS

17.30-18.00

Demonstration of "Doe-Beiaard" ("Build-it-Yourself Carillon") with Aperitif

Lydia Zwart

Museum Speelklok

18:00-19.45

Opening walking dinner

Let's meet together and have dinner

Museum Speelklok

19.45-20.00

Bellringing Opening Congress

The UKG, the Utrecht Bellringing Society, has over 500 members and has been active for over 40 years

Domplein

20.00 -21.00

Concert: Jacob van Eyck Revisited

Malgosia Fiebig (Carillon), Jorrit Tamminga (Electronics, Sound Designer Composer), Erik Bosgraaf (Recorder)

Domplein

Day 2 - Jacob van Eyck:
Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant

09:00-09.45

Presentation: Jacob van Eyck, The Blind Sound Engineer

Thiemo Wind

City Hall (Raadzaal)

10:00-10.45

Presentation: The Carillon As An Ingenious Machine

Luc Rombouts

City Hall (Raadzaal)

11.00-11.15

Guild concert: North American Guild (GCNA)

Alex Johnson

Korte Minrebroederstraat

11.15-11.30

Guild concert: Wallonian Guild (ACW)

Pascaline Flamme

Korte Minrebroederstraat

11.30-11.45

Guild concert: Swiss Guild (GCCS)

Daniel Thomas

Korte Minrebroederstraat

11.45-12.00

Guild concert: Catalonian Guild (CCCC)

Blai Ciurana i Abellí

Korte Minrebroederstraat

12.00-12.20

Concert: New Original Carillon Compositions from Japan

Toru Takao

Korte Minrebroederstraat

12.30-13.45

Lunch

City Hall

13:45-14.30

Presentation: Utrecht - A Thriving Carillon City

Arie Abbenes

City Hall

14:30-15.15

Presentation: Creating With City Communities - Carillonist Of The 21st Century

Richard de Waardt

City Hall

15:15-16.00

Presentation: Competence Framework for Carillonists

Jasper Depraetere

City Hall

16.00-18.00

Free for dinner

18.00-18.15

Bellringing Opening Utrecht Early Music Festival

Utrecht Bellringing Society (UKG)

Buurkerkhof

18:15-19.00

Concert: Opening Carillon Recital Early Music Carillon Festival

Geert D'hollander

Buurkerkhof

20:00-22.00

Concert: Opening Concert Early Music Festival Utrecht

Be sure to be on time !

TivoliVredenburg

Day 3 - It's Never Too Late For Early Music

09.00-09.45

Presentation: Reviving Cultural Heritage‘Resounding heritage’ - musical instruments for people of today

Henk Verhoef

Utrecht Conservatorium (J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal)

10.00-10.45

Presentation: Arranging Baroque Repertoire: A Practical Toolkit

Bernard Winsemius

Utrecht Conservatorium (J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal)

11.00-12.00

Concert: Early Music Carillon Festival concert on the Dom Tower

Rien Donkersloot

Buurkerkhof

12:00 PM

"Groot Gelui" Bellringing by the Utrecht Bellringing Society for Utrecht Early Music Festival

Utrecht Bellringing Society (UKG)

Buurkerkhof

12.30-13.45

Lunch courtesy of City of Utrecht (VGU)

Winkel van Sinkel

14.00-16.30

Masterclass: Baroque Music Interpretation for Carillon - Compositions for Lute by John Dowland.

Arjen Verhage

Utrecht Conservatorium (J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal)

16.30-19.00

Free for dinner

19.00-19.15

Guild Concert: Polish Guild (PSC)

Monika Kaźmierczak

Janskerkhof

19.15-19.30

Guild Concert: Scandinavian Guild (NSCK)

Vegar Sandholt

Janskerkhof

19.30-19.45

Guild Concert: French Guild (GCF)

Elizabeth Vitu, Adrien Parret, Mathilde Duriez

Janskerkhof

19.45-20.00

Guild Concert: British and Irish Guild (CSBI)

Michael Boyd, Scott Allan Orr

Janskerkhof

Day 4 - In the Midst of Society

09.45-10.30

Travel to Glass Carillon

Meet at pick-up point at 09.45. Bus leaves at 10.00 !

Moreelsepark

10.45-11.30

Presentation: A Century of Women and The Carillon

Tiffany Ng, Scott Orr, Audrey Dye, Sarah Penrose, Cedric McCoy

Cultuur19

11.30-12.00

Presentation: What Can A Carillonist Do When Their Tower is Silent?

Andrea McCrady

Cultuur19

12.00-12.30

Concert: Glass Carillon

Wim Ruitenbeek, Judith Groen

Cultuur19

12.30-13.45

Lunch

Cultuur19

13.45-14.30

Travel to Torenplein Church Carillon

14.30-14.45

Guild Concert: Australian Guild (CSA)

Peter Bray

Vleuten

14.45-15.00

Guild Concert: Belgian Guild (VBV)

Jasper Depraetere

Vleuten

15.00-15.30

Concert & Talk: Newly Commissioned Carillon Music by Non-Carillonists

Monika Kaźmierczak

Vleuten

17.00 Early Music Festival: Dialogos Katarina Livljanić & Kantaduri

Tivolivredenburg, Hertz

Day 5 - Looking Back to The Future

08.00-10.00

EC Meeting

Members of the Executive Committee

Museum Catharijneconvent

09.00-12.00

Music Shop

Museum Catharijneconvent

10:00 AM

CD Meeting

Members of the Committee of Delegates

Museum Catharijneconvent

10.00-11.00

Optional: Free Guided Tour of the Dom Tower (max. 40 persons) courtesy of Utrecht Tourism

Meet at Domplein 21 at 09.50. *Please note there are 466 steps and no elevator.

Domplein 21

10.30-11.30

Optional: Free Guided Tour of the Dom Tower (max. 40 persons) courtesy of Utrecht Tourism

Meet at Domplein 21 at 10.20. *Please note there are 466 steps and no elevator.

Domplein 21

12.00-13.00

Free for lunch

13.00-15.30

General Assembly

All members of the congress

Museum Catharijneconvent

16.00-17.00

Concert: Early Music Carillon Festival concert on the Dom Tower

Maurits Bunt

Buurkerkhof

17.30-20.00

Closing dinner

Rechtbank

Congress Schedule

Day 1 - Welcome to Utrecht!

08.30-12.00

Registration

9:00 AM

Registration

10:00 AM

CD Meeting

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Business Value of IT

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Break

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Crowd Markets and the Gig Economy

2:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Technology and Consumer Behaviour

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Digital Platforms and New Updates

08.30-11.00

CD Meeting

10.00-11.15

Open Tower

11.30-11.45

Guild Concert: Dutch Guild (KNKV)

11.45-12.00

Guild Concert: German Guild (DGV)

12.00 - 12.30

Concert: World Premiere Composition "Outdoor Indoor" of Berry van Berkum

12.30 - 13.30

Free for lunch

13.30-15.00

General Assembly (Part 1)

15.30-16.00

Unveiling Jacob van Eyck Passage by Mayor of Utrecht Sharon Dijksma

Around 16.00

Congress Photo

16.15-17.00

General Assembly (Part 2)

17.30-18.00

Demonstration of "Doe-Beiaard" ("Build-it-Yourself Carillon") with Aperitif

18:00-19.45

Opening walking dinner

19.45-20.00

Bellringing Opening Congress

20.00 -21.00

Concert: Jacob van Eyck Revisited

Day 2 - Jacob van Eyck: Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant

09:00-09.45

Presentation: Jacob van Eyck, The Blind Sound Engineer

10:00-10.45

Presentation: The Carillon As An Ingenious Machine

11.00-11.15

Guild concert: North American Guild (GCNA)

11.15-11.30

Guild concert: Wallonian Guild (ACW)

11.30-11.45

Guild concert: Swiss Guild (GCCS)

11.45-12.00

Guild concert: Catalonian Guild (CCCC)

12.00-12.20

Concert: New Original Carillon Compositions from Japan

12.30-13.45

Lunch

13:45-14.30

Presentation: Utrecht - A Thriving Carillon City

14:30-15.15

Presentation: Creating With City Communities - Carillonist Of The 21st Century

15:15-16.00

Presentation: Competence Framework for Carillonists

16.00-18.00

Free for dinner

18.00-18.15

Bellringing Opening Utrecht Early Music Festival

18:15-19.00

Concert: Opening Carillon Recital Early Music Carillon Festival

20:00-22.00

Concert: Opening Concert Early Music Festival Utrecht

Day 3 - It's Never Too Late For Early Music

Day 2 - Jacob van Eyck:
Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant