* Note: this schedule is still being refined and may change. Accurate as of 16 January.
Day 1 - Welcome to Utrecht!
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9:00 AM
Registration

From  09.00 until 12.00 you can register and receive your program book and badge.

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9:00 AM
Registration
10:00 AM
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CD  Meeting
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11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Business Value of IT
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Break
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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Crowd Markets and the Gig Economy
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2:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Break
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technology and Consumer Behaviour
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Digital Platforms and New Updates
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10:00 AM
CD Meeting

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

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1:15 PM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

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2:00 PM
General Assembly

The official General Assembly meeting from 14.00 until 16.30.

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5:30 PM
Aperitif

Aperitif with demonstration of "Doe-Beiaard" ("Build-it-Yourself Carillon") by Lydia Zwart

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6:00 PM
Opening dinner

Let's meet together and have dinner

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7:45 PM
Bellringing by the Utrecht Bellringing Society

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

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8:00 PM
Carillon Concert - Jacob van Eyck Revisited on the Dom Tower

Malgosia Fiebig - Carillon, Jorrit Tamminga - Electronics, Sound Designer & Composer, Erik Bosgraaf - Recorder

Day 2 - Jacob van Eyck:
Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant
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9:00 AM
Presentation - Jacob van Eyck, The Blind Sound Engineer

Presentation by Thiemo Wind about the life and remarkable accomplishments of Jacob van Eyck

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10:00 AM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

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11:00 AM
Presentation - The Carillon As An Ingenious Machine

Presentation by Luc Rombouts about the design of the carillon, both for manual play and the drum, between the 16th and 18th centuries.

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12:00 PM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

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2:00 PM
Presentation - Utrecht - A Thriving Carillon City

Presentation by Arie Abbenes, emeritus carillonist of Utrecht, about developing and growing the carillon culture in Utrecht.

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3:00 PM
Presentation - Creating With City Communities - Carillonist Of The 21st Century

In this presentation Richard de Waardt will share his experiences and gives insights as a carillonist of a large, busy and diverse city.

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6:00 PM
Opening Carillon Recital Early Music Carillon Festival

Opening concert of the Early Music Carillon Festival, part of the renowned Early Music Festival Utrecht.

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8:00 PM
Opening Concert Early Music Festival Utrecht

You are invited to attend the opening concert of the Utrecht Early Music Festival, the largest early music festival in the world

Day 3 - It's Never Too Late For Early Music
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9:00 AM
Presentation - Reviving Cultural Heritage

In this presentation Henk Verhoef will talk about his experience with restoring carillons while taking various interesting aspects into consideration.

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10:00 AM
Presentation - Arranging Baroque Repertoire: A Practical Toolkit

Bernard Winsemius will share dos and donts when arranging baroque music for carillon

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11:00 AM
Early Music Carillon Festival concert on the Dom Tower

Carillon concert with early music according to the theme of the Utrecht Early Music Festival

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12:00 PM
"Groot Gelui" Bellringing by the Utrecht Bellringing Society for Utrecht Early Music Festival

It happens only twice a year that all 14 swinging bells of the Dom Tower are rang at the same time.

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2:00 PM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

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3:00 PM
Masterclass - Baroque Music Interpretation for Carillon

Fred Jacobs will lead a group of masterclass participants in a workshop. All welcome to attend.

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6:00 PM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

Day 4 - In the Midst of Society
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9:00 AM
Travel to Glass Carillon

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09:45 AM
Presentation - A Century of Women and the Carillon

Tiffany Ng and Scott Orr will share their work on CarillonWomen.org with pre-recorded video segments from Audrey Dye and Sarah Penrose and Cedric McCoy of University of Michigan.

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10:45 AM
Concert Glass Carillon

Wim Ruitenbeek will demonstrate the unique Glass Carillon

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11:30 AM
Talk - What Can A Carillonist Do When Their Tower is Silent?

Andrea McCrady will talk about what a professional carillonist can do to keep their audience engaged during a restoration

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1:15 PM
Travel to Vleuten Carillon

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2:15 PM
Guild concerts

Guild concerts

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3:30 PM
Concert & Talk - Newly Commissioned Carillon Music by Non-Carillonists

Monica Kaźmierczak will perform one of the latest compositions especially commissioned for the Gdansk Carillon

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4:00 PM
Travel to Majella Church Carillon

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5:00 PM
Inauguration Majella Church Carillon

Join in the celebration of the inauguration of the newly renovated Petit & Fritsen carillon

Day 5 - Looking Back to The Future
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8:00 AM
EC Meeting

The Executive Committee will have their official meeting

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10:00 AM
CD Meeting

The Committee of Delegates will have their official meeting

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1:00 PM
General Assembly

The official General Assembly meeting from 1.00 pm until 3.30 pm

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4:00 PM
Early Music Carillon Festival concert on the Dom Tower

Carillon concert with early music according to the theme of the Utrecht Early Music Festival

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6:00 PM
Aperitif in Nicolaïkerk (St. Nicholas Church)

Enjoy an aperitif while listening to Nicolai carillon

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6:30 PM
Closing dinner

Enjoy dinner with a special concert