About Us

The purpose of the Guild shall be to maintain a regular ringing schedule of the Yale Memorial Carillon in Harkness Tower during the academic year; to further the musical education of its members by, among other things, meeting regularly as a group to perform for each other and visiting other carillons at least once a year; to teach and train underclassmen in the art of carillon-playing during the annual Heel and to elect new members into the Guild after auditions at the end of Heel; to organize a carillon concert series each summer; to perform at official functions of the University; to maintain and further good relations with carillonneurs at other carillons around the world, the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), and the national carillon schools in Europe; to maintain and enlarge the library of music sheets and books and literature on campanology; and, to encourage general interest in the bells and the art of carillon-playing at the University and in New Haven.