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Past Congresses of the GCNA

The first meeting of North American carillonneurs, in 1934, laid the groundwork for the GCNA, which came into existence at Ottawa in 1936.  Congresses have been held annually since 1946.  Roman numerals following a location indicate that more than one congress has been held at that location.  Dates of meetings are included when known.

It is common to visit other carillons in the vicinity during a congress; these are not listed.  When more than one location is listed for a particular year, each served as an official host for part of that Congress.

1934, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000

 

  1. 1936 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Houses of Parliament (GCNA founded) (I); Sept.  The first GCNA Congress.
  2. 1939 - New York, New York; Riverside Church; August
  3. 1942 - Wellesley, Massachusetts; Wellesley College (I)
  4. 1946 - Princeton, New Jersey; Princeton University (I)
  5. 1947 - Luray, Virginia; Luray Singing Tower; Aug. 25-27
  6. 1948 - Ann Arbor, Michigan; University of Michigan (I); June 14-16
  7. 1949 - Springfield, Massachusetts; Trinity United Methodist Church; June 20-22
  8. 1950 - Albany, New York; City Hall (I); June 19-21
  9. 1951 - Niagara Falls and Hamilton, Ontario; Rainbow Bridge and Cathedral of Christ the King; June 25-27
  10. 1952 - Mariemont, Ohio; Emery Memorial Carillon (I); June 23-25
  11. 1953 - Chicago, Illinois and Culver, Indiana; University of Chicago (I) and Culver Military Academy (I); June 21-24
  12. 1954 - Wellesley, Massachusetts; Wellesley College (II); June
  13. 1955 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Houses of Parliament (II)
  14. 1956 - Lawrence, Kansas; University of Kansas (I)
  15. 1957 - Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Church of the Savior and St.Paul's Church; June 16-19
  16. 1958 - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Washington Memorial Carillon (I); June 22-25
  17. 1959 - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Christ Church Cranbrook (I); Aug. 23-26
  18. 1960 - Jackson and Sewanee, Tennessee; 1st Presbyterian Church and University of the South (I); June 19-22
  19. 1961 - Culver, Indiana; Culver Military Academy (II); June 18-21
  20. 1962 - Ann Arbor, Michigan; University of Michigan (II); June 17-20
  21. 1963 - Saint Paul, Minnesota; House of Hope Presbyterian Church
  22. 1964 - Washington, D.C.; Washington Cathedral (I)
  23. 1965 - Ames, Iowa; Iowa State University (I); June 13-16
  24. 1966 - Princeton, New Jersey; Princeton University (II); June 19-22
  25. 1967 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Houses of Parliament (III); Aug. 28-30
  26. 1968 - Lake Wales, Florida; Mountain Lake Sanctuary (I); June 16-19
  27. 1969 - New Haven, Connecticut; Yale University (I); June 22-25
  28. 1970 - Spokane, Washington; Cathedral of St.John the Evangelist; June 28 - July 1
  29. 1971 - Springfield, Illinois; Rees Memorial Carillon (I); June 20-23
  30. 1972 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Metropolitan United Church
  31. 1973 - Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana: Scottish Rite Cathedral and Indiana University; June 17-21
  32. 1974 - Mariemont, Ohio; Emery Memorial Carillon (II); June 23-26
  33. 1975 - Riverside and Santa Barbara, California; UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara; June 15-18
  34. 1976 - Valley Forge, Fort Washington, and Holland, Pennsylvania; Washington Memorial Carillon (II), St.Thomas Church Whitemarsh, Trinity United Methodist Church; June 14-17
  35. 1977 - Chicago, Illinois; St.Chrysostom's Church and University of Chicago (II); June 23-26
  36. 1978 - Bloomfield Hills and Ann Arbor, Michigan; Christ Church Cranbrook (II) and University of Michigan (III) Michigan; June 15-20
  37. 1979 - Lake Wales, Florida; Mountain Lake Sanctuary (II); June 17-22
  38. 1980 - Ames and Cedar Falls, Iowa; Iowa State University (II) and University of Northern Iowa; June 20-24.
  39. 1981 - Rochester, Minnesota; Mayo Clinic; June 22-26
  40. 1982 - Hartford, Connecticut; Trinity College (II); June 22-25
  41. 1983 - San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas; Central Christian and First Baptist Churches; June 19-23
  42. 1984 - Madison, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin, June 18-22
  43. 1985 - Culver, Indiana; Culver Military Academy (III); June 10-13
  44. 1986 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Houses of Parliament (IV); July 10-13
  45. 1987 - Springfield, Illinois; Rees Memorial Carillon (II); June 22-25
  46. 1988 - Berkeley, California; University of California at Berkeley (I); June 6-10
  47. 1989 - Albany, New York; City Hall (II); June 23-27
  48. 1990 - Washington, D.C.; Washington Cathedral (II); June 24-27
  49. 1991 - Waco, Texas; Baylor University; June 27 - July 1
  50. 1992 - Dayton, Ohio; Deeds Memorial Carillon; June 12-16
  51. 1993 - Lincoln, Nebraska; First-Plymouth Congregational Church
  52. 1994 - Provo, Utah; Brigham Young University
  53. 1995 - Princeton, New Jersey; Princeton University (III); June 21-25
  54. 1996 - Cohasset, Massachusetts; St.Stephen's Church; June 24-28
  55. 1997 - Lawrence, Kansas; University of Kansas (II); June 4-7
  56. 1998 - Berkeley, California; University of California at Berkeley (II); June 17-20
  57. 1999 - Ames, Iowa; Iowa State University (III); June 16-19
  58. 2000 - Frederick, MD and Mercersburg, PA; The Joseph Dill Baker Carillon and Mercersburg Academy; June 25-28
  59. 2001 - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Kirk-in-the-Hills; June 23-26
  60. 2002 - Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan (IV); June 26-29
  61. 2003 - Berea, Kentucky; Berea College; June 17-20
  62. 2004 - Culver, Indiana; The Culver Academies (IV)
  63. 2005 - Grand Rapids, Michigan; Grand Valley State University
  64. 2006 - New Haven, CT; Yale University (II)
  65. 2007 - Sewanee, TN; University of the South (II)

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