Publications of the Guild

Much of what the Guild does to meet its goals involves publishing a variety of materials.  All are listed here, though some are described in more detail elsewhere in these pages.

Newsletter

The Guild publishes a semi-annual newsletter, Carillon News.  See Newsletters (in this section) for more information.

Bulletin

The Bulletin contains scholarly articles, including formal reports of each annual Congress.  It is generally published annually, though the schedule has varied somewhat in the past.

Back issues of the Bulletin can be purchased from the Archivist.

Vol. 55, 2006 - in preparation

Vol. 54, 2005 - in preparation

Vol. 53, 2004 - Table of Contents

Honorary Members

The 2002 GCNA Congress, Ann Arbor, Michigan

by Dave Johnson

Banquet Remarks from the 2002 GCNA Congress

by Dave Johnson

The Design and Construction of a Carillon Practice Clavier

by Patrick Macoska

Interview with John Pozdro

by John Gouwens

Interview with Roy Hamlin Johnson

by John Gouwens

An Analysis of Roy Hamlin Johnson's "Summer Fanfares"

by Lara Walter West

The 2003 GCNA Congress in Berea, Kentucky

by Dave Johnson

Vol. 52, 2003 - Table of Contents

A Register of Honorary Members, 1936-1996

by James B. Slater

Music

The Guild publishes a variety of music for carillon, as well as various music-related materials.  See the Music section of this Web site for more information.

Standards

The Guild has adopted a Keyboard Standard for North American carillons.  It has also published Resources for Tower Design and Construction.  Both documents can be found through the Tower Design/Standards page of the About Carillons section.

Web site

The Guild maintains this Web site for the benefit of present and prospective members as well as the general public.  It is organized into two separate but interconnected segments, as follows:

• The Guild segment includes all of the pages which are presented in the style of the page which you are now reading.  This segment is divided into four sections, as shown by the menu bar at the top of this page.  Within a section, individual pages can be reached through the left-side navigation menu.
• The Data segment, which is presented in a completely different style, includes extensive information (technical and otherwise) about carillons and other tower bell instruments, in North America and around the world, as compiled by the GCNA's former Special Committee on Tower and Carillon Statistics, now the Webmaster.  This is a service not only to the Guild but also to the World Carillon Federation (see Other Bell Sites in the Guild section).  The Data segment can also be reached from the Tower Directory page of the About Carillons section of this segment.

History of this Web site - Norman Bliss presented a pilot version of a proposed GCNA Web site to the 1996 GCNA Congress.  After the Guild approved Norman's concept and general design, Wylie Crawford contracted for Web hosting services, and in December 1996 Norman installed the initial version of the Web site (the predecessor of today's Guild segment) for public access.  Shortly thereafter, Carl Zimmerman added the initial version of the Data segment of this Website.  These three people continued to be responsible for their respective areas, and formed the core of the Guild's Internet Committee during the succeeding years.  From time to time, other Guild members provided assistance with subject matter.

At the 2006 Congress, Norman expressed a desire to step down as Webmaster, and it was also decided that a new design for the Website would be useful.  Norman continued to serve as interim Webmaster until the 2007 Congress, when Carl Zimmerman was appointed to carry on as interim Webmaster for the top-level section of the Website until the new design became available.  Subsequent changes to this section were primarily for routine maintenance of the material presented to visitors.

The present version of the Guild segment of this Web site was designed and developed by Dawn Daehn (2D Designs), with advice and support from the entire Internet Committee.  It superseded the previous version on 12 November 2008.  Carl Zimmerman is now Webmaster for entire Website.

Carillon directory

A printed Directory of Carillons in North America can be obtained from the Carillon Directory Committee.  This pocket-sized leaflet is distinct from the listings which can be found in the Data segment of this Web site.