Ring Schedule (Spring 2025)

Ring Schedule (Spring 2025)

12:30 PM 5:30 PM
Sun Ian Grace
Stephen
Mon Ellen
Tue Daniel Cecilia
Darren
Michael
Wed Joey Reshard
Yu-Ting
Carl
Thu Anna Jewon
Daniel
Fri Savannah Adriana
Jeremy
Sat Eason
Sunday
Sun
Monday
Mon
Tuesday
Tue
Wednesday
Wed
Thursday
Thu
Friday
Fri
Saturday
Sat
12:30 PM Ian Ellen Daniel Joey Anna Savannah Eason
5:30 PM Grace
Stephen
Cecilia
Darren
Michael
Reshard
Yu-Ting
Carl
Jewon
Daniel
Adriana
Jeremy

About the Guild


The Guild is the student organization responsible for ringing the bells in Harkness Tower. It is a self-perpetuating group: each fall, the current members give lessons to freshmen and sophomores (and sometimes graduate students) on the practice carillon, and, after auditions, elect new members to the Guild.

The Guild was founded in 1949 by Elliot H. Kone BR '49 as the Guild of Yale Bellringers. It was renamed in 1964, two years before the donation of 44 additional bells expanded the original chime to a 54-bell carillon.

We currently have 21 full-time members, and a few adjunct members. Each Guild member has their own ring spot (see above!). Our teacher is Ellen Dickinson, who is a Yale and Guild alum; she comes in a few times a week to give us lessons to help us continue playing beautiful music for all of campus!

Besides ringing bells for Yale's campus, the Guild does two yearly tours. The smaller tour is Mini-Tour, and past Mini-Tours have taken the Guild to Pennsylvania and Boston. The larger tour alternates between a European Tour and a Domestic Tour.

We also play handbells. For more information, click here!

During the summer, the Guild also hosts a summer series that invites carillonneurs from around the world to come play a weekly concert. In general, the Guild simply loves spending time together, so there are lots of snacks, dinners, movies, hanging out, and lots of general fun is involved!

Current Members

Click here for the list of Guild alumni.


Reshard Kolabhai

Law 2029
Summer Carillonneur '25


Ally Hu

Morse 2029
Undeclared


Parker Verran

Davenport 2029
Undeclared


Tyler Wu

Branford 2029
Undeclared


Sam Yu

Berkeley 2029
Undeclared


Bena Feng

Silliman 2029
Undeclared


Eric Gan

PHD 2029
Microbiology


Cecilia Sun

Saybrook 2028
Tour Manager '25-26 Mathematics & Humanities(?)

Cecilia is from the rainy land of Seattle, WA. She is getting better at climbing stairs.

Adriana Zhou

Hopper 2028
Treasurer Undeclared


Darren Kao

Ezra Stiles 2028
Heeler Monster Undeclared


Grace May

Trumbull 2028
Heeler Monster, Tower Keeper Undeclared

Grace plays the carillon.

Eason Cao

Graduate Student 2027
Biology


Jewon Im

Franklin 2027
Heeler Monster, Publicity Manager, Librarian


Daniel Wang

Jonathan Edwards 2027
Heeler Monster, Social Chair Undeclared


Stephen Xia

Morse 2027
Tour Manager Mathematics


Yu-Ting Chang

Trumbull 2027
Astrophysics + Political Science


Jeremy Ng

Trumbull 2026
Summer Carillonneur, Treasurer, Webmaster Computer Science/Astrophysics

Jeremy has been playing the piano, cello, and organ for a long time, because they have a BIG sound. Now he gets to play on one of the BIGGEST instruments there is. Lucky him.

Ian Haile

Branford 2026
Social Chair, Tower Keeper Mathematics

Ian's friends would describe him as "a man of few words." Ian would describe himself as " ".

Anna Jamison

Franklin 2026
Humanities & Medieval Studies

Anna likes ancient languages and gummy worms. She also likes the carillon.

Savannah Curro

Graduate Student 2026
Summer Carillonneur Master of Divinity

In 2023, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mercer University with a BM in Organ Performance & BA in History. I am now enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at the Berkeley Divinity School ('26). On Sunday mornings, you can find me playing the organ & directing the choir at Westbrook Congregational Church.

Carl Geiselhart

Saybrook 2026
Chemistry


Joey Tan

Pierson 2026
Tour Manager, Librarian Computer Science


Julia Zheng

Jonathan Edwards 2023
Co-Chair 2022-2023 S&DS, Global Affairs

Loves bright, autumn mornings & runs in the rain. Avid fan of Debussy & dominant sevenths. Enjoys stand up comedy & bad puns. Rings big bells from chime to chime :)

Daniel Lu

Davenport 2023
Computer Science & Economics; S&DS

Daniel has been living in Connecticut for over 20 years. When he's not playing bells, you can find him either on a frisbee field, petting dogs (he has an adorable German Shephard and Siberian Husky), or taking a well-deserved nap. He has a great love for food, and while he enjoys eating it, he's also working on improving his cooking skills.

Michael Gancz

Murray 2021
Music (MA/BA)

Michael was taking their trombone out for a stroll when they strayed too far from the new colleges and got lost. Now they're stuck in Harkness Tower and can't get down. Please send help.

Sarah Luckart

Branford 2019
Psychology

Sarah is interested in brains and tech, but not AI. Outside of the Tower, they fix computers, cook, and sometimes play viola. They have a collection of small succulents and their favorite is a red-headed cactus named George (Weasley).

Lyndon Ji

Silliman 2016
Sleeping

Jyndon enjoys trips to Narnia, the land of ducks and fractals. He also greatly appreciates japanese writing utensils and anti-jokes.

Ellen Dickinson

Guild Advisor and Teacher Music

Ellen '97, '99 MUS, has previously been a member of the Board of Directors of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. She joined the Yale Guild in her sophomore year, and served as co-chair in her junior and senior years. She now serves as the Guild's advisor, and has two children, ages five and seven.