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The second “Bells & Afternoon Tea” will be held June 9, 2024, beginning promptly at 3:00 pm. The event is free to the public. Amy Heebner from Albany, NY will be the concert performer, and parishioners of the parish are already making plans and swapping recipes for the food.
Open tower time will be available after the conclusion of the event starting at 4:30 pm. St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church is located at 7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363.
The parish is less than five miles from exit 11 on Interstate 75. Charles Nix, carillonist at the parish, is the event coordinator, and can be reached at 423-605-1882 or cnix@bargerandnixorgans.com.
Concert Program for Bells and Afternoon Tea
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AMY HEEBNER
Born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Amy Heebner learned to play the carillon at Middlebury College where she was President of the Middlebury Carillonneurs. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from
Middlebury College and received her Master’s in Library Science from the University at Albany. She is a librarian at the New York State Library.
Amy is currently one of two city carillonneurs in Albany, and she is the organist at the Unionville Reformed Church. She is a board member, president and one of the founders of the Friends of the Albany City Carillon.
In addition to her weekly performances for the city, she also plays at special city events. She has given concerts at various carillons in New York and New England. Amy became a carillonneur member of the Guild of
Carillonneurs of North America in 2000.
In her free time Amy rows on the Hudson River with the Albany Rowing Center, plays badminton and softball, and skis downhill and cross country.
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For more detailed information about this event, please click here.
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In preparation for Bells and Afternoon Tea, our Carillon was serviced and adjustments were made last week by Josh Meeks and Adam Clifton of Meeks, Watson & Company.
