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SUMMARY:October 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nMoonlit Strings \n\n\n\nGentle night music. Rocking\, dreaming\, cantabile. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances19:45MEMBER’S SHORT CONCERTCari Aplin will give a short recital of her Grade 8 programme20:10GUEST ARTISTIGF Young Artists Platform: Kacper DworniczakKacper Dworniczak is a Polish classical guitarist whose artistry combines technical precision withemotional depth and a strong sense of storytelling. He has performed in venues and festivals acrossEurope\, the United States and Asia\, including Carnegie Hall in New York\, and has won more thanforty prizes in international competitions. His career has also reached wider audiences throughcollaborations beyond the classical world\, including a recording and concert tour with AndrzejPiaseczny\, participation in the Ex-Aequo Initiative\, and his appearance in Got Talent\, where hereceived the Golden Buzzer and reached the semifinals. In 2025 he released his debut solo albumJOURNEYS\, a project reflecting his musical identity and international path. A graduate of theUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Graz\, where he studied with Łukasz Kuropaczewski andPaolo Pegoraro\, he is currently continuing his artistic development as a postgraduate student at theRoyal Academy of Music in London.21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/oct-2026-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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SUMMARY:November 2026 Meetup and Composition/Arrangement Competition
DESCRIPTION:Composition Competition\n\n\n\nOwn arrangement or composition  \n\n\n\nFollowing the success of last year’s competition\, this month we have a special composition/arrangement competition. \n\n\n\nJudges: Francisco Correa\, Tony Lewis and Helen James. \n\n\n\nTerms and conditions apply! \n\n\n\n\nThe competition is only open to current BCGS members\n\n\n\nIt must be your own composition or arrangement\, written or finished in 2026\n\n\n\nFrom 2026\, AI-assisted compositions must be declared as such and accompanied with a declaration of how AI was used in the composition and your role in the creative process. Fully AI-generated compositions with no human role beyond prompting are not permitted. Compositions which are AI assisted\, but which do not declare this\, will be disqualified.\n\n\n\nYou must not have used this composition as an entry for any previous competition (including outside BCGS)\n\n\n\nYou consent to a video or recording of your composition going on the BCGS website\n\n\n\nIf it’s an arrangement\, it should be fairly novel\, rather than just slight tweaks on a common arrangement (e.g. just a different key)\n\n\n\nFirst prize £100\, runner-up prize: £50 and a set of D’Addario strings\n\n\n\nIf you can’t confidently play your composition\, you may ask someone else to perform it for you\n\n\n\nThe first prize winner of the previous year’s competition is excluded from winning again\, but is welcome to participate again this year and receive an Honourable Mention award.\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT COMPETITIONPerformances and judging of the member competition entries21:10ENSEMBLEDouble Ensemble Rehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/nov-2026-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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