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SUMMARY:October 2025 Meetup and Fika Duo
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Personally Meaningful. \nPlay something which has great personal meaning for you \n19:15-20:00 Solos and chamber ensembles \n20:10-21:00 Young Artists Platform: Duo Fika \nWe host Duo Fika\, one of this year’s IGF Young Artist Platform winners\, for a short concert. See the event page here for background and a programme. \nThis concert is promoted in partnership with the International Guitar Foundation (IGF). \n \n21:00-22:00 BCGS Ensemble Rehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/october-2025-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup,Visiting Artist
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SUMMARY:November 2025 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme:Something Old or Something New. \nOld repertoire you learnt long ago\, or something you just learnt! \n19:15-19:45 Solos and chamber ensembles \n  \n19:45-20:00 Members’ Short Talk TBD \n  \n20:00-22:00 BCGS Ensemble Rehearsal \nDouble session to prepare for next month’s concert!
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/november-2025-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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SUMMARY:January 2026 Meetup and AGM
DESCRIPTION:Programme\n\n\n\n19:15Members’ showcase (Distant Lands)Solos and chamber ensembles20:10Annual General Meeting – agenda will be shared ahead of time21:00BCGS Large Ensemble rehearsal\n\n\n\nTheme\n\n\n\nThis month’s theme is Distant Lands: Journeys in sound – from Iberia to the Andes and the Balkans \nHere’s an example of some repertoire that might fit the theme: \n\nBeginner: Marek Pasieczny – one miniature from Travels / Easy\nMiniatures\nIntermediate: Vincent Lindsey-Clark – a piece from Simply Latin or Simply\nSpanish\nAdvanced Intermediate: Gary Ryan – a piece from City Scenes or Scenes for Guitar\nAdvanced: Ian Krouse – Variations on a Moldavian Hora
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/january-2026-meetup-and-agm/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T190000
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SUMMARY:February 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nNumbers and Patterns \n\n\n\nGroove\, symmetry\, polymetre\, variations \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances20:10GUEST ARTISTEmily Andrews and Francisco Correa: From Honey To Ashes album preview21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/feb-2026-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260312T190000
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SUMMARY:March 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nFaces and Places \n\n\n\nMusical portraits. Pieces inspired by people and specific places and scenes. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember PerformancesTony Mulholland — Ave Maria — Franz SchubertMartin Allsop — Shakespeare Music — Martin AllsopRobert Gough — Ancient Stones — Jeremy SouleSteve Watson — Julia Florida — Agustín Barrios MangoréTony Eastwood — Small Dancing Pigs — Tony EastwoodLewis Tredinnick — Alba Nera — Roland DyensPaul Bradshaw — Recuerdos de la Alhambra — Francisco Tárrega19:45MEMBER TALKPeter Smith: Neuroscience of Practicing20:10GUEST ARTISTJohan Löfving: ‘God Save the Queen!‘Join celebrated guitarist and researcher Johan Löfving on a musical journey across Victorian London. Enjoy the dazzling and intimate sounds of Regondi\, Pratten and their contemporaries on an original 19th century instrument!21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/mar-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:April 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nHidden Treasures \n\n\n\nOverlooked gems and modern miniatures that sing. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances20:10GUEST ARTISTIGF Young Artists Platform presents Gonçalo Caetano21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/apr-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:May 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nStudy in Style (Etudes) \n\n\n\nStudies that also make convincing concert pieces. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances19:45MEMBER TALKJohn Powell: Why 12 Frets to the Octave?20:10GUEST TALKGerald Garcia: Anatomy of an Etude21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/may-2026-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260311T112315Z
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SUMMARY:June 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\nOnce Upon A Time \n\n\n\nNarratives\, scenes\, character. Music with a plot. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances20:10GUEST TALKTim Button: The Musical AthleteLocal chiropractor Tim Button talks to us about the demands playing a musical instrument places on our bodies.21:10ENSEMBLEEnsemble Rehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/jun-2026-meetup-and-composition-competition/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, St Paul's\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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SUMMARY:July 2026 Members' Summer Concert
DESCRIPTION:Members’ Summer Concert\n\n\n\nSolo and chamber performances and a performance by the large BCGS Ensemble for the public. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15EMSEMBLEPre-concert Rehearsal20:00MEMBERS’ SUMMER CONCERT
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/jul-2026-members-summer-concert/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members' Concert,Monthly Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260910T220000
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SUMMARY:September 2026 Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\n\n\n“I may be easy\, but at least I’m not cheap” \n\n\n\nPerform a piece of MAXIMUM Grade 4 difficulty to the very best of your ability \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n19:15SHOWCASEMember Performances20:10GUEST ARTISTIGF Young Artists Platform presents: Eva Schockmel21:10ENSEMBLERehearsal
URL:https://www.bristolclassicalguitarsociety.org/event/sep-2026-meetup/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261008T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261008T220000
DTSTAMP:20260902T163836Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261112T190000
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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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