March 2024 Meetup and Better Call Duo

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Early Slot 7.30 – 7.55  Solos (Optional) theme for the solos this month: Classical and Early Romantic Etude. Play an Etude by a composer like Sor, Carcassi, Carulli, Giuliani, Aguado, Diabelli, Regondi… if it says study, estudio or etude, play it!   First Session 8-9.00pm Ensemble   Second Session 9.15-10.00pm – Visiting Artist Short Recital […]

£7

April 2024 Meetup and Stephen Goss

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

April 2024 society meetup: Solos with theme: A piece by a British Composer, Ensemble, Guest Speaker Stephen Goss: “The delusion of urtext”: Are we taking music too literally?

£7

Giacomo Susani – BCGS Concert Series 2024

Saint Stephens Church 21 St Stephen’s Street, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

BCGS CONCERT SERIES 2024 presents Giacomo Susani (Classical Guitar), with a programme of Sor, Handel, Goss, Ravel and Susani. Giacomo Susani’s work both in the field of performance and of composition places him into a
unique and versatile role in the world of music. His interest in exploring the creative possibilities of
his instrument allowed him to develop a personal approach to interpretation that is met with
enthusiasm internationally.

£18

May 2024 Meetup and Luke Bartlett

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Early Slot 7.30 – 7.55  Solos (Optional) theme for the solos this month: Latin America   First Session 8-9.00pm Ensemble   Second Session 9.15-10.00pm Recital by rising star Luke Bartlett, IGF Young Artist 2024 and Julian Bream Trust scholar

£7

June 2024 Meetup

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Early Slot 7.30 – 7.55 pm – Member’s Talk Nick Regan: “The Moods of Key Signatures”   First Session 8-9.00pm Ensemble   Second Session 9.15-10.00pm Solos (Optional) theme for the solos this month: A modern etude (20th or 21st century). Think Villa-Lobos, Brouwer, Garcia, Nuttall…  

£7

2024 Members’ Summer Concert

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Please come along to support our members! Get the pdf programme here.   BCGS — Members’ Summer Concert Programme Carry Me Home by Simon Powis Cari, Peter Água e Vinho by Egberto Gismonti (b: 1947), arr. Assad Cari, Thorben Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies (1934—2016) arr. Raymond Burley Cari, Thorben, Peter Danza Del […]

£7

August 2024 Meetup

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Vince Smith: Thinking about Sight Reading, Ensemble, Solos: “The Rest of the World” Showcase: play something from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Polynesia, etc. — not Western Europe or Latin America)

£7

October 2024 Meetup and Paul Gregory

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Early Slot 7.30 – 7.55pm Solos (Optional) theme for the solos this month: Music from Spain First Session 8-9.00pm Ensemble   Second Session 9.15-10.00pm – Visiting Artist lecture Visiting Artist: Paul Gregory from Maestoso Music.   Paul’s talk will be: So what do you really want from a guitar? A discourse on how instruments differ […]

£7

November 2024 Meetup

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Early Slot 7.30 – 8.15: Solos Solos (Optional) theme for the solos this month: Baroque Night   First Session 8.20-9.00pm Ensemble   Second Session 9.15-10.00pm Ensemble

£7

2024 Members’ Winter Concert

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Please come along to support our members! Solo performances, as well as small groups and the large ensemble.

£7

January Meetup and AGM

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Theme: Celebrating the Slow. (Slow movements and slower pieces)

19:15-19:45 Solos and chamber ensembles
19:45-20:00 Members’ short talks TBD
20:00-20:50 Ensemble
21:00-22:00 Annual General Meeting

It’s a very exciting AGM — this is is the first one since we officially became a charity last year, and there’s lots to discuss.
If you want to submit any AOB items, please do so at least two weeks before the AGM.

£7

February 2025 Meetup

Unitarian Meeting Hall Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Solos and chamber ensembles
Guest Speaker: Sam Brown “Caught Luting: Playing renaissance
lute music on the guitar” Sam Brown leads a practical workshop on how to transfer
lute music well to the guitar: expect a whistle-stop tour of lute repertory, division
playing, ornaments, and right hand hints and tips.
BCGS Ensemble Rehearsal

£7