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 […]
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?
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
We’re really excited that Berta Rojas, our society’s Patron, is coming to visit us on 25th August 2024 to meet our members and offer the opportunity for masterclasses on the day!
12th September Meetup
Solo theme: “21st century compositions”
Ensemble
Guest Speaker: Arthur Keegan on his Wessex Songs project
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 […]
Theme: Cheesy classics. Shamelessly celebrate the perennial favourites which might have drawn you to the guitar in the first place e.g. Spanish Romance, Lágrimas, Recuerdos, Cavatina, Asturias… 19:15-19:45 Solos and chamber ensembles 20:10-21:00 Young Artists Platform We host Duo Cantelina, one of this year’s IGF Young Artist Platform winners, for a short concert. For more […]
This concert is promoted in partnership with the International Guitar Foundation (IGF). Praised as “such an amazing talent”, Duo Cantelina are a dynamic vocal and guitar duo comprising of mezzo-soprano Sophie Clarke and classical guitarist Ravi Nathwani. They have just completed their Master’s at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and have now been selected as […]
Theme: Personally Meaningful. Play something which has great personal meaning for you 19:15-20:00 Solos and chamber ensembles 20:10-21:00 Young Artists Platform: Duo Fika We 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. This concert is promoted in partnership […]
Gonçalo Maia Caetano is a classical guitarist from Pinhel, Portugal, currently completing a Master of Arts degree at the Royal Academy of Music. He has won over ten international competitions, including the prestigious Prince’s Prize awarded by the The Worshipful Company of Musicians. In 2020, Gonçalo joined the Phemo Quartet as a bass player. The […]
