Guildhall Big Band: Kansas City: Last of the Blue Devils Join Guildhall Big Band and guest narrator, Kevin Le Gendre, for a musical survey of the roots of jazz in Kansas City and the reverberations of the musicians who made a vital contribution to the evolution of the musical form.
Susan Longfield Award The final of this annual competition for sopranos and mezzo-sopranos, held in memory of Susan Longfield.
Piano and Strings Composition Performances of new works for piano and strings by postgraduate composers.
Ubu Ensemble Guildhall School’s Ubu Ensemble focuses on classics of avant-garde and experimental music.
Noriko Ogawa Piano Duos Noriko Ogawa leads a team of postgraduate pianists in a concert of works written for piano duo, including an arrangement of Holst’s The Planets to celebrate his 150th anniversary.
Vocal at Six: Richard Strauss Led by Eugene Asti, this concert focuses on the songs of Richard Strauss to commemorate the 75th anniversary of his death.
Guildhall Symphonic Brass Ensemble Professor Eric Crees conducts music the Guildhall Symphonic brass ensemble.
Guildhall Big Band: New Bottle, Old Wine Gil Evans’ New Bottle, Old Wine is the inspiration for this programme presented by Guildhall Big Band directed by pianist, composer, and arranger Ivo Neame.
Voiceworks: Ned Rorem: A Composer for the 21st Century To celebrate and acknowledge the prolific contribution to art song of the late composer Ned Rorem, this event will focus on his compositions written after the year 2000.
Franz-Schubert-Institut Lieder Prize Outstanding Guildhall singers perform in this final of the annual competition for Lied duos.