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Guildhall offers some of the most stimulating and creative training for composers available in the UK. Our guiding principle is that composers should develop in collaboration with technically-proficient, sympathetic instrumentalists under the expert guidance of experienced practitioners.

A group of students from Guildhall School’s Historical Performance department decided that they would not let the first 2020 lockdown hinder their learning and fun, and transformed a performance project into the creation of a new exciting edition of one of Handel’s lesser known gems, the cantata Mi palpita il cor. 

A group of students from Guildhall School’s Historical Performance department decided that they would not let the first 2020 lockdown hinder their learning and fun, and transformed a performance project into the creation of a new exciting edition of one of Handel’s lesser known gems, the cantata Mi palpita il cor. 

Historical Performance at Guildhall encourages students to inhabit music from the past and explore ways of communicating with a modern audience.

Offering a wide array of solo, ensemble and accompaniment training, the Keyboard Department is headed by the internationally acclaimed pianist Ronan O’Hora.

Guildhall Jazz Student Q&A

New York Voices Q&A

Find out what happened when the Guildhall Jazz department recently invited the internationally renowned vocal group New York Voices to collaborate from across the Atlantic on a recording project.

The Jazz Department at Guildhall School is one of the most renowned and established of its kind. Our core focus is the teaching of musics around the jazz tradition, including Studio and World specialisms, and preparing improvising musicians for high profile careers in the music industry.

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