RCS Guitar and Harp

28/02/2024

Big thanks to Svitlana Novak for her Masterclass with our Harp students this weekend!

30/10/2023

Very excited this week as we gear up for Big Guitar Weekend 2023. There will be Concerts, Masterclasses, Lessons, BGW course and RCS Guitar Competiton.

Our featured artists this year are Sean Shibe, Ian Watt, Samrat Majumder, Sasha Savaloni, Duo Ramelli, Kevin McKenzie. GET YOUR TICKETS (link below)!

Alongside the festival there is also the BGW course, sign up now!
https://www.rcs.ac.uk/box-office/event/big-guitar-weekend-course-2023-378005/

We will have guitar makers exhibiting, with guitars on show and available to try. A selection from Sam McClaren, Pete Beer and Ryan Gibson.

D'Addario and Co. product demo and a talk on guitar strings.
Knobloch Strings product demo exhibiting their line of strings.

Composers Dave Fennessy and Eddie McGuire will be featured. Handwritten scores, Q+As, world premieres are just some of the exciting work that will be on show!

For more information, check out the RCS website!

https://www.rcs.ac.uk/festivals/big-guitar-weekend/

The Big Guitar Weekend returns with an array of guest artists and performances from our School of Music students and staff.

15/10/2023

Very excited ahead of tomorrow’s lunchtime concert at RCS showcasing our guitar and harp students. Come and join us at 1pm in the Ledger Recital Room for an eclectic programme of Brouwer, Gismonti, Dowland, Barrios, Mchedelov and traditional music from Scotland and Ireland. We can’t wait to share this concert with you. Everyone welcome, please share with your friends. See you tomorrow, 1pm!

🗓️ Tomorrow - Monday 16th October
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
🏛️Where: Ledger Recital Room, RCS

Get your tickets from the link below
https://www.rcs.ac.uk/box-office/event/mondays-at-one-harp-guitar-374205/

13/04/2023

Guitar department alumni Ross Morris is performing a lunchtime concert this Saturday with Ines Mayhew-Begg - Soprano. They will be playing a varied programme including Dowland, Purcell and Goss. A great opportunity to hear some lovely music for guitar and voice. Check out the ticket link and event information below!

Saturday 15th April,
1pm Lunchtime Concert
The Spire Concert Series
260 Bath Street
Glasgow

Soprano Ines Mayhew-Begg is partnered by guitarist Ross Morris to bring a diverse range of repertoire to The Spire Concert Series on Saturday 15th April. What's On Glasgow - your guide to events in Glasgow!

02/02/2023

Great to have Matthew Cochran Guitarist/Composer from Interlochen Center for the Arts taking our Performance Class this evening!

04/11/2022

Congratulations to Jorge Fuentes Ramirez on winning the Big Guitar Weekend NECGS Competition. Highly commended were Jacques Carroll-Leitao and Luke Anderson. Thank you to Nicholas Goluses for adjudicating!

29/10/2022

29/10/2022

We are very excited to announce Big Guitar Weekend 2022! We welcome guitarists from all around the world to RCS for a celebration of all things guitar related. Professor Allan Neave has invited a roster of incredible artists including Sean Shibe, Nicholas Goluses and Tim Beattie. There will be concerts every evening, our annual NECGS competition, talks from Steve Goss and Matthew McAllister, an RCS Student Showcase Concert, Masterclasses, Lessons and a Luthier Showcase with a selection of fine instrument to try!

Come along and hear these amazing artists in action. Book your tickets using the RCS website. https://www.rcs.ac.uk/festivals/big-guitar-weekend/

25/10/2022

This year at RCS Guitar and Harp we have an exciting programme of events organised. Starting on Monday (31st October) we have our Department Showcase. This is a opportunity to hear some of our new students on the undergraduate and masters programme. The concert will feature works by Albeniz, Dyens, Hindemith, Milano, Piazzolla and Salzedo.

Please come along and support our students as they take to the stage.
Hope to see you there!