CALL FOR PAPERS The Internatonal Guitar Festival ‘Homenaje’ are hosting a unique one-day IGRC conference on 8th September 2025 in Padua, Italy. As part of the Festival the IGRC proudly announce our call for papers (click for details), a unique opportunity to share research about the guitar with an international community of scholars and practitioners. The day will involve several lectures, recitals and masterclasses.
Upcoming Event Lecture, Rich Mix, Thursday, 20 Mar 2025 – 19:30 Professor Mermikides continues his Gresham College lecture series with his upcoming lecture Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix Unpicked. Despite being cited as one of the most creative and influential guitarists of all time, and his tragically short life, Jimi Hendrix’s playing and composing are yet to be fully analysed. This lecture demystifies his diverse influences and reveals the full range of his extraordinary invention in terms of sonic…
IGRC graduate Dr Katalin Koltai has released a film documenting the development of her new Open Frets Guitar at the Royal Academy of Music.
ANNOUNCEMENT Padua IGRC conference – Monday September 8th 2025 We now have a date for the Padua IGRC conference – Monday September 8th 2025. Before we send out a call for papers, I’d like to offer an open invitation for any current IGRC PGRs and staff to speak at the conference. A little background. The conference will take place as part of the Festival Homenaje which IGRC PGR Giacomo Susani runs every year at the Barco Teatro in the centre…
The Guitar Foundation of America presents the 2025 Convention and Competitions About the GFA Convention The Guitar Foundation of America Convention & Competitions is an annual event that brings together guitar enthusiasts, professionals, educators, luthiers, vendors, and composers. This convention features performances, workshops, masterclasses, lectures, competitions, vendor exhibition, and more. Whether you’re a professional player or a casual listener, the Guitar Foundation of America Convention offers a comprehensive and engaging experience centered around our beloved instrument. When and Where The 2025…
Professor Milton Mermikides has completed his inaugural lecture series at Gresham College. The Nature of Music examines how music exploits our innate and highly evolved listening faculties in order to communicate complex and otherwise inexpressible emotions. Using a diverse range of examples – from Bach to Beatles, Bossa to Björk, Bartók to Billie Holliday – we explore the universal building blocks of prediction, rhythm, pitch, scale, dissonance and multiplicity in the musical experience. The complete series is now available to…
The Guitar in Popular Music conference A three day conference from the 10th – 12th July Bringing together people from a range of fields interested in the use of the guitar in popular music, to share research about the guitar. The Guitar in Popular Music conference, in collaboration with the International Guitar Research Centre will be co-hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University and the Academy of Contemporary Music. Proposals are invited for presentations as follows: Papers and presentations can focus on any…
On 18th October 2024, Professor Stephen Goss released his triple album entitled ‘Landscape and Memory’. Released by Deus Elle Classical recordings label, the album has been described as his most ambitious recording project yet.
Composition PhD student Giacomo Susani has just returned from New York after performing his own composition, ‘Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra’ at Carnegie Hall, accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of New York, conducted by Salvatore di Vittorio. The concert in New York was a result of an invitation from the orchestra’s artistic director, Salvatore di Vittorio, after Susani won the Respighi Prize in Composition in 2022. The Concerto performed at Carnegie Hall was written before the start of Susani’s PhD,…
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