International Guitar Research Centre

March 2016 – International Guitar Research Conference   Some of the most distinguished and highly regarded scholars and musicians from around the world gathered for this major international conference featuring six public concerts, four keynote lectures, and over 50 lecture-recitals and academic papers. There was a conference installation in the Lewis Elton Art Gallery and delegates had the chance to try the latest Moog guitars in the project room. Visitors were also able to visit the Maurice J Summerfield Collection which…

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The launch was a two-day event on 29 and 30 March 2014 that included academic papers, seminars, public discussions, lecture-recitals and concerts. Guest artists included John Williams, Xuefei Yang, Newton Faulkner, The Amadeus Guitar Duo, Bridget Mermikides, Declan Zapala and Michael Partington.  Launch Event Film  Schedule and Abstracts  https://www.surrey.ac.uk/sites/default/files/symposium-abstracts_0.pdf