23 & 24 May 2026
Silk Street Music Hall
Electronic & Produced Music Performance Weekend
Saturday 23 May
7.15-8pm | Emily England
A set of laid-back ballads blending jazz and folk, drawing inspiration from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones and Stevie Wonder.
8.30-9.30pm | Chelsea Becker: Love Letters
Love Letters is an album of original music written over the past year, exploring themes of love, heartbreak, grief and loss, arranged for chamber orchestra and band.
Sunday 24 May
7.15-8pm | Finty Woolf: Finty Woolf and Cloudforest
An exploration of clarinet performance though midi gloves and clarinet, followed by a synthesis duet with Tommy Abrey. Cloudforest is a newly formed experimental indie-folk band, featuring bass clarinet and electronics. Words derived from poetry written by the band members.
8.30-9.30pm | Watseka: Debut Selections & Sam Hodder-Williams: Norfolk Broads Suite
Watseka: Debut Selections
Watseka is the composition project of composer and songwriter Dov Sikowitz. These selections blend steel guitar and the sounds of Pacific-grown folk music with strings, percussion and woodwinds.
Sam Hodder-Williams: Norfolk Broads Suite
Contemporary electronics and folk instrumentation in a collection of pieces inspired by the landscape and folklore of the Norfolk Broads.
Forthcoming Events
Proving Up
1–8 June 2026
Milton Court Theatre
Join us for the UK premiere of Proving Up, a new opera by acclaimed composer Missy Mazzoli.
Making It Festival
8–26 June 2026
Silk Street Theatre & Milton Court
Join us for the 2026 Making It Festival: a celebration of new, original work made by Guildhall School’s vibrant and multi-skilled community.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
10 June 2026
Barbican Cinema
Guildhall School presents this annual series of short films curated by professional writers for the returning screen project.
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan FGS
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner FGS
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