We are delighted to announce that we are back with a ‘real-world, in-person’ Annual Conference for 2022 ! We shall be in a new venue this year, the wonderful Leeds Conservatoire in the heart of the vibrant multi-cultural city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. The conference is on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd August 2022. More Info »
Conference, EGTA conference, Latest newsThe 2017 EGTA (UK) Annual Conference runs from Wednesday 26th July to Friday 28th July, incl. It is a fully-catered residential event and will be held at Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick Park, Escrick, North Yorkshire, YO19 6EU. The conference begins at 13:00hrs on Wednesday 26th July and covers a wide variety of activities: formal presentations More Info »
EGTA welcomes Christopher Page to this year’s Annual Conference to speak about “The Great Age of the Guitar in England” Christopher Page is a Fellow of the British Academy, Professor of Medieval Music and Literature at the University of Cambridge, Professor of Music in Gresham College, London, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College. More Info »
Looking forward to an exciting concert with violin and guitar on Thursday 27th July at the lovely conference venue of Queen Margaret’s school Escrick. The concert starts at 7.30 and ends the afternoon of joint EGTA/ESTA workshops. Tom began playing the guitar at the age of 5 and later became the first guitarist to More Info »
Stuart will lead a hands on workshop at the EGTA conference as part of the joint EGTA/ESTA afternoon at Queen Margaret’s School Escrick. There will be a chance to play both traditional Irish music and the music of Piazzolla and Stuart will talk about arranging for strings and guitar and encouraging young players to get More Info »
Check the venue’s web-site here The EGTA (UK) 2017 conference runs from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th July. Come and enjoy EGTA’s annual conference in the lovely setting of Queen Margaret’s School Escrick near York. Included this year is an afternoon and evening of events with ESTA members invited. Meet up with old friends, network More Info »
The 2016 EGTA (UK) Annual Conference runs from Tuesday 26th July to Thursday 28th July, incl. It is a fully-catered residential event and will be held at Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick Park, Escrick, North Yorkshire, YO19 6EU. The conference begins with a buffet lunch at 12:30pm on Tuesday 26th and covers a wide variety of More Info »
Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama Guitar Day Friday June 10 2016 You may be interested in the forthcoming Guitar Day at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. At the RWCMD weekly individual lessons are supplemented by a programme of visiting artists giving concerts and classes, last year’s including John Williams, Sean More Info »
EGTA is working on a new project to support young college level players in their early career by offering them opportunities to play solo or shared concerts.
EGTA and Yamaha have begun exploring the possibilities of a relationship. The 1st step will be to help Yamaha design a small instrument for young students and to that end EGTA have begun a consultation process with their members and some makers. If anyone has a view on what should constitute a Yamaha students half More Info »
