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The Guildhall School of Music & Drama The modern Guildhall School is distinctive in being the only major European conservatoire which is both a music school and a drama school and one which is pre-eminent in technical theatre, professional development and music therapy. A thriving Junior Guildhall, the recent addition of the Centre for Young Musicians and a range of annual summer schools further complement the outstanding opportunities available. Since its founding in 1880, the Guildhall School has stood as a vibrant showcase of the City of London’s commitment to education and the arts. Situated in the heart of the City, the School moved to its present premises in the Barbican in 1977 solidifying a unique link with both Europe’s largest arts and conference centre, including the Barbican Hall and the Pit Theatre, and the world-class London Symphony Orchestra. This connection is now formally recognised with the establishment of the LINK Alliance, a partnership between the School, the Barbican Centre and the LSO to create the world’s leading centre for performance, training and education in the performing and visual arts.
“Junior Guildhall has helped me greatly in developing my musical life. I would recommend Guildhall to any young talented musicians. ” Abraham Wallfisch-Jacobs, holder of the D’Addario Strings Cello Scholarship
The facilities in the Silk Street building include a 196-seat Music Hall, 80-seat Lecture Recital Room and a 308-seat Theatre, all of which are open to the public. In addition there is a Studio Theatre, 41 teaching/practice rooms, electronic music studios, recording and sound studios and IT facilities. Milton Court, which opens in 2013, is virtually across the road from the Silk Street building. It will house additional world-class performance facilities: a 608seat concert hall, a 227-seat training theatre, a studio theatre, 3 major rehearsal rooms, a TV studio suite and space for teaching, office and support services. The John Hosier Practice Annexe is situated within the Barbican complex close to Barbican tube station. It comprises of 44 teaching/practice studios and class rooms. On Saturdays the building houses the String Training Programme.
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Equal Opportunities
“Junior Guildhall has changed our lives by enabling us to learn from great tutors and giving us the opportunity to play with outstanding musicians.”
Richard, Peter and Rebekah Rayner, Percussion Peter Rayner holder of the Jam Percussion Scholarship, Richard and Peter Raynor both category finalists in the 2012 BBC Young Musician
The Guildhall School aims to promote equality of opportunity through education provision so that no student or prospective student receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, marital status, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, political or religious belief. The School is committed to the quality of opportunity through access to and fair treatment in the services that it provides and the facilities that it offers to its students and its employees.