Music Events

Beethoven - Variations on Quant' è più bello
Brouwer - Micropiezas
Lhoyer - Duo Concertant, Op 31, No3
Colin Downs - Letras de Humo, 1st performance
Brahms - Theme and Variations from String Sextet, Op 18

The Guitar Day has become one of the highlights of the festival and we are delighted that these outstanding artists - from rising stars to superstars - have agreed to be part of the Festival's opening celebrations.

Rob MacDonald is …a Canadian guitar visionary Minor 7th Magazine

Tracy Anne Smith One hell of a guitarist - and more importantly a top-class musician  Festival 21 Blog

Villa Lobos - Five Preludes
Brouwer - El Decameron Negro
Bebey - O Bia
Williams - From a Bird (Nos. 1, 2 and 3)
                Hello Francis
Mangoré - La Catédral

Franco - British pianist, Emilie Capulet, plays Romantic Favourites by Chopin and Schubert, Mozart's charming variations on "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman" and Liszt's B minor piano sonata.

Leighton - Fantasia Contrappuntistica
Beethoven - Sonata Op 31 No 2 Tempest
Bartok - Out of Doors
Debussy - Préludes (selection)
Martin Butler - On the Rocks
Elliott Carter - Two Thoughts about the Piano

The Bollywood Brass Band is a truly exhilarating, rambunctious affair, with hypnotic Punjabi drumming, wailing soprano sax, qawwalis, extracts from Bollywood films on a video screen in the background, and a band which obviously and noisily enjoyed themselves – and so did the audience. Artsworld

Thomas Carroll cello

Graham Caskie piano

Stephen Goss composer and arranger

Turntable musicians and explorers in the field of improvised and electronic music, DJ Sniff and Paul Bell bring something a little different to Studio One which we think will spark your interest.

BBC Radio 3 World Music Award Winners to perform at the University of Surrey as part of the Guildford International Music Festival 2011.

Fusing the renowned classical blend of flute and guitar (representing Italian style) with the hot summer 'taste' of the saxophone (Italian flair), Trio Batignano have quickly earned a reputation for presenting exciting and entertaining programmes covering a wide variety of musical styles.  

Comprising five of the most exciting young brass players in the UK today, this quintet are a joy to watch "from skilful and emotive lead melodies to sensitive and precise accompaniment". Abi Bliss, Muso Magazine

Mr Pena is a virtuoso, capable of dazzling an audience beyond the frets of mortal man... this listener cannot recall hearing any guitarist with a more assured mastery of his instrument. The New York Times 

An informal and fun evening that showcases the enormous range of musical styles and the huge talents of the various bands and performers within the Department of Music and Sound Recording.

Come and support the University Symphony Orchestra in their final concert of this academic year, featuring student conductors in a wide range of exciting repertoire.

Pianist Maureen Galea accompanies Mahler songs and plays 19th – century Bohemian piano music using Mahler’s own 1836 Graf piano.

The Tetra Guitar Quartet plays a diverse programme including a specially commissioned set of arrangements/reworkings of Mahler songs by composer Stephen Goss.

Uri Caine, the world – renowned jazz pianist, pays a rare visit to the UK to give a spectacular concert of piano improvisations, transformations and re-thinkings of Mahler’s Music.

The Internationally renowned Endymion Ensemble rounds off the Mahler Centenary Conference with a fascinating programme of chamber music, including Mahler’s early Piano Quartet, the only existing chamber work by the composer.

Exploring the Viennese tradition, pianist Emilie Capulet will perform Beethoven's fiery sonata Op 31 No 3, as well as Mozart's charming variations on Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman and Liszt/Schubert's Valse-Caprice No 6 from his Soirées de Vienne.

Catch Czech guitar virtuoso Vladislav Bláha on a rare visit to the UK. This approachable and entertaining programme includes Vladislav’s own new arrangement of Vivaldi’s beautiful L’Estro Armonico and Jorge Morel’s Recuerdos de un Viaje, which was witten for Vladislav in 2008.

Playing a combination of soprano saxophone, turntable, laptop and surround sound electronics, the world-class saxophonist Evan Parker in partnership with Matt Wright present ‘Trance Map’, a realtime reworking of their recently released psi CD, which totally blurs the distinction between playing, mixing and editing.

Vivaldi Gloria
Conducted by Peter Ford

Haydn Nelson Mass 
Conducted by Russell Keable

A concert of melodic and lyrical beauty, full of musical fireworks!

Unhinged, uncensored, underwired, a blonde, a cello, a mattress and a lot of digital playback…..

An informal and fun evening that showcases the enormous range of musical styles and the huge talents of the various bands and performers within Music and Sound Recording.

Big tunes – big sound - the University of Surrey’s awardwinning and talented Big Band returns to Studio One with another lively and fun-filled programme of Big Band standards through Latin jazz to modern funk

Notes Inégales are one of the most innovative new ensembles in London; described as ‘post-fusion’ they draw on contemporary, free and jazz musics.

The University of Surrey Students’ Union Concert Band returns for another end-of-term extravaganza, performing a variety of favourites from show songs to specially composed pieces.

Please join us for an extra special Christmas Show to celebrate the new School of Arts, featuring students from Dance, Film, Theatre, Music and Sound Recording, and the Guildford School of Acting.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Two lyrical centrepieces of chamber music from this wonderful Sunday afternoon programme.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Now in it's second phase in the new Ivy Arts Centre, Live at the Ivy is a chilled out evening of great music and energetic performances.

This annual competition for the performance of chamber music with keyboard always attracts a high standard of entry and exciting repertoire.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Avoid the rush hour traffic, relax and feel invigorated for the weekend after a long week at work.

Orff Carmina Burana
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Conducted by Russell Keable and Sierra Schwartz

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Student conductor direct an entertaining and diverse programme of music for ensembles and small orchestras.

Avoid the rush hour traffic, relax and feel invigorated for the weekend after a long week at work.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

The University of Surrey's prolific Chamber Choir and Orchestra present two beautiful choral pieces and a UK world premiere.

Big tunes - big sound. The University of Surrey's award-winning and talented Big Band returns to the Ivy with another lively and fun-filled programme of Big Band standards through Latin jazz to modern funk. 

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Avoid the rush hour traffic, relax and feel invigorated for the weekend after a long week at work.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.

Hosted by Milton Mermikides (Lecturer, University of Surrey and Professor of Guitar, Royal College of Music) this promises to be a fantastic day for any fan of guitar music in all its wonderful forms.

The University of Surrey Students' Union Concert Band returns for another end-of-term extravaganza, performing a variety of show shows to specially-composed pieces.

Drop into these short and interesting concerts during your lunch break. Even if you can only stay a while, a musical break in your schedule will leave you relaxed and invigorated, recharged for the day ahead.