Jonathan Vaughan

🎉 We’re delighted to have ranked in the top five institutions in the world for Music & Performing Arts in the QS World University Rankings 2024 @TopUnis. Huge congratulations to everyone involved 👏 Read more about the rankings ⬇ gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhal…

There's been a late addition to our Summer season🤩 Drum & bass music returns to @BarbicanCentre in the new show OrchestRAVE. Over 40 artists and @GuildhallAlumni take to the stage to perform special orchestral renditions of bass music. 📅 20 July gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/orche…

On this day in 1902, Sir William Walton was born 🥳 To celebrate, we're sharing a recording from our archive. Back in 2016, Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus performed Walton’s cantata Belshazzar’s Feast @barbicancentre. Watch the full recording ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=uHKKUH…

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Last month, students from our Guildhall Young Artists network had the chance to train and perform with @lesmisofficial's orchestra. We caught up with some of the students involved to hear how it felt to be involved in this exciting project. Read now ⬇️ gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhal…

I’ve written to @10DowningSt and @Keir_Starmer, supported by @coldplay, @edsheeran and industry leaders, calling for public funding for @misst_music. More students in disadvantaged schools need access to quality music education; the benefits are proven and life-changing. ALW

Delighted for our very own Orla O'Loughlan, Vice Principal and Director of Drama @Guildhall , who directed "Enough of Him" for their 6 nominations - including Orla for Best Director.

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My apologies to Leicestershire Music regarding a recent Arts Professional article in which I quoted a statistic in good faith from a trusted source. I've since learned there are over 100 pupils learning violin with Leicestershire Music, which is brilliant news.

Fantastic concert by the very talented singers and pianists of @guildhallschool in #MiltonCourt tonight. Great to hear the remarkable songs by distinguished composer @CherylHoad. What a fantastic asset to the City this great venue really is.

“We urge the BBC to reconsider these decisions in the interests of sustaining excellence at all levels of the UK’s thriving musical ecosystem.” Guildhall School & Conservatoires UK release statements on the impact of the proposed funding cuts at the BBC. gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhal…

Here’s a piece I’ve just had published in Arts Professional: protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/xVYICJZmKhp2…

We’re delighted to have been rated top music conservatoire for research in the Research Excellence Framework 2021, the national assessment of research in UK universities. #REF2021 Read more here > bit.ly/3ywh60l

Just attended a beautiful and poignant concert in aid of Ukraine organised by the wonderful students of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in St Giles Cripplegate. Ukrainian, Russian and a host of other nationalities all playing together - united against a madman.

Roderick Williams demonstrating a genius for emotional alchemy at this evening’s masterclass. He has such skill in helping each performer plumb their own inner worlds to produce a wholly believable and compelling human narrative. We the audience were hanging on his every word.

Guildhall Session Orchestra play '30 Years of Changing Lives' youtu.be/kbKvvZrTfXQ via @YouTube

Really excited about tomorrow's Gold Medal low latency performance. Rach PC 2, Elgar Cello and Tch PC 1. It has everything from lyrical despair to unapologetic, triumphant big tunes. You can hear it here at 7pm on Saturday night: gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_scho…

An incredibly moving and erudite account by the viola player, Cheryl Law, both about her personal experience and a state-of-the-nation assessment of the desperate plight of our classical music industry. link.medium.com/tU7CXPVZS9