Guildhall School of Music and Drama

51.5194 - 0.0923Koordinaten: 51 ° 31 '10 " N, 0 ° 5' 32 " W

The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is a music and theater school, founded in London in 1880.

History

The first Guildhall School was housed in an old warehouse in Aldermanbury, but which soon proved to be too small. The new school in John Carpenter Street was designed by the City architect Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) and opened in December 1886. It belongs to the city of London ( Corporation of London), they also financed, and is therefore under the old headquarters of the Corporation of London's Guildhall, named, although she was never there. Since 1977, the school at the Barbican Arts Centre in the Barbican complex is located, which was built in the 1960s and 1970s.

Presence

The school currently study (2007) about 800 students, of which about one-third foreigners. The school is a leading school for the subjects of music, opera, theater ( drama), Theatre Management ( Stage Management ) and theater technology ( Technical Theatre ) worldwide.

The Junior Department, a Sunday School for 4 - to 18 -year-olds in 2005 was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Award. The teachers in the departments of Theatre Management and Technology are usually active full time even in the theater, what are the students the opportunity during their studies to make important connections.

The school caters to performances (theater, opera ) a theater with 308 seats available. The theater department has, the already carried out performances in London theaters such as the Pit in the near Barbican Centre ( Europe's largest theater complex ), the Bridewell (near Fleet Street ), Soho Theatre Royal Court and The Swan in Stratford.

2013 wants the school to a new building at Milton Court open with a concert hall of 600 seats and a theater with 200 seats. In addition, TV and radio studios, practice rooms and classrooms and the administration there should be settled. Construction began in July 2010.

Graduates ( selection)

A

  • Thomas Adès ( b. 1971 )
  • Susanna Andersson ( b. 1977 )
  • Naveen Andrews ( b. 1969 )
  • Jonathan Ansell ( b. 1982 )
  • Virginia Astley ( b. 1959 )
  • Eileen Atkins ( b. 1934 )
  • Hayley Atwell ( b. 1982 )
  • Christopher Austin ( born 1968 )
  • Neil Austin

B

C

D

  • Jacqui Danckworth ( b. 1963 )
  • Peter Danckworth ( b. 1960 )
  • Paul Daniel (born 1958 )
  • Tania Davis ( b. 1975 )
  • Dido ( b. 1971 )
  • Oliver Dimsdale ( b. 1972 )
  • Michelle Dockery ( b. 1981 )
  • Adrian Dunbar (born 1958 )

E

  • Haylie Ecker ( born 1975 )
  • Jeillo Edwards (1942-2004)
  • Moritz Eggert (* 1965)
  • Stephen Endelman ( b. 1962 )
  • Geraint Evans (1922-1992)
  • Rebecca Evans
  • Shaun Evans ( b. 1980 )

F

  • Achim Fiedler ( b. 1965 )
  • Joseph Fiennes ( b. 1970 )
  • April FitzLyon (1920-1998)
  • Cyril Fletcher (1913-2005)
  • Celia Franca (1921-2007)
  • Mario Frangouli ( b. 1967 )

G

  • James Galway ( b. 1939 )
  • Mariah Gale ( b. 1980 )
  • Jane Galloway
  • Tim Garland ( b. 1966 )
  • Liam Garrigan ( b. 1981 )
  • Ron Goodwin (1925-2003)
  • Harry Gregson- Williams ( b. 1961 )
  • Christopher Grunning ( b. 1944 )
  • Barry Guy ( * 1947 )

B

  • Alison Hagley ( b. 1961 )
  • Alexander Hanson ( b. 1961 )
  • Daniel Hambly
  • Vernon Handley (1930-2008)
  • Jim Hart ( b. 1983 )
  • Peter Harvey (born 1958 )
  • Deborah Hawksley ( b. 1970 )
  • Michael Heyland
  • Shirley Henderson (born 1965 )
  • Myra Hess (1890-1965)
  • Torri Higginson ( b. 1969 )
  • Lou Hirsch ( b. 1955 )
  • Dave Holland ( b. 1946 )
  • John Hollingsworth (19116-1963)
  • Thomas Howes (* 1986)

I

J

  • Max Jaffa (1911-1991)
  • Lilly James (* 1989)
  • Konrad Jarnot ( b. 1972 )
  • Michael Jayston ( born 1935 )
  • Julia Jones ( b. 1961 )
  • Wilfred Josephs (1927-1997)

K

  • Sophie Carthusian ( b. 1974 )
  • Jill Kemp ( b. 1979 )
  • Stacey Kent ( born 1968 )
  • Patricia Kern ( * 1927)
  • Ferdinand Kingsley (* 1988)
  • Myleene Klass (born 1978 )

L

  • Sarah Lancashire (* 964 )
  • Lynda Lee - Potter
  • Mark Letheren ( b. 1971 )
  • Yoel Levi ( b. 1950 )
  • Damian Lewis ( b. 1971 )
  • Paul Lewis ( b. 1972 )
  • Chenyin Li ( b. 1977 )
  • Natasha Little ( b. 1969 )
  • Tasmin Little ( born 1965 )
  • David Lloyd (1912-1969)
  • Benjamin Luxon ( b. 1937 )

M

N

  • Keith Nichols ( b. 1945 )
  • Lesley Nicol ( b. 1953 )
  • John Noakes ( born 1934 )

O

P

  • Felicity Palmer ( b. 1944 )
  • Jim Parker ( composer ) ( b. 1934 )
  • Pascau Pierre ( b. 1938 )
  • Philip Pickett ( b. 1950 )
  • Ernest Pike (1871-1936)
  • Rachel Podger ( b. 1968 )
  • Rebecca de Pont Davies
  • Lawrence Power ( b. 1977 )
  • Jacqueline du Pré. (1945-1987)
  • William Primrose (1904-1982)
  • Liza Pulman

R

  • Paul Reeves ( b. 1974 )
  • Teddy Tahu Rhodes ( b. 1966 )
  • Peter Rich
  • Fay Ripley (born 1966 )
  • Steven Robertson ( born 1980 )
  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson (1940-2010)
  • Florian Ross ( b. 1972 )
  • Stig Rossen (born 1962 )
  • Patricia Rozario
  • Clive Rowe ( b. 1964 )
  • Kate Royal ( b. 1979 )
  • Rosalind Runcie (1932-2012)
  • Simon Russell Beale ( b. 1961 )
  • Claire Rutter

S

T

V

W

Y

  • Savia Yannatou (* 1959)
  • Neil Yates ( b. 1970 )

Z

  • Bat -Sheva Zeisler

Staff

Currently ( 2009) the school is led by Barry Ife, the theater department of Wyn Jones, the music department of Jonathan Vaughan, a former head of the English National Youth Orchestra ). Other well-known teachers are and were: Brian Abraham, Ian Carr, Max Rostal and Edmund Rubbra. The jazz department is headed by Martin Hathaway since 2007.

Guildhall (London) Stratford (London) Jean-Marc Barr Harry Gregson-Williams Peter Harvey (baritone) Thomas Howes (actor) Julia Jones (conductor) Paul Lewis (pianist) Lesley Nicol (actress) Jim Parker (composer) Matthew Taylor (composer) Brian Abrahams
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