The Classical Guitar Society of Northern Ireland is hosting a guitar festival in Bangor on the weekend of 23rd/24th August 2025. The event will take place at Hamilton Road Community Hub, but the action will move a few yards up the Hamilton Road to the Studio 1a theatre on the evening of Saturday 23rd for …
We are delighted to announce that as part of our annual Bangor Guitar Weekend, we are hosting a recital from renowned Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister in the Studio 1A Theatre in Bangor on the 23rd of August! For more information and tickets, please visit our Ticketsource page here – https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cgsni/matthew-mcallister-recital/e-begypz
We’re pleased to say that the Ards Guitar Festival performance went really well – thank you to everyone that came out to see us and to the performers from the Society that made it such a great afternoon. There are some photos on our Facebook page and videos on our YouTube channel. Hopefully more of …
Longtime member Keith will be performing a selection of music from a broad range of styles for a fundraiser in aid of Northern Ireland Air Ambulance. It will take place in Windsor Baptist Church opposite Tesco on the Lisburn Road in Belfast. Hope you can make it!
More details in the flyer below.
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Veteran duet partners and Society members Keith and Robert invite you to a performance of classical guitar duets at Malone Presbyterian Church (Minor Hall) on Thursday 30th May at 7:30pm. This is the church to which our late member Ann McClenaghan belonged and where the ensemble played at …
Dear Members and Friends, You will see on our Facebook page that we had a great day in Portstewart on 7th April. On Saturday last (20th April) the Society ensemble (Keith, Bob, Aubrey, Deborah, Miles, Carmel, Paul and myself) performed at the Ards Guitar Festival. This was followed, after a short interval, by an excellent …
Dear Members and Friends, The new term has started well with excellent meetings in January and February. The meeting dates for the rest of the season are as follows: • 3rd March – Regular meeting at UCM at 3pm • 7th April – Day trip to Portstewart – Regular meeting format (details to follow) • …
The programme for the 2024 Ards International Guitar Festival has been published, and the Society ensemble will be performing again this year on the 20th of April. We will be performing a selection of pieces in support of our new friend Miles McConnell. This is a ticketed event, so please go here to book. Looking …
Our member Ann McClenaghan sadly died in February. Ann had been a long standing member of the CGSNI ensemble and had performed with us at the Ards Guitar Festival on a number of occasions. As a tribute to Ann, members of the CGSNI Ensemble will perform a fund-raising concert at Malone Presbyterian Church (452 Lisburn …
The Ards Guitar Festival 2023 programme is now live, and we are happy to say that the Society Ensemble will be performing ahead of Brian Keenan’s recital on the afternoon of the 22nd April, so please pencil the date into your diary! From the press release: Ards and North Down Borough Council is delighted to …