CONCERT

Guitar Augmentations

10 July 2026, 5.00–6.00 pm
The Lab, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, Birmingham B4 7XR

Discover the guitar reimagined through cutting-edge technologies and new musical ideas. Featuring the Open Frets Guitar, developed by Katalin Koltai [pictured], alongside technologies created in collaboration with Pierre Carré and Alois Cerbu (IRCAM), this lecture–recital showcases innovative approaches to composition, performance, and sound.

Hans Abrahamsen October for augmented guitar (2025)
Scott McLaughlin seeking/revealing (new version) – world premiere
Edmund Hunt Be Find – world premiere
Simone Conforti MagneticNailar for guitar and electronics – world premiere
David Gorton Six Miniatures
Áine Mallon Solas Imbolc

Trailer: https://youtu.be/qSzSbs-LRPo?si=XnYT93GGr1metRk6