{"id":14,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:36:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8ddeb6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c8ddeb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a5337e\" data-id=\"6a5337e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feefb6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feefb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">more about us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcf0b1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcf0b1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a89bd\" data-id=\"65a89bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f867371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f867371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our membership is strong and we are playing at a variety of events. We have played at the Shirley Singers Concert in Croydon and the Reigate Festival in May 2023, 2024 and 2025. We also played at the East-Surrey Summer Concert on 29th June 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b37e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b37e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is a link to the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shirleysingersofcroydon.weebly.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley Singers<\/a>\u00a0 website<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ace0818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ace0818\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3afe12c\" data-id=\"3afe12c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97846b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97846b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-1024x787.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-1536x1181.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reigate_Festival_5May23_with-Gary-2048x1574.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81bc6c1\" data-id=\"81bc6c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4d27f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb4d27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reigate &amp; Redhill Festival<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ad2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ad2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our group played &#8220;Schindler&#8217;s List&#8221; and &#8220;Classical Gas&#8221; at the \u00a0Festival on 5th May. The adjudicator, Gary Ryan, was positive about our performance and offered one or two suggestions for improving our playing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7f6e6e\" data-id=\"f7f6e6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4e27e elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4e27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are a few samples of our music as recorded at the concerts:<\/p><p>&#8220;Planxty Irwin&#8221;<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Planxty-Irwin.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Planxty-Irwin.mp3\">http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Planxty-Irwin.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p>&#8220;Walking in the Air&#8221;<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Walking-In-The-Air_final_3.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Walking-In-The-Air_final_3.mp3\">http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BGS-Walking-In-The-Air_final_3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p>&#8220;Schindler&#8217;s List&#8221; (Redhill)<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Schindlers-list-redhill.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Schindlers-list-redhill.mp3\">http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Schindlers-list-redhill.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p>&#8220;Classical Gas&#8221; (Redhill)<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Classical-Gas.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Classical-Gas.mp3\">http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Classical-Gas.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edd5a49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edd5a49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eda15fc\" data-id=\"eda15fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8963 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2b8963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e85c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e85c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REHEARSING FOR THE REIGATE FESTIVAL 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reigate.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"auto\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a6a936 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a6a936\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-402e9da\" data-id=\"402e9da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50acc9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a50acc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba041bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba041bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5a384\" data-id=\"7c5a384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b3652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07b3652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Plans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb0fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb0fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are developing our repertoire under our musical director, Cornelius, and practise for one of the local festivals. We plan to collaborate with other local guitar societies in and have made contact with the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midkentclassicalguitarsociety.wordpress.com\/\">Mid-Kent Guitar Society<\/a> . We joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federationofguitarsocieties.org.uk\">Federation of Guitar Societies Day<\/a> in June.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c5754\" data-id=\"05c5754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7087573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7087573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b9e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b9e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To join us, we ask that players read basic music notation and are at least a little beyond Beginner standard. Thanks to our new musical director, we are able to practise at home using the musical teaching app called \u2018Seesaw\u2019. We also keep all of our repertoire in a Dropbox for members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d48e00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d48e00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edf4fa8\" data-id=\"edf4fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49036a3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49036a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f873d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f873d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ace2d2f\" data-id=\"ace2d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72120b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72120b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cornelius.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cornelius.png 533w, https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cornelius-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3ecc2f\" data-id=\"f3ecc2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926ae86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"926ae86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Musical Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693bf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693bf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cornelius Bruinsma studied at Colchester Institute where he gained an Honours degree in Music. He went on to postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Gerald Lee where he gained his Advanced Soloist Certificate and Licentiate Diploma. His career in music has been balanced between performing and teaching.<br \/><br \/>As a performer Cornelius was a founder member of the Pro Arte Guitar Trio and in this capacity he recorded 5 CDs for ASV. He has broadcast on BBC 1 television and BBC Radio 3 and 4. He has performed at London\u2019s Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe and USA.<br \/><br \/>As a teacher Cornelius worked for the Inner London Education Authority where he was a senior tutor on the Tower Hamlet\u2019s wider opportunities project in the 1980\u2019s. He gained his qualified teacher status at during this time. He was also guitar teacher for the London Centre for Young Musicians based at Morley College. He began working for London Borough of Croydon in 1986 as a sessional guitar teacher in Croydon schools. He has been Head of Guitar for Croydon Music and Arts and is now retired and exploring the classical guitar repertoire at leisure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce68484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce68484\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7fd871\" data-id=\"c7fd871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11672b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d11672b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ed3ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ed3ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d49943c\" data-id=\"d49943c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09bde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a09bde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See Also<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f751bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f751bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/bromleyguitarsociety.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82f0cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f0cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db90b2e\" data-id=\"db90b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebee08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ebee08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>more about us Our membership is strong and we are playing at a variety of events. We have played at the Shirley Singers Concert in Croydon and the Reigate Festival in May 2023, 2024 and 2025. We also played at the East-Surrey Summer Concert on 29th June 2024. 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