Dates
29 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
Venue
Various locations
Tickets
£80
Booking required.
Free tickets are available, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Visit our Sparks events page for eligibility details, and then complete this application form to apply for a free place.
GALSI – Gender and the Large and Shiny Instruments – is a pioneering initiative promoting gender equality among instruments not traditionally played by women.
This two-day course is open to anyone who plays a brass or percussion instrument, is aged eight to 25 years old, and identifies as female or non-binary. Participants will be split into junior and senior ensembles for workshops, masterclasses and performances.
Run by GALSI and RCM Sparks
Location Transport Food & drink Access
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
South Kensington: 0.5 miles
Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles
Paddington: 1.5 miles
Victoria: 2 miles
Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to RCM
The RCM provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.
The RCM Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.
The main entrance to the RCM has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of RCM staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.
All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
United Kingdom
Registered charity No. 309268
