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The '''Guildhall School of Music and Drama''' is a [[music school|music]] and [[drama school]] located in the [[City of London]], [[England]]. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of [[classical music]] and [[jazz]] along with [[drama]] and production arts.[{{cite web|title=Technical Theatre Arts|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/technical_theatre/|website=GUILDHALL SCHOOL|access-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921145140/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/technical_theatre/|archive-date=21 September 2017}}] The school has students from over seventy countries.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school|title=About the School | Guildhall School of Music & Drama|website=www.gsmd.ac.uk|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923014546/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/|url-status=live}}] It was ranked first in both the Guardian's 2022 League Table for Music[{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/best-uk-universities-for-music-league-table | title=Best UK universities for music – league table | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=24 September 2022 | access-date=3 October 2022 | archive-date=1 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001180651/https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/best-uk-universities-for-music-league-table | url-status=live }}] and the Complete University Guide's 2023 Arts, Drama and Music league table.[{{cite web | url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/arts-music-institutions | title=Arts, Drama & Music League Table 2023 | access-date=21 June 2022 | archive-date=27 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235153/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/arts-music-institutions | url-status=live }}] It is also ranked the third university in the world for performing arts in the 2026 [[QS World University Rankings]], as well as third in music globally for 2025.[{{cite web | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/guildhall-school-music-drama | title=QS World University Rankings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama | access-date=18 March 2026 }}] |
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The '''Guildhall School of Music and Drama''' is a [[music school|music]] and [[drama school]] located in the [[City of London]], [[England]]. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of [[classical music]] and [[jazz]] along with [[drama]] and production arts.[{{cite web|title=Technical Theatre Arts|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/technical_theatre/|website=GUILDHALL SCHOOL|access-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921145140/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/technical_theatre/|archive-date=21 September 2017}}] The school has students from over seventy countries.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school|title=About the School | Guildhall School of Music & Drama|website=www.gsmd.ac.uk|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923014546/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/|url-status=live}}] It was ranked first in both the Guardian's 2022 League Table for Music[{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/best-uk-universities-for-music-league-table | title=Best UK universities for music – league table | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=24 September 2022 | access-date=3 October 2022 | archive-date=1 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001180651/https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/best-uk-universities-for-music-league-table | url-status=live }}] and the Complete University Guide's 2023 Arts, Drama and Music league table.[{{cite web | url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/arts-music-institutions | title=Arts, Drama & Music League Table 2023 | access-date=21 June 2022 | archive-date=27 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235153/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/arts-music-institutions | url-status=live }}] It is also ranked the third university in the world for music in the 2025 [[QS World University Rankings]], as well as third in performing arts globally for 2026.[{{cite web | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/guildhall-school-music-drama | title=QS World University Rankings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama | access-date=18 March 2026 }}] |
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Based within the [[Barbican Centre]] in the [[City of London]], the school currently numbers just over 1,000 students, approximately 800 of whom are music students and 200 on the [[drama]] and technical theatre programmes. The school is a member of [[Conservatoires UK]], the [[European Association of Conservatoires]] and the Federation of Drama Schools. It also has formed a creative alliance with its neighbours, the [[Barbican Centre]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. Notable alumni of the school include [[Bryn Terfel|Sir Bryn Terfel]], [[James Galway|Sir James Galway]], [[Michaela Coel]], [[Daniel Craig]] and [[Sir George Martin]]. |
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Based within the [[Barbican Centre]] in the [[City of London]], the school currently numbers just over 1,000 students, approximately 800 of whom are music students and 200 on the [[drama]] and technical theatre programmes. The school is a member of [[Conservatoires UK]], the [[European Association of Conservatoires]] and the Federation of Drama Schools. It also has formed a creative alliance with its neighbours, the [[Barbican Centre]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. Notable alumni of the school include [[Bryn Terfel|Sir Bryn Terfel]], [[James Galway|Sir James Galway]], [[Michaela Coel]], [[Daniel Craig]] and [[Sir George Martin]]. |