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Autumn & Winter

Enjoy a warm welcome this Autumn & Winter at Snape Maltings and The Red House. We welcome the familiar and less familiar: opera, leading performers, orchestras and ensembles alongside rising stars, talks and family events. Download a PDF of the programme.

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Autumn Mini Music Makers

Mini Music Makers is a Friday morning session of fun music and play activities for 0–5-year-olds that takes place at The Red House, Aldeburgh. These sessions, which include singing and creative play, are great for the little ones to learn social skills, turn-taking, sharing and following instructions.

The Red House, Aldeburgh

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Open Session

Tom Rogerson, Clare O'Connell, Liam Byrne

In this trio of viola de gamba (Liam Byrne), cello (Clare O'Connell) and piano with effects, loop pedals, and synthesizers (Tom Rogerson) a wide range of repertoire is explored, including original compositions and free improvisations interspersed with re-imagined Renaissance pieces.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Red House Recital

Lucy Colquhoun and Edward Jowle

An intimate song recital in the Library at The Red House, celebrating the songs of Benjamin Britten, his influence Franz Schubert, and more.

Library, The Red House, Aldeburgh

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Prometheus Orchestra presents

Autumn Concert: Rossini, Schubert and Beethoven

Prometheus orchestra’s October 2023 concert is an eclectic mix to satisfy all with discerning taste.

St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

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Masterclass

English Song with Julia Faulkner

A week of engaging public masterclass sessions in which Britten Pears Young Artists explore the world of English song and vocal performance under the guidance of expert tutors.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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Masterclass

English Song with Audrey Hyland

A week of engaging public masterclass sessions in which Britten Pears Young Artists explore the world of English song and vocal performance under the guidance of expert tutors.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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Scratch Choir

A day learning Three Madrigals by Emma Lou Diemer and Three Shakespeare Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams with conductor Ben Vonberg-Clark. Both use Shakespeare texts.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

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Masterclass

English Song with Gweneth Ann Rand

A week of engaging public masterclass sessions in which Britten Pears Young Artists explore the world of English song and vocal performance under the guidance of expert tutors.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend

Study Morning: Serenade

To start the Britten Weekend, a deep dive into one of Benjamin Britten’s most important works, the Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, hosted by Dr Lucy Walker who will be joined by tenor Allan Clayton and other guests.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend

Archive Display

Visit the Britten Pears Archive at The Red House to gain deeper insights into Benjamin Britten’s Serenade and other works being performed and celebrated over the Britten Weekend.

14 Oct – 15 Oct 2023

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Britten Weekend Masterclass

English Song with Julius Drake

A week of engaging public masterclass sessions in which Britten Pears Young Artists explore the world of English song and vocal performance under the guidance of expert tutors.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend

End of Course Recital: English Song

The culmination of the autumn course and a celebration of the shining talent of our Britten Pears Young Artists as they perform in the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend

Serenade

Eighty years to the day since its first performance, we are thrilled to present Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, performed by one of the world’s leading tenors and the wonderful Britten Sinfonia.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

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Workshop and Trail: Spooky Sounds

Calling all 5–11-year-olds: come and create your very own soundtrack this Halloween and take part in a spooky trail in the garden.

Imogen Holst Room, The Red House, Aldeburgh

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Pre-performance talk: Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

Join members of English Touring Opera’s creative team for a talk before their performance of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), where they will share insights on the production.

Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings

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English Touring Opera presents

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

This joyous retelling of the Cinderella story, with astonishingly virtuosic parts for Cinderella and Prince Ramiro, asks what it would take to make us change our life story for the better.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

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Snape Sessions | Norman Jay

Saturday 21 October

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