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  1. The Marian Consort: Face to Face – Residency

    Part performance, part installation, The Marian Consort's Face to Face contemplates bodies, desire and intimacy. Renaissance madrigals and new music by…

  2. Britten Pears Young Artists, 2023 – 2024

    We are delighted to announce the new cohort of Britten Pears Young Artists. We have an exciting group of over 50 outstanding early career…

  3. Xhosa Cole & Nathan England-Jones Residency

    Nathan England Jones and Xhosa Cole are both improvisers at heart, with a rich wealth of ideas, techniques and musical experiences to draw upon. They…

  4. IN REVERSE

    IN REVERSE is a new duo created by Madison Willing and Athena Varosio. Madison and Athena are two independent composers who have joined forces to form…

  5. Idrisi Ensemble

    Old Roman chant is a rare window into late antiquity traditions, at a crossroads between the ancient liturgies of Syria, Egypt, Jerusalem and…

  6. Theo Alexander Residency

    The Art Station x Britten Pears Arts During his month-long residency, Chinese-Malaysian/British composer Theo Alexander set out…

  7. Lia Mice & Odd Lust

    Inspired by process-based music composition card decks such as Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies and Ben Chasny’s The Hexadic System, Lia Mice and Odd…

  8. Jake Mehew

    "The 'Microcosm' work I am creating utilises microscopic visual stimuli, improvised sound design, electro-magnetic frequencies, performance and…

  9. Chisara Agor: Nocturnal Sun

    Nocturnal Sun is an inter-disciplinary performance piece that combines music, movement and visual art. Chisara's residency time was used to develop a…

  10. Schumann’s Frauenliebe, Reimagined

    Singer Claire Booth, classical pianist Alisdair Hogarth and jazz legend Jason Rebello explore the…

  11. Evadney

    A journey from the inner world of the artist, tracing the emergence of a song from within its creator and the transference of its energy to the…

  12. Flaming Marsh Ponies

    A collaborative sculpture project between Sarah Cannell, Rachael Long and Andy…