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  1. Tables, chairs and bench at Malt cafe

    Free Meals

    Thanks to a partnership with Suffolk County Council and Department for Education, we are able to offer free meals to families whose children are…
  2. Aldeburgh Festival Flag

    Announcing Aldeburgh Festival 2023

    by Roger Wright, Chief Executive, Britten Pears Arts. Announcing plans for artistic activity is a moment of release. Often the…
  3. A table at the River View cafe overlooking the redbeds and river

    Warm Rooms

    This Winter, we are offering two Warm Rooms – one at Snape Maltings, and one at The Red House, Aldeburgh. Warm Rooms is part of the…
  4. Peter Pears, Colin Matthews, Imogen Holst and Donald Mitchell with the Amadeus String Quartet during rehearsals for the premiere of Britten’s String Quartet No. 3, Snape Maltings, December 1976

    Archive Treasures: Voices in December

    The Christmas season was always celebrated with gusto at The Red House. Correspondence and cards found in the Archive collections underline the cheer…

  5. Think Tank: The Future of Music in Criminal Justice Settings

    Britten Pears Arts has had a relationship with HMP Warren Hill for over 20 years, both as a Young Offenders Institute and as a Category C adult male…
  6. Choir boys in their costumes for The Golden Vanity playing in Blythburgh churchyard, 1969

    Archive Treasures: ‘my favourite choir at my favourite school’

    Our archive has recently established a link with former members of the Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir – a choir with whom Britten and Pears worked on…

  7. Colin Matthews: 30 years of composition courses supporting Britten Pears Young Artists

    In addition to the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme, 2022 marks 30 years since the flagship…

  8. Sid Goldsmith, Holly Harman, Nina Harries & James Patrick Gavin

    The project came about during the lockdown, with all members dealing with the fall out of cancellations of huge tours and concerts. The artists started…

  9. Q&A with Devi Singh, Curator of Power of Stories

    What do you think makes Power of Stories special as an exhibition? I think what makes Power of Stories special is many things,…

  10. Frazer Merrick

    In August 2022, Frazer Merrick was on a week-long Snape Residency in the Britten Studio at Snape…
  11. Two Sisters Snape Maltings Rehearsal

    Alya Al-Sultani

    Alya Al-Sultani is a British-Iraqi dramatic soprano, and composer of new opera. Her first musical experiences were Iraqi folk songs sung by her great…
  12. Theo Alexander playing a piano in red lighting

    Britten Pears Arts X Art Station Residency

    We are delighted to announce that the recipient of the Art Station / Britten Pears Arts residency artist is Theo Alexander...