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A pioneering music, arts & heritage charity on the Suffolk Coast. We run two historic destinations: @snapemaltings and @redhouse_alde .
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Aldeburgh Festival - 17 days of great music and arts in a spectacular setting on the Suffolk Coast. 10-26 June 2016.
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“My dearest darling,
No one has ever ever had a lovelier letter than the one which came from you today – You say things which turn my heart over with love and pride, and I love you for every single word you write.” –Peter Pears, to Benjamin Britten.
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Tonight, our stage crew turned the Concert Hall red, as we stand in solidarity with the
#WeMakeEvents
Red Alert. Across the UK, venues are shining a light on the devastating impact of the pandemic on the arts and events industry in an urgent call for support.
#LightItInRed
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Our Chief Executive
@rogerandout56
has been awarded a knighthood in HM The King’s Birthday Honours List for Services to Music! Huge congratulations Roger from us all – so richly deserved. Read more at
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We're pleased to share that
@BrittenOfficial
and Snape Maltings have merged to create a new organisation called Britten Pears Arts. Following the sad decision to cancel Aldeburgh Festival, this felt like a good moment to share some happier news.
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Our little patch of Suffolk, next to the River Alde as it heads out to the North Sea.
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Wishing a happy 110th birthday to Benjamin Britten, born OTD in 1913 🎉
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We’re hugely grateful to receive £950,000 from the Cultural Recovery Fund
@hmtreasury
@DCMS
@ace_national
. This allows us to continue employing freelance artists to present concerts and do vital work in our local communities until the end of the year.
#HereForCulture
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As we come to the final day of the
#aldeburghfestival
, we pay homage to two of the founders of the festival, composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, both in love and work, Peter Pears. Their aim was to ensure everyone could experience and enjoy music.
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Tonight
@RobGMacfarlane
and
@JackieMorrisArt
’s magical work of creative conservation, The Lost Words, was brought to musical life for the first time at Snape, with live otter painting by Jackie.
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The sunset set the sky on fire over The Red House in Aldeburgh this evening.
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We are delighted that Ed Sheeran chose
@SnapeMaltings
Concert Hall as the venue to film his performance for
@BBCR1
's Big Weekend of Live Music.
Filming has already taken place and we are looking forward to tuning in this weekend!
Find out more 👉
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Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach is back on BBC iPlayer! Join us here on
@brittenpears
Sunday 5.30pm for pre-show insights, behind-the-scenes footage and more, and then press play at 7pm.
#GrimesOnTheBeach
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The River Alde isn't taking dry January very seriously.
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We are thrilled to announce the full programme for Aldeburgh Festival 2018. This year's festival celebrates Britten, Bernstein and America, as well as reflecting 1948 - the remarkable period in post-war British history when this festival began.
#aldefest
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Happy birthday Imogen Holst, born this day 1907. Composer, conductor and educator: she lived a musical life. She wrote books, formed choirs & conducted orchestras when it was rare to see a woman in the podium, and her music is increasingly being discovered and performed today.
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An update on the name for the charity which will be created by the proposed merger of Snape Maltings and Britten–Pears Foundation.
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Reeds, mist, the concert hall and a huge Suffolk sky.
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'And I shall love you every moment'
Peter Pears to Benjamin Britten, 1943.
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Behold the life and love of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in My Beloved Man, a performance this Saturday featuring readings of their letters to each other, read by
@zebsoanes
and
@PetrocTrelawny
with choral music from
@thefourthchoir
.
Book here:
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We are delighted to share with you the exciting news that we plan to merge with
@BrittenOfficial
by April 2020. We will become one organisation called the Benjamin Britten Foundation.
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Faint echoes of birdsong and Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Messiaen from the banks of the Alde at sunrise.
@bbcradio3
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Happy Birthday to Janet Baker who has been such an important interpreter of Britten's music. Here she is with John Bridcut at the 2022 Aldeburgh Festival and with Britten and Steuart Bedford rehearsing Phaedra for the 1976 Festival.
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A marvellous moon on A Midsummer Night's Dream opening night.
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We've changed our account name to reflect the merger of Snape Maltings with the Britten-Pears Foundation. We'll be sharing news and the work that goes on at our two sites
@snapemaltings
and The Red House, and stories of Britten and Pears from the archive on
@BrittenOfficial
.
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Snape Maltings and
@NYO_GB
conducted by George Benjamin dedicate this evening’s Snape Prom to the memory of our friend – composer, conductor and teacher Oliver Knussen, whose musical brilliance and generosity of spirit has inspired generations of musicians and audiences at Snape.
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Introducing our Britten Pears Young Artists for 2021-22.
This exciting new cohort brings together two ensembles, six composers, six singers and three pianists for a year of creativity and collaboration.
Meet the BPYAPs here:
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Looking a lot like festival weather here! Just a couple of days to go until
#aldefest
begins.
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Roderick Williams sings folksong O Waly, Waly on Aldeburgh Beach.
Filmmaker:
@jessierodger_
Sound Engineer:
@coxba9
@RGCWbaritone
is one of the featured musicians at this year’s Aldeburgh Festival:
Watch the full version here:
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Remembering Steuart Bedford who played such a vital and unique part in the history of our organisation.
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Merry Christmas from all at Britten
Pears Arts – we wish you joy, harmony, and the warmth
of holiday cheer.
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A captivating and heartfelt performance last night from LGBT+ chamber ensemble
@thefourthchoir
conducted by
@nic_chalmers
, featuring readings of letters between our founders Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears delivered by
@zebsoanes
and
@PetrocTrelawny
.
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🥁 Cue the drum roll…the 2024 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts programme has landed.
It promises to be a special year: the 75th edition. Head over to our website to browse the full programme 👇.
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We are delighted to announce that Andrew Comben will be our new Chief Executive. Andrew joins us from Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival. We can’t wait for him to join us in September.
Read the press release here:
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🎉🎉🎉
We are delighted to share that our Chief Executive Roger Wright has been named “Concert Hall Manager of the Year” at the ABO's annual Awards, honouring our work in presenting an extensive programme of events throughout the pandemic.
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Just five miles from Aldeburgh and waves of the North Sea... 🌊
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Glad our digital manager is this brave! Incredible concert
@Ely_Cathedral
this evening as part of
#aldefest
.
@HerveNiquet
's Le Concert Spirituel sounded fantastic.
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It is with enormous sadness that we have to cancel the 2020 Aldeburgh Festival.
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The snow at Snape Maltings is thick and staff are enjoying the wintry conditions away from the site. None of our shops, cafés, box offices or buildings will be open today.
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Happy birthday Ben! Britten would have been 102 today. To celebrate here he is falling through a deckchair.
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A moment of calm for anyone who's working from home and/or missing the great outdoors this week.
A couple of our favourite shots taken late last year. 🦢
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Quite the sunset over the Concert Hall this evening.
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What a glorious way to end the penultimate day of the
#AldeburghFestival
: Dame Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton delighting the
@SnapeMaltings
audience with beautiful songs by Barber, Schoenberg and Berg, & the first performance of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Songs of Sleep and Regret
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This afternoon, we were delighted to be joined by Baroness Rosalind Scott and to have formally received our Accredited status for Britten and Pears' archive at The Red House by
@UkNatArchives
.
A national recognition we are honoured and proud of receiving.
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We were heartened to hear that museums and heritage sites could open to the public. We plan to open The Red House in Aldeburgh on Saturday 4 July. We are busy finalising our plans to make the site safe for visitors: find out more
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We are delighted that British choral conductor
@DomEllisPeckham
is the new Music Director of Aldeburgh Voices. Dominic is hugely in demand with choirs and choruses around the country and we're thrilled to have him lead our in-house choir.
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We are delighted to be awarded a COVID-19 Emergency Grant from
@HistoricEngland
. Announced today, they have given a total of £1.8 million to 70 projects around the UK
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We're thrilled to announce that live music AND live audiences will be back in Snape Maltings Concert Hall in just one week's time!
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A completely and utterly mesmerising performance this afternoon from
@LPOrchestra
Strings and maestro Antonio Pappano!🤩
It was also fantastic to host the launch of the Momentum initiative, with baritone Yuriy Yurchuck joining Antonio Pappano on stage.
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As the sun sets on the 73rd Aldeburgh Festival, we would like to thank you for joining us on the Suffolk Coast for one of the most memorable festivals of all time.
Until next time.
#aldeburghfestival
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📯📯 Full Programme Announced – Aldeburgh Festival 2020, 12-28 June 📯📯 (Full thread below)
#aldefest
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Look back at Aldeburgh Festival 2017 and click through for photos, programmes,
@BBCRadio3
broadcasts, tweets and more from the last 17 days.
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As Pride Month comes to an end, we want to celebrate all those in the LGBTQ+ community.
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We made the most of a beautiful day to film something pretty special. More soon...
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A joyful afternoon in Orford Church with
@annalapwood
. What an amazing instrument expertly played in this
#aldeburghfestival
concert.
Only one day left of the 73rd Festival. Find out what's happening:
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It was an occasion to savour in the soaring spaces of Ely Cathedral this evening.
@TenebraeChoir
presented a programme based on Tallis’ famous 40-part motet, Unsuk Chin’s response to it, and the dramatic serenity of John Tavener’s powerful choral works.
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Doors open, the audience in their seats... our first live concert of 2021 is just about to start! 🥳
Performed by Ryan Wigglesworth and the
@BBCSO
, the beautifully crafted programme of Mozart, Britten and Julian Anderson will be broadcast at 7.30pm this evening on
@BBCRadio3
.
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@joanna_mward
@SnapeMaltings
@soundandmusic
We had intended to remove the application fee completely for BPYAP by next year and remove any barriers on applications in this round. But we are happy to confirm that we will change our process and remove the fee immediately. (2/2)
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We’re very sad to hear that Oliver Knussen has died. A brilliant conductor and composer, and the life and soul of many of our best events over the last three decades - not least an outstanding concert at the Aldeburgh Festival just three weeks ago.
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An incredible morning with some talented musicians from
@thomasmills_hs
and
@ColdfairGreen
in an organ workshop with
@annalapwood
.
Huge thanks to
@ViscountOrgans
for installing the amazing organ in the
@snapemaltings
Concert Hall.
#aldeburghfestival
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Aldeburgh Festival is brought to a close by Ed Gardner and
@TheCBSO
with Oliver Knussen‘s Flourish with Fireworks - one more tribute to a man who has been sorely missed this year.
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Britten Pears Arts is one today!🎈🧡
In April 2020, the Britten-Pears Foundation and
@SnapeMaltings
merged to form a new charity.
It's not been quite the year we we're expecting(!), but we're looking forward to the next 12 months and seeing you very soon!
#WeAreOne
#WeAreBPA
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Countertenor James Bowman had a long and special connection with Britten, Pears and Aldeburgh.
You can read our tribute to him here:
Photography credit: Nigel Luckhurst
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📢 Save the dates:
@BrittenPears
are delighted to announce that the 73rd Aldeburgh Festival in 2022 will be extended by a week and will take place from Friday 3 to Sunday 26 June.
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Today we remember Julian Bream, a guitarist who established a lengthy friendship and strong artistic association with Aldeburgh. He leaves us all an extraordinary musical legacy.
Photograph of Bream with Pears by Victor Parker.
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📷 Celebration 2023
This week, hundreds of young people have been raising the Snape Maltings Concert Hall roof and celebrating the power of music.
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Everyone at Britten Pears Arts, Snape Maltings and The Red House is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We send heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family.
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CALLING LOCAL MUSICIANS / BANDS - if you'd like to perform at Snape Maltings over the next few weekends as part of our outdoor live music and pizza evenings, we want to hear from you. All we ask is you're 6 people or less (and read our guidelines first).
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Applications are now OPEN for our 2022 round of residencies. The Residency Programmes are for creatives at any stage of their career. You can find full details of the programme, info on how to apply and explore past residencies on our website.
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Watch The Curlew from Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux played in the reeds of the Alde Estuary
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We are delighted to announce the programme for the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts.
Aldeburgh Festival takes flight 9 - 25 June.
General Booking opens on 28 January – visit our website to see the full programme:
Happy festive browsing.
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📢 Introducing our Residency artists for 2022: Our successful artists cover all music genres, including folk, jazz, classical, electronic, opera, RnB, experimental and music theatre.
Find out all about these amazing people and explore their projects:
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Despite having to cancel this year’s Festival, we’re delighted to announce A Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals
#aldefest
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📢Announcing our June concerts!📢
While we're not able to stage a full Aldeburgh Festival this year, June will be packed with wonderful performances that have a strong Festival feel and an emphasis on new work.
Booking opens Saturday 15 May at 10am.
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Following two fantastic performances
@SnapeMaltings
Concert Hall yesterday,
@JessGillamSax
joined us in The Red House library this morning for a small recording session. It was great to hear a piece by Meredith Monk and, of course, some Benjamin Britten!
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We’re hugely grateful to have been awarded
#CulturalRecoveryFund
support from
@hmtreasury
@DCMS
&
@ace_southeast
. This allows us to continue employing freelance artists, and to continue our vital work in local communities.
Read more -
#HereForCulture
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Today we're thinking of Millicent Fawcett, leader of the suffragist movement and just chosen by a BBC Radio 4 poll as most influential woman of the past 100 years. She lived in Aldeburgh and her family built and ran Snape Maltings.
#Votes100
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It's day one of
#aldefest
'A Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals'. While we're sad not to be presenting this year's festival, we are delighted to be able to share events from past festivals with you digitally over the next few weeks.
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A lot of fun was had this morning - children and their grown-ups joined
@RGCWbaritone
and
@PollyIves
for Concerteenies. We met birds, bees, butterflies, hippos and even a tiger🐯.
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Hear
@thefourthchoir
as they sing A Sweet Country Life by Imogen Holst in rehearsal for My Beloved Man this Saturday.
Book here:
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