Britten Pears Arts

A pioneering music, arts & heritage charity on the Suffolk Coast. We run two historic destinations: @snapemaltings and @redhouse_alde.

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We’re excited to share our uplifting Spring 2026 programme - a celebration of creative collaboration.

General booking opens on Saturday 22 November at 10am. For priority booking, consider joining our membership scheme.

Explore the season on our website: https://t.co/Mk3xvJrNMk

[Stile Antico @stileantico]

Glorious to rehearse at @SnapeMaltings, ahead of tonight’s concert for @BrittenPears! 💙

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We couldn’t be prouder to have opened the seventy-sixth Aldeburgh Festival with Colin Matthews’ A Visit to Friends.

Its world premiere over the opening weekend has received glowing reviews across the board.

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The 76th Aldeburgh Festival is in full swing!

A spectacular opening weekend saw the world premiere of Colin Matthews' first opera A Visit to Friends, plus world premieres, new music, and more.

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Booking is now open for what promises to be a very special Summer at Snape.

We can't wait to welcome you. Secure your tickets today via our website: https://t.co/RkgyPiIUD2

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Congratulations to our class of 2025 🎓

We wrapped up this week's #AHRI25 with poetry, creative reflections, and pitches to learn all about the delegates' #ArtsInHealth research projects!

Thank you to all who travelled to join us at @BrittenPears 🌍

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Today we’re delighted to launch our Summer at Snape season!

General booking opens on 6 June. Priority booking from 13 May.

Find out more via out website: https://t.co/RkgyPiIUD2

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A great evening! Congratulations to all those honoured at the @RoyalPhilSoc awards ceremony last night. #RPSawards

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All the news from this year's Royal Philharmonic Society Awards #RPSAwards is on our website. Celebrating classical music and musicians across the UK, this is a vital and uplifting story about classical music's resonance and reach. https://t.co/6r1oYvIC4F

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Booking is now open for what promises to be a very special 76th Aldeburgh Festival.

This June, we will experience anew music’s transformative power to move, inspire, and connect.

Visit our website to discover more, and to secure your seats today: https://t.co/9mVasIceA2

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We are thrilled to announce the 2025
Aldeburgh Festival programme.

Save the date: 13–29 June 2025.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, 1 February. To secure your tickets earlier, consider becoming a member.

Visit our website to browse the full programme: https://t.co/mvMFJIk2GZ

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BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme hosted a wonderful weekend of collaborative music-making in the Britten Studio in October. The first concert from this inspiring weekend will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 this evening.

Find out more: https://t.co/VZp8nfZTVS

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We're excited to be welcoming Anna Lapwood and The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge for Britten's joyful A Ceremony of Carols this December, as well as further glittering festive choral treats.

Find out more & book below:
https://t.co/CHUxmBGFzE

[Anna Lapwood @annalapwood]

Hope you’re having a lovely Saturday evening ❤️ there are various rather fun things coming up, so thought I would put all of these in one place 😍 particularly excited about the two concerts with @pembrokechoir at @SinfoniaSmithSq & @SnapeMaltings ❤️

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@GillBracey @redhouse_alde @SnapeMaltings @MartaFontanals @lana_bode @benvonbergclark We're glad to hear you enjoyed both your meal and the performance!

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@mikednew @SnapeMaltings @benvonbergclark @MartaFontanals @lana_bode We're glad to hear you enjoyed the performance!

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Our community came together on Saturday for an evening of shared reflection and remembrance. At its heart was Fauré’s Requiem, with 160 Scratch Choir singers under the direction of Ben Vonberg-Clark who put the incredibly moving performance together in just one day.

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A spellbinding new film of Curlew River, made during the 75th Aldeburgh Festival production at Blythburgh Church, will be broadcast on BBC Four at 7.45pm next Sunday, 17 November.

More details are available here: https://t.co/5VysE3XNtt

[Angie at Britten Pears Arts @AngelaLeeFoster]

Yesterday @BrittenPears ran a Spark Event on the role of the arts in creating compassionate communities with @StElizabethHosp @guy_per George Fu @haymatilda @mellafaye @emilylevymusic @OTTperform @ThinkAvellana Phillipa Anders and @emilyrichtweets

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Each season, thanks to generous and ongoing support, we are delighted to be able to offer a number of £10 tickets for certain events.

Explore our £10 tickets, and secure your seats via our website: https://t.co/LXy5w4ENsB

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We are so proud that the Aldeburgh Festival has been mentioned in @lonelyplanet's Best in Travel for 2025. East Anglia is the only UK location detailed in their pick of 30 of the world’s incredible destinations to visit.

Read more: https://t.co/wFOLTg0NN3

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We’re currently looking for two new members to join our team: a Head of Children, Families and Young People and a Head of Creative Health.

Do either of these sound like the perfect opportunity for you? Visit our website to find out more: https://t.co/p5hXIfojoS