Community & Creative health

Britten Pears Arts believes music and the arts can help make us feel better. Take a look at some of the ways we support artists and practitioners, strengthen cross-sector relationships, and develop new practices by working with partners across arts, academia, health and social care. See some of our projects in action, making music useful for communities.

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List of News Articles

  1. Man sitting in a chair holding a maraca and smiling, another woman is sitting beside him and holding out her hand to him

    Creative Care in Community: Britten Pears Arts’ PARTICIPATE programme evaluation

    Between January and March 2025, Britten Pears Arts (BPA) partnered with Mindful Care Training and Consultancy (MCTC) to independently evaluate…

  2. Empowering Return: Reflections on the SWAP’ra Retreat

    In March 2025, SWAP’ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera), in partnership with Britten Pears Arts, hosted a transformative week-long retreat at…
  3. Woman with long black hair and man with short blond hair standing back to back.

    Miyabi Duo at HMP Hollesley Bay

    Over the past year, a new and exciting programme from Britten Pears Arts has demonstrated the transformative power of live performance at two prisons…
  4. Close up of violin with people talking in the background.

    Spark! event: Collaborative Music Practice for Health

    The Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, The Cambridge School of Creative Industries, and Britten Pears Arts were delighted to offer a…
  5. Sansara Choir group of men and women standing together in a row outside and smiling at the camera

    Sansara: Giving voice to grief

    Following a five-day residency with Britten Pears Arts, the Sansara Choir report back on their experience and how it helped them come together…
  6. Close up of man and woman looking out at the landscape and smiling

    East Suffolk Skylarks

    Skylarks is a fun and friendly singing group for people living with Parkinson’s and their companions. East Suffolk Skylarks…
  7. A group of Aldeburgh Young Musicians in colourful outfits fist pumping the air with Hannabiell Sanders.

    Carnival Spirit

    A highlight for our vocal group for 8–18-year-olds, Group A, is taking part in the Aldeburgh Carnival procession each summer. Each year, young people…

  8. ThinkTank: Musicians Matter

    Music is an essential aspect of all human civilisations. It has the power to influence and shape the social fabric as well as have significant impact…

  9. Influential research maps music education in Suffolk

    Music education should hold a similar status to other core curriculum subjects because of its important role in boosting pupils’ wellbeing, an…

  10. Britten Pears Young Artists | Community Course

    As a musician, community work might be an extension of your artistic output, or a core part of your career. Britten Pears Young Artists take part in a…

  11. ThinkTank: Music in Later Life

    Music has power to improve quality of life and wellbeing in later life. It encourages connection, reduces isolation and loneliness, improves mood,…
  12. Two people holding both of their hands together.

    The Story of HerStory

    East Suffolk Skylarks is a fun and friendly singing…