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Archive Treasures: The first Aldeburgh Festival Executive Committee minute book
Britten, Pears and writer and producer Eric Crozier first discussed the idea of holding a festival in Aldeburgh in Summer 1947 while touring abroad…
Archive Treasures: From Dr. Who’s Daleks to Britten’s baleful fisherman
Wonder what the above could possibly have in common? In three words: David Myerscough-Jones. Discover more about the work…
Archive Treasures: Pears’ copy of Mansfield Park
As one would expect, the Britten Pears Archive strong room is full of stories about works Britten composed. Just as interesting though are the stories…
Music at Pear Tree Lodge
One of our many community initiatives explores how music can impact on the care and well-being of those living in residential settings. Working with…
Archive Treasures: Duke Ellington
When we visit someone’s house, is anyone able to resist checking out the contents of the shelves and drawing conclusions about the owner from the books…