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  1. 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…

  2. Residency: Sid Goldsmith, Holly Harman, Nina Harries and James Patrick Gavin

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

  3. Residency: Frazer Merrick

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

    Residency: 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…
  5. Snape Maltings' Head Buyer, Heather Fortmann

    12 Years In The Making

    A chat with our Head Buyer, Heather Fortmann, about her journey from Liberty London, and how she decides which items end up on our shelves...

  6. Residency: Moina Moin

    Born in Stroud in 1998 and working in expanded sculpture at Goldsmiths (2019) and Margate’s Open School East (2021-22) Moina has carved out a…
  7. Anna Helena Mc Lean with string instrument

    Residency: Anna-Helena McLean

    Anna-Helena McLean is a multi-disciplinary music and theatre artist, director and researcher.
  8. Mono recording of T.H. White reading from The Sword in the Stone, Argo Record Company Limited EAF 63, 1963

    Archive Treasures: Britten, Myth and Radio

    “Read some Ingoldsby legends in evening“, Britten recorded in his diary on the 15 August 1932. The young composer was enjoying a collection of…

  9. Think Tank: Exploring Co-production in Music and the Arts

    Think Tanks are facilitated discussions held at Britten Pears Arts’ unique site at Snape Maltings. They bring together a broad range of stakeholders…

  10. Archive Treasures: The Absent Composer

    In our archive we hold a short note, in Britten’s frail hand, sent to Snape Maltings on the first performance of his final opera Death in Venice on…

  11. Archive Treasure - What might have been: Britten, Milligan and Lewis Carroll

    The archive at the Red House documents the careers of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in great detail. Making up a fascinating sub-set of the archive…

  12. Think Tank: Young Musicians’ Health & Wellbeing

    We brought together some great minds to discuss the health and wellbeing of young musicians, in our latest Britten Pears Arts Think Tank. The…