Who we are
The organisation has a long history dating back to when Britten and Pears founded the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948 and moved into the Red House in Aldeburgh in 1957. It became Britten Pears Arts in April 2020 when Snape Maltings, formerly Aldeburgh Music, and the Britten-Pears Foundation, that ran Britten and Pears’ estate, merged. We believe we are one of only a very few musical organisations worldwide with such a rich heritage and history. We embody all that Britten and Pears stood for, from their values and beliefs to their music and their lives.
Britten Pears Arts has two presidents, Lord Stevenson and Colin Matthews (Music Consultant). The organisation is governed by a board of trustees, chaired by Sir Simon Robey. Other trustees are Sarah Faulder, Angela Mallinson, Xerxes Mazda, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, David Robbie, Janis Susskind, Stephen Swift, Alasdair Tait, Laura Wade-Gery, Errollyn Wallen, Roger Wright, Sarah Younger and Sarah Zins.
Leadership Team
- Roger Wright
- Sarah Bardwell
- Harry Young
- Caro Barnfield
- Angela Treagust
- Emily Stubbs
- Julie McNiff
- Helen Fletcher
Key Contacts
- Fraser Wilson
- Kiera Pipe
- Rebecca Merrit
- Sophia Allen
- Sofi Nowell
- Laura Feeney
- Matthew Walker
- Ella Roberts
- Christopher Hilton
- Geoff Spain
- Peter Mulgrew
- Julie McNiff
- Luke Elmer-Sampson
- Yvette Geary
- Ken Baines
Snape Maltings Trading Ltd: key contacts
- Heather Fortmann
- Jon Gay
- Sue Partington
For Britten Pears Arts staff, email address format is initialsurname@brittenpearsarts.org
For Snape Maltings Trading Ltd staff, email address format is initialsurname@snapemaltings.co.uk