Tuesday September 26 2017
Archive material is the first rough cut of history: the documents and other materials created on the spot, at the time, by the people who were there. In the fullness of time this material will be used to write what a culture decides is the official story of its past (and will be mined, again […]
Wednesday August 30 2017
‘A touching and beautifully presented tribute to a significant figure in 20th-century British music‘ – The Guardian NMC Recordings, the label that promotes the recording of new music, will be releasing Imogen Holst: String Chamber Music on 22 September 2017. This award-winning album of first recordings of Imogen Holst’s chamber works was originally released on […]
Friday August 18 2017
A special Screen-on-Sea ‘pop up’ cinema will arrive on the Aldeburgh shore as part of the 75th Carnival celebrations on Monday 21 August. Screen-on-Sea, produced by the Cambridge Film Trust, will be set up all day on the beach near the North Look Out Tower a. In honour of the Carnival’s anniversary, the Britten-Pears Foundation […]
Thursday July 27 2017
On 27 July 1967 the Sexual Offences Act, partially decriminalising homosexuality, was given Royal Assent. It is a significant date in LGBTQ history given that the journey towards it had been long, bumpy and full of controversy. The Wolfenden Report, published ten years earlier in 1957, had recommended that homosexual acts between men over the […]
Tuesday July 18 2017
Missing for over a hundred years, two pieces of music by the renowned English composer Gustav Holst have been rediscovered in the library of a community orchestra, the Bay of Plenty (BOP) Symphonia, in Tauranga, New Zealand. ‘Folk Songs from Somerset’ and ‘Two Songs Without Words’ were both written in 1906. The second of these […]
Friday June 30 2017
The Aldeburgh Festival came to a rousing end on Sunday 25 June with Opera North’s Billy Budd but now the dust has settled we reflect on our contribution to the Festival this year. A Midsummer Night’s Dream To tie in with Snape Malting’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream we held a number of […]
Saturday June 3 2017
Kathleen Mitchell (1916-2017) The Britten–Pears Foundation pays tribute to Kathleen Mitchell, a close friend of both Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears who has recently passed away, having reached the age of 100 in December last year. Kathleen first became acquainted with both men through her marriage to the music critic Donald Mitchell in 1956. Throughout […]
Wednesday May 24 2017
The Britten-Pears Foundation is looking to appoint a Graduate Trainee with a passion for archives and collections to support the front line work of the current archive and library staff. The post will include overseeing our Reading Room and dealing with enquiries about our Designated Collection from researchers, as well as project work in preservation, […]
Wednesday May 24 2017
This is an exciting time to join the Britten-Pears Foundation as we look to build our engagement with local, national and international audiences. We are seeking an experienced archive and collections professional with proven leadership qualities to develop our archive, build partnerships with other organisations to raise our profile and increase use of the archive. […]
Friday May 12 2017
We are looking for volunteers to be part of the Festival Team who will play a key role in welcoming and providing a brief orientation of the site for visitors including musicians and artists from all over the world. You will be on hand to answer questions and help visitors discover more about the facilities […]
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