Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP

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Snape Maltings is one of the world's leading centres of music and a place of energy and inspiration for people ranging from concert audiences to musicians developing skills on courses and residencies.

Snape Maltings has grown out of the Aldeburgh Festival, founded by Benjamin Britten in 1948 and now one of Europe’s leading classical music events. From young people performing on a professional stage for the first time to artists and researchers exploring music’s potential to improve lives, Britten’s vision for Snape Maltings remains at the heart of our work – a place international in its reach while rooted in its local communities.

Performances

Snape Maltings hosts inspiring concerts and festivals throughout the year, from the flagship Aldeburgh Festival to the folk, world and jazz of the Snape Proms.

Forthcoming concerts

Artist Development

Opportunities for musicians at all career stages, from under-18s to established stars.

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Community

Life-enhancing work developed and delivered locally with national reach and impact.

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Knowledge Exchange

Bringing together professional communities to develop new ideas and approaches to music’s role in society.

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Recent activity

Explore the breadth of work being developed here.

Sonatas, Rituals and Folksong

"Where else in the country could you expect these wildly differing practices to mingle?"
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Empowering Musicality in Early Years Practice

Workshops and discussion for early years educators working with 0-5 year olds, led by Magic Acorns
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I Can't Sing

A Snape Maltings visitor talks about her difficult relationship with singing
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Music at Pear Tree Lodge

Perspectives on a music session within a residential care setting
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"One of those rare artistic places where the buildings, the people who visit and work there, the magical setting, come together and enable you to do something out of the ordinary."
- Alfred Brendel