Dartington International Summer School is a summer school and festival of music held on the medieval estate of

Dartington Hall Dartington Hall in Dartington, near Totnes, Devon, England, is an historic house and country estate of dating from medieval times. The group of late 14th century buildings are Grade I listed; described in Pevsner's Buildings of England as "on ...

and is a department of the Dartington Trust.

Operation

First established at

Bryanston School Bryanston School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located next to the village of Bryanston, and near the town of Blandford Forum, in Dorset in South West England. It was founded in 1928 ...

in 1948 (largely through the work of

William Glock Sir William Frederick Glock, CBE (3 May 190828 June 2000) was a British music critic and musical administrator who was instrumental in introducing the Continental avant-garde, notably promoting the career of Pierre Boulez. Biography Glock was bor ...

), the summer school moved to Dartington in 1953. It caters for anyone who wants to enjoy music, from

conservatoire A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

students and young professionals to enthusiastic amateurs and late starters. Internationally renowned musicians teach and direct the courses and perform concerts in the evenings, with some courses working towards student performances at the end of the week. The summer school is unique in catering for young professionals and amateurs alongside each other in such a large range of courses. Although predominantly

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, from

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through to

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, other genres such as

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and

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are also covered. Artists and participants stay in accommodation on the Dartington Estate, with concerts taking place mainly in the old medieval banqueting hall now known as the Great Hall, and classes being taught around the medieval courtyard and in the studio buildings that used to be part of

Dartington College of Arts Dartington College of Arts was a specialist arts college located at Dartington Hall in the south-west of England, offering courses at degree and postgraduate level together with an arts research programme. It existed for a period of almost 50 ...

.See 2022 programme: https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/programme/summer-school// retrieved Jan 2022

External links

Dartington International Summer SchoolThe Dartington Hall Trust
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References

{{Reflist Music festivals established in 1948 Music organisations based in the United Kingdom Summer schools Music schools in England Music education organizations Music festivals in Devon Classical music festivals in England Charities based in Devon