Britten Pears Arts

Music education charity in Suffolk, England Britten Pears ArtsNicknameBritten-Pears ArtsNamed afterBenjamin Britten and Peter PearsFormationApril 2020Founded atAldeburgh and Snape in SuffolkMerger ofSnape Maltings and Britten-Pears FoundationTypeNonprofitLegal statusCharityLocationsSnape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, EnglandThe Red House Golf Lane, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, EnglandWebsitebrittenpearsarts.orgFormerly calledSnape MaltingsAldeburgh MusicBritten-Pears Foundation Britten Pears Arts is a large music education organisation based in Suffolk, England. It aims to continue the legacy of composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, singer Peter Pears, and to promote the enjoyment and experience of music for all. It is a registered charity. The charity manages two historic locations on the Suffolk coast: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, a converted Victorian malting building on the edge of the River Alde in the village of Snape, Suffolk, and The Red House, the former home of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. The organisation was founded by Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Eric Crozier in 1947 as an organisation to present the first Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts in 1948