snape proms 2016 - Aldeburgh Music

SNAPE PROMS
2016
29 July – 28 August
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SNAPE PROMS 2016
16 More Summer Events
23 Eating at Snape
24 Seating plan
24 Booking details
25 Access
27 Where to stay
29 Where to eat
30 What else to do
33 Acknowledgements
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Friday 29 July 7.30pm
Piccadilly Dance
Orchestra
V for Victory: WWII popular song and swing
Renowned for their performances of the
glorious popular music of the 1920s and
30s, Michael Law and his Piccadilly
Dance Orchestra return to the Snape
Proms with songs and swing numbers
popular during WWII – the first
conflict to take place in the age of
electronically mass distributed music.
From the vast repertoire of ‘cheer-up’
songs sung by Gracie Fields or George
Formby, the wit of Noël Coward,
American ‘swing’ music and sentimental
songs such as A Nightingale Sang in
Berkeley Square or We’ll Meet Again
– join The PDO for music which evokes
the war years with a powerful nostalgia
that continues to resonate today.
Supported by his superb musicians and
singer, Michael Law links the songs
with fascinating wartime stories and
anecdotes.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £27, £22, £17 Prom £6.50
Saturday 30 July 7.30pm
Hugh Masekela Band
Legendary South African jazz trumpeter
It’s remarkable to remember that Hugh
Masekela’s breakthrough hit, Grazing in
the Grass, was released nearly 50 years
ago, selling 4m copies in America and
spending two months at number one.
Now approaching 80, Masekela has
introduced African music to many more
millions of people across the world in
the six decades since he first left his
native South Africa at the height of
Apartheid-era violence and oppression,
first moving to study in London, helped
by Yehudi Menuhin and John
Dankworth, and then on to New York.
Masekela’s collaborators have ranged
from Abdullah Ibrahim in his teenage
years to Paul Simon, Dizzy Gillespie,
Fela Kuti and even U2. His first visit to
the Snape Proms will be a chance to
enjoy his uplifting sound and celebrate
a life whose obsession, says Masekela,
is ‘to show Africans and the world who
the people of Africa really are’.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £33, £26, £19 Prom £6.50
Sunday 31 July 7.30pm
Monday 1 August 7.30pm
Tuesday 2 August 7.30pm
Tommy Emmanuel
Jon Boden
The King’s Singers
One of the world’s great acoustic guitarists
Charismatic Bellowhead frontman
goes solo
Kings of a capella
Tommy Emmanuel guitar
Tommy Emmanuel is a guitarist’s
guitarist, with a distinctive, complex
‘fingerstyle’ playing that has its roots
in the virtuosic finger magic of Django
Reinhardt via Emmanuel’s hero and
mentor, the Nashville guitar legend
Chet Atkins. Twice GRAMMY
nominated, the Australian has
embraced jazz, rock, blues and country
in the course of his five-decade career.
Seeing Emmanuel’s remarkable skill
live is a delight – make sure you catch
him at his Snape Proms debut.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
As charismatic pilot of the raucous
folk group Bellowhead, Jon Boden
has become a figurehead for English
traditional music. He is not only a
brilliant fiddle player and guitarist but
also a distinguished songwriter and
composer with theatre and film credits
and two albums of original material
under his belt. Having thrilled to his
performances in recent years, we’re
delighted to welcome him for one of his
first live solo appearances. Combining a
magnetic stage presence with
instrumental and songwriting prowess,
he mixes his quirky, earthily
impassioned renditions of traditional
songs with his own original material.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Few groups in any genre can boast the
longevity or the versatility of these kings
of a capella. Their rich vocal blend,
telepathic musical understanding and
crystal-clear delivery make them great
communicators and entertainers. They
flit effortlessly from baroque to The
Beatles, renaissance madrigals to
medleys of jazz, swing and pop. Their
programme treads this same joyously
eclectic path, incorporating English
music from madrigals to Victorian
partsong to Flanders and Swann, folk
songs from around the world and a
closing medley of close-harmony classics.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £25, £21, £16 Prom £6.50
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Wednesday 3 August 7.30pm
Thursday 4 August 7.30pm
Suffolk Youth Orchestra National Youth
Aladdin Suite and Danse Macabre
Orchestra
Philip Shaw conductor
Hannah Littlechild violin
Gershwin Cuban Overture 10’
Nielsen Suite from Aladdin 25’
Saint-Saens Danse Macabre 8’
Holst Somerset Rhapsody 9’
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of
Themes by Carl Maria von Weber 21’
The county’s finest young musicians
show their mettle in a dazzling array of
orchestral showpieces. Gershwin’s
shuffling Latin rhythms get the toes
tapping and Saint-Saens’ dancing
fiddler proves the devil really does have
the best tunes. The wonderfully evocative
theatre music for Aladdin contains a
whiff of exoticism, whilst folk songs
from the west country carry us closer to
home. Hindemith’s edge-of-your seat
virtuosity and blaze of orchestral colour
provides a witty, rousing finale.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £18, £15, £12 Prom £6.50
The Planets and Thus Spake Zarathustra
Edward Gardner conductor
Iris Ter Schiphorst new work
(world premiere) 6’
Strauss Thus Spake Zarathustra 33’
Gustav Holst The Planets 51’
A rare chance to hear two of the most
popular orchestral showpieces in the
same concert. The ferocity of Mars’
mechanised combat and Jupiter’s
glorious adopted hymn tune may burn
brightest in the musical firmament, but
wispy delicacy, rousing fervour and
– especially in Neptune’s conclusion –
an endlessly circling celestial serenity
abound. It’s an energetic ride to the
outer reaches of our solar system,
complemented by a brand new short
work inspired by the contentious and
mysterious ‘Planet Nine’.
Strauss’s gargantuan tone poem, its
majestic opening bars now forever
associated with outer space thanks to
Kubrick’s 2001, makes for a heavenly
counterweight.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £33, £26, £19 Prom £6.50
Pre-Prom Event 6pm
Britten Studio, Snape New music by
composers from NYO’s Creative Hub
Tickets Free but please book
Friday 5 August 7.30pm
Saturday 6 August 7.30pm
Sunday 7 August 7.30pm
The Big Chris Barber
Band
Ian Bostridge
Treacherous Orchestra
Star tenor sings Schumann and Brahms
Scottish traditional tunes with a twist
Classic blues, ragtime and jazz
Ian Bostridge tenor, Julius Drake piano
Chris Barber formed his band in 1949
and now in his seventh decade at the
forefront of traditional jazz he shows
no sign of slowing down. Surrounded
by great instrumentalists, Barber’s
mastery of blues, ragtime, spirituals
and New Orleans jazz is as fresh and
vital as ever. His stage presence and
soaring trombone solos remain warm,
agile and impeccably judged as he
shares his favourite music, from
Dixieland standards to numbers by
Duke Ellington and Miles Davis.
Schumann Heine settings op.127
and op.142
Schumann Dichterliebe
And songs by Brahms
One of contemporary folk music’s great
live experiences, ‘Treacherous’ have
an irresistible energy and unstoppable
momentum. Theirs is a stunning
musical alchemy – drawing on the
finest traditional music talent and
fusing it into feverish, highly-charged
dance music. There’s charisma and
charm a-plenty here but also downtime
amongst the delirium, a little gentle
reflection to counteract the free-wheeling
frenzy of fiddle tunes, banjo and
accordion licks and whirling pipes.
A joyous virtuosic orchestra like no other
– but a treacherous one? You decide…
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £27, £22, £17 Prom £6.50
Ian Bostridge is one of this country’s
great singers, combining a richly
expressive and seemingly endlessly
versatile voice with deeply-thought
interpretations. An evening in his
company is rewarding, revealing; his
magnetic stage presence draws us into
the world of the Romantic poets and
their protagonists, the joys and pain
of love, beauty, despair and the sights
and sounds of nature. Schumann’s
Dichterliebe is one the greatest of all
song collections. Here it’s paired with
an extensive selection of Brahms’
eloquent and arrestingly beautiful songs.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £25, £21, £16 Prom £6.50
Supported by
the Friends of Aldeburgh Music
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £17, £14 Prom £6.50
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Monday 8 August 7.30pm
Tuesday 9 August 7.30pm
Wednesday 10 August 7.30pm
Comedy Prom: Barry
Cryer and Colin Sell
Clare Teal
Paul Lewis
Award-winning jazz singer and her
mini-big band
The Romantic piano: Schubert, Brahms
and Liszt
Award-winning singer and BBC Radio 2
presenter Clare Teal provides an evening
of toe tapping big band songs. The
rich, jazz infused repertoire takes us on
an invigorating whistle-stop tour through
the history of popular song, from giants
of the Great American and British
Songbooks to the music of today’s
songwriters. Backed by a superb sevenpiece band she guides us though music
from Cole Porter to Billy Strayhorn,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Van Morrison,
Tim Rice and Sting, honouring artists
including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone,
Nancy Wilson and Peggy Lee. She’ll
also include a selection of material from
her new album Twelve O’Clock Tales.
Paul Lewis piano
Strictly Come Joking
Barry Cryer funny man
Colin Sell piano and funny man’s buddy
Barry Cryer and Colin Sell – the Ant
and Dec of the Sanatogen set – reunite
to bring you a new show, devised by
them after the visitors left….
Barry Cryer is one of the finest and most
prolific writer-performers this country
has produced. He’s lost none of his lust
for life, palpable delight in punning
wordplay and seemingly inexhaustible
reserve of quicksilver quips. Armed
with a finely attuned sense of the
absurd and THAT infectious laugh he
renews acquaintances with Colin Sell
in an irrepressible double-act.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Schubert Sonata for Piano in B major
D575 20’
Brahms Four Ballades op.10 25’
Brahms Three Intermezzi op.117 20’
Liszt Après une lecture du Dante:
Fantasia quasi Sonata 20’
One of the UK’s most celebrated
pianists, Paul Lewis plays a programme
that seems to encapsulate the essence
of each composer present – Schubert’s
melodic gifts, Brahms’ exquisite
melancholy and Liszt’s florid invention.
While Schubert’s buoyant sonata
seems to weave its spell round songs
without words, Brahms’ short works
are compressed studies in harmony,
colour and expression; he poignantly
referred to the Intermezzi as
‘cradle-songs to my sorrows’.
Liszt’s groundbreaking works – almost
symphonic poems for the piano – ally
taut musical logic with a fiendish
virtuosity and vivid imagination.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Generously supported by the
Haskel Family Charities
Thursday 11 August 7.30pm
Cara Dillon
Ethereal Irish folksinger
Cara Dillon has won Best Album at the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has a
legion of devoted fans from the world
of folk, while her angelically clear
voice, bitter-sweet storytelling and witty
charm have also won her a broader
following. In concert Dillon treats her
audiences as friends, ‘as if they were
neighbours chit-chatting over the garden
fence’ (The Guardian). Her new album
A Thousand Hearts sees her in superb
form – ethereal and radiant.
‘what may be the most beautiful female
voice in the world’ Mojo magazine
‘Cara Dillon has such an expressive
and crystal clear soprano voice that she
can glide across modern Americana,
traditional ballad and modern pop with
equal grace’ The Telegraph
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £17, £14 Prom £6.50
Pre-Prom Event 6pm
Open Session: Sweet Tooth
See p.18 for details.
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Friday 12 August 7.30pm
Saturday 13 August 7.30pm
Sunday 14 August 7.30pm
BBC Big Band
Tango Siempre
The Sound of Cinema
A journey into the heart of Argentian Tango
Music from the movies has created
some of the most memorable musical
landmarks of our time. Inspired by the
greatest soundtracks of them all, the
BBC Big Band celebrate music written
for the silver screen, performed with
their own inimitable verve and flair.
The evening includes classic themes
from long-running and ever-popular
James Bond and The Pink Panther,
classics like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and
recent hits Catch Me If You Can and
Mission: Impossible.
For sheer sensual appeal nothing can
match the Argentinian tango. Tango
Siempre’s dancers and seven-piece
band of strings, piano and bandoneon
brings it alive – sultry, atmospheric,
full of rhythmic verve and softly
mesmeric repetition. Incorporating four
expert dancers steeped in the tango
tradition, they weave a hypnotic spell
in an evening where music and dance
intertwine, from virtuoso displays of
traditional tango dance to the exquisite
sounds of 1930s Buenos Aires and
the powerful Nuevo Tango music of
Astor Piazzolla.
‘A Swingin’ Affair’
with Claire Martin
and Ray Gelato
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £25, £21, £16 Prom £6.50
‘here is the tango, raw, intoxicating,
speaking with its true voice’ Financial Times
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £18, £15, £12 Prom £6.50
For those who like their music sassy,
sharp and swinging
with the Dave Newton Trio
Friends for 30 years, multi-awardwinning vocalist Claire Martin and
saxophonist and vocalist Ray Gelato
have combined their love of swing for
their first show together, exploring the
classics such as Let’s Call the Whole
Thing Off, When Your Lover Has Gone,
Undecided, They All Laughed and
They Can’t Take That Away from Me.
Joined by a trio led by renowned pianist
Dave Newton, Martin and Gelato revisit
and reinvent hits by Louis Jordan,
Amos Milburn and Louis Prima.
‘Martin…ranks amongst the four or five
finest female jazz vocalists on the planet’
Jazz Times USA
‘Not for nothing is Gelato known as the
Godfather of Swing’ The Telegraph
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Monday 15 August
Aldeburgh Carnival
The Snape Proms takes an
evening off as we head to the
climax of the annual Aldeburgh
Carnival. A full day of activity
includes swimming races in the
sea, children’s land sports, the
lifeboat launch, a performance of
the military band, the crowning of
the carnival queen, a spectacular
procession, with the evening
rounded off by a Chinese lantern
procession to the beach,
followed by a firework display.
For more information, visit
www.aldeburghcarnival.com
Tuesday 16 August 7.30pm
Belcea Quartet
Quartets by Schubert and Shostakovich
Schubert String Quartet in D minor
‘Death and the Maiden’ 35’; String
Quartet D87 25’
Shostakovich String Quartet no.8 20’
A welcome return to Snape Proms for
one of the world’s leading quartets.
As their recent Beethoven and Brahms
mini-series here have demonstrated,
the Belcea Quartet combine formidable
precision and ensemble with freshness
of thinking and an exhilarating dramatic
flair. The result is an electrifying
intensity of expression, ideally suited to
a programme that combines two of the
pinnacles of the entire string quartet
repertoire. ‘Death and the Maiden’ and
Shostakovich’s Eighth are deeply
personal, emotionally-laden works that
find a profound and cathartic beauty
amongst tragedy and turmoil.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
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Wednesday 17 August 7.30pm
National Youth Choir
of Great Britain
400 years of British choral music
Ben Parry, Greg Beardsall conductors
Britten Hymn to St Cecilia 10’
Walton Where does the uttered
music go? 6’
Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare
Songs 6’
Morley, Wilbye, Weelkes Madrigals
from The Triumphs of Oriana 10’
James MacMillan The gallant weaver 5’
Traditional arr Ben Parry Star of the
County Down 4’
And music by Finzi, Kerry Andrew, Roxanna
Panufnik, Mathias and James Rose
‘Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions, to
all musicians, appear and inspire’.
Britten’s Auden settings herald a
homecoming for the National Youth
Choir fresh from their first ever tour of
China. It’s a choral celebration of the
high points of British choral music from
Elizabethan madrigals to twentieth
century part-songs. Into this choralcopia
fits an electrifying and engaging sample
of new and recent music from these
shores set amongst a suite of
arrangements from Chinese folk traditions.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £17, £14 Prom £6.50
Sponsored by
Thursday 18 August 7.30pm
Tasmin Little &
Martin Roscoe
All-Beethoven recital from star violinist
Tasmin Little violin
Martin Roscoe piano
Beethoven Sonata no.4 in A minor
op.23 19’; Sonata no.5 in F major
op.24 ‘Spring’ 23’; Sonata no.9 in A
major op.47 ‘Kreutzer’ 35’
One of the leading violinists on the
international scene, Tasmin Little has
forged an outstanding duo partnership
with Martin Roscoe. Together they
survey the remarkable range of
Beethoven’s violin sonatas, from the
darkly brooding op.23 to the joyful élan
of the ‘Spring Sonata’, concluding with
the ‘Kreutzer’, described by
musicologist Donald Tovey as ‘one of
the landmarks of musical history’.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £25, £21, £16 Prom £6.50
Friday 19 August 7.30pm
Saturday 20 August 7.30pm
Elaine Paige
Britten–Pears Orchestra
Special performance from the First Lady
of Musical Theatre
Semyon Bychkov conducts an
all-Tchaikovsky programme
Having recently celebrated 50 years on
stage, Elaine Paige brings her band for a
selection of songs from musical theatre
and popular standards from some of the
best-loved writers of our time. Catch
Paige at Snape to see her reassume
roles that have become inextricably
linked with her performance – from
Eva Perón in Evita to Grizabella in Cats.
Kirill Gerstein piano
Semyon Bychkov conductor
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £42, £32, £24 Prom £6.50
Sponsored by
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.2 45’;
Manfred Symphony 55’
Begun amongst the landscape of the Alps
where Byron’s Manfred once roamed,
the great dramatic symphony captures
the joy and despair, tragedy and catharsis
of an epic Romantic poem. Balancing
the delirium of psychological torment
with the soothing purity of mountaintop vistas, this is Tchaikovsky the
master of programmatic music at his
most ardent and inspired. This is a rare
chance to hear Semyon Bychkov at
Snape - one of the world’s most
significant conductors and a peerless
Tchaikovsky interpreter, his readings
thrillingly immediate and intricate in
detail. He’s joined by fellow
Tchaikovsky champion Kirill Gerstein
for the alluring concerto,
a shadowy sibling to the titanic first
but just as heady with bravura display
and chamber music intimacy.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £27, £22, £17 Prom £6.50
Generously supported by
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Britten–Pears Young
Artist Programme is
generously supported by
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Sunday 21 August 7.30pm
Monday 22 August 7.30pm
Rosanne Cash
BBC Concert Orchestra I
Nashville Hall of Fame singer-songwriter
Swan Lake Suite and 1930s British music
Country singer Rosanne Cash is at the
height of her powers, having recently
released her kaleidoscopic album The
River & the Thread, which won three
GRAMMY awards and was described
by Time magazine as ‘a beautiful and
complex portrait of the American South’.
Barry Wordsworth conductor
Ileana Ruhemann flute
In live performance Cash is a smart,
thoughtful and funny companion, while
her music takes in everything from
personal memories to the overarching
societal shifts that have shaped the
South. She visits Snape with her
husband and collaborator, John
Leventhal, with whom she travelled
across the region and wrote The River
& the Thread. Join us for one of only
two UK performances Cash has lined
up this year – it promises to be a
memorable evening.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £33 £26, £19 Prom £6.50
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake – grand suite 50’
Walton Crown Imperial 7’
Berners Valses bourgeoises 8’
Berners arr. Lambert Caprice Peruvien 10’
Berners Polka 5’
Arnold Concerto for flute and strings 12’
Peter Dickinson Suite for the Centenary
of Lord Berners (world premiere public
performance) 15’
Many will recognise and love
Tchaikovsky’s wonderful, voluptuous
ballet score that fills the second half of
tonight’s concert. But the music of the
celebrated English eccentric Lord
Berners provides an enjoyable if
unfamiliar curtain-raiser, as high
spirited, quick-witted and determinedly
unconventional as the man himself.
An arrangement and an original by
composer friends Constant Lambert
and William Walton and a film-score
suite by Peter Dickinson complete
the programme.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £33, £26, £19 Prom £6.50
Generously supported by
The Berners Trust
Tuesday 23 August 7.30pm
Wednesday 24 August 7.30pm
BBC Concert
Orchestra II: Friday
Night is Music Night
Le Vent du Nord
Best of the British Musicals
Richard Balcombe conductor
Ken Bruce presenter
BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music
Night returns to the Snape Proms for
a celebration of the British musical.
Richard Balcombe conducts the BBC
Concert Orchestra in a whirlwind history
of musicals that were ‘Made In Britain’.
Ken Bruce presents the programme which
includes music by Gilbert and Sullivan,
Ivor Novello, Noël Coward, Lionel Bart,
Vivian Ellis, and David Heneker through
to the current West End hits of Andrew
Lloyd-Webber and Tim Minchin.
The programme will be recorded for
future broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £33, £26, £19 Prom £6.50
Masters of Québécois folk
With their exhilarating blend of
multi-instrumental virtuosity and
full-throated vocals, it’s been said these
men of Québec capture the merriment
and mischief of a Saturday night
kitchen party and infuse old Québec
with a breath of fresh, cosmopolitan
air. Fiddles, hurdy gurdy, accordion and
guitar accompany their rich and earthy
vocal harmonies in salty shanties, wild
and rumbustious dance tunes, and
ardently melancholic love songs, the
traditional and their own original
material exuberantly wrapped around
each other. Storytellers, rabble-rousers
and irreverent troubadours, their
kitchen parties have an unstoppable,
giddy momentum all of their own.
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £17, £14 Prom £6.50
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Thursday 25 August 7.30pm
Friday 26 August 7.30pm
Show of Hands
Angela Hewitt
England’s finest folk-roots duo traverse
the old and new
Bach recital from the composer’s
outstanding piano interpreter
Not for nothing have Show of Hands
built a reputation as a ‘people’s band’.
Their shows draw you in, as welcoming
and familiar as old friends, but as
persuasive and passionate as ever.
They’re much-loved for their imaginative
treatment of English traditional song
and Steve Knightley’s perfectly-crafted
original material. Ever-evolving, their
new album slides easily between love
song and historical retrospective.
Rousing, provocative and thoughtful,
these are eloquent, intimate and
entertaining roots ambassadors.
Angela Hewitt piano
‘Formidable operators in the roots arena
– a class act’ The Independent
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Pre-Prom Event: 6pm
Open Session: Bartosz Glowacki
See p.19 for details.
Bach Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 5’;
Aria Variata ‘alla Maniera Italiana’, BWV
989 17’; Fifteen Two-part Inventions,
BWV 772-786 23’; Fifteen Three-part
Sinfonias (Inventions), BWV 787-80
25’; Capriccio on the Departure of his
Beloved Brother, BWV 992 11’; Capriccio
in E major, BWV 993 5’; Fantasia and
Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 8’
Angela Hewitt is one of the world’s
leading Bach interpreters and she
makes the case for playing his keyboard
works on the piano like no one else.
She also captures the sheer elation of
interpreting Bach’s wondrous
compositions – as The Times writes,
‘If you want the sheer joy of human
creation and recreation, then go to a
piano recital by Angela Hewitt.’
‘I know of no musician whose Bach
playing on any instrument is of greater
subtlety, beauty of tone, persuasiveness
of judgement or instrumental command
than Hewitt’s is here.’ BBC Music Magazine
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £23, £19, £15 Prom £6.50
Pre-Prom Event: 6pm
Open Session: Richard Scott
See p.19 for details.
Saturday 27 August 4pm
Saturday 27 August 7.30pm
Sunday 28 August 7.30pm
Come and Sing Grease
Black Dyke Brass Band John Wilson Orchestra
Join us to sing numbers from the
hit musical
The world’s most famous brass band
The Broadway Sound
Summer Nights, You’re the One That I
Want, Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee –
Grease is the world’s highest-selling
movie soundtrack, full of tunes that are
great fun to sing. Whether it was the
soundtrack to your youth or a recent
discovery, let Ben Parry and Aldeburgh
Voices guide you through a selection of
numbers from the musical in an
enjoyable and family-friendly singalong.
Fancy dress is very welcome!
Formed more than 160 years ago,
Black Dyke is one of the oldest and
most illustrious brass bands in the
world, with more competition success
and more recordings than any other.
For their Snape Prom they perform
music ranging from Elgar’s Pomp and
Circumstance to Karl Jenkins’ Suite
from The Armed Man. Enjoy one of the
great exponents of a medium that is
such a strong part of the fabric of
British life.
The hugely charismatic John Wilson
Orchestra return to Snape for a concert
of hit songs and orchestral pieces from
Broadway musicals, featuring music
from Oklahoma!, West Side Story,
My Fair Lady, Kiss Me Kate and many
more. There could hardly be a better
way to end a season of outstanding
Snape Proms than an evening in the
company of John Wilson and his
brilliant musicians.
Britten Studio, Snape 4pm
Tickets £12 Under 16s £6
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £17, £14 Prom £6.50
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £48, £37, £28 Prom £6.50
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MORE
SUMMER
EVENTS
Aldeburgh Music’s creative
engine is its year-round
programme of artist development
and community engagement.
Artist residencies give musicians
of all ages the time, space and
support they need to develop
exciting work. Open Sessions
offer you fascinating glimpses of
projects in development, from
the brilliant under 18s of
Aldeburgh Young Musicians to
the emerging artists and
ensembles of Open Space, and
Britten–Pears Young Artist
Programme masterclasses which
give young professional
musicians the chance to work
intensively with leading
international artists.
Wednesday 13 July 2pm
(and monthly throughout the year)
Participate
Carers and Cared-for Workshop
This monthly session brings together
people of all ages and abilities in a
practical music-making workshop.
Aimed at both carer and cared-for.
No musical experience necessary.
Limited places available, so please
book in advance.
13 July, 24 August, 28 September,
19 October, 23 November, 14 December
Trask Artists’ Cafe, Snape 2–4pm
Tickets £6 (or two tickets for £10)
Aldeburgh Music’s community
programme is supported by The
Dunhill Medical Trust and the Rayne
Foundation with additional support
from the Kirby Laing Foundation and
the Seckford Foundation.
Friday 22 July 4pm
Friday 29 July 4pm
Open Session:
Aldeburgh Young
Musicians & Britten
Sinfonia Academy
Open Session:
Aldeburgh Young
Musicians &
Sanju Sahai
Young musicians’ joint residency
Indian Music: Ancient to Contemporary
The results of Britten Sinfonia
Academy and Aldeburgh Young
Musicians’ intensive week exploring
chamber and contemporary music.
They perform a variety of music in
addition to new works by the composers
in the group written during the week.
Sanju Sahai tabla
Arnab Chakraborty sarod
Shammi Pithia Indian flute
Preetha Narayanan violin
Suroj Sureshbabu guitar
Kaviraj Singh santoor
Aldeburgh Young Musicians
Britten Studio 4pm
Tickets £6
Indian music is traditional and modern,
classical and contemporary, and has
richness and depth in its melodies
and rhythms. This collaboration with
internationally renowned tabla master
Sanju Sahai will explore the world of
Indian classical music alongside
contemporary Indian music, with
Aldeburgh Young Musicians learning
the ancient Raga (melodic) and Taal
(rhythmic) systems and improvisation
techniques, investigating contemporary
Aldeburgh Young Musicians is
generously supported by the Garfield
Weston Foundation and also receives
substantial funding from
directions in Indian music and using
all of these as the inspiration for their
own newly-created compositions.
Britten Studio, Snape 4pm
Tickets £6
Aldeburgh Young Musicians is
generously supported by the Garfield
Weston Foundation and also receives
substantial funding from
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Thursday 11 August 6pm
Open Session:
Sweet Tooth
Exploring the legacy of slavery
Elaine Mitchener singer
Dam Van Huynh choreographer
Christer Petley historian
Sylvia Hallet, Jason Yarde, Mark Sanders
instrumentalists
How do we make sense of slavery?
How can we represent its legacies?
In an Aldeburgh Residency Elaine
Mitchener, star of the improvised
music scene, brings together a
group of outstanding musical
colleagues, a choreographer and a
historian to examine the historical
and cultural connections between
England and Jamaica via the
experiences of slavery and the
Atlantic crossings, and the meeting
points of the different musics from
either side of the ocean.
Britten Studio, Snape 6pm
Tickets £6
Friday 19 August 7.15pm
Aldeburgh Young
Musicians & The
Young’uns at Folk East
AYM at the East’s premier folk festival
Following a collaborative residency to
revive and revitalise the traditional
songs of Suffolk, the remarkable and
diverse talents of Aldeburgh Young
Musicians perform with the BBC Radio
2 Folk Awards’ Best Group, The
Young’uns, on the Sunset Stage at
FolkEast festival. Inspiration comes in
the form of a treasure trove of recordings
of Suffolk’s folk singers, including Bob
Hart, whose seminal Songs From Suffolk
album was recorded at Snape in 1972.
FolkEast, Glemham Hall 7.15pm
Tickets and for more
information visit
www.folkeast.co.uk
Aldeburgh Young Musicians is
generously supported by the Garfield
Weston Foundation and also receives
substantial funding from
Thursday 25 August 6pm
Friday 26 August 6pm
Open Session:
Bartosz Glowacki
Open Session:
Richard Scott
Accordion, poetry and dance
Innovative poet’s new music drama
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape 6pm
Tickets £6
Bartosz Glowacki accordion
Hanna Wroblewski dancer/choreographer
Gary Merry actor
Richard Scott poet Alice Dixon cello
Edwin Burdis artist
Aldeburgh Music’s Open Space
programme is generously supported by
Bartosz Glowacki’s interpretation of
works by composers such us Sofia
Gubaidulina, Luciano Berio, Yuji
Takahashi and Arvo Pärt are
accompanied by the responses of
dancer and choreographer Hanna
Wroblewski. Actor Gary Merry recites
texts by writers including Jaan
Kaplinski, T.S. Eliot, Wislawa
Szymborska and Oscar Wilde.
Britten Studio, Snape 6pm
Tickets £6
Aldeburgh Music’s Open Space
programme is generously supported by
what is touch
what sends me out here like prey
why am i the only boy
awake in the long grass
As part of their Open Space residency,
Richard Scott, Edwin Burdis and
Alice Dixon present selections from
BOY, a work-in-progress music drama
which examines sexuality and the
environment through the prism of
sound art and poetry.
BOY asks what it’s like to be young,
self-aware and trapped within a
wilderness of foliage and desire.
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Sunday 4 September 5pm
Suffolk Youth Music
Gala Concert
A gala performance from the Suffolk
Youth Orchestra, Suffolk Young Strings
and the Suffolk Youth Brass Ensemble
Snape 5pm
Tickets £11, £10, £8
Concessions £8.50, £7.50, £5.50
Please note that booking for this event
will open on 1 June.
Thursday 8 September – Wednesday
14 September
Public Masterclasses:
Bartók String Quartets
Britten–Pears Young Artist Programme
Chamber Music Masterclasses
Barnabás Kelemen violin tutor
László Fenyõ cello tutor
Simon Broughton ethnomusicologist
Márta Sebestyén Hungarian folk singer
Rob Cowan broadcaster and writer
String quartets from the
Britten–Pears Young Artist Programme
Aided by a team of leading chamber
musicians, young quartets spend an
intensive study period exploring the
Bartók string quartets – six masterpieces
which articulate the divide between
romanticism and modernism.
Quartets will be encouraged to explore
the historic roots and context of these
great works with internationally
recognised folk vocalist Márta Sebestyén
and world music specialist Simon
Broughton. Along with two members of
the Kelemen Quartet, broadcaster Rob
Cowan leads some of these sessions on
the recorded history of the quartets.
Public masterclasses
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape
Thursday 8 – Tuesday 13 September,
2pm–5.30pm
Tickets £6 per session
Final recital
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape
Wednesday 14 September, 2pm
Tickets £10 Under 27s £5
The Britten–Pears Young
Artist Programme is
generously supported by
Friday 9 September 7.30pm
Saturday 10 September 6pm
Saturday 17 September 7.30pm
Márta Sebestyén
Open Session: The
Hermes Experiment
Trianon Choir and
Symphony Orchestra
Innovative young contemporary ensemble
Julie Roberts soprano
Mark Saberton baritone
Christopher Green conductor
Outstanding Hungarian folk singer
in concert
Márta Sebestyén voice
Balázs Istvánfi bagpipe
András Németh hurdy-gurdy
Balázs Vizeli violin
Márta Sebestyén is the most celebrated
Hungarian folk singer of her
generation. Most well-known for her
records with Muzsikás and for her
contributions to the film The English
Patient, Márta gives a rare UK recital
alongside her contributions to a
workshop on the Bartók String
Quartets. With her trio of musicians on
violin, bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy, she
sings and performs the music as
Bartók might have heard it. She reveals
the extraordinary beauty and power of
the pure tradition and shows that it’s
sometimes hard to know where that
tradition ends and Bartók begins.
Britten Studio, Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £12, £8
Under 27s half price
Anne Denholm harp
Oliver Pashley clarinet
Marianne Schofield double bass
Heloise Werner soprano
Nina Brazier director
Kim Ashton composer
On an Aldeburgh Residency The Hermes
Experiment develop their new
interpretation of Shakespeare’s The
Winter’s Tale. Reducing the play to an
hour’s duration in collaboration with
director Nina Brazier and composer Kim
Ashton, the quartet of musicians
become part of the drama alongside a
group of actors. This Open Session will
explore the progress they have made
during their residency.
Jerwood Kiln Studio, Snape 6pm
Tickets £6
Dvořák Te Deum
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme
(Enigma)
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Snape 7.30pm
Tickets £20, £16, £14
Concessions £18.50, £13.50, £12
Under 16s £10, £7
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Friday 29 July – Sunday 28 August
The Space Between
An exhibition of contemporary lettering
If music is the space between notes then inscriptions
can be said to occur at the space between letters.
The Suffolk-based Lettering Arts Trust exists to promote
excellence in the lettering arts throughout England,
Scotland and Wales. In this new and delightful
exhibition, leading artists from the Lettering Arts Trust’s
register present a fantastic range of lettering – carved,
etched and drawn – reflecting the wonderfully diverse
nature of the Snape Proms.
Concert Hall Gallery open 2pm until the end of each
evening performance (closed Monday 15 August)
ALDEBURGH YOUNG
MUSICIANS
When you book your tickets, you are offered the
option of adding a donation towards Aldeburgh
Young Musicians – but who are they?
AYM is an inspirational scheme developing the
skills of exceptional young musicians. We work
hard to keep fees low and provide bursaries for
those who need them; charitable support is vital
to make this happen.
AYM meets the challenges of our rural region
by providing intensive residencies alongside a
bespoke programme of professional support
and mentoring, and the programme reflects the
creative and innovative approach to music making
that runs across all Aldeburgh Music’s work.
As individuals and as a society we are all
enriched by music – your support will help us to
keep nurturing the world-class composers and
performers of the future!
See AYM in action – see pages 17 & 18
How to find us
By Train Abellio Greater Anglia
operate a service from London–
Saxmundham via Ipswich.
www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
By Taxi We advise you pre-book
a taxi from Saxmundham:
A2B cars
01728 633003 or
01728 832202
New Penny Taxis
01728 452142
Oscar/Amber Taxis
01728 830614
Gull Taxis
01728 602344
By Bus There are bus services
from both Aldeburgh and
Woodbridge to Snape with a
bus stop outside the Maltings.
Tel: 0871 200 2233.
By Car Signposted from the
A12, take the A1094 off
the A12, turn right at Snape
Church for Snape Maltings.
There is no charge for parking
at Snape.
General
information
Friends and Advance Booking
List Aldeburgh Music runs a
year-round programme of
events. Priority booking is
available to Friends and those
on the Advance Booking List.
Additionally Friends enjoy an
exclusive year-round social and
cultural programme. For
further information, please
phone 01728 687100 or
email [email protected]
Support our work
Aldeburgh Music relies on
the generosity of numerous
individuals, businesses, trusts
and foundations to carry out its
ambitious artistic programme.
If you would like to be involved
either individually as an
Annual Donor or through your
business or a trust, or would
like information on leaving a
legacy, please contact Penny
Jonas on 01728 687100 or
email [email protected].
Eating at Snape
Our talented team will be
providing an excellent choice
of dining options for the Snape
Proms, with menus designed by
our Head Chef Michael Hunt.
• A delicious range of hot food
and puddings in the informal
and redesigned Oyster Bar &
Kitchen.
• A cold food counter stocked
with a variety of salads,
sandwiches, seafood and
smoked fish.
SAMPLE OYSTER BAR &
KITCHEN MENU
Honey mustard glazed loin
of Blythburgh pork and
seasonal vegetables
Pinney’s smoked mackerel
and dill fishcake, with
charred tomato salsa
Free range chicken, leek
and ham pie
Field mushroom, Stichelton
and Pump Street sour
dough bruschetta (v)
• A fully stocked bar with an
extensive wine list and proper
coffee.
Pinney’s smoked haddock
Florentine, with choice of
two salads
• Traditional waiter-service in
the top floor Restaurant, open
before each Snape Prom.
Please pre-book your table
through the Box Office
on 01728 687110.
Butternut squash and sage
cannelloni, walnut and
parmesan gratin (v)
For all catering bookings and
enquiries please contact the
Box Office on 01728 687110.
We regret that picnics are not
allowed anywhere on the site.
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Snape Maltings
Concert Hall
seating plan
A
Highest ticket price
B
C
PROM Lowest ticket price
B
Booking details
Priority booking for Annual
Donors until Wednesday 27
April, Friends from Thursday 28
April, and Advance Booking List
(including e-ABL) from Thursday
12 May.
If you have signed up for
priority booking, you can
access priority booking online
as soon as your booking
period opens (see above).
Alternatively, send back your
completed form as soon as
possible after receiving it.
Forms are processed in order
of receipt, according to
membership level.
Please return forms to:
Aldeburgh Music
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
or email:
[email protected]
General Booking opens on
Thursday 19 May
Book online at
www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Phone and In Person booking
opens on Thursday 19 May
Tel: 01728 687110
Please note we cannot take any
telephone or in person bookings
until this date.
A
C
Box Office opening hours:
Aldeburgh High Street
Mon–Sat 10am–4.30pm
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Mon–Sun 10am–4.30pm
or start of the evening concert
C
* Please note the seating plan
differs for some hire events.
Please ask the Box Office
for details.
Discounts
Discounts are not available
for £6.50 Prom tickets.
Buy a Proms Pass and save
money (not available on £6.50
Proms tickets): 4–8 concerts,
save £1 per ticket; 9–12
concerts, save £1.50 per
ticket; 13+ concerts, save £2
per ticket (Proms Passes are
only valid when all tickets are
booked at the same time and
are issued per individual.)
Young Persons’ Tickets
For Snape Proms 6–27 year
olds get £5 off tickets in price
ranges A to C (not available
on £6.50 Proms tickets). In
addition, Under 27s can access
half price tickets to many
events in the Autumn season see individual Autumn events
for details.
Group Discounts 10% discount
for groups of 12 or more.
Wheelchair Users A concession
of 50% is available to
companions of wheelchair
users. All discounts are made
subject to availability, and
discounts cannot be combined.
Returned Tickets We are happy
to re-sell returned tickets for
sold-out concerts. A 10%
handling charge will be
deducted from your refund.
£6.50 Prom
tickets on the day
20 Prom tickets will be
available at our Snape Maltings
Concert Hall Box Office from
10am on the day of the event.
Bookings in person only and
limited to one per booker. Early
queueing is advisable.
Tickets held for General Booking
For each Snape Prom 20
tickets are held to go on sale
on General Booking day.
To receive this brochure in another
format, please call 01728 687100.
Proms seats
for hire
If you Prom you sit on the floor
at the front of the Concert
Hall. Please note that due to
fire regulations, visitors are
kindly asked to bring
small-sized cushions only into
the Concert Hall (38cm/15
inch square max). Alternatively
you can hire a Prom seat for
£3 which you are
recommended to reserve as
there are a limited number:
telephone 01728 687100.
Seats with frames, fold-up
chairs, picnic stools and
standing are not allowed.
Backstage Tours
On Wednesdays throughout the
Proms, there will be guided
tours of the Concert Hall.
Tours start at 12 noon and last
approximately 45 mins.
Advance booking is essential.
Tickets £3.50
Access
Please inform the Box Office if
you have access requirements
so that they may advise you on
the most appropriate seats.
Parking for people with
disabilities at Snape
Spaces are provided for blue/
orange badge holders and must
be booked in advance. Should
you require one please inform
the Box Office when booking.
Please arrive early to secure
your parking space.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall,
Britten Studio, Hoffmann
Building
The Concert Hall and the
Hoffmann Building have space
for wheelchairs, lift access
to all levels, and operate an
infrared hearing system which
can be used with or without a
hearing aid.
Peter Pears Recital Room
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Where to stay
B&B AND SELF-CATERING
At Snape Maltings Stunning two
bedroom apartments with a
private terrace looking onto the
Courtyard as well as three/four
bedroom town houses with an
amazing view to Iken across the
reed beds. Also available,
cottages sleeping 2–5 people.
Private car parking and
available for rent throughout
the year. Wi-fi available in all
properties.
Tel: 01728 688303
www.snapemaltings.co.uk
Acre Cottage, Snape.
A delightful period Cottage.
Luxury B&B. Walking distance
from Snape Maltings.
Tel: 01728 689003 or
07740 422065
[email protected]
A short walk to The Maltings
Where Benjamin Britten lived
and wrote Peter Grimes.
The Old Mill, Snape.
Tel: 01728 687906
www.oldmillsnape.co.uk
[email protected]
Albion House, Snape.
Welcoming B&B plus
self-catering studio, overlooking
view that inspired Benjamin
Britten. A short stroll from
Snape Maltings.
Tel/Fax: 01728 687612
www.albionhouse-bandb.co.uk
Snape 2 miles. Grade II listed
farmhouse. Super king-size
bed, en-suite bathroom.
Delicious breakfasts. Peaceful.
Tel: 01728 689000
www.walkfarm.com
Snape 3 miles Mollett’s Farm
B&B and self-catering. 6
Apartments, 3 disabled, pet
friendly, Caravan Club CL.
Tel: 01728 604547
www.molletts.com
Snape BandB close to Maltings
Three quiet comfortable
bedrooms, music room.
Own produce.
Tel: 07968 872432
[email protected]
www.snapebandb.co.uk
Snape Cottages Rural, beautiful
and high quality. Sleep 2–14.
Short breaks & dogs welcome.
Tel: 07802 878172
www.snapecottages.co.uk
Snape Period cottage.
Sleeps 2–4. Log fire. Short
breaks. Dogs welcome.
Tel: 01728 688144
www.click4cottages.co.uk
Snape Peaceful location set in
5 acres sleeps 2+, dogs welcome
Tel: 01728 688221
www.waterfieldscottage.co.uk
Snape Rose Tree Cottage
sleeps 2-4 short walk to
Maltings, dogs welcome.
Tel: 07957 212118
www.snape-cottage.co.uk
Snape Summerhouse. B&B or
self-catering, 5 mins walk from
Snape Maltings, pets welcome.
Tel: 01728 688750
www.thesummerhouseinsnape.co.uk
Aldeburgh Luxury B&B Quiet but
close to the High Street and
sea. Delicious award-winning
breakfasts. Tel: 01728 453271
[email protected]
www.aldeburgh-bedandbreakfast.co.uk
Aldeburgh, Sleeps 6. Wellequipped house at top of Town
Steps. Pretty garden, sea views.
Tel: 01787 222535
[email protected]
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Aldeburgh, Beech House B&B.
Near beach, town centre.
Tel: 01728 452597
[email protected]
www.beechhousealdeburgh.co.uk
Ashanwell B&B, Orford. En-suite
accommodation, off-road parking.
Tel: 01394 450882
[email protected]
www.ashanwell.com
Country House B&B.
Idyllic Grade II house in
Alde Valley. Beautiful rooms,
delicious breakfasts.
Tel: 01728 663445
[email protected]
www.aldevalleybreaks.co.uk
Darsham Old Hall
C13th house within 60 acres
and home to Melford Green
Alpacas offering B&B in
luxurious, grand rooms some
with four-poster beds and
copper baths. Located between
Southwold and Aldeburgh.
Tel: 01728 668446
or 07972 906141
[email protected]
www.darshamoldhall.co.uk
Friston Woodside Barn lovely
well-converted barn sleeps 6,
self-catering, pets welcome.
Tel: 0845 268 0785
www.woodsidebarncottages.co.uk
Heveningham Delightful
16th-century private family
farmhouse, tennis court,
heated pool, barn gamesroom.
Delicious breakfasts; picnic
lunches and dinners on request.
Tel. 01986 798254 or
0207 226 6304
[email protected]
Orford Wash House B&B
Stylish, newly converted,
independent studio. Double.
Locally sourced breakfast
Wi-Fi, parking, small garden
Tel: 01394 450959
www.orfordwashhouse.co.uk
Rendham Thurstons Farm
15mins from Snape. Fully
restored Grade II* Tudor
farmhouse and stables
providing B&B accommodation
plus events barn set within
beautiful gardens with woods
and ponds.
Tel: 07468 319537
www.thurstonsfarm.com
Rendham Church Farm,
peaceful location. Snape 8
miles. S/C double ensuite room
in barn conversion or 2 double
B&B in C16th farmhouse.
Tel: 01728 663454
[email protected]
www.juniperbarnbandb.co.uk
Thorpeness Lovely 5-bed house
in heart of village. Sleeps 9.
Available April-October.
Tel: 020 7737 7306
www.no2westgate.co.uk
Boltholes-by-the-Sea Glorious
views over Thorpeness Meare.
New Studio flats with balconies
& parking.
[email protected]
Text details to: 07900 606360
Ufford Luxuriously furnished 1
bed 16thC cottage. Open fire.
Tel: 01473 411700
[email protected]
www.hopecottagesuffolk.co.uk
Yoxford Georgian farmhouse 3
ensuite rooms, 15 minute drive
from Snape Maltings. Musicians
welcome, rehearsal space
available. Tel: 01728 668651
www.oaktreefarmyoxford.co.uk
Suffolk Cottage Holidays Aldeburgh,
Snape and throughout Suffolk.
Self-cater in style.
Tel: 01394 389189
Tel: 01728 454724
www.suffolkcottageholidays.com
www.bighouseholidays.co.uk
Heritage Hideaways A more
personal approach to cottage
holidays in Suffolk and Norfolk
Tel: 01502 724782
www.heritagehideaways.com
Suffolk Secrets Over 440
VisitEngland inspected
Suffolk holiday cottages.
Offices in Aldeburgh,
Southwold and Woodbridge.
48 High Street, Aldeburgh,
IP15 5AB
Tel: 01502 711727
www.suffolk-secrets.co.uk
HOTELS
ACCOMMODATION AGENCIES
Best of Suffolk Over 280 stylish
holiday cottages in the seaside
town of Aldeburgh and
surrounding beautiful
countryside.
Tel: 01728 638962
www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk
The Brudenell Hotel, Situated in
an idyllic seaside setting, just a
pebble’s throw from
Aldeburgh’s shingle beach, the
privately-owned Brudenell
typifies all of the elements of a
luxury four star seaside hotel.
Refurbrished in 2010, the
hotel has 44 bedrooms, many
with beautiful sea and country
views. Enjoy fabulous food
served in the sea-facing AA two
rosette restaurant or al fresco
on the beachfront terrace.
Tel: 01728 452071
[email protected]
www.brudenellhotel.co.uk
Ufford Park Hotel located in
120 acres of historic parkland
close to Woodbridge and less
than 10 miles from Snape.
Restaurant, Luxury Spa and
Championship Golf Course.
Tel: 0844 4776473 (local rate)
[email protected]
www.uffordpark.co.uk
The Crown and Castle, Orford
is 10 mins drive from the
concert hall at Snape. 21
en-suite bedrooms offer either
distant sea views or semiprivate garden terraces.
The lively, highly rated Trinity
restaurant offers pre-concert
dinners (local fish & shellfish
a speciality).
Tel: 01394 450205
www.crownandcastle.co.uk
Milsoms Kesgrave Hall, 23 bed
4* hotel in 38 acres of woodland
The brasserie serves all day so
there is no need to rush. Rooms
from just £125 room only.
Tel: 01473 333741
www.milsomhotels.com
Thorpeness Hotel A short drive
from Aldeburgh and overlooking
the Meare and golf course,
Thorpeness Hotel has 36 ensuite bedrooms. The restaurant
and bar are open daily to
non-residents for morning
coffee, light lunches, afternoon
tea and dinner. Sunday roasts a
speciality. 2–5 bedroomed
self-catering properties are also
available for short breaks
throughout the year.
Tel: 01728 452176
[email protected]
www.thorpeness.co.uk
The Ship at Dunwich, Stay in a
traditional coastal inn near
Southwold and Aldeburgh.
Tel: 01728 648219
[email protected]
www.shipatdunwich.co.uk
The Wentworth Hotel An
independently owned country
house hotel overlooking the
sea. 35 bedrooms many with
sea views. Elegant and
comfortable lounges with open
fires, antique furniture and
paintings. Sunken terrace
garden in which morning
coffee, bar lunches and
afternoon teas are served.
Restaurant awarded 2 AA
Rosettes. Private car parking.
Always open to non-residents.
Tel: 01728 452312
[email protected]
www.wentworth-aldeburgh.com
The Westleton Crown, hotel and
restaurant nestled in between
Southwold and Aldeburgh.
Tel: 01728 648777
[email protected]
www.westletoncrown.co.uk
White Lion Hotel is a newly
refurbished beachfront hotel
which prides itself on its relaxed
and informal atmosphere,
where the emphasis is on
comfort, fantastic food and
outstanding hospitality.
Seasonally-inspired menus are
served in the vibrant setting of
the Bar & Brasserie, with
produce sourced from the land
and sea close to Aldeburgh.
Open for morning coffee, lunch,
afternoon tea and dinner.
Tel: 01728 452720
[email protected]
www.whitelion.co.uk
Where to eat
Café 1885, Snape Maltings
Situated in the heart of the
Maltings, Café 1885 has a
seasonal menu for brunch,
lunch and afternoon tea.
Tel: 01728 688303
www.snapemaltings.co.uk
The Crown Inn, Snape
Traditional and modern pub
food using our own homereared meats and locally
sourced seasonal produce.
Pre- & post-concert bookings
taken. B&B available.
Tel: 01728 688324
www.snape-crown.co.uk
The Plough & Sail, Snape
Maltings. Only 100 yards from
the concert hall, our team are
proud to offer local, quality
produce in a welcoming and
relaxed atmosphere. Pre- and
post-concert dining available
all year.
Tel: 01728 688413
www.theploughandsailsnape.co.uk
The Lighthouse, 77 High Street,
Aldeburgh. Morning coffee,
lunchtime and evening
restaurant open 7 days. Good
Food Guide, Harden’s, Bib
Gourmand in Michelin.
Tel: 01728 453377
www.lighthouserestaurant.co.uk
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What else to do
Aldeburgh Music Club Enjoy
singing? Come and join us on
Tuesdays from 7.30pm at the
Aldeburgh Community Centre.
No audition required. Next
concerts Saturday 5 March
2016 at 7.30pm Haydn The
Creation at Snape Maltings
Concert Hall and Saturday 21
May 2016 at 7.30pm The
Glory of Vivaldi at Orford
Church. Saturday 18 March
2017 at 7.30pm Lambert The
Rio Grande and Orff Carmina
Burana Snape Maltings Concert
Hall. All tickets from Aldeburgh
Music Box Office.
Tel: 01728 602217
www.aldeburghmusic.club
Beauty at the Blue Door for
discerning ladies where only
the best will do. Manicures/
Pedicures, Shellac, Gelii,
Dermalogica facials and
product, Lash/brows, Waxperts
and more! Our pleasure to
welcome you!
Basement 18b High St
(entrance in Victoria Road)
Aldeburgh, IP15 5AB
Tel: 01728 452370
Snape Maltings is a unique
collection of Victoria Malthouses
containing a wide range of
shops, galleries and eateries.
Visit the Quay Gallery, House and
Garden, the Granary, Café 1885
and The Plough and Sail. Enjoy
the monthly Farmers’ Markets,
river trips and walks alongside
the River Alde. Open Monday to
Saturday from 10am, Sunday
from 10.30am – free car park.
Tel: 01728 688303
www.snapemaltings.co.uk
Antique & Collectors Centre, Snape
Maltings, 10am–5pm daily. 40
dealers offering an eclectic
range for all pockets & interests.
Tel: 01728 688038
The Gainsborough String Quartet
can add something special to
your wedding or party.
Tel: 07768986014
[email protected]
Good Neighbours Scheme There
are more than 20 volunteer-run
schemes in Suffolk who assist
people with errands, shopping,
befriending and transport. In the
Aldeburgh area call Agnes on
07773 031064 or Aldringhamcum-Thorpe 07521 047843.
For more information about
setting up a scheme:
Tel: 01473 345300
[email protected]
Lettering Arts Centre, Snape
Maltings Showcasing the best
British and International
lettering design and
craftsmanship. GALLERY with
changing programme of
exhibitions and SHOP featuring
contemporary objects and advice
on commissioning new work from
over 70 leading lettering artists.
Tel: 01728 688393
www.letteringartstrust.org.uk
Long Shop Museum, Leiston
Open 22 March to 29 October
Discover industrial Britain in rural
Suffolk among the atmospheric
Victorian factory buildings and
magnificent machines built by
Garretts of Leiston.
Tel: 01728 832189
[email protected]
www.longshopmuseum.co.uk
O&C Butcher Ladieswear,
Menswear, Footwear. 129–131
High St Aldeburgh. Wide range
of quality town and country
clothing available in store or
online. Tel: 01728 452229
www.ocbutcher.co.uk
The Red House Discover Britten
at the place where he lived
and worked: The Red House.
Visit his studio and browse our
engaging exhibition on the man
and his music
See www.brittenpears.org or call
01728 451700 for details of
charges, tours and events.
The Red House, Golf Lane,
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
The Southwold Concert Series
offers creative and bold
programmes, combining the
traditional with more progressive
repertoire, and young artists
feature prominently. Concerts
are in St Edmunds Church, a
15th-century building in
Southwold. Tickets £12.
Tel: 01502 726161
[email protected]
Thorpeness Emporium
Antiques and Collectables over
30 dealers. Yards from the Sea
and Meare. Cafe.
Tel: 01728 454639
www.thorpenessemporium.co.uk
Aldeburgh Music will be helping
to co-ordinate audience car
sharing. If you would like to be
put in touch with other
audience members from your
area please contact us.
Tel: 01728 687100
www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Other exhibitions
Suffolk Craft Society
45th Summer Exhibition
7 July – 31 August
The very best of Suffolk
contemporary craftwork is
available to see, to buy and to
learn more about at this
long-established part of the
Aldeburgh summer. Includes
jewellery, ceramics, furniture,
metalwork, printmaking,
glassware, textiles and more.
Peter Pears Gallery,
152 High St, Aldeburgh
Open 10am – 5pm daily
Tel. 01473 432865
www.suffolkcraftsociety.org
Advertise here
To advertise your
accommodation
or business here please
contact Nikki Horton,
Operations Administrator
on 01728 687161,
email nhorton@
aldeburgh.co.uk
or www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Aldeburgh Music is grateful for the support of its
partners in the business community:
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Acknowledgements
Aldeburgh Music gratefully acknowledges
generous support from:
Aldeburgh Music works in close
association with the Britten–Pears
Foundation and gratefully acknowledges
its substantial financial support for the
Britten–Pears Young Artist Programme.
Open Space, Aldeburgh’s expanded
residency programme is generously
supported by
Recipient of a Catalyst Arts: Endowments
grant to raise £1m for the Aldeburgh
Music Endowment Fund and have these
funds matched £ for £
Aldeburgh Music Endowment Fund is a
registered charity No. 282610
Aldeburgh Music is grateful for the
invaluable support of The Haskel Family
Charities; The Leverhulme Trust; The
Monument Trust; Trinity College, London;
Garfield Weston Foundation; Youth
Music; and the many other trusts and
foundations, individuals, businesses and
other private organisations that support
our work.
Aldeburgh Festival is a
registered trademark®
Aldeburgh Music is a registered charity
No. 261383 and a company limited by
guarantee registered in England and Wales
No. 980281
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FRI 29 JUL
Piccadilly Dance
Orchestra 7.30pm
SAT 30 JUL
Hugh Masekela Band
7.30pm
SUN 31 JUL
Tommy Emmanuel
7.30pm
MON 1 AUG
Jon Boden 7.30pm
TUE 2 AUG
The King’s Singers
7.30pm
WED 3 AUG
Backstage Tour
12 noon
Suffolk Youth
Orchestra 7.30pm
FRI 5 AUG
The Big Chris Barber
Band 7.30pm
SUN 14 AUG
Claire Martin &
Ray Gelato 7.30pm
TUE 23 AUG
BBC Concert
Orchestra II 7.30pm
SAT 6 AUG
Ian Bostridge
7.30pm
MON 15 AUG
No Snape Prom
(Aldeburgh Carnival)
WED 24 AUG
Backstage Tour
12 noon
SUN 7 AUG
Treacherous Orchestra
7.30pm
TUE 16 AUG
Belcea Quartet 7.30pm
Participate 2pm
MON 8 AUG
Barry Cryer and
Colin Sell 7.30pm
TUE 9 AUG
Clare Teal 7.30pm
WED 10 AUG
Backstage Tour
12 noon
Paul Lewis 7.30pm
THU 11 AUG
Open Session:
Sweet Tooth 6pm
THU 4 AUG
NYO Creative Hub
Pre-Concert Event
6pm
Cara Dillon 7.30pm
National Youth
Orchestra 7.30pm
SAT 13 AUG
Tango Siempre 7.30pm
FRI 12 AUG
BBC Big Band 7.30pm
WED 17 AUG
Backstage Tour
12 noon
National Youth Choir of
Great Britain 7.30pm
Le Vent du Nord
7.30pm
THU 25 AUG
Open Session:
Bartosz Glowacki 6pm
Show of Hands 7.30pm
THU 18 AUG
Tasmin Little &
Martin Roscoe 7.30pm
FRI 26 AUG
Open Session:
Richard Scott 6pm
FRI 19 AUG
Elaine Paige 7.30pm
Angela Hewitt
7.30pm
SAT 20 AUG
Britten–Pears
Orchestra 7.30pm
SAT 27 AUG
Come and Sing Grease
4pm
SUN 21 AUG
Rosanne Cash 7.30pm
Black Dyke Brass
Band 7.30pm
MON 22 AUG
BBC Concert
Orchestra I 7.30pm
Sun 28 AUG
John Wilson Orchestra
7.30pm
OTHER EVENTS
WED 13 JUL
Participate: Carers
and Cared-for
Workshop 2pm
FRI 22 JUL
Open Session: AYM
& Britten Sinfonia
Academy 4pm
FRI 29 JUL
Open Session: AYM &
Sanju Sahai 4pm
SUN 4 SEP
Suffolk Youth Music
Gala Concert 5pm
THU 8 – WED 14 SEP
Public Masterclasses:
Bartók String Quartets
2pm
FRI 9 SEP
Márta Sebestyén
7.30pm
SAT 10 SEP
Open Session: The
Hermes Experiment 6pm
SAT 17 SEP
Trianon Choir and
Symphony Orchestra
7.30pm
Aldeburgh Music Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
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