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The Britten-Pears Orchestra, formerly The Snape Maltings Training Orchestra, is the youth orchestra of the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme at Snape
Britten-Pears_Orchestra
Music education charity in Suffolk, England
Britten Pears Arts is a large music education organisation based in Suffolk, England. It aims to continue the legacy of composer Benjamin Britten and
Britten_Pears_Arts
English tenor (1910–1986)
works with Pears's voice in mind, and the singer played roles in more than ten operas by Britten. In the concert hall, Pears and Britten were celebrated
Peter_Pears
English composer and pianist (1913–1976)
media related to Benjamin Britten. Britten-Pears Foundation Britten 100 (Britten-Pears Foundation's website for the Britten centenary) Aldeburgh Music
Benjamin_Britten
world and also manages courses for the Britten-Pears Orchestra, formerly The Snape Maltings Training Orchestra. The contemporary composition and performance
Britten Pears Young Artist Programme
Britten_Pears_Young_Artist_Programme
Composition by Benjamin Britten
friends of Peter Pears and Britten, respectively. According to the Britten-Pears Foundation's War Requiem website, Dunkerley, one of Britten's closest friends
War_Requiem
Song cycle by Benjamin Britten
a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1940. It is composed for soprano or tenor soloist and string orchestra, and sets verse and prose
Les_Illuminations_(Britten)
Symphony by Benjamin Britten
The Symphony for Cello and Orchestra or Cello Symphony, Op. 68, was written in 1963 by the British composer Benjamin Britten. He dedicated the work to
Cello_Symphony_(Britten)
Historic site in Suffolk, England
was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and of his partner, Peter Pears, until the latter's death in 1986. It
The_Red_House,_Aldeburgh
Peter Pears and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Schwarz. Britten conducted a recording at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in 1960 with Pears, the
Nocturne_(Britten)
1945 orchestral work by Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, is a 1945 musical composition by Benjamin Britten with a subtitle Variations and Fugue on a Theme of
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
The_Young_Person's_Guide_to_the_Orchestra
Cello Concerto, performed by Rostropovich, alongside Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The two composers shared a ceremonial audience box
Cello_Sonata_(Britten)
Chamber orchestra
Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra ensemble based in Cambridge, UK. It was created in 1992, following an initiative from Eastern Arts and a number
Britten_Sinfonia
Series of compositions by Benjamin Britten
The cello suites by Benjamin Britten (Opp. 72, 80, and 87) are a series of three compositions for solo cello, dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. The
Cello_suites_(Britten)
Composition by Benjamin Britten
Op. 82, subtitled a Ballad for children's voices and orchestra is a composition by Benjamin Britten. He completed it in 1969, setting Bertolt Brecht's poem
Children's_Crusade_(Britten)
1960 opera by Benjamin Britten
64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer
A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)
A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream_(opera)
1943 song cycle by Benjamin Britten
horn players, orchestras and conductors from Britain, continental Europe, America and Australia. Britten and his partner, Peter Pears, returned to Britain
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Serenade_for_Tenor,_Horn_and_Strings
Arts festival in England
needed] In 1979, Rostropovich conducted the Britten–Pears School in a performance of Eugene Onegin (with Pears as guest in the role of M. Triquet, and Eric
Aldeburgh_Festival
Arts complex in Suffolk, England
the annual Aldeburgh Festival. It is now one of two headquarters for Britten Pears Arts, with the other being The Red House. The original purpose of the
Snape_Maltings_Concert_Hall
Cantata composed by Benjamin Britten
of the first Aldeburgh Festival in June 1948, with Peter Pears as the soloist. Benjamin Britten wrote the cantata Saint Nicolas, Op. 42, from December 1947
Saint_Nicolas_(Britten)
1959 mass setting by Benjamin Britten
Brevis in D, Op. 63, is a setting of the Latin mass completed by Benjamin Britten on Trinity Sunday, 1959. Set for three-part treble choir and organ, it
Missa_Brevis_(Britten)
1941 overture by Benjamin Britten
orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten. It was composed in 1941, while Britten and his life partner, the tenor Peter Pears, lived in the United States.
An_American_Overture
English conductor and trombonist (1945–2025)
conductor with the Britten-Pears Orchestra, Brook Street Band, Orquestra da Camara de Cascais e Oeiras, Corelli Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic
Peter_Bassano
1949 choral symphony by Benjamin Britten
by Benjamin Britten, his Opus 44. The work is scored for soprano, alto and tenor soloists, mixed choir, boys' choir and orchestra. Britten used texts of
Spring_Symphony
viola, cello and double bass. In February 1936, Britten revised the score for a small chamber orchestra with two horns and a small string section, which
Sinfonietta_(Britten)
1945 opera by Benjamin Britten
the title role in the opera house, or on record, or both are Britten's partner Peter Pears, who sang the part at the premiere, and Allan Clayton, Ben Heppner
Peter_Grimes
Five compositions by Benjamin Britten
Abraham and Isaac. Op. 51, was written in 1952 for Peter Pears, Kathleen Ferrier and Britten to perform as a fundraiser for the English Opera Group. The
Canticles_(Britten)
Composition by Benjamin Britten
including the replacement of the third movement. This was Britten's first work for piano and orchestra, which he premiered as the soloist at a Promenade Concert
Piano_Concerto_(Britten)
1940 composition by Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20, for orchestra is a sinfonia written by Benjamin Britten in 1940 at the age of 26. It was one of several works commissioned
Sinfonia_da_Requiem
Holborn, conducted by Reginald Goodall. Britten played the viola in the unnamed orchestra. In 1961, Britten composed Jubilate Deo, also in C major, as
Te_Deum_in_C_(Britten)
Sculpture by Maggi Hambling
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is a tribute to composer Benjamin Britten. Hambling commissioned local business J. T. Pegg & Sons LTD to create the
Scallop_(sculpture)
1963 studio album
recording of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem was the first set of the work to be released. It features Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Britten's War Requiem (1963 recording)
Britten's_War_Requiem_(1963_recording)
1937 composition by Benjamin Britten
Pears, with the BBC Chorus and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The conductor was Trevor Harvey. The complete work lasted just under 45 minutes. Britten confided
The_Company_of_Heaven
Op. 64, A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera (libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, after William Shakespeare), 1960 Op. 65, Sonata for cello and
List of compositions by Benjamin Britten
List_of_compositions_by_Benjamin_Britten
Single by London Symphony Orchestra
to pealing, overlapping choral fortissimo". Britten arranged the anthem for an SATB chorus and an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets
The National Anthem (Benjamin Britten)
The_National_Anthem_(Benjamin_Britten)
of variations for string orchestra, written collaboratively in 1952 by six English composers: Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten, Arthur Oldham, Humphrey
Variations on an Elizabethan Theme
Variations_on_an_Elizabethan_Theme
others. She served as concertmaster of YOA Orchestra of the Americas from 2006–2008, led the Britten-Pears Orchestra (at the Aldeburgh Festival) from 2007–2009
Ottawa_Symphony_Orchestra
1964 English music drama by Benjamin Britten
England, by the English Opera Group. The original cast included Britten regulars Peter Pears and Bryan Drake. The United States premiere was presented at
Curlew_River
1954 opera by Benjamin Britten
with the composer conducting, and as in many other Britten works, his life-partner tenor Peter Pears in a leading role, that of Quint. The original cast
The_Turn_of_the_Screw_(opera)
1946 opera by Benjamin Britten
Lucretia on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Information from the Britten Pears Foundation Study Guide Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
The_Rape_of_Lucretia
Collection of songs by Benjamin Britten
Friday Afternoons is a collection of twelve song settings by Benjamin Britten, composed 1933–35 for the pupils of Clive House School, Prestatyn, Wales
Friday_Afternoons
1937 composition by Benjamin Britten
is a work for string orchestra by Benjamin Britten. It was written in 1937 at the request of Boyd Neel, who conducted his orchestra at the premiere of the
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Variations_on_a_Theme_of_Frank_Bridge
Vaudeville for boys and piano
English composer Benjamin Britten (1913–76). The composer described it as a vaudeville. The boys act out parts as well as sing; Britten wrote on the score:
The_Golden_Vanity_(Britten)
1951 opera by Benjamin Britten
wrote incidental music). Forster met Britten in October 1942, when he heard Peter Pears and Britten perform Britten's Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo at the
Billy_Budd_(opera)
Song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten (1913–76) in August 1965 during a holiday visit with Peter Pears to Dilijan, Armenia, during the “Days of Benjamin Britten” hosted by
The_Poet's_Echo
1973 compositions by Richard Rodney Bennett dedicated to Britten: a concerto for orchestra and a work called Alba for organ. It was also used as the
Cantata_academica
Composition for string quartet by Benjamin Britten
String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36, by English composer Benjamin Britten, was written in 1945. It was composed in Snape, Suffolk and London, and
String Quartet No. 2 (Britten)
String_Quartet_No._2_(Britten)
Song cycle by Benjamin Britten
was performed by Peter Pears with accompaniment from pianist Roger Vignoles on a Thames Television broadcast from the Britten Pears Foundation on 29 November
Beware!_Three_Early_Songs
Holden, Amanda (Ed.), Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (Viking, 1993) Britten-Pears Foundation page on The Prodigal Son Recordings of The Prodigal Son on
The_Prodigal_Son_(Britten)
Benjamin Britten. It is a setting of a Latin hymn attributed to Saint Columba, the founder of Iona Abbey, and was published by Boosey & Hawkes. Britten composed
A_Hymn_of_St_Columba
Non-fiction book by John Bridcut on Benjamin Britten
such a sensitive subject in "an impeccably unsensational tone". The Britten-Pears Foundation described the book as having been "enthusiastically received
Britten's_Children
2025. Britten-Pears Orchestra Live Music Now Scotland Young Euro Classic List of youth orchestras "European Federation of National Youth Orchestras - Aims
European Federation of National Youth Orchestras
European_Federation_of_National_Youth_Orchestras
1954 vocal composition by Benjamin Britten
1954 vocal composition by Benjamin Britten for tenor, horn and piano. It is part of his series Canticles. Britten composed Canticle III, Still falls the
Canticle III: Still falls the rain
Canticle_III:_Still_falls_the_rain
1947 composition by Benjamin Britten
composition for viola and piano by Benjamin Britten, composed in 1930. It was published by Faber & Faber. Britten was a competent player of both viola and
Reflection_(Britten)
Composition by Benjamin Britten
The Simple Symphony, Op. 4, is a work for string orchestra or string quartet by Benjamin Britten. It was written between December 1933 and February 1934
Simple_Symphony
1963 composition by Benjamin Britten
Thematic Catalogue. Britten-Pears Foundation. 2012. Jobin-Bevans, Dean (2007). "Merging Perspectives: The Open-ended Nature of Brittens Parable Art and the
Cantata_misericordium
Choral composition
Carols, Op. 28 is an extended choral composition for Christmas by Benjamin Britten scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. The text, structured
A_Ceremony_of_Carols
Composition by Benjamin Britten
String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 94, by English composer Benjamin Britten was his last completed major work, and his last completed instrumental work
String Quartet No. 3 (Britten)
String_Quartet_No._3_(Britten)
1961 sacred choral composition by Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten's Jubilate Deo is a sacred choral setting of Psalm 100 in English, written in 1961 for St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, "at the request
Jubilate_Deo_(Britten)
Britten's only violin concerto
performed by Bronislav Gimpel and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Thomas Beecham in 1951. Britten wrote to Albert Goldberg in October 1950, saying: It
Violin_Concerto_(Britten)
of Catalan dances for orchestra (Catalan pronunciation: [muɲʒuˈik]), was written jointly by Lennox Berkeley and Benjamin Britten in 1937. Named for Montjuïc
Mont_Juic_(suite)
Britten was written in 1931. He revised it during his final illness, and it was first published in 1974. The quartet was completed during Britten's second
String Quartet in D major (Britten)
String_Quartet_in_D_major_(Britten)
Japanese conductor (born 1947)
laureate with the BBC NOW. From 1998 to 2001, he directed the Britten-Pears Orchestra. In 2012, Otaka was named international president of the Welsh
Tadaaki_Otaka
1936 documentary film directed by Harry Watt, Basil Wright
Jackson claimed Britten had only used five musicians, all of whom were hand picked. In order to keep the orchestra in time, Britten conducted to an "improvised
Night_Mail
piano, string quartet and string orchestra composed in 1939 by Benjamin Britten. Following a performance of Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Young_Apollo
Musical artist
Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Oxford Lieder Festival, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the
Mark_Stone_(baritone)
1958 children's opera by Benjamin Britten
aid rehearsals, Britten prepared a "demo" record of the opera with himself at the piano, and the various roles sung by him, Peter Pears, Imogen Holst,
Noye's_Fludde
The Britten-Pears Foundation acquired a manuscript of one of the realizations in 2019, a version of The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation which Britten wrote
Britten's Purcell realizations
Britten's_Purcell_realizations
1940 song cycle by Benjamin Britten
in whom is reflected") In 1974, Pears singled out Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo as one of the greatest works Britten had given him. Evans, Peter (1979)
Seven_Sonnets_of_Michelangelo
1974 composition by Benjamin Britten
works that include tenor parts written for Peter Pears and set non-biblical religious texts; Britten was the pianist in the premieres of the first four
Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus
Canticle_V:_The_Death_of_Saint_Narcissus
Song cycle by Benjamin Britten, set to texts by Robert Burns
in January 1976 by Britten's life partner Peter Pears and harpist Osian Ellis. It was the last piece which Britten wrote for Pears, and one of his very
A_Birthday_Hansel
composer Benjamin Britten, was written in the U.S. in 1941. The quartet was commissioned by arts patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, while Britten was living
String Quartet No. 1 (Britten)
String_Quartet_No._1_(Britten)
Composition by Benjamin Britten
on how Britten could be a better artist. This was to be one of the last works they collaborated on. According to Britten's partner Peter Pears in 1980
Hymn_to_St_Cecilia
Opera by Benjamin Britten
1998 ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5 Death in Venice page from Britten-Pears Foundation site. Includes link to audio file. Recordings of Death in
Death_in_Venice_(opera)
1952 composition by Benjamin Britten
January 1952 by Pears and Ferrier, with Britten as the pianist. It was published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1952, dedicated to the singers. Britten composed his
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
Canticle_II:_Abraham_and_Isaac
a fanfare for three trumpets written by the British composer Benjamin Britten for a "Pageant of Magna Carta" in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Fanfare_for_St_Edmundsbury
Composition by Benjamin Britten
Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, Op. 21, is a concertante music composition by Benjamin Britten. Britten wrote the work for Paul Wittgenstein
Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra
Diversions_for_Piano_Left_Hand_and_Orchestra
Choral composition by Benjamin Britten
particularly appealed to Britten: even before composing A Boy Was Born, he had started a set of variations for string orchestra which he was later to complete
A_Boy_Was_Born
1976 work by Benjamin Britten
The Tema "Sacher" is a composition for solo cello by Benjamin Britten. He composed it between December 1975 and January 1976. It resulted from a request
Tema_"Sacher"
1953 opera by Benjamin Britten
Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and
Gloriana
Choral composition by Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten's Five Flower Songs, Op. 47, is a set of five part songs to poems in English by four authors which mention flowers, composed for four
Five_Flower_Songs
Quartet, Op. 2, is the common name of a piece of chamber music by Benjamin Britten, a quartet for oboe and string trio composed in 1932. In the composer's
Phantasy_Quartet
August 1956) is an English arts administrator. Roger Wright was CEO of Britten Pears Arts until the end of July 2024 when he left the role after 10 years
Roger Wright (music administrator)
Roger_Wright_(music_administrator)
Phaedra, Op. 93, is a cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra by Benjamin Britten, written for Janet Baker. Phaedra was the composer's last vocal
Phaedra_(cantata)
Song cycle
Holderlin-Fragmente". Britten-Pears Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2015. "Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente: Song Cycle by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)". The
Sechs_Hölderlin-Fragmente
Te Deum, Op. 32, a sacred choral piece by the English composer Benjamin Britten, is a setting of the Te Deum from the Book of Common Prayer. It was composed
Festival_Te_Deum_(Britten)
Song cycle by Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten for tenor or soprano voice and piano, and published as his Op. 35. It was written for himself and his life-partner, the tenor Peter Pears, and
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne
The_Holy_Sonnets_of_John_Donne
Solo organ composed by Benjamin Britten
Vittoria". Britten Thematic Catalogue. Britten-Pears Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012. Bond, Timothy (Summer 2004). "Britten's Music for Organ:
Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
Prelude_and_Fugue_on_a_Theme_of_Vittoria
Song cycle based on Thomas Hardy's poetry
"Winter Words". Britten-Pears Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013. Johnson, Graham (2003). Britten, Voice and
Winter_Words_(song_cycle)
The Oxford Dictionary of Opera New York: OUP: 1992 ISBN 0-19-869164-5 Britten-Pears Foundation, page on The Burning Fiery Furnace Archived 20 February 2017
The_Burning_Fiery_Furnace
1936 song cycle by Benjamin Britten
Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (LPO) Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (BBC) OCLC 44873944 Elisabeth Söderström, Orchestra of Welsh
Our_Hunting_Fathers
Muse and romantic interest of Benjamin Britten (1920–2016)
1939 Britten went to the US with Peter Pears, ostensibly for work but also to escape the entry of Great Britain into World War II. While Britten was away
John_Woolford_(muse)
1947 composition by Benjamin Britten
all including a tenor with Peter Pears in mind, as a result of "the personal and creative relationship between Britten and his most important muse". All
Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his
Canticle_I:_My_beloved_is_mine_and_I_am_his
1938 musical composition by Benjamin Britten
Democracy is a 1938 piece for unaccompanied choir by British composer Benjamin Britten. In 1938, in reaction to the Munich Agreement and threat posed by the Axis
Advance_Democracy
English composer and conductor (1907–1984)
singing classes and developed into the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies, with its own training orchestra. By this time Imogen's performances
Imogen_Holst
Irish violinist, leader and concertmaster (1926–2013)
Irish Youth Orchestra, as well as violin tutor to the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He was head of strings at the Britten-Pears school of music
Hugh_Maguire_(violinist)
1943 cantata by Benjamin Britten
choral anthem – Mozart's Ave verum corpus (1791). Whilst Britten was visiting the US with Peter Pears, the poet W. H. Auden introduced him to the 1939 W. F
Rejoice_in_the_Lamb
1947 opera by Benjamin Britten
Albert Herring, Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten. Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera
Albert_Herring
French harpsichordist and conductor
Jeune Orchestre Atlantique, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, the Britten-Pears Orchestra). He works alongside the musicians of Les Talens Lyriques, to introduce
Christophe_Rousset
British conductor (1922 - 2005)
Britten proposed that Meredith Davies would conduct the orchestra, chorus and Heather Harper, and Britten himself would conduct the chamber orchestra
Meredith_Davies
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