Suffolk's world famous concert venue Snape Maltings is seeking permission for an outdoor stage and seating to allow it to continue its programme of events this summer and meet any Covid restrictions.
Published:
4:43 PM May 27, 2021
There s lots to do in Suffolk this June
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As summer gets ever closer, we ve gathered some great events and things to do in the county this June
Primadonna Festival (July 30 - August 1)
Museum of East Anglian Life, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket IP14 1SL
The Primadonna Festival is taking place at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket from July 30 to August 1. Primadonna 2021 promises a mix of big names and emerging voices in fiction and non-fiction, as well as comedy, live music, food and performance, with talent including Grace Dent and Andi Oliver.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall is ready to stage live music again Picture: MATT JOLLY
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Concerts will be resuming at the world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall from the end of May marking the start of ‘Summer at Snape’.
Britten Pears Arts will be returning to live music-making with audiences indoors at Snape Maltings from Friday May 21, subject to the rollout of the government’s roadmap.
Live music is returning to Snape Maltings from May for a series of concerts called Summer at Snape Photo:Philip Vile
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The first event sees the return of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Pianist, conductor and composer Ryan Wigglesworth will direct Mozart from the piano and conducts a programme featuring his own work alongside music by Julian Anderson and Britten. There will be two concerts at 4pm and 7pm and the latter will be broadcast that evening on BBC Radio 3.
The Snape Maltings Concert Hall will be hosting live music again by the summer
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Britten-Pears Arts, formerly Snape Maltings, home of the Aldeburgh Festival, has announced plans for reopening the site which it hopes will lead to live performances on site by May.
Chief executive Roger Wright, in a letter to supporters, has laid out the organisation’s own roadmap out of lockdown and although many details are still to be confirmed he says it wants to be producing live music again by the summer.
He said: “We are excited about the prospect of starting concerts and events again and re-opening our sites and shops.