The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme (BPYAP) was founded in 1972 by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. It continues to offer early career professional musicians high-level performance training from some of the world’s finest performers, teachers and creatives. The programme takes place through courses and residencies at our creative campus, set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in rural Suffolk.
We're looking for outstanding emerging young artists (18 or over) interested in exciting opportunities to further refine their skills and gain valuable input from industry professionals. Generally, young artists come on our courses once they have either graduated from formal training or are finishing their education, however there is no fixed upper age limit to apply. Being early career can look different for different artists, and we embrace those that have taken non-traditional routes in their training.
Following participation on a BPYAP course, young artists become part of the Britten Pears Arts family and could receive future opportunities within our performance programme, artist development work and outreach-based projects.
There are no course fees, and we cover international and UK travel along with local accommodation in Aldeburgh. There are no application fees. We currently have opportunities for singers, collaborative pianists, chamber ensembles, composers and contemporary performance artists on our 2025–26 programme.
DEADLINE: 17.02.25
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