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Snape Maltings Concert Hall
As audiences outgrew the Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh church and the other parish churches, halls and private houses of East Suffolk used as festival venues, the need for a dedicated festival concert hall became apparent. It was decided to convert part of a disused maltings at Snape. Funds were raised and Arup Associates were appointed architects. The new concert hall at Snape Maltings was opened by the Queen on 2 June 1967, the first day of the 20th Aldeburgh Festival. With these new facilities festivals could be planned on a larger scale than previously possible.
Over the years activities at Snape Maltings have continued to grow, events increasingly being organised at different times of the year rather than concentrated in a single June festival. These have included concerts during spring weekends and at Easter, a Snape Maltings Proms season and an October Britten festival.
Today Aldeburgh Music provides an extensive year-round programme of events and performances in addition to the thriving annual Festival.
Photo: Nigel Luckhurst.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Today the centre of a creative campus run by our sister organisation, Aldeburgh Music
As audiences outgrew the Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh church and the other parish churches, halls and private houses of East Suffolk used as festival venues, the need for a dedicated festival concert hall became apparent. It was decided to convert part of a disused maltings at Snape. Funds were raised and Arup Associates were appointed architects. The new concert hall at Snape Maltings was opened by the Queen on 2 June 1967, the first day of the 20th Aldeburgh Festival. With these new facilities festivals could be planned on a larger scale than previously possible.Over the years activities at Snape Maltings have continued to grow, events increasingly being organised at different times of the year rather than concentrated in a single June festival. These have included concerts during spring weekends and at Easter, a Snape Maltings Proms season and an October Britten festival.
Today Aldeburgh Music provides an extensive year-round programme of events and performances in addition to the thriving annual Festival.
Photo: Nigel Luckhurst.