Dartington Music Summer School & Festival

Four weeks of shared music making, learning and listening, from early music to jazz. Courses for all ages and abilities, accompanied by over 60 concerts and events, set against the backdrop of a medieval estate in the heart of Devon.

Dartington Music Summer School & Festival

Four weeks of shared music making, learning and listening, from early music to jazz. Courses for all ages and abilities, accompanied by over 60 concerts and events, set against the backdrop of a medieval estate in the heart of Devon.

Explore the Summer School & Festival

Our 2023 Festival runs from 22 July – 19 August – and we’ll be celebrating our 75th year of Summer School! 

If you’re new to the Festival, or need a refresher on how it all works, we recommend you read through this page before you get started, and you can also read Artistic Director Sara Mohr-Pietsch’s welcome message here.

Decide whether you’re attending courses, concerts or both, and then choose a package that’s right for you. You can also choose from a range of accommodation options on our beautiful estate as required.

Useful Links

Latest from @dartingtonarts

Join our Summer School artistic director @saramohrpietsch on BBC Radio 3's Night Tracks tonight for a special International Women's Day programme featuring some of today's most exciting female composers and artists, including Cassandra Miller, Anna Meredith, Thea Musgrave, Faten Kanaan, Tuulikki Bartosik, Nala Sinephro and My Brightest Diamond. Many of whom we have been lucky enough to join us at the Summer School - plus the legendary Thea Musgrave (pictured) is with us this summer. ...

A huge congratulations to @annalapwoodorgan for winning the coveted Gamechanger Award at last night's @royalphilsoc Awards!

She was praised by RPS Chief Executive James Murphy ‘for inspiring generations of younger musicians to see how they too might rise up to meet the world.’

We're incredibly excited that Anna will be joining us for Week 4 of Music Summer School 2023 (12 - 19 August) to lead our participants towards a performance of two complementary works for choir: Gabriel Fauré’s much-loved Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, and the ravishingly beautiful Missa Brevis by composer in residence, Thea Musgrave.

#classicalmusic #DartingtonSummerSchool #music #dartington #musicians #classicalmusicians #DartingtonMusic #choralmusic #organ
...

Are you an emerging musician or music student that would benefit from an immersive week of advanced tuition at our world-renowned Summer School? Or do you know someone who fits that description?

There's 1 month to go until our application deadline for advanced courses and bursaries!

We're thrilled to be welcoming so many incredible artists to lead our life-changing advanced courses and to be able to offer generous bursaries to selected students.

Early music: @fretworkviols, Emily White & Conor Hastings, Lynda Sayce
Composition: @cevannemusic, @larrygoves
Piano: @ivanapiano, @annatilbrook
Strings: @matthewbarleycello, @thomasgouldvln
Conducting: @alice.farnham.14
Baroque Orchestra: @rachelpodgerofficial, Gail Hennessy, Rachel Brown, Richard Tunnicliffe, Richard Thomas
Vocal: @marycbevan, James Gilchrist, @mhairiealawson
Jazz: @peteredwardsmusic, @jihad_darwish_ , @horn_identity, Ellie Smith

Applications are now open with a deadline of 27 March, find out and apply on our website by searching advanced courses and bursaries.

Please tag or share this post with anyone that might benefit from this opportunity.

#music #totnes #dartington #DartingtonSummerSchool #classicalmusic #classicalmusicians #musicians #DartingtonMusic #musicbursary
...

In Week 4 of the Dartington Music Summer School, taking place from 12 - 19 August, we can't wait to welcome some very exciting new and returning artists.

We're thrilled to be joined by @annalapwoodorgan – Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge – to lead the Big Choir in a performance of Faure’s beautiful Requiem. Andrew Watts reprises his popular vocal class, and Black Voices return with their sensational open gospel choir. Dartington favourite Steve Dummer will be leading the Big Band and Wind Band in week 4, and we’re delighted to welcome back pianist and bandleader Peter Edwards to lead our Jazz programme. For families, recorder player Jill Kemp will be our Pied Piper, leading towards a promenade performance of a newly-devised piece of music theatre in the Dartington grounds.

Courses and Concerts passes are on sale now. Visit the link in our bio to find out more about our exciting Summer School course programme and book your place.

#DartingtonMusic #DartingtonSummerSchool #Choir #choirmusic #Gospel #Jazz #music #totnes #dartington

Image description: Celia Wickham Anderson leads the open Gospel Choir in the courtyard, credit: Chris Leedham, 2018
...

Sign up for our emails

Password must contain at least 8 characters.
I confirm I am happy to receive marketing emails from The Dartington Hall Trust, containing news, events and special offers. I understand that in creating an account I am agreeing to the Terms and Conditions for this website. I understand that I can change my preferences at any time by visiting My Account.
Previous Next
Close
Test Caption
Test Description goes like this

Pin It on Pinterest