The most celebrated British composer of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten was a giant of the world stage whose roots were firmly in East Anglia, his music inspired by its landscapes and sea.
He was born in Lowestoft on 22nd November 1913, schooled at Greshams, Holt, gave numerous performances in Norwich and lived most of his life in Aldeburgh. Britten himself said: "My music has its roots in where I live and work" and these deep connections with Suffolk and Norfolk form the basis of Familiar Fields.
Familiar Fields is a promotional platform coordinating and promoting performances and events by music and arts organisations across Suffolk and Norfolk to celebrate the life of a great East Anglian and taking place over the 12 month period leading up to the centenary.
Find out more?
Details of these events, together with information about visiting Norfolk
and Suffolk during the centenary celebrations, will be available on the full
version of this website from Spring 2012.
To request more information about Familiar Fields as it becomes available, simply subscribe by filling in the two boxes below. We guarantee your privacy.
Want to take part?
If you are an arts organisation or individual who would like to take part in
Familiar Fields, then please contact:
Michael Nutt, Administrator
info@familiarfields.org,
t. 01603 503718 m. 07952 468363
