Blyth Valley Chamber Music

Each summer, Blyth Valley Chamber Music presents a series of six or seven afternoon concerts in Cratfield, Suffolk (UK) in St Mary’s parish church. Cratfield is a small village in rolling countryside about 15 minutes drive west of the A12, close to Halesworth and Yoxford (see map). Concerts are at 3pm on Sundays.

The concerts are of chamber music, often featuring younger performers, many with connections to the nearby Aldeburgh Festival and the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. Each season mixes well-established works from the core repertoire with lesser known and new music, including first performances. In 2007 Blyth Valley Chamber Music celebrated its twentieth anniversary, with the world première on 15 July of a new string quartet commissioned from Simon Rowland-Jones.

For information on individual concerts in 2008, click the ‘Concerts 2008’ tab above. When final details are published, buttons under each concert will lead to further information on the performers, recommended recordings on CD and seat availability for the concert. Each seat availability page also explains how to book.