The  Dartington Music Summer School and Festival 2023 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 – https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/programme/summer-school/about/

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.

Most participants book a Courses and Concerts Pass. This pass gives you full access to the programme for your chosen week. You can pick a total of three courses, one in each session of the day. You also get access to all Wellbeing activities, and all concerts in our Festival programme.

Single course passes and observer passes are also available for the Dartington Music Summer School 2023.

For the full ‘Dartington experience’, you can add an accommodation package to your booking, or you can make your own arrangements off-site if you prefer. Accommodation packages run Saturday to Saturday, so you can take full advantage of all the week’s events.

All musical abilities are catered for, from absolute beginners to advanced postgraduate students. We’ve created four to five categories (depending on the week selected), which you’ll see marked throughout the course programme. We’ve given a general idea of what level you should be for each one, but this doesn’t always correspond directly to ability or confidence, so please use your own judgement when deciding which course is right for you, or send us an email to discuss it.

About

The Summer School of Music was originally established at the suggestion of William Glock at Bryanston School in 1948. It quickly became a meeting ground for those hungry to explore a new musical landscape. The Summer School moved to Dartington in 1953 and has flourished here as a cornerstone of the musical calendar ever since.

Throughout its history, the Summer School has been blessed with a faculty of the very best performers, teachers, creators and innovators, who give generously of their time, expertise and artistry. They inspire all who share a love of music: young musicians at the start of their careers, enthusiastic amateurs, families, and professional musicians and artists. Broad backgrounds and a shared passion define the Summer School community.