The Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival has been working in East Sussex since 1998, and in local schools for the past 18 years. There are few opportunities to hear world class musicians locally, and our concerts meet this need. We have also observed a decline in classical music and arts education provided in the state school system over the years. We have received feedback that our workshops are beneficial to the school communities, and in particular to children with educational needs.

We will present a programme of 9 concerts over 4 days, and arrange a series of 15 music workshops in five schools, culminating in a performance by the children who have participated in the workshops as part of our public performances. Our concerts will feature both internationally renowned artists, and younger emerging artists. Our workshops will be delivered by experienced project leader Sam Glazer who has worked with us for 15 years, with hugely positive feedback from participating schools.