Dartington International Summer School

It was pitched at people who wanted to enjoy music, both professional (such as conservatoire students) and amateur.

The list of artists who taught or performed at the summer school at Dartington includes some of the most recognisable names in classical music and beyond: Arthur Rubinstein, Igor Stravinsky, Imogen Holst, Benjamin Britten, Peter Maxwell Davies, Ravi Shankar, Alfred Brendel, Simon Callow, Joanna MacGregor, Harrison Birtwistle, Martin Carthy, Dame Emma Kirkby, and many more.

Although the school was predominantly about classical music (from early through to contemporary), other genres such as digital, world, jazz and folk were also covered.

Artists and most participants were resident in accommodation on the Dartington Estate, with concerts taking place mainly in the old medieval banqueting hall (known as the Great Hall), and classes being taught around the medieval courtyard and in the studio buildings that used to be part of Dartington College of Arts.

In the same month, ChoralFest 2024, led by conductor Gavin Carr, was announced as the 76th summer school at Dartington, replacing the previous multi-week programme of courses and events.