In their first major touring project of the year, Manchester Collective are bringing a strange and unsettling set of otherworldly music to Farsley’s Sunny Bank Mills later this month.
Manchester Collectiveās musicians and creative producers aim to shape new ways of experiencing classical music through their experimental programming and daring cross-art collaborations.
Molly Joyceās ecstatic High and Low opens the programme ā a solo piano presented as a celestial, supercharged, percussive force of nature.
Curved Form (St Endellion) by Alex Groves, performed live for the first time, conjures up a meditative seascape for live electronics and strings.
Listeners are submerged in cascading tides and layered textures, contrasting sharply with Andrew Hamiltonās frenetic In Beautiful May.
The night finishes with George Crumbās enigmatic Vox Balaenae, performed on instruments that are amplified and modified.
āVoice of the Whaleā runs on 30 September at The Old Woollen at Sunny Bank Mills, featuring music by Alex Groves, Molly Joyce and George Crumb: More details and booking details can be found here.
Manchester Collective are holding major residencies at Londonās Southbank Centre, St Georgeās Bristol and HallĆ© St Peterās in Manchester alongside intimate gigs in Salford, Farsley, Birkenhead and Nottingham.