What's On

Programme

7.30pm / Discussion with Ellie Slorach, Dr Michelle Phillips and Dr Jason Taylor
8pm / Performance by Kantos Choir

Traditional arr Ellie Slorach Golden Slumbers
Eric Whitacre Sleep
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Pseudo-Yoik
Mátyás Seiber Three Nonsense Songs
Josef Rheinberger Abendlied
Ēriks Ešenvalds Only in Sleep
Camden Reeves The Maze of Sleep
Kristina Arakelyan New Work (world première)
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Cloud Capp’d Towers
Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon
Billy Joel arr Philip Lawson Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Edmund Jolliffe Be not afeard
Interspersed with texts by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, John Keats, William Wordsworth and Emily Dickinson

Performers

Ellie Slorach director
Kantos Chamber Choir

About

Part of our new Inspirational Artists series.

Where do we go in our dreams?

As dusk drapes the world in velvet shadows, sleep whispers its invitation. It is here, in the quiet hours between night and dawn, where this music lives, embarking on a quest to discover what happens when we close our eyes. Journey through improvised soundscapes, poetry, and choral music by composers including Eric Whitacre, Laura Mvula, Vaughan Williams, and a new commission by Kristina Arakelyan to unveil the hidden landscapes of our dreams and the mysteries of the subconscious mind.

We also welcome members of the RNCM Research Department and the University of Manchester, who will study how our brain responds to live music during this event. They will give a short demonstration of their process before capturing and processing live brain wave data in real time and projecting it behind the choir, illustrating the extraordinary power of music.

Kantos are a trailblazing vocal ensemble, performing at the cutting edge of the creative scene. They produce vocal performances shaped by the music and stories they believe in. Performing music by everyone from 11th century visionary saints to genre-bending, experimental rock stars, Kantos prides itself on championing contemporary and well-known choral music.

Tickets:
Full Price £18
Student/Under 26 £12

Promoted by RNCM.

This event is due to finish at approximately 9pm.

Inspirational Artists Multibuy Offer

Automatically receive 15% off at least one ticket per event when you book three or more events in this series. Events must be purchased in a single transaction, and this promotion cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.