Voice of the Whale — Birkenhead

Manchester Collective

IN THE DARK AND LONELY DEPTHS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THE WHALES ARE SINGING. LISTEN CLOSELY. CAN YOU HEAR THEM?

Future Yard

In Manchester Collective’s first major touring project of the year, we bring together a strange and unsettling set of otherworldly music.Molly Joyce’s ecstatic ‘High and Low’ opens the programme – 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 Hamilton’s frenetic ‘In Beautiful May’.In the end though, it’s back to the sea. Down, down, down. The night finishes with George Crumb’s enigmatic ‘Vox Balaenae’, performed on instruments that are amplified and modified. Music from another world.<a href="https://manchestercollective.co.uk/whale" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">manchestercollective.co.uk/whale</a>

Future Yard in Birkenhead is our new Merseyside home this season. One of the most exciting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/02/community-not-profit-creative-renaissance-of-birkenhead-future-yard" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">new music venues in the UK</a>, the 350-capacity space re-imagines the role of a live music venue and acts as a regional hub for artist development. Doors open from 7pm. The performance will start at 8pm sharp. The bar will be open and serving food and drink before the show. Please note the venue operates a fully cashless service. Seating available. You can read about the venue's Covid-19 measures <a href="https://futureyard.org/covid-19-procedures/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. If you have any specific access requests, <a href="https://futureyard.org/accessibility/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">head here</a>.

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