Manchester Collective x The Marian Consort: Wintering

The festive season can often be a hectic time of year. Wintering is a balm for the soul– an invitation to slow down, to reconnect with the land and one another, as we usher in the solstice.

What if we made peace with the darkest time of year? Inspired by Katherine May’s bestselling book ‘Wintering’, a new piece from composer Samantha Fernando asks us to cherish nature’s fallow period and draw on its power for healing.

Vocal ensemble The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for this intimate performance of music across the centuries. Expect a deeply restorative evening, as we find respite in an alternative nativity song, crystalline harmonies, and a meditation on freedom and unity.

Programme

Andrzej Panufnik - Song to the Virgin Mary

Orlande de Lassus - Selections from Prophetiae Sibyllarum interspersed throughout the programme

David Lang - the national anthems: our land with peace, fame and glory

Samantha Fernando - Wintering (world première)*

*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall (with the generous support of the Marchus Trust and the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund)