Manchester Collective are an exciting new force in the classical music world combining contemporary music with classical repertoire in unusual spaces, playing in concert halls, club spaces and warehouses up and down the UK. 

Their events have a theatrical edge to them drawing on the space surrounding the players, in turn creating an ambience that makes performance more electrifying. And in the process audiences are more attuned to hearing the unusual or unfamiliar.

Be sure to take a listen to their brilliant EP ‘Recreation’ released in 2020 to get a sense of the kind of sounds they’re creating. 

Manchester Collective commissioned major works by artists including Edmund Finnis, Freya Waley-Cohen, Hannah Peel, Lyra Pramuk, and Vessel.

Recent highlights include the creation of Dark Days, Luminous Nights, a daring installation made under lockdown with Blackhaine and Simon Buckley; Sirocco, the international sensation featuring South African cellist Abel Selaocoe & Chesaba; and the world premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen’s Talisman for string orchestra.