Manchester Collective

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Manchester Collective
Origin Manchester, England
Genres Classical, experimental
Occupation Chamber ensemble
Years active2016-Present
Labels Bedroom Community
Website manchestercollective.co.uk

Manchester Collective is a chamber-music ensemble consisting of a rotating group of musicians. Its repertoire generally consists of 20th and 21st century works with a focus on commissioning living composers. [1] [2] They are supported by the Arts Council England, Foyle Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation and the PRS Foundation. [3] [4]

Contents

History

Manchester Collective was founded in 2016 by violinist and composer Rakhi Singh. [5]

They have commissioned works by contemporary composers such as Kelly Moran, Ben Nobuto, Zubin Kanga, [6] Oliver Leith, Mahan Esfahani, [7] Héloïse Werner, [8] Abel Selacoe, [9] Vijay Iyer, [10] [11] Alice Zawadzki, [12] Moor Mother, Edmund Finnis, [13] and Hannah Peel. [14]

In addition to commissioning new works, the Manchester Collective also performs 20th-century classical repertoire by composers such as works by Arvo Pärt, [15] Morton Feldman, [13] Michael Gordon, [16] Steve Reich, [17] George Crumb, [18] and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. [19]

In 2021, the Manchester Collective made their Royal Albert Hall debut as part of the BBC Proms Festival alongside Mahan Esfahani. [20]

They are currently the artists-in-residence at the Southbank Centre. [21]

In 2023, they won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Ensemble award. [22]

On June 12, 2024, they announced composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman as their Co-Artistic Director. [23]

The ensemble has released four studio albums on Bedroom Community. [24]

Discography

Albums

EPs

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References

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