Manchester Collective

Manchester Collective
OriginManchester, England
GenresClassical, experimental
OccupationChamber ensemble
Years active2016-Present
LabelBedroom Community
Websitemanchestercollective.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]

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 Selaocoe,[9] Vijay Iyer,[10][11] Alice Zawadzki,[12] Moor Mother, Edmund Finnis,[13] and Hannah Peel.[14]

In addition to commissioning new works, 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, 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 12 June 2024, they announced composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman as their Co-Artistic Director.[23]

In April 2025, Manchester Collective premiered Refractions at Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) and Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Co-commissioned by the Southbank Centre and Bridgewater Hall, the programme interwove compositions by Clark, arranged for the ensemble by Singh, with works from the classical canon ranging from Hildegard of Bingen and Bach to Ligeti, performed with Clark's live electronics and choreography by Melanie Lane as a continuous programme without interval.[24][25][26]

The ensemble has released four studio albums on Bedroom Community.[27]

Discography

Albums

  • The Centre is Everywhere (2021) - Bedroom Community
  • Shades (2022) - Bedroom Community
  • Neon (2023) - Bedroom Community
  • End of My Days (2024) - Bedroom Community

EPs

  • Recreation (2020) - Bedroom Community

References

  1. ^ Claire, Jackson (25 September 2024). "Manchester Collective: 'Our curiosity to do things differently marks us out'". PRS for Music. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Creation and evolution: Manchester Collective". The Strad. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Manchester Collective". Manchester Collective. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ^ Jackson, Claire (25 September 2024). "Manchester Collective: 'Our curiosity to do things differently marks us out'". PRS for Music. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Manchester Collective". Bedroom Community. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. ^ Beale, Robert (11 October 2024). "Kanga, Manchester Collective, Singh, RNCM Manchester review - string ensemble playing at its most rewarding". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ Clements, Andrew (18 August 2021). "Manchester Collective/Mahan Esfahani review – high energy Proms debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ Clements, Andrew (2 February 2024). "Manchester Collective review – Freya Waley-Cohen's incantations cast a powerful spell". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. ^ Wolfson, David (7 April 2024). "Manchester Collective's Sirocco blows away New York". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ Hromin, Michelle (27 September 2024). "At London's Wigmore Hall, Manchester Collective Celebrates the Multifaceted Work of Vijay Iyer". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ^ Morrison, Richard (24 September 2024). "Manchester Collective review — the gripping world of Vijay Iyer". The Times. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ^ Evans, Rian (6 February 2023). "Manchester Collective/Bag of Bones review – hauntingly seductive meditation on family and freedom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b Clements, Andrew (6 May 2024). "Sansara/Manchester Collective review – an exquisitely colourful tribute to Rothko Chapel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  14. ^ Clements, Andrew (21 August 2023). "Proms 45 & 46: BBCSO/Oramo; Manchester Collective review – Mahler with martial zeal and shimmering electronic works". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  15. ^ Ingeldeev, Marat (7 May 2024). "A great celebration of Feldman's Rothko Chapel at the QEH". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ Maddocks, Fiona (1 October 2022). "The week in classical: Aida; Candide; Manchester Collective: Weather – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  17. ^ Daughter, Prospero's (24 October 2023). "REVIEW: Manchester Collective redefines classical music with electrifying fusion at Future Yard". Birkenhead News. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Review Black Angels: Manchester Collective & Harrga, Strange Brew, Bristol by James Ellis". Get The Chance. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  19. ^ Hewett, Ivan; Kenyon, Nicholas; Brown, Mark (9 October 2024). "Falling into the beautiful abyss of Robert Schumann, plus the best of October's classical concerts". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  20. ^ Clements, Andrew (18 August 2021). "Manchester Collective/Mahan Esfahani review – high energy Proms debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Manchester Collective". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Ensemble: Winners to date". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  23. ^ Ewell, Theo. "Manchester Collective announces new Co-Artistic Director". Gramophone. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Refractions". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  25. ^ "Time Travel in Sound: Manchester Collective's Refractions at the Southbank Centre". Autre. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  26. ^ "Refractions – Programme". Manchester Collective. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  27. ^ "Manchester Collective Songs, Albums, Reviews, ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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