Manchester Collective present a tectonic musical journey through the elements, with rock, fire and oil, featuring works by James Tenney, Luke Mombrea, Bach and Hildur Guðnadottir.
Manchester Collective return to The Hall, Aviva Studios on Friday 4 December with Black Gold, a programme they describe as a tectonic journey through rock, fire and oil. It's a bass-heavy shift for the ensemble, built around James Tenney's Glissade and Luke Mombrea's atmospheric Black Gold.
Mombrea's piece is an audiovisual one, tracing the history of a disastrous oil well fire through fragmented photographs and textural projections by visual artist Nate Mohler. Filling the gaps are a new commission by composer Sasha Scott and contemplative Bach chorales, alongside a cinematic vista by Hildur Guðnadottir, who wrote the scores for TÁR, The Joker and Chernobyl. The ensemble is noted for its imaginative programming and immersive performances, and this set brings together a wide range of material: a new commission, a piece of audiovisual history, Bach chorales, and a score by one of the most sought-after composers working today.
The line-up for the night is flute, viola, cello, double bass and percussion, with visuals by Nate Mohler. The whole thing runs for 85 minutes plus an interval. Anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult 18+, and there are no babes in arms.
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Doors open at 7.30pm. Standard tickets are £28, £22 and £17, with concessions up to 25% off and Aviva tickets at £10; a booking fee of £1.50 applies to all tickets.
