Lie Down and Listen, Deep C Resonance, Pip and Jim's, Cheltenham

Lie Down & Listen: Deep C Resonance, Friday 20th November

The blissful Tibetan bowl sound healing and lying down classical concert experience that's been selling out across the U.K, comes to Pip and Jim's in Cheltenham this November with Deep C Resonance, featuring cellist Colin Alexander.

"Utterly Blissed Out" The Financial Times

Location:
Pip and Jim's (St Philip and St James), 60 Grafton Road, Cheltenham GL50 2DD

What to expect:
Feel the deep and powerful resonance of the cello in the stunning surroundings of Pip and Jim's. Leading cellist Colin Alexander joins pianist and founder Christina McMaster to guide you through a deeply relaxing and uplifting sound healing and lying down classical concert experience, with Bach cello suites to put a smile on your face and joy in your heart.
The simplicity of the deep C string on the cello is like a grounding call to reconnect. You'll feel rooted and relaxed, ready to absorb the beautiful sounds of Tibetan bowls and gongs, followed by uplifting and joyous Bach. This experience also features one of Colin's own pieces, gently guiding you into a rhythmic, trance like state of calm and restoration.
We can't wait to welcome you to this very special Lie Down and Listen.

Dates:
Friday 20th November: 3pm, 5.30pm and 7.45pm

Tickets:
£45 (plus £1.75 booking fee)
Includes:

• 90mins experience
• Mattresses, cushions and blankets provided for your comfort

About Lie Down and Listen
Lie Down and Listen was founded by pianist Christina McMaster and has previously partnered with unique heritage buildings across the UK and Ireland, including at Highgrove His Majesty The King's Gloucestershire Residence, The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, and the historic Trinity College in Dublin. The locations themselves are as much part of the experience, offering guests the opportunity to truly dwell and experience a feeling of awe in historical places

What Our Guests Are Saying
★★★★★ 5.0 from 185 Google reviews

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"I have been moved to tears every single time I have attended. I cannot recommend them enough!"
– Diane Abeno, Google review

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"Christina's graceful presence and gentle reminder for us to carve out time to slow down to listen is needed in a world that always asks us for more. What a beautiful session."
– Emma Hodgkinson-Last, Google review

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"The most surreal and relaxing experience I've ever had… Highly recommended…on leaving…I am floating"
– Paula Taylor, Google review

Meet Your Host: Christina McMaster

Christina McMaster is a pianist, composer and founder of Lie Down & Listen – a truly creative spirit fascinated by deep listening and sound. She has performed at numerous festivals U.K and worldwide, featured on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3, Classic FM.

She attended the Purcell School and was selected as a young artist in residence at St John's Smith square. She studied with Joanna MacGregor at The Royal Academy of Music and was later appointed an Associate. She has been a mentor for Geneva International Music Competition, UNESCO Day of the Girl, and given talks at Universities in the U.K and U.S, including at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Christina has collaborated with numerous visual artists, leading composers and artists - including composers Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Freya Waley-Cohen, Folk music legend Peggy Seeger and electronic artist Tom Middleton.

"An incredibly sensitive intuitive player who brings out the mystery and beauty of these pieces"
- Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3

"One of the most talked about concerts of our festival."
Alistair MacGowan, Artistic Director of Ludlow Piano Festival

She was a Visiting Associate at Kings College in London, developing the 'Sound Mind' project with Dr Sally Marlow which evolved into Lie down & Listen. In April 2023, Christina premiered her composition 'Inner Temple' inspired by 12th Century Priestess Hildegard Von Bingen. In December 2024, she premiered another of her compositions - 'Sound Journey to Mars' - created for Artist Luke Jerram's 'Mars' installation at the Painted Hall in London. Christina has a particular interest in 20th Century French Music – and spent many summers studying in Aix-en-Provence with Bernard Flavigny.

About Colin Alexander

Colin Alexander is a cellist and composer working across a range of disciplines and traditions. Whilst collaborating with artists such as Kit Downes, Héloïse Werner, Abel Selaocoe, Max Baillie, Alice Zawadzki, Sean Shibe and Misha Mullov-Abbado, Colin also performs with a variety of ensembles such as 12 Ensemble, LSO Ensemble for composers, Phaedra Ensemble and United Strings of Europe.

Alongside his performing schedule, he has written new works for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, Contrechamps, The Mercury Quartet, Hyper Duo, Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain and Bush Theatre, London. He features on a variety of recordings on Delphian Records, Nonclassical, Accidental Records and October House Records.

Recent projects have included a new electro-acoustic commission for flamenco dancer, live cello and electronics for Resolution Festival 2025, a world premiere at London's Wigmore Hall and a series of performances of his own solo cello suites - works described by Fiona Maddocks in The Observer as “quixotic and otherworldly, and strongly recommended”.

Colin is also a founding member of miré with Kit Downes (organ) and Héloïse Werner (voice) – a trio where three distinct musical minds collide, entangle, melt and reform. Their debut EP Revelries was released in January 2026 on Delphian Records.