Lie Down and Listen, Baroque Bliss, Hallé St Peter's, Manchester

Lie Down & Listen: Baroque Bliss, Friday 29 January & Saturday 30 January

Baroque Bliss comes to the beautiful Hallé St Peter's in Manchester this January, led by singer and sound healer Catarina Carvalho with special guest Toby Carr, one of the UK's leading theorbo and lute players.

The blissful Tibetan bowl sound healing and lying down classical concert experience that's been selling out across the UK, Ireland and the US arrives in Manchester with Baroque Bliss.

"Utterly Blissed Out" The Financial Times

Location:
Hallé St Peter's, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF

Built in 1859 in the heart of Ancoats, St Peter's stood silent for decades before it was lovingly restored and reopened in 2013 as a home for the Hallé orchestra. You'll be lying down in a room that was brought back to life for music.

What to expect:
This is your space to slow down and exhale at the end of a long winter month. As Catarina's voice and the cleansing vibrations of Tibetan bowls wash over you, you'll feel your breath deepen, your shoulders drop and the noise of the week fall away.

Then comes the quietest and most tender of music. Toby Carr, whose theorbo playing The Guardian has called "sensuous and vivid", fills the space with blissful, melancholic baroque melodies on the lute and deep, warm resonances on the theorbo, with Catarina's angelic voice rising gently above them. It's music that asks nothing of you, and as it holds you, you'll feel the mind quieten and the heart open.

You'll leave feeling soothed, lighter and deeply rested, carrying a sense of calm with you into the weeks ahead.

We can't wait to welcome you to this very special Lie Down and Listen.

Dates:
Friday 29th January: 3pm and 5.30pm
Saturday 30th January: 11am, 2pm and 4.30pm

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

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

★★★★★
"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

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

Meet Your Host: Catarina

Catarina is a classical singer and sound artist with a passion for embodied sound. Her journey from opera into yoga led her to use voice and sound to help people feel and process emotion without judgement. Alongside her work in yoga studios and schools, she runs community choirs, including singing groups for people living with dementia.

About Toby Carr

Toby Carr is a lutenist and guitarist who performs across the UK and beyond as a soloist, chamber musician and continuo player, on renaissance lute, baroque guitar and theorbo. The Guardian has described his theorbo playing as "sensuous and vivid", and Gramophone has praised his "delicate touch". Toby has joined Lie Down and Listen for sold out sessions at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and brings the deep resonances of baroque music to this experience.