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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]

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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, 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 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]

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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

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