Friday 6th November and Saturday 7th November
Lie Down & Listen:
Baroque Bliss
A blissful sound healing and lying down classical piano concert experience with pianist and founder Christina McMaster.
Location:
Catte Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Sessions sell out fast, so book ahead to avoid missing your blissful experience!
Friday 6th November
6.00pm - 7.30pm
8.00pm - 9.30pm
Saturday 7th November
6.00pm - 7.30pm
8.00pm - 9.30pm
You’re welcomed to delve into the world of the mystical and the melancholic in the exquisite surroundings of the 17th Century Bodleian Library.
Lie Down and Listen returns to Oxford Bodleian for the third time after previous sold out sessions, with music performed by leading theorbo and lute player Toby Carr, who observes, that "when you play a quiet instrument, you realise how loud the work really is”.
You won’t just hear the music, you’ll feel it.
When you attend a Lie Down and Listen session, you open yourself up to receiving inner peace, freedom and light.
What to expect:
In the peaceful surroundings of the historic Bodleian Library, you won’t miss a note or a vibration. In this session founder Christina will guide you through a full body deep relaxation, followed by a deep Tibetan bowl sound healing. You’ll find the mind quietening and the heart opening. After the Tibetan bowl sound healing, you’ll be carried by the blissful and melancholic baroque melodies on the lyre and deep resonances on the theorbo on which you’ll experience mystical music of Erik Satie.
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Meet Toby Carr
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Leading theorbo and lute player Toby Carr is known as one of the most versatile and engaging performers working with historical plucked instruments today. He began his studies in classical guitar at Trinity Laban, where he was first introduced to the lute, before going on to complete a postgraduate degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has since returned to the Guildhall as a professor.
Carr has observed that "when you play a quiet instrument, you realise how loud the world really is." It is this quality of deep listening that sits at the heart of his performing life, dedicating much of his career to presenting early music to new audiences in fresh and compelling ways.
He performs regularly as a soloist, continuo player, accompanist and chamber musician and has appeared with many of the principal period instrument ensembles in the UK, including the Academy of Ancient Music, the English Concert, La Nuova Musica and the Dunedin Consort, as well as with the Royal Ballet, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and English Touring Opera.
Meet Pianist/Founder 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.
