“Such a beautiful and unique experience in an amazing space”
– Lie Down and Listen attendee
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Feel the resonance in the stunning and serene surroundings of the Music Room at Assembly House in Norwich, as cellist Colin Alexander and pianist/founder Christina McMaster 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.
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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 Colin's own lopping piece, which will gentle guide you into a rhythmic, trance-like state of calm and restoration.
All mattresses, cushions, blankets provided.​
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Sessions​
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​Saturday 30 May
12noon - 1.30pm
3pm - 4.30pm
6pm - 7.30pm
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Sunday 31 May
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11am - 12pm
2pm - 4pm
5pm - 6.30pm
"De-stress and get your culture fix all in one"
Evening Standard Magazine
"Utterly blissed out"
Financial Times
Tickets
Deep C Resonance Lie Down and Listen Experience: £40
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Includes Mattress, cushion, blanket and 90mins experience.
Meet cellist Colin Alexander
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Photograph: Emma Werner
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”.
Meet Your Host: Christina McMaster
Classical pianist, sound healer and founder of Lie Down and Listen
“One of the most talked about concerts of our festival.” Alistair MacGowan, Artistic Director of Ludlow Piano Festival
“She is an incredibly sensitive intuitive player who brings out the mystery and beauty of these pieces”
Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3
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​Founder and Classical Pianist Christina McMaster noticed that it wasn't only the rituals of classical music concert halls that led to a disconnected listening experience, but in daily life, we are experiencing more disconnection than ever, leading to loneliness, anxiety, stress, sense of emptiness etc.
Lie down & Listen began after a chance meeting with Prof. Sir John Strang and a series of events at Kings College London to recreate the wellbeing benefits of a hallucinogenic experience without hallucinogenics- but simply using a certain combination of music in a lying down concert experience as they did in the 1960’s in downtown New York loft apartments where music of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich - also known as the New York Hypnotic School. After training in sound healing, Christina then evolved the meditation, sound healing and lying down concert experience of today which creates space for deep relaxation and for listeners to reconnect within.
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Find out more about Christina here.