Sunday 20th September to Thursday 24th September
Lie Down & Listen: Divine Power
London based pianist and founder of Lie Down and Listen Christina McMaster is bringing the deeply relaxing Piano Bliss sound healing and lying down classical concert experience to Charleston, South Carolina this September.
As you enter the Rotunda within the Gibbes Museum a sense of awe of the surrounding beauty may wash over you before you are gently guided to your place on soft mattresses, cushions, and blankets.
From here, Christina McMaster guides you into deep relaxation and deep listening, allowing you to feel the pure and resonant vibrations of Tibetan bowl sound healing followed by live classical music and emotional resonances and rhythms of live classical piano.
The concert experience 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
Location:
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Dates:
Sunday 20th September
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Monday 21st September
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
7:15 PM to 8:45 PM
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Tuesday 22nd September
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Wendesday 23rd September
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
7:15 PM to 8:45 PM
Thursday 24th September
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
7:15 PM to 8:45 PM
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:
Experience a sense of pure peace and possibility as you surrender to the sound. Christina will guide you into a deep, relaxed state using the soothing vibrations of Tibetan and crystal bowls alongside the powerful, deep resonances of the live piano.
The heart of this experience is the powerful and epic piece of Chaconne by Bach which will take you on a journey through powerful states of joy, magnificence, tenderness and many shades in between. This is truly beautiful and powerful music that you'll feel through your entire being, alongside Christina’s own compositions and music by Max Richter.
Christina has designed this multi sensory experience to break down traditional concert barriers providing a sanctuary for guests to quiet the mind, release stress, and connect with their inner creativity. Under her guidance, you will surrender into the spiritual realm of sound, you'll leave feeling inspired, uplifted and reconnected to your inner power.
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.
