Location:
The Refectory
Chelsea Square,
429 West 20th Street, New York,
NY 10011
"Utterly blissed out:
The Financial Times
​Lie Down & Listen: Metamorphosis
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Experience bliss as Lie Down and Listen is arriving in the US to debut this blissful sound healing and lying down classical concert experience. You’ll be welcomed into the special, atmospheric Refectory at Chelsea Square for a deep listening experience of Tibetan bowls sound healing, meditation, and uplifting live classical piano music. Guests will lie down on luxurious soft mattresses, snuggled up in cushions and blankets, as you receive the blissful vibrations of the instruments.​​​
About Lie Down and Listen
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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​​
Metamorphosis in New York
Dates:
Sunday 27th September
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12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
8:00 PM to 9.30 PM
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Monday 28th September
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12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
8:00 PM to 9.30 PM
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​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:
At the heart of the experience is Metamorphosis, the transformative five movement work by American composer and pianist Phillip Glass. Hypnotic and deeply moving, the music captures a life experience, with the inner movements generating energetic and rhythmic drive, passion and at times relentlessness, before settling into the stillness and reflective state of the fifth and final movement.
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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, leaving the concert experience feeling deeply rested, connected, and entirely revitalised.
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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.
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“An incredibly sensitive intuitive player who brings out the mystery and beauty of these pieces”
- Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3
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"One of the most talked about concerts of our festival."
Alistair MacGowan, Artistic Director of Ludlow Piano Festival
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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.
