For the first time, Lie Down and Listen is coming to Barts North Wing this April 2026.
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Experience the deeply relaxing sound healing and lying down classical concert like no other, offering an opportunity to deeply relax, restore and shift perspective through sound and music.
Lie Down and Listen began from the seed of an idea - as founder and pianist Christina McMaster's grandmother related how whenever her grandfather was feeling unwell or down, he didn't go to the hospital, but to the Opera to be uplifted and healed, so sharing the experience at St Bartholomew's is particularly special.​
Barts North Wing
St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London, EC1A 7BE
Wednesday 8 April 2026
6.00pm - 7.30pm
8.00pm - 9.30pm​
Thursday 9 April
8.00am
Session for St Bartholomew's
Staff and Patients
Sink into soft luxurious mattresses and feel the vibrations of classical music. You'll leave feeling deeply relaxed and uplifted.
Lie Down and Listen:
Duration: 90mins experience
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Sounds: Tibetan Bowls + Classical Piano with Lie Down and Listen founder / pianist Christina McMaster who will guide you through a deep relaxation, followed by Tibetan bowl sound healing and a blissful live classical piano concert experience as you lay down in the stunning heritage space.
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All mattresses, cushions, blankets included for your comfort.
"Utterly Blissed Out"
The Financial Times
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"De-stress and get your culture fix all in one"
The Evening Standard Magazine
Tickets
£55
Limited Places Available
A complimentary Lie Down and Listen session is available for staff and patients on 9 April at 8am and 20% discount for NHS staff is available on the evening sessions on 8th April.
Includes:
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90mins experience
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Mattresses, cushions and blankets provided for your comfort
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.
