Lie Down and Listen: ‘The Lark Ascends’ – is a deeply relaxing sound healing and lying down classical concert experience like no other.
Sink into on soft luxurious mattresses and gaze upwards towards your higher self. You'll leave feeling deeply relaxed, uplifted and free.
Tuesday 2 September
5.30pm
7.45pm
Wednesday 3 September
5.30pm
7.45pm​​
The Music Room
The Assembly House
Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ
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When you attend a Lie Down and Listen session, you open yourself up to receiving inner peace, freedom and light.
Lie Down and Listen:
The Lark Ascends
Duration: 90mins experience
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Sounds: Tibetan Bowls + Classical Piano with Lie Down and Listen founder / pianist Christina McMaster with stunning violinist and "International Sensation" Philippa Mo performing the exquisitely beautiful Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.
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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
​What to expect
Experience a sensation of freedom, soaring and lightness as you surrender into sound. The heart of this experience is the beautiful, emotional 'Lark Ascending' by Vaughan Williams.
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You'll be guided through relaxation and deep listening to open you, ready to receive the vibrationally shifting Tibetan and crystal sound healing, helping to restore harmony to out of balance vibrations — caused by stress, illness, or emotional challenge.
You'll then experience live classical violin and piano music played live by exceptional musicians: pianist, sound healer and founder of Lie Down and Listen Christina McMaster and stunning violinist Philippa Mo.​
In a deeply relaxed state, you'll be open to emotional release and surrender into the spiritual realm as you feel the music, even before you hear it.
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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.
