Manchester Collective x The Marian Consort: Wintering

The festive season can often be a hectic time of year. Wintering is a balm for the soul – an invitation to slow down, to reconnect with the land and one another, as we usher in the solstice.

What if we made peace with the darkest time of year? Inspired by Katherine May’s bestselling book ‘Wintering’, a new piece from composer Samantha Fernando asks us to cherish nature’s fallow period and draw on its power for healing.

Vocal ensemble The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for this intimate performance of music across the centuries. Expect a deeply restorative evening, as we find respite in an alternative nativity song, crystalline harmonies, and a meditation on freedom and unity.

Programme:
Andrzej Panufik Song to the Virgin Mary – string quartet and voices, 1970
Orlando Di Lassus Selections from Prophetiae Sibyllarum Motets – voices, 1570
David Lang The National Anthems, i. Our Land with Peace, iii. Fame and Glory – string quartet and voices, 2014
Jonathan Dove Selections from Out of Time – string quartet, 2001
Samantha Fernando Wintering (new commission) – string quartet and voices, 2025