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Premium ❘ FeatureCreation and evolution: Manchester Collective
Manchester Collective is an ensemble that doesn’t shy away from either transporting its listeners to unexpected places, or embracing change within its own identity. Members including co‑founder and violinist Rakhi Singh talk to David Kettle about the group’s unique philosophy
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Focus‘Building my confidence and developing as a well-rounded musician’: Manchester Collective’s Winter Residency for string players
Read first-hand experiences from three participants and a mentor of the inaugural player development residency, held in rural Wales in January 2022
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #18: Rakhi Singh on creativity
’Putting myself in a space where I had no expectations of myself… it was liberating, it freed me up to use my ears and my heart more’
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NewsApplications open for Manchester Collective’s 2022 winter residency for string players
Up to twelve string players at any stage of their career will be selected for the ensemble’s first ever winter residency, to be held 19-29 January 2022
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Blogs‘We will be picking up the threads of an ongoing conversation’ - composer Edmund Finnis
Ahead of the premiere of his String Quartet no.2 with Manchester Collective, Edmund Finnis explains the importance of close collaboration between composers and performers to communicate musical intentions clearly and foster a deeper mutual understanding
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BlogsWhat kind of musicianship should we value?
Marking the Manchester Collective’s fifth anniversary and the release of their first album, ‘The Centre is Everywhere’, the group’s Music Director and Co-Founder Rakhi Singh reflects on what qualities she values in her musical colleagues
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FocusTop 11 places to find string music concerts online
With multiple venues embracing live-streaming and making past concerts available online, we present a round-up of the best sources for string music
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BlogsIf you want the industry to change, you have to be willing to enact a change yourself
The violinist and co-founder of the Manchester Collective on her musical philosophy and forging new ground in an increasingly conservative music world