The Blackheart Orchestra
Sat 7 Mar • 7:30pm • Full £20 Concs £18 • Music
The Blackheart Orchestra are British multi-award winning, multi-instrumentalists Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington. They comprise a two person ‘orchestra’ playing up to 13 instruments in their unique live show. From their onstage ‘musical space station’ they create highly emotional contemporary rock music featuring a multitude of sounds and atmospheres from acoustic and electric guitars, bass and bowed guitar to piano, organ, vintage synthesisers, omnichord, melodica and electric percussion.
They have been described as a modern day Pink Floyd with influences from as far afield as Kate Bush, Portishead and Cocteau Twins to modern composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. They combine their folk and rock roots with electronica and classical with Genesis founder Steve Hackett calling their music “Powerful and inspiring”.
“Intensely beautiful” Chris Hawkins BBC Radio 6 Music
“Reaches areas of your head and heart you never knew existed” Metal Planet
“Simply one of the most beautiful and powerful artists I have ever seen live” Lee Graham: The Rock Show
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