Hebrides Ensemble: Shifting Baseline Syndrome
Memory Unwrapped
| Steve Martland | Kgakala |
|---|---|
| Georgina MacDonell Finlayson | Silent Spring |
| Eleanor Alberga | The Wild Blue Yonder |
| George Crumb | Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) |
| Dave Maric | Shifting Baseline Syndrome |
| Aileen Sweeney | The Wooden Web |
| Steve Martland | Reveille |
As part of our Steve Martland, Composer-in-Focus series, Hebrides Ensemble brings together bold contemporary voices exploring nature, memory, and sound. Works by Steve Martland and Eleanor Alberga frame a new commission from Dave Maric, Shifting Baseline Syndrome—a powerful reflection on shifting norms in our relationship with nature.
This thought-provoking programme weaves together bold contemporary voices who delve into the interconnectedness of nature, memory, and sound. Steve Martland’s Kgakala (meaning “sunrise”) opens with pulsing piano lines that won him early acclaim. His long-time partner in performance and composition, Dave Maric, presents a brand-new work, Shifting Baseline Syndrome, providing a commentary on what we classify as newly accepted norms in our relationship with nature. The concert closes with Martland’s rousing Reveille, a blazing, rhythmic call to consciousness. Rooted in environmental awareness and sonic curiosity, this is music that listens deeply—to the world, to each other, and to the future.
This event will last approximately 120 minutes, including an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
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Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Hebrides Ensemble
Hebrides Ensemble is one of the foremost chamber music collectives in the UK. Co-founded and led by Artistic Director William Conway, it is renowned for its fresh approach to programming with a focus on music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including almost 100 world premieres. This is an international ensemble with its roots in Scottish culture, which performs regularly at venues and festivals throughout the UK and Europe, including the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, Kings Place and Wigmore Hall in London, Aldeburgh Festival, St Magnus Festival, Lammermuir Festival, Cumnock Tryst, BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival.
The Ensemble supports the next generation of performers, composers, artistic directors and cultural leaders through its partnerships and programme. We make recordings of music of this time and place that has meaning of audiences now, and in the future.
Hebrides Ensemble recently released their much-anticipated showcase recording, celebrating the chamber music of Helen Grime. This was the sixth volume in the Scotland’s Composers series on Delphian Records, following previous award-winning releases of music by Stuart MacRae, Judith Weir, Nigel Osborne, Peter Maxwell Davies and James MacMillan