jack sheen’s croon harvest

PINK is proud to present its inaugural event at Hilton House: Croon Harvest, by the Manchester-based composer Jack Sheen.

An hour long performance-installation, Croon Harvest centres on the voice’s most hushed, unprojected state, in which blemishes and grain ornament the work’s gentle tapestry of mumbled lamentations and white noise.  

Occupying the entire second floor of Hilton House, the piece disperses the singers of Kantos and their audience across the empty space inside Stockport’s iconic and, until recently, abandoned office block. Operating on the blurred lines between a concert performance and a sculptural installation, Croon Harvest presents an immersive listening experience, through which one is free to move and settle as the work glacially and ritualistically unfolds.

Originally conceived for PINK’s then half-complete 86 Princess Street space in 2021, versions of Croon Harvest have since been commissioned and realised across Europe at the Venice Biennale, Casa de Serralves (Porto), and Resonance FM (London).

Jack Sheen (1993) is a composer and conductor from Manchester, England. His practice  spans composing orchestral music and conducting operas to creating sound-installations and long-duration performances. Recent projects include collaborations with the Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra, and Basel’s Schaulager with artist Matthew Barney. His latest album, Solo for Cello, was released in July by The Trilogy Tapes.

There will be a bar throughout the evening, serving a selection of local beers, natural wines, cocktails and soft drinks.
All proceeds from the bar will go towards PINK’s second stage of refurbishment, which will include walls and furniture for the new gallery space, a reading room and shop for artists’ editions and a communal space for talks, workshops and community dinners.

PINK is a peripatetic curatorial project focusing on interdisciplinary research, practice and collaborative exchange that seeks to explore ways of 'doing' and 'thinking' together with artists - forging long-term, supportive relationships for taking risks.
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where & when

Thursday 14th September 2023 — Hilton House, Stockport

Doors 19.30
Performance 20.00 - 21.00
Bar 21.00 - Late

The Music

Jack Sheen - Croon Harvest