CoMA Manchester: ‘Streaming Blue’ Continued

A dynamic part of the international Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) network, CoMA Manchester is a community-based new music group of all-ability instrumentalists and sound-makers. Since 2020, the group has successfully led a series of concerts, exhibitions, and public outreach events entitled ‘Streaming Blue’, musically connecting with the diverse local spaces in and around Greater Manchester.

The group worked closely with RNCM student composers Helena Zyskowska, Tanguy Pocquet du Haut-Jusse, and Alex Chapman last year to develop three new pieces as a continuation of this series, which culminated in a world-premiere event at the Chorlton Arts Festival in May 2023.

In this PRiSM Blog, Ellen Sargen (Artistic Director of CoMA Manchester & PRiSM Doctoral Researcher) and Bofan Ma (PRiSM Post-doctoral Research Associate & Chair of CoMA Manchester), alongside the students involved, share their collective journey with CoMA musicians into Manchester’s green & blue spaces.