Critically acclaimed duo CN Lester and Toby Carr will be performing the music of Peter Maxwell Davies and Benjamin Britten to celebrate the launch of their debut album. Centring around the rarely heard Maxwell Davies masterpiece ‘Dark Angels’ (1973), the evening is an exploration of 50 years of guitar song and solo works – from Britten’s classic ‘Nocturnal’ to newly commissioned pieces.

“It wasn’t long before we were mesmerised – literally entranced – by the sounds emanating from CN and Toby. Who knew a guitar could sound so enchanting, so ethereal? … The music ignited a heightened sense of beauty. It was magical. It was like the opposite of watching X-Factor. It cleared the mind … CN’s charismatic performance captured the drama of these pieces perfectly. The vocal talent was unquestionable, and the staccato highs and lows helped shake the hypnosis after Toby’s guitar solos by Maxwell Davies and Benjamin Britten.” Gay Times

“… the painful purity and fierceness of CN’s voice was almost alienating in its smooth intensity … Toby’s rapid, delicate fingerwork was similarly deft, enhancing the vocals and rippling into several nuanced solos startling in their sophistication … These songs of desire, pain, longing and memory lulled the listener into calm, carrying the audience away and then snatching them back from reverie with a challenging, provocative note.” Marylebone Journal

Doors open at 18.30 for a 19.30 start, and the event is expected to end at 22.30.

Refreshments will be available.

Tickets & Pricing

Autumn Season 2012 ticketing applies. Advance tickets may be purchased from WeGotTickets.

For tickets/album pre-order through indiegogo, please visit musicians’ Facebook page.