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'Sanctuary' for Saxophones - concert with Christian Forshaw

(November 24, 2009)
Equinox will be presenting a concert with saxophonist Christian Forshaw in St Giles' Church, West Bridgford.  The concert will feature Christian Forshaw's acclaimed 'Sanctuary' material, reworked for saxophone ensemble.  This is a unique collaboration and promises to be a unforgettable evening of saxophone music.
 

Reviews for 'Sanctuary'
 
"music with a heart-rending simplicity..very beautiful, very different"
In Tune, BBC Radio 3
Interview with Sean Rafferty

"for his own ensemble he has perfected a supremely refined tone ..the playing was faultless"
Oxford Times
Paul Medley, Nov 07 on Sanctuary at Oxford University Church

"Simply Glorious!"
Simon Bates, Classic FM
Breakfast Show, 2004 on Mortal Flesh from Sanctuary QTZ2009

"One of the most enjoyable performances I have been to"
Stewart Collins, (Chelsea Festival Director)
Feb 2006, Sanctuary at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

 
  Christian Forshaw 
Christian Forshaw is a saxophonist and composer whose career to date reflects the qualities required of a musician in the 21st Century. Long gone are the days where a musician spends an entire career working within the same boundaries and increasingly musicians find their work transcending genre after genre.
 
Audiences have found a powerful connection with Forshaw's compositions and performances, and reactions to both Sanctuary and Renouncement have been profound from both the traditional classical establishment (BBC Radio 3 etc.) through to more commercial stations such as BBC Radio 2 and Classic FM. Live performances have left audiences spellbound and moved by the power and intimacy of the  music.
 

 

March 13th 2010, 7.30 pm, St Giles' West Bridgford.
 
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