Christian Forshaw and Grace Davidson’s Historical Fiction performance in 2021 was a real festival highlight, and here they return with another late-night collaboration weaving together the haunting sonorities of saxophone, soprano and organ. 2024 marks the twentieth anniversary of Christian’s groundbreaking album, Sanctuary, which reached the top of the charts and was played over 200 times in the year of its release by Classic FM. Simple ecclesiastical melodies inspired by Christian’s childhood as a church chorister are cast in a new contemporary light and developed into atmospheric concert pieces, perfect for the candlelit setting of St Mary’s.
Grace Davidson (soprano) | Christian Forshaw (saxophone) | Richard Pinel (organ)