Join us for an intimate recital of solo lute music by candlelight, in celebration of Toby’s new album, Softest Thunder.
Join lutenist Toby Carr in this beautiful and intimate venue to hear a preview of the forthcoming release on Delphian Records, which interweaves English and French seventeenth-century repertoire by Dowland, Robert Johnson, Robert Ballard and others with his own arrangements of Purcell, Eccles, Satie and Poulenc.
The programme traces unexpected continuities of gesture, harmony and expression across four hundred years. At its centre is Blue, specially commissioned from guitarist and composer Laura Snowden, whose heightened, personal language responds to the rhetorical elegance of early lute music while exploring the instrument’s modern possibilities.
ABOUT
Lutenist and guitarist Toby Carr is known as a versatile and engaging artist, working with some of the finest musicians in the business.
Having studied at Trinity Laban and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, he is now in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and continuo player, his playing has been described as ‘sensuous and vivid’ (The Guardian), ‘Eloquent’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘Mesmerising’ (Opera Today).
Toby has performed with most of the principal period instrument ensembles in the UK and beyond, as well as with many symphony orchestras, opera companies and ballet companies. Notable recordings include De Pasión Mortal with Nicholas Mulroy and Elizabeth Kenny (Linn), Drop not, mine eyes with Alexander Chance (Linn) and Battle Cry with Helen Charlston (Delphian), winner of both BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone Awards in 2023.
Toby is a professor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, working across the strings and historical performance departments. He is delighted to share his passion for chamber music and collaboration with the next generation of musicians.
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Accessability
Outside the Chapel, there are two steps, which have a built-in wheelchair lift. The Chapel is wheelchair accessible. The majority is on one level, and there is a ramp that can be used to access the chancel (altar area). We have a fully accessible toilet. View more accessibility information
