Erik Sigurd: SONNET

A live presentation of Erik Sigurd's second album, Sonnet, given as a chamber-scale classical programme at The Old Church in Stoke Newington, north London. The evening pairs the recording's neoclassical writing with solo piano and classical arrangements.

Sonnet, Erik Sigurd's second album, is the basis of this concert, which performs the record on stage with an ensemble led by Sigurd. The work is made up of 14 movements that run into one another without interruption, following a love story through its music. Its style is described as neoclassical.

The evening opens with a first part built on Sigurd's solo piano music, joined on double bass by Sam Becker, alongside interpretations of classical compositions. The wider line-up, which includes a string quartet, a tenor saxophone, a harp and a double bass, is part of the live presentation of the album. The programme is designed as one continuous sequence rather than a collection of separate pieces.

The Old Church is a religious building on Stoke Newington Church Street, and the concert takes place within its walls. The programme will suit listeners drawn to chamber music and to neoclassical writing that unfolds as a single narrative across the album's movements.