The Beech Duo (Jan Halen: violin, Nigel Tuffs: guitar) perform duets for violin and guitar in a range of styles; a wide selection of Classical repertoire, including UK and European premieres, Argentinean tango, and music from Eastern European genres as well as jazz manouche. As a duo, they have appeared at numerous European festivals (6 cordes au fil de l’Allier, Le Petit Festival, Musique en la vallée) and concerts in the UK and Europe, performing a range of programmes including 500 Years of Dance with narration, The Beech Duo's 20th Century Concertand All You Can Eat Paganini, as well as lecturing in schools on the life and work of Niccolo Paganini, illustrated with performances.
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The Beech Duo: Jan Halen - violin. Nigel Tuffs - guitar.
The Beech Duo at St Mary's Church, Stapleford Abbots: Jan Halen - violin. Nigel Tuffs - guitar.
The Beech Duo live at Auzon Abbaye, Haute-Loire: Jan Halen - violin. Nigel Tuffs - guitar.
UK: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Sudbury Quaker Meeting House, Woodbridge Library, Bury St. Edmunds Unitarian Meeting House, Cramphorn Theatre, Boxted Church, Mayfair Cavalry and Guards Club (London), St Peter ad Vincula (Coggeshall), Kersey Church, Chattisham Church, St Giles-without-Cripplegate (London), Bury St. Edmunds Quaker Meeting House, Lion Walk Church (Colchester), St Mary Magdalene Church (Lincoln)
FRANCE: Sanvensa House, Festival de guitare 6 cordes au fil de l’Allier, Le Chapelle de Chanteuges, Avignon House, Le Petit Festival, L’eglise Sainte-Christophe (Sauverterre de Rouergue), Eglise de Broquies (Broquies le Vieux), Eglise de Saint-Just-sur-Viaur, Auzon Abbaye, L’eglise Saint-Vincent (Vielle-Brioude), Chappelle des Penintents Noirs (Villefranche de Rouergue), Eglise Sainte-Madeleine (St-Ilpize)
ITALY: La Cappelle Azzano (Serravezza)