The Logan Muir Duo present a programme of botanical inspired and influenced pieces featuring John Blow and Henry Purcell.
Part of the Leeds400 celebrations in 2026.
James Logan is a lutenist from Adelaide, South Australia. He has studied under guidance from Tim Kersten in Adelaide and Jacob Heringman in Yorkshire and specializes in repertoire from Britain and the continent during the 16th and early 17th centuries. As an active performer, James has given solo recitals in Australia and the UK, has played in period ensembles under the direction of Peter Holman, Julian Perkins (UK), and Rachael Beesley (Australia), as well as playing contemporary/folk music with theatre groups Butterfly Theatre and Shakespeare South Australia. He is currently studying at the University of Leeds undertaking a Masters degree in Musicology, with his time spent researching and creating an edition of Dr. John Blow’s devotional songs published in Playford’s Harmonia Sacra (1687).
Born in Zambia in 1972, Stephen Muir gained B.Mus. and Ph.D. degrees from Birmingham University, specialising in singing and percussion at Birmingham Conservatoire, and studying conducting under George Hurst at the Canford Conducting Academy (now Sherborne).
He has worked extensively in the UK as a singer, percussionist and conductor, including recordings and broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. With the Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Peter Holman, he has sung Bach’s Evangelist roles on several occasions, and appeared alongside trumpeter Crispian Steele-Perkins as timpanist for the debut of the new hand-crafted kettle drums of Leeds Baroque. Now a freelance musician, Stephen is a tenor lay clerk at Sheffield Cathedral, and frequently deputises at cathedrals around the country. He is co-director of the professional chamber choir Borealis, conductor of the recently established Enigma Orchestra, and musical director of Anston Ladies Choir and Huddersfield Voices.