The renowned American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker famously said: "Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you." For many saxophone players, this quote sums up what is often a love hate relationship, but at just 23 years of age, saxophonist Huw Wiggin's 'Liquid gold tones' certainly sound like he's having a pretty good time playing his chosen instrument.

Wiggin is already in great demand both in the UK and abroad where he is recognised as a remarkable soloist and chamber musician. So it's understandable that Catherine Hodgson, the founder and director of Concerts in the West, is immensely excited to be welcoming Huw to the West Country where he will be touring in September for the music charity.

"The saxophone is not often associated with classical music, but as audiences will hear for themselves, Huw Wiggin has made this unusual combination his own. His relationship with James Sherlock will also prove highly entertaining for audiences, as they have an excellent performance style with plenty of verbal badinage," said Catherine Hodgson.

In what is after all a relatively short career to date, Huw has already notched up an impressive list of awards (including Commonwealth Musician of the Year), together with an action-packed high profile touring schedule. Highlights of 2015 include the commissioning of a Saxophone concerto, a return visit to the Edinburgh Festival, the opening performance in the Beaminster Festival and the release of a concerto CD. Amidst this he still manages to find time to continue his own studies, as well as teaching saxophone.

A review in The Times praised Huw for his "Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control", which explains why he is rated as one of the most popular saxophonists of his generation, despite only having graduated in 2012 from the Royal College of Music where he gained a Master's degree with distinction.

Huw Wiggin will be partnered throughout the September concert tour by pianist and conductor James Sherlock  - another musical prodigy - who only made his debut in 2014 at the Carnegie and Tchaikovsky Halls. He will be appearing as a soloist with the London Philharmonic and English Chamber Orchestras, as well as performing three times at the Wigmore Hall and debuting at the Schubertiade Hohenems. He performs Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier in the Edinburgh Festival and around the UK.

As a conductor he has been selected by the London Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras to take part in the International Artists Academy, and will make return appearances with the Forest Philharmonic and Southbank Sinfonia, as well as with his own Ensemble Passio.

Sherlock is a winner of the Royal Overseas League Piano Competition and the ROSL award for accompanists, Das Lied International Song Competition, the BBC Performing Arts Trust, Award for Young Concert Artists and Gold Medallist at the Marcello Galanti International Organ Competition.

Musical Programme - Huw Wiggin, saxophone and James Sherlock, piano:

Iturralde Pequeña Czarda; Rachmaninov Vocalise Op 34 No 14 and Étude-Tableau in E flat minor Op 39 No 5; JS Bach Sonata in G minor; Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata; Schumann Widmung (arr Liszt); Bernstein West Side Story Suite; Marcello Concerto in D minor Op 9 No 2 Adagio; Borne Fantasie Brillante sur les airs de ‘Carmen’; Muczynski Sonata for Saxophone and Piano; Milhaud Scaramouche; Graham Fitkin Gate; Bozza Aria; Savari Fantaisie on themes from ‘Der Freischütz’; Andy Scott Three Letter Word; Jean Matitia The Devil’s Rag.

Performance and Box Office Details for Huw Wiggin and James Sherlock:

• Thursday 17 September 2015 7.30pm, Lower Pulworthy, Highampton, Hatherleigh, Devon EX21 5LQ. Box Office: 01837 810940 (Salar Gallery, 18/20 Bridge Street, Hatherleigh EX20 3HY. 9am-5pm) Tickets: £15. Town parking available, interval drinks, disabled access. Lower Pulworthy is an old rural farmhouse, approximately two miles out of Hatherleigh on the A3072. Take a right turn which is signposted to Legge Fisheries. Follow the road up the hill and take the right fork, which will lead you down a bumpy drive. You will see gate posts ahead of you and you will have arrived. There are several farm buildings, but they are no longer in use. The concert is in the house. Please park where you can find a space.