A unique fusion of Latin American rhythms and European music will launch the second half of Malvern Concert Club's current season.

This takes place on Thursday, January 27, with a performance by Ex Cathedra Consort, which pioneers historically informed performances of renaissance and baroque music in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

The concert, at the Malvern Theatres, is entitled Latin American Vespers and features music from the Spanish conquest of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Club secretary Ernie Kay said the Spanish combined the music of the people they invaded with their own music, to produce a unique sound.

"I heard Ex Cathedra perform a similar concert in Birmingham and it was absolutely brilliant. It got the audience very enthusiastic," said Mr Kay.

Jeffrey Skidmore, the choir's director, has studied the baroque music of the Spanish church in the colonial period, travelling through the jungle to visit churches, attend mass and hear concerts in his efforts to research the works the choir will perform.

Malvern Concert Club's season continues with a concert of chamber music by cellist Alice Neary and pianist Gretel at Malvern Theatres on Thursday, March 3. It continues with a performance by one of Britain's foremost string quartets, The Maggini, on Thursday, May 5.

Mr Kay said the first three concerts in the season had gone very well, despite two of them being held in atrocious weather.

"At the October concert, there was a small flood at Malvern Theatres and we were very lucky to get the concert on at all," he said. "We've been victims of nature to a degree but, on the whole, attendance has kept up very well."

Last year was a special one for the club, which celebrated its centenary. Mr Kay said this had raised the club's profile and led to an increase in membership.

The concert by the Ex Cathedra Consort starts at 7.30pm and is open to non-members. Tickets are £14 for adults and £5 for students under 21, with a £1 reduction for over-60s and affiliated clubs, on 01684 892277.