THE Elgar Birthplace Museum at Lower Broad-heath is hosting two days of live music and entertainment as a free bonus to visitors.

Entitled An English Celebra-tion, the event is being held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 -27, close to St George's Day and Shakespeare's Birthday.

Between noon and 4pm on Saturday and noon and 2.30pm on Sunday, instrumentalists, singing quartets, solo singers and readers will provide a programme of words and music.

The performers, who range in age from teenagers to seniors, will be performing a wide variety of music and readings.

Some belong to amateur dramatic societies, some are local music teachers, others belong to orchestras and perform at venues like Malvern Theatres and Worcester Cathedral.

The music and entertainment is free to visitors paying the usual admission charge to the museum. There will be a quiz with prizes, special offers in the museum shop and refreshments at a small charge.

A similar two-day event was held at the museum last spring.

The programme is: Saturday: Noon: Margaret Edgar (mezzo-soprano) and Barry Stone (piano), English songs; 12.30pm: Ian Gifford (bass) and Barry Stone (piano), English songs; 1pm: Gareth Ceredig (horn and piano) playing Arnold Cooke and Kenneth Leighton; 1.30pm: Milada Tarka and Kathy Holmes (pianos), Schubert's Fantasie in F minor; 2pm: Pat Pennington (contralto), songs and readings; 2.30pm: Sheila Quine, Michelle Moyes, Peter Averis, Geoffrey Stanley, four singers in concert; 3pm: Mary Wehner and Pat Gale, readings; 3.30pm: Margaret Peters (soprano), songs to cheer you up.

Sunday: Noon: Margaret Peters (soprano), songs to cheer you up; 12.30pm: Alison Uren and pupils; 1pm: Mary Wehner and Pat Gale, readings; 1.30pm: James Carpenter (tuba), music by Vaughan Williams; 2pm: Erica Smyth (violin), music by Biber, Bartok and Messiaen.