Period instrumentalist group The Hanover Band is represented at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford this week, as eight of its principal players take to the stage.

The group, which includes the band's director Richard Eggar on harpsichord, is performing to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of J S Bach. The programme includes music by Bach, Handel and Schmelzer, and begins at 7.30pm on Thursday, April 26. Tickets are £15, available from the box office on 01432 359252.