The choir of Corpus Christi College Oxford, having previously toured Rome, Canada and Japan, will be coming to Ross on Wye next week. Ex-John Kyrle High School student, Duncan Alston, sings in the choir, and has encouraged the group to come on tour to Ross.

The choir, renowned as 'One of the best non-auditioning choirs in Oxford', plays an integral part in college life, singing evensong every Sunday during term time. Their tour gives them a chance to perform some of their most popular pieces from the last year, including Handel's Halleluia Chorus, Mozart's Laudate Dominum, Lauridsen's O Nata Lux and some music by Rutter. The choir is run by student organ scholars Ben Woodgates and Dorothea Harris.

When not enjoying the splendours of the Wye Valley, the choir will be singing Evensong at St Mary's Church, Ross, on Thursday, 2nd July at 5pm, and will be holding a concert, joint with Mark Sanderson's Voice Squad (Ross' very own youth choir), on 3rd July at 7.30pm in Walford Parish Church. Tickets for the concert are £10, £5 for concessions and children are free. Tickets include wine and nibbles and can be purchased either on the door or in advance from Wendy Alston (01989 562 959) or Sanna Drummond(01989-765-315). Early booking is advised as the Church has limited seating.