A NEW Leominster-based singing group with a passion for the music of the 16th and 17th centuries is to stage its inaugural concert at the Priory Church on Saturday.

Border Voices was the idea of former Cambridge choral scholar Kevin Scot, head of religious studies at Aylestone High School, Hereford, who lives in Leominster.

"Our aim is to explore the repertoire of the Elizabethan age," said Kevin.

Saturday's concert, a Leominster Festival event, will feature a wide variety of sacred music with the highlight The Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis. Tickets from the festival box office, 01568 611190.