Jane Hunt came from London to study music in Bath, and settled in the area. She has a performer's diploma in singing and has taken part in masterclasses given by Evelyn Tubb, Stephen Varcoe and Elizabeth Ritchie. She sings regularly with Paragon Singers, Harmonia Sacra and Operaletta. Jane has performed solos with a number of local choral societies and has sung several operatic roles. She gives frequent vocal recitals and has a wide repertoire, with particular interests in early music and English song.

Maria Danishvar Brown is a Russian soprano and a painter, based in Bath. She studied singing in Kiev and Moscow and is studying with Rosa Mannion now. Maria has performed in numerous opera concerts, recitals in Bath, Wales, South West, Dorset and Russia as a soloist in oratorio and for the local orchestras. In 2009 she took part in the International Handel competition. She also teaches art and singing.

Din Ghani took up the lute in 1975 in Newcastle, and performed with various groups on Tyneside over the following decade. After moving to Dilton Marsh in 2001 he began making his own instruments. A growing interest in lute song led to forming Musicke in the Ayre on 2011. He has continued to learn from some of the best players in the country including Nigel North, Jacob Heringman, Jacob Lindberg, David Miller, Michael Fields and Liz Kenny, and has regularly accompanied singers in lute-song masterclasses given by Dame Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb.

Musicke in the Ayre is an evolving circle of singers and instrumentalists, gathered together by Din, who share a love of the lute ayre and its variants from across Europe. They have given many concerts across the UK, as well as in France and Spain.

For further information, contact Din Ghani on 07747 803494 or din@http://www.musicke-in-the-ayre.org

The music starts at 7.30 pm

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