NEXT to perform in the Heron Theatre chamber music programme are husband and wife duo John Mills and Cobie Smit. They play the Beetham theatre on Sunday afternoon (2.30pm) March 3, performing music by Bach, Schubert, Piazzolla, Albeniz and Granados. Cobie took up the guitar early in her childhood and went on to study full time at the conservatories of Rotterdam and The Hague, later being hailed as one of Holland’s leading young players. John is a former student of John Williams, Julian Bream, and legendary Spanish guitarist, Andres Segovia. Box office 015395-64283.

ONE of the most celebrated championship brass bands in the world is tuning up for a performance at Ulverston’s Coronation Hall, on Saturday, March 9 (7.30pm). Since its inception a mere 70 years ago, Leyland Band has consistently been ranked in the top ten of the world’s 2,000 registered brass bands. Winners of all the major British titles and having represented England in the European finals numerous times, the band has toured worldwide. Box office 01229-587140.

THE Reg Vardy Brass Band perform an afternoon show at The Forum at Barrow on Sunday, March 3 (3pm). One of the most successful brass bands in history having won the Northern Regional Championships more times than any other brass band in the country, they consistently feature in the World Brass Band Rankings top 20. Box office 01229-820000.