CIRENCESTER Parish Church is once again to host a candle-lit performance by the English Mozart Ensemble on Friday, November 11, at 7.30pm.

The acclaimed group, which returns to Cirencester for the fourth year running, is joined for the evening by the clarinettist Marie Lloyd.

Marie will be the soloist in Mozart's famous Clarinet Quintet and the stunningly beautiful slow movement from his Clarinet Concerto.

Marie Lloyd is one of this country's most exciting young clarinettists. Barely into her thirties, she has played with the vast majority of the great orchestras of Britain, including the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The Philharmonia, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

She has performed as guest principal for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

She is currently a member of the prestigious Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

She has managed to keep a special interest in chamber music, performing regularly with such eminent groups as The Nash Ensemble, London Winds, London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble, Galliard Ensemble, and The Marais Ensemble.

She is delighted to be making her debut performance with the English Mozart Ensemble with one of the great masterpieces of the clarinet repertoire, Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.

The concert will also include Dvorak's String Quintet, Haydn's 88th Symphony, as well as the notoriously difficult show-piece for clarinet by Andre Messager, his Solo de Concours. For more details check out their website www.englishmozartensemble.com

Tickets, which are priced at £12 (£8 concessions) or £18 for premium reserved seats, are available from Cirencester Visitor Information Centre, or by ringing the booking line on 0870 243 0615.