A CONCERT series that brings professional and quality amateur performers to Whiteparish is set to make a return later this month.

Music in Whiteparish will start with ‘Of all the birds’ on May 24 at 7pm at Whiteparish’s village church.

The performers are a new ensemble, called Cantores Parochiae Albae (CPA) – Whiteparish Singers in Latin – and their concert will show how birds were depicted in 16th and 17th century music, with vigorous performances of madrigals, part-songs, catches and a motet.

A spokesperson said: “So, where do swallows go when they disappear in the autumn? Oh, come on, you didn’t think it was Africa, did you?

“And which bird migrates to the moon? Clue – it’s not the swallow! And why is Jesus likened to a pelican?

“Music in Whiteparish is back for another season. Songs – and quirky facts and quotations – about birds make up the opening offering.

“And the answers to those three questions will all be revealed.”

Richard Tulloch, the Whiteparish church choir director, who has put together both CPA and the concert programme, said: “I hope this concert will appeal to a wide range of people, including both music lovers and birdwatchers!”

Richard, who is a sixth cousin of the late, legendary Shetland birder Bobby Tulloch, said he is delighted to combine two of his passions in life in one event.

Tickets are £15 (£8 for under-18s) from Whiteparish Village Store or online, for a booking fee, at www.ticketsource.co.uk/wp-music.

Meanwhile, the Music in Whiteparish committee is continuing to plan for two or three other dates in 2025, one of which will be a come-and-sing session led by Michael Keeley, a former Whiteparish chorister who has gone on to sing as a tenor in the choirs of Salisbury and St Paul’s Cathedrals.