TWO rising young percussions from the Birmingham Royal Conservatoire of Music are making a five-day tour of Dorset venues, from Lyme Regis across to Dorchester, with a lunch-time visit to Glastonbury.

They will visit Dorchester on the evening of Tuesday, July 24.

Tzu-Jo Huang is from Miaoli, Taiwan. She is currently studying towards a master of music in percussion performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Before university she was already successful at competitions in Taiwan and while studying at the Taipei National University of the Arts, she was a member of the Ju Percussion Group and toured across China and Taiwan.

Alexander Henshaw, from Dorchester, is a first year orchestral percussionist at the conservatoire. His playing incorporates a wide range of style and genres, from classical, funk, folk and jazz, to samba and he enjoys playing them all.

Alex plays many different instruments including cajon, marimba, timpani, bodhran and bata. He is also a proficient keyboard player and was junior organ scholar at Wells Cathedral before joining the Conservatoire as a percussionist.

The pair will be performing a hugely varied and energetic program of duo/solo percussion repertoire, not for profit but instead for the experience and also the chance to perform this music to people who may never have listened to it.

Tzu-Jo Huang and Alexander Henshaw, Durnovaria Hall, Kings Road, Fordington, Dorchester, from 7.30pm until 9pm. Tickets cost £7.50 on the door or in advance.