Matthew and Miranda Dodd and friends – Coffee at Zimmermans

Matthew and Miranda Dodd bring their friends to the United Reformed Church on Saturday 27 March, as part of the Salisbury Chamber Music Club's season. The whole thing is titled Coffee at Zimmermans, a nod to the coffee houses of Leipzig where Bach and his contemporaries would have played, and the evening is built around that same baroque sound.

It's Bach and his contemporaries on period instruments: baroque violin, baroque oboe, recorder, baroque bassoon and continuo. The ensemble is led by Matthew and Miranda Dodd, with friends joining them to fill out the line-up. Hearing these pieces on the instruments they were actually written for changes the whole thing — the baroque oboe and bassoon have a different weight and colour to their modern versions, and the recorder sits right in the middle of it all. The continuo provides the low end that holds the rest together, so it's a full baroque band on stage rather than a stripped-back chamber group.

The concert is presented by the Salisbury Chamber Music Club, and it's one of the dates in their full season. If you're only coming for this one, tickets are available on the door, but there's a subscription option for the whole season if you're planning on catching more of their programme. The church is at 30 Fisherton Street, SP2 7RG, and the music runs from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm. On the door, it's £10 for guests and £2 for students, with the £25 subscription covering the full season.