SETTLE-based singing group Octameron will serenade visitors at an open garden event at Downham Hall, Downham, on Sunday.

The group is well known for its varied programmes, ranging from Monteverdi to Noël Coward.

Formed in 1996, the group comprises eight singers and an accompanist, based in and around Settle.

Octameron will also perform at Holy Trinity Church, Rathmell, on Sunday, November 29, as part of the church's fundraising programme and is recording a Christmas CD to be released later this year.

The open gardens event takes place at 2.45pm.