ABINGDON bassoonist Simon Payne and his bassoon trio gave a free lunchtime concert at Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford.

The trio impressed the crowd with a series of tunes, from Tchaikovsky’s Jazz waltz to the theme tune from Rumpole of the Bailey.

Mr Payne, a music administrator for the Orchestra of St John, said: “We did a mix from a big jazz waltz to the Carnival of the Animals.”

The show last Thursday was one in a series of free drop-in concerts at the New Inn Hall Street church.

Mr Payne played there last year with an octet of bassoons, which he slimmed down for his latest gig.

The church’s family outreach worker Janice Smith said: “The idea of these concerts is to provide free music for anybody that wants to access free music.

“The’s no charge, the church is open, so some people come in for a pray then leave, and some people stay and listen to the music.”