<p>From left: Judy Woodward, Hannelore Morgan, Donna Carson and Charles Schweigert of Consort of All Sorts.</p>

ASTORIA Astorias own Consort of All Sorts returns to Grace Episcopal Church for a 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon concert on Sept. 29. This is the groups second performance at the church following its debut concert in April. The group is made up entirely of local musicians who perform music of the Baroque and early classical periods on copies of original instruments.

The concert is free to the public, and donations will be accepted, although not required, and split equally between the Grace Episcopal Church Food Pantry and the Clatsop Community Outreach Emergency Shelter in Seaside, a shelter opened earlier this year in response to a recent 30 percent increase in the homeless population in the county.

Consort of All Sorts includes Judy Woodward on cello, Hannelore Morgan on recorder, Charles Schweigert on Baroque flute, Donna Carson on bassoon, Alexandra Myers and Barbara Bate on piano, Ray Lund on harpsichord, and Drew Herzig as percussionist and vocalist.

The concert will feature several 18th-century compositions by Handel and Telemann and will venture into the early classical period by performing two of Haydns London Trios. In keeping with the eclectic approach of the group, performers will include contemporary arrangements of English and Celtic tunes that have their roots in the Baroque era. The Celtic pieces date to the 18th century and earlier, while the Baroque pieces stand squarely in the Baroque period, which ended around 1750 after the death of Bach. In the Baroque era, it was not uncommon for music composed for specific instruments to be played on whatever was at hand. In this case, a tenor recorder and the Baroque flute substitute well for violins in some of the original arrangements, and the bassoon, played by the Consorts newest member, Donna Carson, doubles the part played by the cello.

The name for the group comes from the title of a book by Canadian author and painter Emily Carr, who wrote a memoir of her life in Victoria, British Columbia, in the early years of the 20th century. The House of All Sorts chronicles the daily life at a rooming house she ran for all sorts of zany characters. In the realm of music, consort is a somewhat antiquated term for a group of instruments or voices: Its a good match for this group of musicians and a name that allows for the addition of other instruments as they are needed. It also leaves open the possibility of exploring music from other periods.

For further information, contact Charles Schweigert at 503-325-1895 or schweigertstudio@yahoo.com