 Succeeding directors substantially expanded on the group’s repertoire base to the excitement of the local musical community.Internationally recognised baroque specialist Professor Peter Walls directed performances of early 17th-century Venetian vespers and masses, music for the coronation of James II, Mozart orchestral masses, Bach and Buxtehude cantatas, Purcell and Handel anthems, many performed in conjunction with period instrument ensemble The Baroque Players.The group also staged performances of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Blow’s Venus and Adonis.