MUSIC lessons were jazzed up at Holy Cross College on Friday with a visit by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

Musicians from the acclaimed ensemble staged special workshops for students on the AS music studies course.

With the expert advice of the professional musicians, who are also in the jazz group Connexions, the students performed the classic Gershwin song Summertime.

Later in the term, students will be the given the opportunity to compose their own prices which will be performed in college by a string quartet from the well-known Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.