MUSIC lovers are in for a treat as the festival provides a varied programme to hit the right note for audiences.

With world music, jazz, classical and pop and much more there is something to cater for all tastes.

Sisters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat use their rich voices to transport audiences to the heart of the Middle East with exotic melodies inspired by the traditional folk music of their native Iran.

Banned from performing publicly at home, they accompany themselves on plucked setar and frame drum, , yet their fusion-based music has been hailed all over the world.

The sisters have won an international reputation for music-making that is rooted in historic Persian poetry and given a contemporary twist.

See Mahsa and Marjan perform at Salisbury Arts Centre on Wednesday, June 3, at 8pm.

Jerusalem born Mor Karbasi comes to Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday, May 23, 7.30pm. Her music is fed by several cultures, with Persian, Moroccan, Spanish and Israeli influences coming together to create a predominately Sephardic Jewish repertoire.

From traditional folk Jewish songs to her own contemporary compositions, Karbasi takes audiences on a journey around the Mediterranean from Morocco to Israel.

There will be jazz from the Andy Sheppard Quartet in Surrounded by Sea on June 5, at Salisbury Playhouse, as well as Hailey Tuck.

Hailey Tuck was born in Austin Texas and raised on a diet of 1930s jazz, vintage dresses and black and white movies.

Her voice is described as sitting somewhere between Billie Holiday, Regina Spektor and Ella Fitzgerald.

She is set to enchant audiences at Salisbury Playhouse with classics such as My Funny Valentine and So in Love. Tuck will also surprise with her unique take on tracks like The Zombies’ Tell Him No, Bob Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice and Sunday Morning by Maroon 5. Hailey Tuck performs on Friday, May 29, 7.30pm.

One festival performance that is already proving popular with festival goers is Grammy Award winner Elvis Costello, who comes to Salisbury City Hall on Saturday, May 30, 8pm.

She’Koyokh will bring their world music to Salisbury Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 2 with influences from Turkey Jewish Eastern Europe and the Balkans. There will also be classical music from Eblana String Trio, Mahan Esfahani and Avi Avital, A Schubertiade, Sacconi String Quartet, Sullivan String Quartet and London Philharmonic Orchestra.