Young musicians wanted for new band in Perth
Horsecross Arts is inviting young musicians from across Perth and Kinross to audition for The Gordon Duncan Experience a new Celtic ‘big band'. Horsecross, the creative organisation behind Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre has gained substantial 2-year funding for the project from the Scottish Arts Council Youth Music Initiative, the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust and Perth and Kinross Council. Named after the late Perthshire piper, Gordon Duncan, who was a hugely influential and pioneering performer and composer, the band is open to any resident of Perth and Kinross aged fourteen to eighteen years who plays any instrument and is ...
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Beth makes stage debut in Perth Theatre's Jane Eyre
Perthshire school pupil, Beth Duncan, is making her professional stage debut in Perth Theatre's production of Jane Eyre this spring.The sixteen year old Kilgraston student plays the part of Jane Eyre's young charge Adele in the Horsecross Arts production of the stage adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë classic. Beth, who plans to study drama, has already taken part in several school productions, but this is her first experience of working in a theatre.She said: "It was a bit daunting at first as I had no idea what it would be like working in a professional theatre, but everybody has been really ...
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Amjad Ali Khan plays Perth exclusive
Globally acknowledged as the world's greatest living sarod player, Indian musical legend Amjad Ali Khan is set to perform an exclusive concert in Scotland this spring.The celebrated musician will make his only Scottish appearance in 2010 in Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday 10 March as part of Perth800 - marking the 800th anniversary of the granting of Perth's Royal Charter.In a dynamic fusion of Indian and Western styles, traditions and instruments, Amjad Ali Khan will join forces with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to perform Samaagam, a piece of music he wrote in collaboration with the SCO and conductor David Murphy.Meaning ...
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Yes, yes, yes! When Harry met Sally takes to the Perth stage
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY continues to be one of the most popular romantic comedies more than two decades after it hit the big screen starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. The smash hit 1989 film directed by Rob Reiner spawned dozens of memorable lines and the burning question: ‘can a man and woman ever really just be friends?' A new tour of the stage production of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY opens in Spring 2010, coming to Perth Theatre from Tues 16 until Sat 20 Feb. 21 years on from the year of the film's release, the show stars Sarah Jayne ...
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Alasdair Beatson serves up first in a series of lunchtime treats
Perth pianist Alasdair Beatson whetted appetites in Perth Concert Hall when he served up the first offering in the 2010 Lunchtime Concert Series with his opening performance as artist in residence.Joining Alasdair in a tasty selection of trios by Haydn, Schubert and Schumann were Jonathan Morton (violin) and Alison Lawrance (cello) from the Scottish Ensemble. The perfect antidote to the winter blues, Perth Concert Hall Lunchtime Concerts are an excellent way to escape the daily grind, grab a bite to eat and spend a relaxing hour in the company of fellow music lovers. The Classical Club from 12pm on Lunchtime ...
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