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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All star cast for Perth Theatre's Proof
Horsecross has lined up stars of stage and screen for its production of David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Proof, in Perth Theatre from Friday 29 January.Gareth Thomas, who played Blake in Blake's 7, last seen in Perth in Of Mice and Men is joined by Neve McIntosh (Gormenghast, Bodies, Plunkett and Macleane). Perth Theatre regular Helen Logan (A Streetcar Named Desire, A Mug's Game) and Ewan Donald (Sunshine on Leith, Walden, New Town) complete the cast in this gripping work directed by Horsecross Arts' Ian Grieve. First staged in 2001 and set in the current day, ...
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Off Kilter dancers limber up for Perth800 launch
Perth and Kinross Provost, Dr John Hulbert joined Horsecross Arts chief executive Jane Spiers at Perth Concert Hall on Thursday to welcome Perth800 launch act Off Kilter to the Fair City.The feisty and fabulous celebration of dance and music styles alive and kicking in Scotland comes to Perth Concert Hall on 21 and 22 January. Meeting members of the company Provost Hulbert said:"It is a real feather in the cap of Perth to have this spectacular and colourful dance show at Perth Concert Hall, to help begin our Perth800 celebrations."I was interested to meet the Off Kilter dancers to find ...
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Memories in the making with epic piano events in Perth Concert Hall
The upcoming classical season at Perth Concert Hall will see some memories in the making as two top pianists take up special invitations to perform in the Fair City venue. Alasdair Beatson takes up his post as artist in residence in Perth Concert Hall at the end of January for an exciting exploration of the Romantic repertoire, both solo and with a selection of his favourite chamber music partners.No stranger to Perth Concert Hall, we are delighted that he is here to stay! Look out for some delightful surprises on the way as he warms to his new role. In ...
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Free music and dance workshops get 2010 off to an energetic start
Horsecross Arts is offering local communities the chance to work off the worst of the season's excesses with a series of free music and dance workshops on an Indian theme.The evening workshops which start on Monday 18 January will be led by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish/Indian dance group Dance Ihayami. They form part of Samaagam, one of the Home and Away events Horsecross Arts has created for Perth 800.Held in various locations in Letham and Tulloch, workshop participants, who need no previous experience to attend, can choose to specialise in either dance or music. The Samaagam project also ...
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Acquaintances old and new to entertain in Perth in 2010
Top Scottish Traditional big band The Treacherous Orchestra is tuning up to get 2010 off to a spectacular start at Perth's annual Hogmanay bash. With wintry weather on the cards, a cosy evening of music, special guests, fireworks and stovies in Perth Concert Hall is the perfect way to avoid the elements this New Year! In keeping with Hogmanay tradition, Horsecross invited a tall dark handsome stranger in the form of The Mysterious Man from Perth Theatre's Pinocchio, to launch the Jan to Apr brochure which shows no let up in the line up of well kent and new faces who ...
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Perth Theatre picks a panto for 75th anniversary year
Perth Theatre will be resounding with boos, hisses, shouts of "oh yes you can!" and singing this Christmas as traditional family pantomime Aladdin takes to the Fair City stage. The 2010 Christmas production coincides with the 75th anniversary of Perth Theatre Company and will be directed by Ian Grieve, creative director of theatre at Horsecross Arts. Ian said:"This year's Christmas musical Pinocchio was a fantastic show for us, but, for our 75th anniversary we wanted to put on a good old family panto. I have never directed Aladdin before so I am delighted with the choice. It is possibly the ...
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Perth Concert Hall kicks off Perth 800 with dance spectacular
To mark the launch of Perth 800, the Fair City welcomes Off Kilter - a feisty and fabulous celebration of dance and music styles alive and kicking in Scotland today. This impressive show was the centrepiece of Edinburgh's Hogmanay cultural celebrations and kicks off at Perth Concert Hall on 21 and 22 January. These performances to launch Perth 800 are the first of a year long programme of events which will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Burgh Charter to Perth by King William the Lion of Scotland in 1210. Artistic director Morag Deyes has gathered ...
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