Lightnight Perth
Lightnight Perth is a free cultural festival taking place on 26 and 27 November 2010 organised by Perth & Kinross Council. Activities include outdoor concerts, illuminations, treasure hunts, street markets plus a whole host of other events. Our part of the event is the Lightnight Big Sing
The Lightnight Big Sing will take place on Sat 27 Nov 2010 in Perth Concert Hall. For more details about the Big Sing click here.
To apply, download the application form.
samaagam
Over the course of 7 weeks, pupils from St John's Academy and Our Lady's, alongside adults from various communities of Perth and Kinross, took part in Indian music and dance workshops to try to re-create some of the music from the piece Samaagam written by David Murphy, Amjad Ali Khan and the SCO Lab players. The Samaagam concert was on Wednesday 10 March 2010 and the pupils and adults performance created the first half of the concert.
The second half of the concert featured a solo by Sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan followed by the performance of Samaagam in full, played by Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Amjad Ali Khan, conducted by David Murphy. This was the only performance of Samaagam in Scotland this year.
carnival
In September Perth Concert Hall has its 5th birthday. To celebrate we're having a Carnival, with a parade in the High Street and a music party in the evening featuring musicians from Brazil, Nigeria and Scotland.
Carnival procession - we're looking for groups including choirs, dance and drama groups, from all over Perth and Kinross to be part of our spectacular Carnival procession on Sat 18 Sep. If your group would like to take part, please contact Jenn on the details provided below.
Calling all brass players - we want to create a huge Scottish-samba fusion band to perform at our Carnival on Sat 18 Sep. If you're a brass player aged 12-60, live in Perth and Kinross and can take part in Sat workshops during Aug 2010 - we need you! Please contact Jenn.
contact detials
For more information or to take part in any of these projects, please contact Jenn Minchin, Music Development Coordinator on 01738 477 722 or jminchin@horsecross.co.uk