Day 7 – Bands and orchestras

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Monday 14th March 2022 Evening Session – 6.30pm: Bands, ensembles and orchestras It was on this evening, two years ago, that Perform in Perth fell silent as the Coronavirus-19 Pandemic took hold of the world and lockdown began. Since then, thousands have died, jobs have been furloughed, businesses closed, and schools moved to online learning. In time, vaccines have been … Read More

Day 5 – Scottish Country Dance; Pipes and Drums

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Friday 11th March 2022 Scottish Traditional Classes took place at the Bankfoot Community Church Pipe Major Scott Taylor and Paul Brown were the adjudicators for the piping and drumming classes. Scottish Country Dancing Friday afternoon at the Bankfoot Community Church, Moneydie Sports Hall – Julie Young Dancers sweep the boards with trophies in a masterclass of Scottish Country Dancing. The … Read More

Day 4 – Speech 2

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Thursday 10th March 2022 Morning Session – 9.30am Afternoon Session – 2pm: Prepared Reading, Verse Speaking, Soutar Poems and Dramatic Solos Evening Session – 6.30pm: Prepared Reading, Bible Reading and Burns Poems On our final evening at Perth’s St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, adjudicator Judey Struth heard a series of very confident entries to the Festival’s Speech classes age … Read More

Day 3 – Speech Classes 1

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Wednesday 9th March 2022 Morning Session – 9.30am: Prepared Reading, Bible Reading, Verse Speaking, Soutar and Burns Poems A series of classes for competitors ages 5-10 Afternoon Session – 2pm: Verse Speaking, Soutar Poems, Scots Poems, Dramatic Solos and Verse Speaking Choir Berlie Doherty’s ‘Ghost in the Garden’ captivated our audience as the afternoon session started with a strong entry … Read More

Gaelic Choirs

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Monday 7th March 2022 The Perthshire Music (Competitive) Festival got off to a lively start on Monday evening with events at two venues Perth. Percussion Classes At the Elim Pentecostal Church, in Princes Street, competitors in the Initial Drum Kit (Solo) classes performed to a full house. More percussionists will arrive at the venue on Tuesday for the Snare Drum … Read More

Perth festival performers are back again in person

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We are in the final stages of preparation for our annual competitive festival, Perform in Perth, as are all our performers, whether they be singers or instrumentalists, dancers or aspiring actors.  We are in some new venues this year, in addition to some more familiar. We hit the ground running on Monday evening, 7 March, with two simultaneous venues, both in … Read More

Central Groups Concerts

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Children from all over Perth and Kinross will perform in a range of orchestras, bands and ensembles bands in a series of Showcase Concerts in Perth Concert Hall. 7.30pm, Wednesday 23 March – Guitar Ensemble, Concert Band, Pipers and the Wind Orchestra 7.30pm, Thursday 24 March – Junior Strings, Percussion Ensemble, Senior Strings and Perth Youth Orchestra. Both concerts start … Read More