Congratulations to our 2022 Special Award Winners

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Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners. Pictured (above) are some of those who collected their awards after the competitions on the Final Night at Perform in Perth…. (L-R) Pavlina Ivanova (Perth HS) – Tennant Quaich for Best Vocal Performance (under 18); Abigail Strickland (Glenalmond) – Music Industries Cup and Macnab Gold Medal for Best Vocal Performances (over 18); Blair Cunningham … Read More

Day 11 – Wind Instruments

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Friday 18th March 2022 As the Festival approaches its climax – a series of Wind Classes held in St Leonard’s-in-the-Field’s Church attracted great praise from our adjudicator, Karen Anderson. Entries were less than in previous years – but the highest standards remain. Morning Session (Church) – 9.30am: Wind Classes Afternoon Session (Church) – 2pm: Music is Fun and Pianoforte Classes … Read More

Day 10 – The Voice – and more!

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Thursday 17th March 2022 Afternoon Session – 2pm: Popular Song, Vocal Solos – from the Shows, Light Opera, Oratorio…. Opening with the Festival’s first class for Popular Song, this session was closely contested. Later in the afternoon, classes for Instrumental Ensemble saw Kilgraston’s String Ensemble win the Festival’s George Reid Chamber Music Trophy. The session final class was for Youth … Read More

Day 10 – Choirs and Singing

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In a competition for Perth City Primary Schools – Craigclowan Junior Choir, conducted by Sue Clark, were the winners in the Infants P1-P3 class. These victorious young musicians sang Grandfather Clock and Noah and the Unicorns, and they were awarded the Coates Shield. The Millennium Trophy was awarded to the Craigclowan Concert Choir, directed by Sue Clark. Their choice of … Read More

Day 9 – Brass players take their turn at the Festival

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Wednesday 16th March 2022 Morning Session – 9.55am: Afternoon Session – 2pm: Transitional – Intermediate Classes Evening Session – 6.30pm: Advanced and Open Classes Adjudicator, Mr Kenneth Blackwood, described this session as “the cherry on the cake at the end of a wonderful day of music making”. There were places to be won in the Festival’s prestigious final night’s Larg … Read More

Day 8 – Advanced and Open String

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Tuesday 15th March 2022 Perform in Perth welcomed some familiar faces and some new ones to their Advanced and Open Classes on Tuesday 15th March. Adjudicated by Mr Mark Duncan, the players were in competition against each other as well as for places in the Festival’s Larg and Premiere Trophy Competitions on the Festival final evening – 7pm, Saturday 19th … Read More

Day 7 – Early Strings

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Monday 14th March 2022 Afternoon Session – 2pm: Initial and Beginners – Violin and Viola This was the only session for individual players today – in the evening the Festival moved to Perth Concert Hall for the evening session with Bands, Ensembles and Orchestras. …not all Classes had completed sets of photo/recording permissions. Evening session – Level 5, Advanced, Open … Read More

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