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
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 8 – Lower Strings (beginners)
Morning Sessions – 9.30am: Lower strings – beginners Not all Classes could be recorded due to incomplete photo/ recording permissions.
Day 7 – Early Strings
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
Performers show their sparkle as their batons twirl
Saturday morning’s entries for Baton Twirlers brought artistry and enthusiasm to the 2022 Perform in Perth. Adjudicator Liz Alcroft welcomed performers from Dundee and Perth.
Day 7 – Bands and orchestras
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
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
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