Awards to Horsecross staff

SHARING the limelight this week were 14 individuals and one team from Horsecross Arts, who were recognised for their contribution to the continuing success of Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre.Read

The Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship

A HUGE opportunity beckons for one talented young Scottish artist through the Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship, administered by the Royal Scottish Academy.Read

Young musicians wanted for new band in Perth

YOUNG musicians from across Perth and Kinross are invited to audition for a new Celtic ‘big band’Read

Crieff Drama Club seats search

CRIEFF Drama Group is searching for some on-stage seating for their next production on the Easter weekend.Read

Pitlochry concert for music legend Benny Gallagher

MUSIC legend Benny Gallagher obviously finds the Highland Perthshire air to his liking!Read

Perthshire engraver’s award

ACCLAIMED Perthshire-based silversmith and engraver Malcolm Appleby has set up and awarded the inaugural Creative Engraving Prize at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios.Read

Perth pupils catch the opera bug

OAKBANK Primary School P5, 6 and 7 pupils will have performance fever today when their normal classroom routines take second place to an exciting project involving Scottish Opera.Read

Perth Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert

THE classic rock sound of Queen will be given a classical twist for tomorrow evening’s Perth Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert in Perth Concert Hall.Read

RSNO plays Perth Concert Hall

FOR Thursday’s concert the RSNO were reunited with their former Principal Conductor, now Conductor Laureate, Neeme Järvi. His partnership with the RSNO is as strong as ever and this concert, featuring music from two tragic love stories: Sibelius’s Pélleas et Mélisande, and Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, fully demonstrated Järvi’s wonderful charisma, style and magnetism.Read

Author visits AK Bell Library to discuss 'Plant Hunter' novel

AUTHOR Sara Sheridan will visit Perth's AK Bell Library on Tuesday, March 16, from 7.30pm to discuss her latest book.Read

Dougie MacLean’s Big Knit raises funds for Shelter Scotland

PEOPLE from all over the world knitted squares for a giant blanket auctioned in aid of Shelter Scotland during singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean’s Perthshire Amber Festival in November.Read

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra to Perth

INTERNATIONALLY-renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti comes to Perth Concert Hall this spring as part of her seven-venue Scottish tour of some of her favourite classical repertoire.Read

Beth Nielsen Chapman plays Perth

AMERICAN songstress Beth Nielsen Chapman is enjoying a purple patch in her life, and oh boy does she appreciate it!Read

Perth gig for jazz men

JAZZ guitarist Graeme Stephen brings his septet to Perth Theatre Redrooms on Monday, March 1, as part of the Scottish Arts Council’s Tune Up tours for 2010.Read

Jane Eyre at Perth Theatre

PERTHSHIRE school pupil Beth Duncan, is making her professional stage debut in Perth Theatre’s production of Jane Eyre this spring.Read

Snow White on Ice in Perth

THE stunningly choreographed ice spectacular of Snow White on Ice was enjoyed by large audiences at Perth Concert Hall from Thursday until Sunday.Read

‘When Harry Met Sally’ comes to Perth Theatre

‘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.Read

The Fiddle Tree at Birnam

THE next evening of quality music brought to Highland Perthshire by the Fiddle Tree showcases acoustic music from locally-based musicians – the Dave Amos Acoustic Trio, internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Fraser Nimmo, and vocal group, Just Singin’, led by highly rated Scottish singer Christine Kydd.Read

Success for Pitlochry’s Winter Words

THE sixth Winter Words Festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) enjoyed a surge in attendance – audience numbers were up 71% on the 2009 attendance numbers and income from ticket sales was up 110%.Read

Amjad Ali Khan to play exclusive Scottish date in Perth

INDIAN musical legend Amjad Ali Khan – globally acknowledged as the world’s greatest living sarod player – is to perform an exclusive concert in Perth Concert Hall this spring.Read

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