Summer rehearsal arrangements

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Dear PYO Member Thank you all for working so hard at music camp and I felt the two concerts on Saturday and Sunday were full of a lot of very fine playing. Congratulations to all and to our two soloists on two excellent performances. We now have a busy remainder of the session with …

D. Eoin Bennet Soloists’ Award

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Well done to the this year’s D. Eoin Bennet Soloist Award winners. L-R Hilary Whitaker (PYO President), Allan Young (Conductor), Erin Bathgate (french horn), Emma Ritchie (cello) and Gordon Much (adjudicator).

Concerto soloists announced 2017

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Well done to everyone who took part in Tuesday’s concerto auditions. It was a lovely concert. And congratulations to the successful candidates Erin Bathgate on French Horn and Emma Ritchie on cello. Erin (Kinross High) will be playing the 3rd movement of Mozart’s concerto no 2 for Horn. Emma (Perth High) will be playing …

PYO CD

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Released in time for Christmas – Perth Youth Orchestra’s first official CD is now on sale. PRICE £8 Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold 1. Pesante by Malcolm Arnold 2. Vivace by Malcolm Arnold 3. Allegretto by Malcolm Arnold 4. Con brio Slavonic Dances by Anton Dvorak 5. Dance no 1 Presto 6. Dance No. …

Perth Musicians Say Music Matters

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PKC Instrumental Music Service Video Perth and Kinross Council are proposing to stop paying Music Tutors to run Music Camps and Central Groups (the P&K youth bands, orchestras and choirs). If the council does this, Central Groups will stop and Music Camps will no longer take place, thus depriving children of the most fun …