PERTH FESTIVAL of the ARTS - Wednesday 18 to Sunday 29 May 1988
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Day/Date
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Event
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Venue
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Artistes
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Programme
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Throughout
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Visual Arts
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Art Gallery
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James Morrison, ARSA; James McBey
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Tuesday 17
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Opera Talk
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Salutation Hotel
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John Currie
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“Cosi fan Tutte”
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Wednesday 18
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Strathallan School
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Orchestral Concert
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City Hall
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BBC Scottish SymphonyOrchestra (Hurst/Donohoe)
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Dvorak, Faure, McLeod, Beethoven
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Drama
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Theatre
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TAG Theatre Company
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“Great Expectations”
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Thursday 19
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Perth Grammar School
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Chamber Recital
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Battleby
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Endellion String Quartet
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Haydn, Britten, Beethoven
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Drama
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Theatre
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TAG Theatre Company
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“Great Expectations”
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Friday 20
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Blairgowrie High School
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Piano Recital
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City Hall
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Je Hee Suh
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Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Liszt
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Firework Display
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South Inch
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Shell Shock Firework Company/Perthshire Youth Brass
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( weather permitting )
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Saturday 21
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Saturday Morning
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St John’s
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John McLeod
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Young Composers’ Workshop/Concert
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Opera
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Theatre
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Perth Festival Opera
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“Cosi fan Tutte”
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Light Music
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City Hall
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The Joe Loss Orchestra
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“That Old Black Magic”
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Sunday 22
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Festival Service
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St John’s
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Rev David Ogston
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Rev Alan Reid, Chaplain, University of Aberdeen
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Rock Event
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Electric Whispers
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Tayside Groups
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Choral Concert
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St John’s
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Perth Festival Chorus & Orchestra (Currie/McPhee)
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Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn
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Verse Recital
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Battleby
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Edith McArthur and John Shedden
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“A Scottish Postbag”
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Monday 23
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Morrison’s Academy, Crieff
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Chamber Concert
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City Hall
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Australian Chamber Orchestra (Pini)
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Mozart, Sculthorpe, Vaughan Williams, Mozart
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Drama
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Upper Springland
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Theatre Co-op
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“The Burgher’s Tale”
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Tuesday 24
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Trinity College, Glenalmond
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Opera
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Theatre
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Perth Festival Opera
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“Cosi fan Tutte”
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Drama
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Upper Springland
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Theatre Co-op
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“The Burgher’s Tale”
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Wednesday 25
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Perth Academy
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Chamber Recital
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Scone Palace
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Xue Wei (violin) and Patsy Toh (piano)
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Vitali, Brahms, Wieniawski, Beeethoven, Ravel
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Choral Concert
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Theatre
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Cantabile
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“Music of the Night”
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Thursday 26
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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St Columba’s RC High School
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Opera
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Theatre
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Perth Festival Opera
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“Cosi fan Tutte”
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Friday 27
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Music at Mid-day
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St John’s
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Perth High School
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Chamber Concert
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City Hall
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Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Rolla/Rampal)
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Dvorak, JS Bach, CPE Bach, Bartok
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Poetry Recital
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Studio Theatre
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Alex McCrindle
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“William Soutar – Poet of Perth”
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Saturday 28
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Saturday Morning
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St John’s
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Viva Voce
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Opera
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Theatre
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Perth Festival Opera
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“Cosi fan Tutte”
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Orchestral Concert
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City Hall
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Halle Orchestra (Thomspn)
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“Music from the Ballet”
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Sunday 29
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Orchestral Concert
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City Hall
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Halle Orchestra (Hughes/Cahill)
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Wagner, R Strauss, Holst
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