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Scottish Youth to display talents in Perth

The very best young brass band players in Scotland will be showcasing their talents in Perth tonight — so make sure you get along for a fantastic musical treat.

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  The National Youth Brass Band of Scotland will be playing in Perth tonight

The very final touches are bring put in place ahead of the National Youth Brass Bands' of Scotland summer concert in Perth this evening (Friday 29th).

Perth 6.30pm

If you are anywhere in the area then make sure you go along to St John's Kirk, Perth at 6.30pm where you can hear organisation's Senior, Reserve and Children's Bands conducted by Russell Gray, John Boax, Gordon Evans MBE and Richard Evans.

There is plenty of fantastic music on show — from The Rolling Stones to a world premiere of a new work entitled, 'The Heart of Hidden Flame' by Paul Mealor — and much, much more.

Worth it

So why not take the opportunity to support the very best brass band playing talent in Scotland — it will be worth every penny.

Tickets cost £10 for adults. School children go free but booking is recommended.

So why not take the opportunity to support the very best brass band playing talent in Scotland — it will be worth every penny — AND CHILDREN CAN GO FREE!4BR

Repertoire

Children's Band
Conductor: Gordon Evans MBE

Southfield (Sharpe)
Mary Poppins (arr Wormald)
RAF March Past (Davies)
St Andrews Variations (Fernie)
Paint it Black (arr Baker)

Reserve Band
Conductor: John Boax

Cyclone Oare arr Boax
Here's That Rainy Day (arr Drover)
Festival Overture 'St. Mungo' (Randalls)
Folk Song from Edinburgh Dances (Bryan Kelly)
Serenade (Bourgeois0
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Tan Duna arr Drury)
Music for a Festival (Philip Sparke)

Senior Band
Conductors: Russell Gray & Richard Evans

The Heart of Hidden Flame (Mealor)
Concordi (Fredrick Schjelderup)
Florentiner March (Fucik)
Circius (Aagaard Nilsen)
Valdres March (Johannes Hanssen)
The Girl Who Sat on the Hill (Fredrick Schjelderup)

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