Alyth Voice 111th Edition, April 2007 Tel. 01828 633045 Minimum Circulation 1600 Email address:
[email protected] Website: www.alythvoice.co.uk PERTHSHIRE Brass has enjoyed a rich vein of form since our last appearance in BLUEBEARD Alyth. Following a highly enjoyable con- A WORLD PREMIERE Concert cert with the Alyth & District Pipe Band nd th st In Aid of Maggie’s in October, the band went on to claim 2 17 – 21 April 2007 Cancer care Centres place in the Scottish Challenge Cup in Glasgow Concert Hall. After a busy FROM April 17th - 21st Alyth Musical Society will Alyth Town Hall Christmas period, when we played at be performing a new production, 'Bluebeard'. Leading almost every Lights ‘Switch On’ in th roles are played by Helen Marshland (Sophie Sunday 29 April 2007 Perthshire (!), it was down to the serious Laurent), Claire Gruneberg (Angeline Laurent), 7pm stuff in January, when we started work on Chris Duke (Emile Bonnet), Alan Calder-McNicoll the Scottish Championships Test Piece (Bluebeard), Nick Wallace (Hugo Laurent), Isobel Perthshire Brass “Prelude and Jubilate” by Darrol Barry. McCurdy (Madame Laurent). We have played this piece hundreds of Perthshire Youth Brass They will be accompanied by 24 other performers times, slowly improving it as the rehears- in minor roles and chorus. The show has been written Alyth & District Pipe Band als wore on… but it all paid off in the end by the Society's Producer and Musical Director and with another runner up placing! This offers a night of drama and dark deeds. There are means we travel to Harrogate in Septem- around 24 songs written to suit the mood of the pro- ber to represent Scotland in the British Finals.