This year I had the great pleasure of being the first arts advocate for The Perth Festival of the Arts, an experience I won’t soon forget. One of the best parts is the breadth of the festival programme, from opera to pop, symphonies to jazz duets, the 10 days are full of all the arts, including the visual ones too! ArTay was a fantastic pop-up tent full of amazing pictures from local artists and a fab stop to visit between concerts.

 

 

Everyone on the festival board was so nice and always open to help or have a chat!

 

While the whole week was enjoyable, the highlight of the week had to be the Czech national symphony orchestra, a fantastic program and one my friends thoroughly enjoyed!

 

“The concert was really good and the overall sound of the orchestra was absolutely incredible. It was really quite inspiring to watch the orchestra play such a diverse range of pieces to such a high standard. From what I could see the audience were completely captivated by the performance which added a buzz of excitement to the atmosphere” said Libby Kinninmonth, this was her first time seeing an orchestra live!

 

The lunchtime high school concerts also offer a brilliant chance for school pupils to perform to a wider audience in the city, the St John’s kirk is also a venue to remember!

 

Overall, the festival is a fantastic event for Perth and one I hope to be involved with in the future!