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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 19, 1966, p. 12

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clludo abisgda- ilr lohn twtlrelll h r bsssssssssm almamw qbsta y hqii ntir a wery foumlw 6enriadt fjoihdeftvrwky august 21 september101966 20thedinburgh international festival during the put yen prominence hat bean given in each festival to the works f one or two composers thli policy will be continued for the twentieth edinburgh international festival and the composers whl be robert schumann 18101856 and alban berg 1885- 1935 the wurttemberg stale opera will pay a rotum visit to festival and its rapertolre will include both operas by berg the orchestral and chamber con certs and the recltali will feature the works of schumann end berg but will hi no way be confined to hee composers the moscow radio orchestra appearing for the first time in great britain will open the series of their concerts with a tchaikovsky programme their sub- eequent concerts will include a number of works by russian composes amongst these will be theirst public perfor mance in britain of prokovlevi canteta they are seven for this work the moscow rart o orchestra will be lolned by the scottish festival chorus tha scottish national orchestra will give two concerts with the scottish festival chorus they will open the festival- with performances of brittens cantata academics end tippetti a child of our tim in their second concert thev will repeat the p of mahlers eighth symphony which was so outstandingly uceesstul at the opening concert of last veers festival canadian musician will be making a large contribution to the twentieth festival two concerts will be given by the national youth orchestra of canada conducted by walter sukklnd i septem ber 3rd september 4th the soldi its will be martha argerlch piano and evelyn lear soprano and the pro grammes will include ravels piano concerto in c mai or mussorgskys pictures from an exhibition bergs oncart aria der weln and till culensolegel by richard strauss omfta the wurttemberg state opera stuttgart alban berg woxxetk lulu mozart ota zeuberffcte wagner lohengrin carlos kleiber ferdinand fmsuemtl leopold llndtberg gunther jumrt wleund wagner cmrwa mdude hlwegard hlllebrecht grace hoffman irmgard scefned anja silia carlos alexander richard holm custav neldlmaer gerhard stolxe wolfgang wlndgassen fntx wunderlich choral and orchestral concerts moscow radio orchestra conductor gennadi r o xhdet tve n k y new philharmonia orchestra conductors claudlo abbado rafaal kubelk halle orchestra conductor sir john barbirolll scottish national orchestra scottish festival chorus conductor alexander gibson national youth qrcheslra of canada conductor walter sussktnd bbc scottish orchestra conductor lames loughran soloist cwenyth annear martha argerich lanet baker annie fischer heather harper cwyneth ones evelyn lear norma procter natalia shakhov skava daniel barenbolm emil glials pierre fournier donald mdntyre v i em pribyl vladimir rusdiak henryk sieryng mikhail walman chamber concirts and recitals virtuosi 01 roma danzi quintet amadeus quartet delme quartet oromonte trio with njna mjlkina maureen i0nes and brenton langbein martha argerich annie fischer emil cilels 1anet baker evelyn lear elisabeth schwarzkopf theatri piraikon theatron athens sophocles elecfre euripides medea royal lyceum theatre company aristophanes the burdles in a trans lation and adaptation by douglas youngl pop theatre director frank dunlop shakespeare the winters tale euripides the trojan women traverse theatre bettina ionic lorca the polish mime theatre the moscow puppets the paul taylor dance com pany new york latknicht shows royal lyceum company welcome to your gory bed a lata night look at the scottish animal francoise hardy exhiiition there will be retrospective exhibition ot the p m ngi of georges rouault 18711958 at the royal scottish academy the mound princes street arranged in con unction with the arli council of great britain edinburgh international film festival film at edinburgh makes its own con tribution to the international manifesta tion aijhe arts the twentieth edin burgh international film festival to bv held from august 21 to september 4 it an integral and official part of the ed nburgh festival there will be over sixty performances of feature and short firms representing work from all the maor film producing countries of the world it li expected that more than two hundred films from about forty count net will be screened perfor mance teke place every day except sunday in the cameo cinema at 3 p tn and 130 ftm and at film house at 1 i p m on august 26 and september 2 the 11 pm performance will be in the cameo cinema gala performances will be held on sundays august 21 august 28 and september 4 in view of the success of the inter national educational film week held for the first ttme in 1965 this event is to be staged again to demonstrate the latest uses of film in all spheres ol education the annuel celebrity lecture will be given on saturday september 3 end the golden thistle award made in associa tion with films of scotland will ba pre sented to a distinguished international film maker at the abc cinema an sunday august 2b further details may be obtaned from the director edinburgh international film festival film house 3 randolph crescent edinburgh 3 the eighth international congress of film societies will take placa on sep tember 3 and 4 particulars from the honorary secretary federation of scot tish film societies film house 3 randolph crescent edinburgh 3 festival club in a large city where there are so many varied events and activities it ia difficult for the visitor and even the resident to find some focal centre for the three weeks of the festival it is to provide such a centre that the festival club exists there you will find the artists the presi festival vititori from ell over the world end anybody who hes eny connection with or interest in the festival the club will ba licensed and offers all the normal club f ewmies restaurant snack bar lounge reading and writing rooms as well as an information bureau which will tell you all you want to know about the festival and about scotland in general charges for coffee tea drinks and meal are very reasonable and dancing in the evening for diners onlyl is free the club itsew situated tn the assembly rooms and music hall at 54 j george street is in one of edinburgh i mosf beautiful buildings membership and guest cards may be ordered on the ticket order form in the brochure or they may be bought at the festival office er festival club on arrival prices for the various cards and tickets are shown on the ticket order form each season member may pur chase two books of guest cards and each weekly member may purchase one book dally membership cards will not be on sale after b pm on the day tor which the card h valid dally member ship will be reduced to 3 for parties of ten or more festival guild the edinburgh international festival guild has been established to strengthen the bonds between friends of the festival in all parts ot the world and to contribute still further to international understanding and goodwill through the medium of the arts members are sent all festival brochures and the souvenir programme on publication they are guests at a special garden party in edinburgh during the festival and receive trtvitahone to various functions throughout the year membership is open to em friends and wellwishers the annual subscription li i minimum of 1 3 for adults andlo- 1 50 for school children theserey ba included m the ticket order form in the brochure military tattoo this years military tattoo en the esplanade of edinburgh castle will pro vide festival audiences with something to suit everybodys taste directed once egan by brigadier alas- dair maclean the tattoo runs from friday august 19 two days before the festival starts until saturday septem ber 10 pakistan will be providing the overseas contingent 70 soldiers who occupy two places in the programme marching end playing and then dancing gymnasts from the british army school of physical training at aldershot imotej cyclists from the royal artillery and airmen of the queens colour squadron will also be on parade although there will be modem items in the show the traditional aspects have not been for gotten nearly 150 bandsmen from the royal artillery and the royal scots greys will be on parade for the massed bands the greys along with the royal 5rts the kings own scottish borderers the black watch and the gordon highlanders will provide what r undoubtedly the greatest regular favourite the massed pipes and drums visitors who have not been to en edin burgh festival military tattoo before though over four million people have seen it since it starred as a regular event in the festival calendar are reminded that this is an openair show and h the evening should prove to be on the chilly side they should dress accordingly for all performances except the matinee and final performance seat prices will range from 5- 15 for final per- formancaa saturday september 10 10 30 pm stirs will cost from 76to el and at the matinee prices will range from i- to 76d soma unreserved seats will also be available priced at l- for the matinee 6- for the finale end af- for every other perfor mance there are no performances on sundays or thursdays times and dates of weekday shows will be found on pages 6 to 1 1 of the brochure there are thirtyone performances in ell and th seating capacity for each perfor mance fa approaching 8000 people orders by post for tickets should be sent to the edinburgh festival society 11 cambridge street edinburgh 1 or to military tattoo office city chambers high street edinburgh festival information information on the festival and programme brochures with ticket and acoarnrnodation order forms may be obtained from the following edinburgh festival society 1 1 cambridge street edinburgh l london central booking office 81 piccadilly london wl scottish tourist board 2 rutland placa edinburgh i british travel association information centre 6465 st jamess street london sw 1 bnttsh trevel association 151 bloor street west toronto 5 canada british travel association 661 howe street vancouver b c canada british travel association 680 fifth avenue new york new york 10019 british travel association 39 south la salle street chi tag illinois 60603 british travel association 612 south flower street los angelas california 90017 tickets accommodation an travil the beat office opens an april 4th booking will be by post only for the first few weeks and applications for tickets should be made on the ticket order form contained in the programme brochure no priority la given to orders received before that date counter booking will open on kjne edinburgh has a vast renga a approved accommodation including hotels guest houses university halle of residence private households anal caravan sites and the festival society will be pleased to assist visitors ha obtaining eeasrnmodetlon you are rewrnmendad when book ing your tickets to book your hvlnf accommodation wi the order form on page 14 of the brochure accommodation and ticket reserve- tlons an ba made the following offices edinburgh festival society 11 cambridge street edinburgh v london central booking office si piccadilly london w 1 all of- thomes cook 6- sons ltdwagoni lit american express co incorporatorf dean dawson ltd years festivalthe21stedinbuigh international festival wil i be held from august 20september91967 -wi-1- j i i tv e- hmudi i imitoi h miiiwatian with the edinbunh festival society i tws announcement was produced by the scotsman pubtlcehone limited te collaboration with the edinburgh festival society

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