Aberdeen International Youth Festival

The Festival is a unique platform for young talent and a celebration of youthful creativity and innovation. This year we are welcoming an astonishing array of talent from across the world, including dancers and traditional storytellers from Africa, ballet and traditional dance from the Caribbean, classical music from India and singers from Norway, as well as whole lot more.

This year we have developed our Chamber series, increasing the number of concerts to enable us to feature more wonderful musicians from the North East and beyond. As well as our headline galas and concerts in His Majesty’s Theatre, we have a wide range of other theatre and dance shows along with concerts and a Ceilidh celebrating the Scottish year of the Homecoming.

Following on from last year’s success, Festival in the City on Sunday 2 August will bring the Festival into the city centre with free performances and events, alongside the Gordon Highlanders Beating the Retreat and international market stalls.

Once again the important Extended Festival programme will be taking many shows out and about from Arbroath to Aberlour, Inverurie to Inverness and Peterhead to Perth.

We also have a great range of special ticket offers, including Family Tickets and incredible discounts on the Festival Pass so you can see a whole range of Festival shows for as little as £2.50 a show.

Come share the excitement and try something new!

2009 Aberdeen International Youth Festival Download Flyer (pdf 261kb)

Aberdeen International Youth Festival is proud to announce its Extended Festival programme of events.
This year sees over 40 International musical, theatrical and dance performances taking place right on your doorstop.

2009 Aberdeen International Youth Festival Events Calendar
Date	Venue	Contact Number	AIYF Performers
Thurday 30 July	Inverbervie Burgh Hall	01569 763 913	Ceol Mor Trad Big Band & Nathan Zaake, African Singer
Friday 31 July	Findhorn - Universal Hall	01309 691 170	National Dance Company Company of the Bahamas and Happy Feet
	Inverness - Eden Court	01463 234 234	Y-Dance & Oxford Youth Dance Co
	Aberlour - St Margaret’s Episcopal Church	01340 881 208	Nathan Zaake African singer/musician
	Montrose - Links Hotel	01674 671 000	Patrick Kunka Jazz Quartet
	Clatt Auld Kirk	01464 831 461	Ruciteme-Culture - African drummer group
Saturday 1 August	Laurencekirk - Mearns Academy	01561 377 368	Noordhollands Youth Orchestra Ensembles
	Tarves - Melvin Hall	01651 851 414	AIYF presents an evening of international music and song
	Alford - Howe Trinity Parish Church	01224 213 800	Noordhollands Youth Orchestra Ensembles
	Inverurie Gala - Town Hall	01467 621 489	Ballet Prague & Nathan Zaake
	Newtonhill - Bettridge Centre	01224 213 800	Happy Feet & Ruciteme Culture
	Banchory - Woodend Barn	01330 825 431	Patrick Kunka Jazz Quartet
Sunday 2 August	Inverness - Eden Court	01463 234 234	Noordhollands Youth Orchestra
	Aberlour - St Margaret’s Episcopal Church	01340 881 208	Ian Watt, Classical Guitar
Monday 3 August	Turriff Show	01888 562 219	Alkoune, Nathan Zaake & Toronto All Stars Steel Band
	Linksfield CE Centre	01224 213 800	National Dance of the Bahamas, Ås Choir, Ballet Prague & Yu Dance
	Fraserburgh, Dalrymple Hall	01346 515 153	Ruciteme Culture & Viva Choir
Tuesday 4 August	Perth Concert Hall	01738 621 031	Basque Youth Orchestra
	Ballater, Victoria Hall	01339 755 467	Toronto All Stars Steel Band
	Kemnay Village Hall	01467 642 177	Nathan Zaake & Ås Choir
	Peterhead Community Centre	01779 474 373	Groove Academy Jazz Group
	Brechin Cathedral	01356 629 360	Viva Choir
Wednesday 5 August	Montrose - Links Hotel	01674 671 000	St. Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh
	Arbroath - Webster Theatre	01241 435 805	Ballet Prague & Happy Feet Dance Company
	Westhill - Trinity Church	01224 740 007	Nathan Zaake, Ruciteme Culture & Ås Choir
	Inverurie - Acorn Centre	01467 621 489	Groove Academy, Stavanger Jazz Ensemble & Celtallica
Thursday 6 August	Kemnay Church Centre	01224 620 011	Seenu Singh, Piano Recital
	Aboyne Academy Theatre	01339 886 222	PACE Theatre - Romeo & Juliet
	Ellon - Haddo House	01224 620 011	Shell RSAMD Opera & Song Residency
	Strathdon - Lonach Hall	01975 651 779	Viva Choir & Ås Choir, Norway
	Stonehaven Town Hall	01569 762 806	Toronto All Stars & Nathan Zaake
Fri 7 August	Banchory - Woodend Barn	01330 825 431	Groove Academy & Stavanger Jazz Ensemble
	Montrose - Links Hotel	01674 671 000	Seenu Singh, Piano Recital
Sun 9 August	Edinburgh Mela	01313 322 888	Nathan Zaake, African Singer/Musician

For ticket prices and performance times please contact the venue directly, visit www.aiyf.org or call the Festival office on 01224 213800
All performances are subject to last minute cancellations / alterations.