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august 21 september101966 20thedinburgh internationalfestival during the past years prominence has been given in each festival to the works of one or two composers this policy will be continued for the twentieth edinburgh international festival and the composers will be robert schumann 18101856 and alban berg 1885- 1935 the wurttemberg state opera wilt pay a return visit to the festival and it repertoire will include both operas by berg the orchestral and chamber con certs and the recitals will feature the works of schumann and berg but will in no way be confined to these composers the moscow radio orchestra appearing for the first time in great britain will open the series of their concerts with a tcha kovsky programme their sub sequent concerts will include a number of works by russian composers amongst these will be the first public perfoc mance in britain of prokovievs cantata thev are seven for this work the moscow radio orchestra will be joined bv the scottish festival the scottish national orchestra will give two concerts with the scottish festival chorus theywill open the festival with performances of bnttens cantata acedemica and tippett s a child of our time in the second concert they will repeat the performance of mahlers eighth symphony which was so outstandingly successful at the opening concert of last years festival canadian musicians will be making a large contribution to the twentieth festival two concerts will be grven by the national youth orchestra of canada conducted by walter susskind septem ber 3rd september 4th the soloists will be martha argerkh piano and evelyn lear soprano and the pro grammes will include ravels piano concerto in c major mussorgskys pictures from an exhibition bergs concert aria der weln and tilj eulerwotegel bv richard strauss opera fie wurttemberc state opera stuttgart alban berg woxzeck lulu viozart die zauberflote wagner lohengrin conductors carlo kleiber ferdinand lettner producers leopold llndtberg gunther rcnnert wwend wagner cart will include hildegard hitlebrecht grace hoffman lrmgard seefricd ana sila carlos alexander richard holm gustav neidlinger gerhard stolze wolfgang windgassen fritz wunderlich choral and orchestral concerts moscow radio orchestra conductor gennadi roxhdestvensky new philharmonia orchestra conductors ci audio abbado rafael kubelik halle orchestra conductor sir john barb roll i scottish national orchestra scottish festival chorus conductor alexander obson national youth orchestra of canada conductor walter susskind bbc scottish orchestra conductor james lou rh ran soloists gwenyth annear martha argench anei baker annie fischer heather harper gwyncth jones evelyn lear norma procter natalia shakhov skava daniel barenboim emil gilels pierre foumier donald mclntyre vilem pnbyl vladimir ruzdjak henryk szeryng mikhail waiman chamber concerts and recitals virtuosi 01 roma danzi quintet amadeus quartet delme quartet or0m0nte trio with nina milktna maureen ones and brenton langbein martha argerich annie fischer emil cilels ianet baker evelyn lear elisabeth schwarzkopf theatre piraikon theatron athens sophocles electra euripides medea royal lyceum theatre company aristophanes the burdies ih a trans latlon and adaptation bv douglas young pop theatre director frank dunlop shakespeare the winter tale euripides the trojan women traverse theatre bettrna ionic lorca the polish mime theatre the moscow puppets the paul taylor dance com pany new york latenight shows royal lyceum company welcome- to your gory bed a late night look at the scottish animal francoise hardy exhibition ther vill be retrospective of the painting of georges rouault 1871 1958 at the royal scottish academy the mound princes 5treet arranged in conjunction with thtr arti council of great britain edinburgh international rilm festival film at edinburgh makes its own con- tribulion to the international manitesta- t on o the arts the twentieth edin burgh international film fcstrval to be held from august 2h to septembei 4 is an integral and official part ot the ed nburgh festival there will be over sixty performances of feature and short f ims representing work from all the major filmproducing countries of the world it is expected that more than two hundred films from about forty countries will be screened perfor mances take place every day except sunday in the cameo cinema at 3 pm and 7 30 p m and at film house at 1 1 p m on august 26 and september 2 the 1 1 p m performance will be in the cameo cinema gala per will be held on sundays augost 21 august 28 and sent ember 4 in view of the success of the inter national educational rim week held for the first time m 1965 this event is to bt staged again to demonstrate the latest uses of film in all spheres of education the annual celebrity lecture will be given on saturday septembei 3 and the golden thistle award made in associa tion with films of scotland will be pre sented to a distinguished inter film maker at the aflc cinema op sunday august 28 further details may be obtained from the director edinburgh international film festival rim house 3 randolph crescent edinburgh 3 the eighth international congress ot film societies will take place on sep tember 3 and 4 particulars from the honorary secretary federation of scot tish rim societies film house 3 randolph crescent edinburgh 3 festival club in a large city where there are so many varied events and activities it ts 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 press festival visitors from all over the world and anybody who has any connection with or interest in the festival the club will be licensed and offers all the normal club facilities 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 end meals are very reasonable and dancing in the evening for diners only is free the club itself situated in the assembly rooms and music hall at 54 george street is in one of edinburgh s most 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 or festival club on 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 dairy membership cards will not be on sale after 8 p m on the day for which the card is valid daily 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 of the world and to contribute still further to international tmderstanding and goodwill through the medium of the arts members ere sent all festival brochure and the souvenir programme on publication they are guests at a special garden party in edinburgh during the festival and receive invitations to various functions throughout the year membership is open to all friends and wellwishers the annual subscription is a minimum of 1 s3 for adults and 10- si 50 for school children these may be included in the ticket order form in the brochure military tattoo this years military tattoo on the esplanade of edinburgh castle will pro vide festival audiences with something to suit everybodys taste directed once again 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 and playing and then dancing gymnasts from the british army school of physical training at aldershot motor cyclists from the royal artillery and airmen of the queens colour squadron will also be on parade although there will be modern items in the show the traditional aspects have not been for gotten nearly 1 50 bandsmen from the royal artillery and the royal scots greys will be on parade for the massed bands the greys along with the royal scots the king s own scottish borderers the black watch and the gordon highlanders will provide what is undoubtedly the greatest regular favourite the massed pipes and drums visitors who have not been to an edin burgh festival military tattoo before though over four million people have seen it since it started as a regular event in the festival calendar are reminded that this is an openair show and if the evening should prove to be on the chilly side they should dress accordingly for alt per for me except the matinee and final pe seat prices will range horn 5- to 15 for final per formances saturday september 10 10 30 pm seats wilt cost from76 to 1 and at the matinee prices will range from 1- to 76d some unreserved seats will also be available priced at i- for the matinee 6- for the finale and 4- for every other perfor mance there are no per 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 all and the seating capacity for each perfor mance is approaching 8000 people orders by post for rickets should be sent to the edinburgh festival society 1 1 cambridge street edinburgh 1 or to military tattoo office city chambers high street edinburgh festival information information on the festival anri- prograrnme brochures with ticket and accommodation order forms may bt obtained from the following edinburgh festival society 1 1 cambridge street edinburgh 1 london central booking office 81 piccadilly london w 1 scottish tourist board 2 rutland place edinburgh i british travel association information centre 6465 st jamess street london sw 1 british travel association 151 btoor street west toronto 5 canada british travel association 661 howe street vancouver bc canada british travel association 680 fifth avenue new york new york 10019 br i trave association 39 south la salle street chicago illinois 60603 brit sh travel association 612 south flowexstreet los angeles california 90017 tickets accommodation and travel the box office opens on aail 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 pro brochure no priority is grven to orders received before that date counter booking will open on june 6 edinburgh has a vast range of approved accommodation including itetels guest houses university halts of residence private households and caravan sites and the festival society will be pleased to assist visitors in obtaining accommodation you are re when book ing your tickets to book your irving a on the order form on page 14 of the brochure acttwrxjation end ticket reserva tions can be made in the following offices edinburgh festival society 1 1 cambridge street edinburgh i london central booking office 81 piccadilly london w 1 all branches of- thomas cook sons udlwajjom- lits american express co incwportud dean dawson lid