Paul MacAlindin

Hear the uplifting and extraordinary story of how Scottish conductor Paul MacAlinden helped to create the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq. Paul will talk about the many challenges he faced – musically, culturally and politically – and will share some film of ‘the bravest orchestra in the world’ in action from a forthcoming documentary.

11.30am – 12.30pm | £7.50 

This Event is part of the wider Winter Words Festival 2017.

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The 13^th annual literary festival returns to Pitlochry Festival Theatre with an inspiring mix of star authors, talks, events and workshops. Notorious politician Vince Cable, the BBC Coast host Nicholas Crane and award-winning author Christopher Brookmyre are just a few of the great minds in our eclectic line-up. 

Pitlochry Festival Theatre or the ‘Theatre in the Hills' has an international reputation for the high quality and scale of its productions, drawing over 100,000 visitors from through the UK and abroad every year to enjoy a unique repertoire system which allows visitors to see a different show every night of the week - two on matinée days!