http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Edinburgh.html For three weeks in late summer, the Edinburgh International Festival presents instrumental music, opera, theater and dance performances in venues throughout the city. It runs concurrently with the original "Fringe Festival" on which the popular Twin Cities' Fringe Festival is modeled. It is only one of several arts festivals which have a home in the city. The Orchestra will perform Samuel Barber’s Essay No. 1, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Stravinsky’s Petrushka at Usher Hall on August 25th. Q &amp; A Read the Press from the Tour iWeb 1.1.1 http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Images/EdiHeader.jpg http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Edinburgh.html 60 For three weeks in late summer, the Edinburgh International Festival presents instrumental music, opera, theater and dance performances in venues throughout the city. It runs concurrently with the original "Fringe Festival" on which the popular Twin Citie For three weeks in late summer, the Edinburgh International Festival presents instrumental music, opera, theater and dance performances in venues throughout the city. It runs concurrently with the original "Fringe Festival" on which the popular Twin Cities' Fringe Festival is modeled. It is only one of several arts festivals which have a home in the city. The Orchestra will perform Samuel Barber’s Essay No. 1, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Stravinsky’s Petrushka at Usher Hall on August 25th. Q &amp; A Read the Press from the Tour Scottish Brogue http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/42A3966A-F775-45E5-B0E9-802C781371EA.html http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/42A3966A-F775-45E5-B0E9-802C781371EA.html Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:56:03 -0500 <a href="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/42A3966A-F775-45E5-B0E9-802C781371EA_files/Scottish_broMed_Prog_Co001.mov"><img src="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Images/Scottish_broMed_Prog_Co001.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"/></a>A Scottish bus driver explains, in the famous Scottish Brogue, why traffic is so congested during the festival season. Quicktime 3MB 00:00:45 A Scottish bus driver explains, in the famous Scottish Brogue, why traffic is so congested during the festival season. Quicktime 3MB A Scottish bus driver explains, in the famous Scottish Brogue, why traffic is so congested during the festival season. Quicktime 3MB Photo Album - Edinburgh During the Fringe http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Day_2_Photos.html http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Day_2_Photos.html Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:00:59 -0500 <a href="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/3B42667E-4742-4C7B-9FCB-F5DA5D796090_files/Fringe5_1.jpg"><img src="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Images/Fringe5.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"/></a>Orchestra members had a few hours to explore Edinburgh before leaving for Helsinki on Saturday morning. Leaving Edinburgh is hard to do http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/62F105BB-1E0F-4FAE-BA4D-515483ED3192.html http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/62F105BB-1E0F-4FAE-BA4D-515483ED3192.html Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/62F105BB-1E0F-4FAE-BA4D-515483ED3192_files/SAS_1.jpg"><img src="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Images/SAS.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"/></a>The Orchestra arrived in Helsinki Saturday night after one of the craziest travel days on record. Edinburgh’s population swells by several million during the International and Fringe festivals and ha Photo Album - Backstage in Edinburgh http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/photo_album.html http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/photo_album.html Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:41:10 -0500 <a href="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/5736D0B7-E331-4671-AA0F-B3ED437C8C04_files/Edinb_reh_1.jpg"><img src="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Images/Edinb_reh.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"/></a>The orchestra is in Edinburgh to play at the International Festival. View the photo album from backstage at the rehearsal. Edinburgh, a City of Festivals http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/2F6707BB-F87E-4081-ACB5-887C9377C424.html http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/2F6707BB-F87E-4081-ACB5-887C9377C424.html Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:37:39 -0500 <a href="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/2F6707BB-F87E-4081-ACB5-887C9377C424_files/Edinburgh_firebreather_1.jpg"><img src="http://mnorch.mightymedia.com/EdinburghSite/Edinburgh/Images/Edinburgh_firebreather.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"/></a>The fifth day of our tour finds us pulling into Edinburgh, Scotland, quite possibly the most beautiful city in the British Isles. Edinburgh is chock full of ancient castles, grassy hillsides, and brea