Talented Tanya hits all the right notes in Rotary competition

Tanya MacDonald is Lochaber’s Senior Young Musician of the Year.

 

The 18-year old from Invergloy near Spean Bridge leaves Lochaber High School this year to pursue a degree course in Psychology and Sociology at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh.

 

But earlier this year Tanya topped the charts at the Lochaber-wide competition which is sponsored by Lochaber Rotary.

 

Last week, June 28, the talented teen attended Rotary Lunch at the Alexandra Hotel to be presented with the winner’s certificate and voucher after giving an outstanding musical performance on her cello and clarinet.

 

Accompanied by her mum, Catherine Cameron, on piano, Tanya excelled in her rendition of Camille Saint-Saens’ Allegro Appassionato on the cello and followed that with a touching performance of a technically challenging Malcolm Arnold composition

 

Sonatina for piano and clarinet.

 

On behalf of Lochaber Rotary, President Simon Hardiman thanked Tanya for her very

 

entertaining performance and wished her good luck in her future career.

 

On behalf of the Cameron family Catherine expressed their thanks to Tanya's teachers Clare Sargent and Karen Thomson.

 

Rotary members gave a loud and appreciative response.

 

Photograph: In his last act as Rotary President Simon Hardiman presented the Senior Young Musician of the Year certificate to Tanya MacDonald who also entertained the meeting with playing pieces on her cello and clarenet. Photograph: Iain Ferguson, alba.photos. NO_F37_RotarySeniorYoungMusician_TanyaMacDonald