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13-Jun-2014
Valerie Barr, Lanarkshire,Scotland Performing Concerto - Scotlandby Rob Howard |
 In February of this year Valerie Barr from Lanarkshire,Scotland was nominated as an outstanding applicant in her audition for WSSSO (West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra). Valerie has played clarinet in this Orchestra for 4 years.However she entered the concerto competition for all outstanding applicants playing her first instrument the accordion competing with all other instrumentalists. She won this competition and as a result is performing Piazzolla's Bandoneon concerto "Aconcagua" with the orchestra at The Grand Hall, Kilmarnock on Sunday 15th June as well as the prestigious City Halls,Glasgow on August the 26th. In a good year for Valerie she qualified for the National Category Auditions in BBC Young Musician 2014 as the only accordionist in the keyboard category. She has spent her final school year at the music school of Douglas Academy and was successful in her audition for the B.Mus.(performance) course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow where she will continue her studies with well known performer and teacher, Djordje Gajic in September 2014. |