Finding Moray's best young musician
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TALENTED young musicians are in with a chance of representing Moray in a national contest.
A new regional competition, hosted by Moray Council, is looking to find the best young musician in Moray.
The winner, selected at a live Moray final, will go on to fly the flag for the local area at Scotland's national Young Musician competition.
Open to school aged pupils of any standard who learn in Moray, entrants can either play an instruments or sing.
Entering is as easy as filling in a form, available online, and sending a five-minute or less recorded performance by Friday, December 9.
The first round of the competition is being held at Associated School Group (ASG) level, where one finalist from each ASG will be selected by Moray’s Principal Teachers of Music and Expressive Arts to compete in the live Moray final on Thursday 23 March 2023.
A Primary Young Musician will also be awarded in each ASG, with trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with all entrants winning a certificate.
Alexander Davidson, Moray Council’s principal teacher of music instruction and performance said: “Working together with Moray’s principal teachers, we want to celebrate the hard work, commitment and determination Moray’s children and young people put in to achieving musical excellence.
"This can often be over a prolonged period, whilst offering goals and performance opportunities."
Mrs Helen Ross, principal teacher of music at Elgin Academy and vice chairwoman of the Scottish Association for Music Education added: “While we want to award a Moray-wide young musician, we also want to recognise and promote the rich musical talent in Moray by showcasing all of Moray’s young musicians.”
Moray’s Young Musicians competition is part of the Music Education Partnership Group’s (MEPG) nationwide search for Scotland’s solo performer of the year.
Moray’s regional winner will compete in the national final at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow on Sunday 21 May 2023 alongside the winners from every other local authority.
Finalists from across Scotland will have a chance to win amazing career-changing prizes including cash to spend on developing music skills, a hand-crafted trophy, masterclasses, coaching, recording sessions, festival performances, meet-and-greets with Scotland’s top music institutions and more.
