Composition Title: Morning in the Rain
Inspired by The Hill House

Naomi is 17 years old and an S6 leaver of Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh. Naomi's keen interest in music started late into her high school years when she first began playing flute in S4; since then she says that music has become an incredibly important part of her life.

Composition Title: A Highland Portrait
Inspired by Glen Coe

Jack McKenzie, age 18, left West Calder High School last year and now attends Edinburgh College, studying an HND in Classical Music in the hope of pursuing a career in Composition for Film. Jack loves playing the trumpet, however, he says that composition has been a dream of his ever since he first discovered Musescore!

Since 2007, Jack has been arranging songs and famous scores for his school brass group in which he played the trumpet. Over the last few years, Jack tells us he has I gained enough confidence to write pieces of his own. Last year, Jack came second in the Really Terrible Orchestra's (RTO) 'Emerging Composer' competition. As a result, his composition was played by not only the RTO but also by the West Lothian Wind Ensemble, of which he is a member. Of his compositions, Jack says: "The huge feeling of pride and accomplishment is unmatched when hearing that people not only enjoy listening to your music but enjoy playing it just as much."