A TALENTED teenage musician has won the chance to add another string to his bow.
Stuart Murray, 17, of Lanchester, has been chosen to take part in a composer's course with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
The youngster, a pupil at Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, will join 150 young musicians and five young composers for a series of residential courses during the New Year, Easter and summer holidays.
This will be followed by performances at some of the finest concert halls in the country.
He will also have the chance to work with some of the world's leading conductors and be taught by top professional musicians.
Stuart will be joined on the course by three members of Young Sinfonia, the youth orchestra of Northern Sinfonia, where he is leader of the second violin section
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