A PEEBLESSHIRE teenager has won the right to have his music performed at the next opening of the Scottish Parliament.

And among the distinguished audience will be Her Majesty The Queen.

In partnership with the Festival of Architecture 2016 and as part of the Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s (RSNO) Notes From Scotland invited young composers from across Scotland to write a two-to five minute work for an instrumental trio, quartet or quintet.

Five finalists were invited to the RSNO and their architecture-inspired works were performed by an RSNO ensemble at the Orchestra’s new auditorium at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last Saturday.

Tom Aitken, who is a pupil at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh studying piano and composition, was selected as the finalist for the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh by panel of judges, including Scottish composer Jennifer Martin.

The 15-year-old from Cardrona's Piano Quintet No1 was performed by the RSNO ensemble and pianist Julia Lynch .

It will now be performed at the official opening of the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament in the presence of the Orchestra’s patron Her Majesty The Queen and Members of the Scottish Parliament, on Saturday July 2.

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP told us: “Tom Aitken’s piece perfectly encapsulates a day at the Scottish Parliament building – there’s passion, urgency, discord, reflection, and ultimately, harmony.

"The Scottish Parliament is delighted that it will be played before Her Majesty The Queen and our other guests at the opening of the fifth session of Parliament.

“It is wonderful to see new musical talent like Tom Aitken emerging from Scotland. As the new session of the Scottish Parliament gets under way, it’s right that we provide a platform for bright, young, creative people like Tom and that we put them at the centre of our events.”