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Motion · S6M-06322 · 13 Oct 2022

Falkirk's Ethan Lock Reaches Grand Final of BBC Young Musician of the Year Awards 2022

Lodged by Michelle Thomson Standard Motion 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Ethan Loch on reaching the grand final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year Awards 2022; acknowledges that the 18-year-old pianist won the keyboard final to claim his place in the grand final of the prestigious competition; notes that Ethan was born with a genetic condition and diagnosed as blind from birth, and has been playing the piano since he was four years of age; considers that it takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to achieve this level of musical craftsmanship while being visually impaired; understands that Ethan feels that the music is like a language to him, and uses his emotions and ability to pitch sounds in any frequency to communicate with the listeners of his music; congratulates Ethan on reaching the grand final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2022, and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

Supporters (21)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.