Tuam tenor wins Soloist competition

EOIN Hynes, a young tenor from Tuam, won joint first place in a competition to select soloists to sing with the Cross Border Orchestra on a tour next year.

The orchestra will play in Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin and the soloists will be Eoin Hynes and Zena Donnelly.

In the semi-final Eoin sang Mamma, made famous by Luciano Pavarotti, and in the final he peformed Danny Boy.

The Cross Border Orchestra comprises the finest young musicians from both sides of the border and plays a repertoire ranging from classical to traditional and folk.