Donna McLaren

Donna McLaren is a graduate of the Bachelor of Music degree at Edinburgh Napier University, studying organ with Michael Harris and harpsichord privately with Jan Waterfield. Her wide-ranging interests cover the last thousand years of musical history, but she is particularly passionate about baroque and contemporary music. Believing that music should primarily be a collaborative activity, she is a keen chamber musician, either as a piano accompanist or continuo player, as well as being a session keyboardist for various pop and rock groups. While at university, she founded and directed the Edinburgh Napier Baroque Ensemble, and played with several other groups. In addition to her keyboard playing, she is also an experienced tenor singer, having performed in operas and choral works ranging from intimate chamber ensembles to large scale symphonic choruses. Dee is also an experienced music typesetter, and has produced new editions of works for choirs and orchestras across Scotland, including Stirling University Choir and the Afton Ensemble.