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A 15-year-old cellist who studies at Ananda High School on the San Juan Ridge is the winner of the sixth annual music contest sponsored by western Nevada County Rotary clubs.
Ninth-grader Keshaba Betts has been playing the cello for nine years. He will represent Nevada County Rotary clubs at the district conference in Reno on May 16, where he will compete for a $1,000 prize against contestants sponsored by Rotary clubs from throughout Northern California and Nevada.
Each of the area’s five clubs held their own music contest over the past few months. Two winners from each club competed March 15 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grass Valley for a $200 first prize. The contestants, all from local high schools, played a variety of instruments, including drums, piano, saxophone and harp.
The cello was very popular this year, with four contestants playing that instrument.
The five Rotary clubs sponsoring the music contest are Nevada County South (Alta Sierra), Grass Valley, 49er Breakfast (Nevada City), Nevada City and Penn Valley.
Rotary is the world’s largest service organizations.
Ninth-grader Keshaba Betts has been playing the cello for nine years. He will represent Nevada County Rotary clubs at the district conference in Reno on May 16, where he will compete for a $1,000 prize against contestants sponsored by Rotary clubs from throughout Northern California and Nevada.
Each of the area’s five clubs held their own music contest over the past few months. Two winners from each club competed March 15 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grass Valley for a $200 first prize. The contestants, all from local high schools, played a variety of instruments, including drums, piano, saxophone and harp.
The cello was very popular this year, with four contestants playing that instrument.
The five Rotary clubs sponsoring the music contest are Nevada County South (Alta Sierra), Grass Valley, 49er Breakfast (Nevada City), Nevada City and Penn Valley.
Rotary is the world’s largest service organizations.
