A WYE Valley musician will travel to Italy to hear the premiere of one of her compositions.

Renowned chamber orchestra I Solisti Veneti will play Fiona Frank’s Autumn Suite in Padua on International Women’s Day next Wednesday (March 8).

Fiona, of Tintern, said: “There were five other international composers selected by I Solisti Veneti which is arguably the best chamber orchestra in the world.

“I am very excited to have one of my compositions played by such accomplished musicians.”

Around 140 composers from 32 countries entered the Adkins Chiti Foundation’s Women in Music competition.