Clara started learning the clarinet at the age of 9 and since then has been a part of numerous music groups including the award winning Westlake Concert Band.
Her passion for music was developed during high school and she was the principal clarinettist in the KBB Honours Orchestra.
This is Clara’s first year in AYO. Clara currently studies as an Optometry undergraduate at the University of Auckland and enjoys tutoring music at a local intermediate school each week.