Two KES Musicians Perform in the 2023 Bath Young Musician of the Year

KES Music are thrilled to see not one, but two KES musicians in tomorrow night's Bath Young Musician of the Year competition, held at the Pump Rooms in Bath. 

Ahead of Dotty and Indira's performances, Mr Drury, Director of Music at KES, comments: 

"Dotty is a hugely experienced and gifted King Edward’s School performer. She has been involved in a great many of our ensembles and all manner of events ever since she arrived at the School, gaining valuable skills not only as soloist, but also becoming a key member and leader in vocal and instrumental groups. We have hugely valued not only her dedication and talent but have been struck by her honest and intelligent connection to the style of the music she is performing, and her free and clear physical communication skills when playing to an audience. Dotty has always had a high level of technical proficiency on saxophone (she also Grade 8 Distinction on clarinet and piano,  and is a skilled singer) and she has recently enjoyed working on adding more expressive elements to her performance. Expect to hear dramatic shifts in mood and influence, from playful jazz to brilliant classical lines, via melancholic folk melodies. The many colours of the saxophone will be on full display in Dotty's performance!"

Mr Drury also notes that: "Indira has made lightening progress on the cello (and incidentally, the piano), displaying a maturity of technique and sound beyond her years. Her outstanding dedication, depth of preparation, and natural inquisitiveness to all areas of music has allowed her to tackle some extremely challenging repertoire as a soloist, as well as become the leader of our cello sections in many school ensembles. She possesses a powerful tone, and her musical intelligence has allowed her to start shaping what she has to say stylistically as an individual in the pieces she performs. She recently stunned an audience in the Holburne Museum with her exquisite interpretation of Kenneth Leighton’s Elegy for cello. Indira is now taking an active role in national level orchestras outside school, is a keen composer and we are sure that, based on her great potential as a young artist, she will be inspiring audiences of the future on many professional stages."

We wish both Dotty and Indira the very best of luck!