Formed
in their youth over ten years ago, the Cavey Trio have played at many
different important events, including The National Music Awards Week
and CD:UK and regularly perform at prestigious establishments such as
The Grosvenor House Hotel, The Hilton and The Savoy.
They were head-hunted to feature alongside
Cirque De Soleil in Spain, and recently travelled to Dublin to record
for a music video with Enya. The trio have been involved in playing
at the televised National Music awards, for which they were asked to
arrange and perform songs from the number 1 hit band 'The Feeling' and
were also chosen to represent Classical music for the nationally screened
BBC series, Singing with the enemy.
The girls have worked with many artists
including the Spice Girls, Lemar and Enya and have performed worldwide
including in Australia, China, Dubai, and throughout Europe.
Stephanie and Natalie, born in 1986, started
learning the violin at the age of 7. Within two years, and in company
with their elder sister and younger brother, the twins were both awarded
a Specialist Music Scholarship to Wells Cathedral School, studying violin
with Patricia Noall - the only time the school has had 4 music scholarship-
holding siblings attending simultaneously. The twins opened the Minehead
& Exmoor Festival in 2000 with a joint Young Artists recital, for which
they received most favorable notices, and also succeeded in gaining
a place in the final of the Young Musicians Platform concert in 2003
as part of The 2 Moors Festival.
As a solo performer, Stephanie soon started
winning numerous 1st prizes in music festivals around the West Country,
including those at Exeter, Taunton & Bath. She reached the String Semi-Finals
of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2003, finally competing
against 12 of the best players from around the country. She also performed
as joint soloist (again with Natalie) in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante
with the Wells Chamber Orchestra in 2004 to much critical acclaim. Her
orchestral achievements have included membership of the National Children's
Orchestra for five years (co-leader for one) and also the National Children’s
Chamber Orchestra and now plays frequently with the renowned 'Locrain
Ensemble'. Stephanie is also fast gaining recognition for her work in
more up-to-date genres, playing at various venues around the world.
Natalie also soon started winning numerous
1st prizes in music festivals around the West Country, including those
at Exeter, Taunton & Bath. She was a Regional finalist in the BBC Young
Musician of the Year competition in 2002. Her orchestral achievements
have included membership of the National Children's Orchestra for five
years and also the National Children's Chamber Orchestra. As both violinist
and viola player, she was in her school's Symphony Orchestra, its String
Chamber Orchestra and various other chamber groups. She was twice awarded
a place with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, playing
in the viola section.Once in the 6th form, she decided to concentrate
exclusively on studying the viola, and as a result had lessons with
the Head of Strings, the internationally renowned viola virtuoso Philip
Dukes. As a chamber musician, she was a member of 'Procorda'(the National
School for Young Chamber Music Players) for two years, and now frequently
represents the school in chamber concert performances around the country.
Clementine began the cello at the age of five with her mother, who studied
cello at the Royal Academy of music with Derek Simpson. Clementine Studied
as a specialist musician at Wells Cathedral School, were she was principal
cello in the Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. She entered many
competitions for Cello performance at a young age, never failing to
receive 1st prize. During her time at Wells, Clementine was chosen to
represent the school at The Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne, Australia,
where she performed Elgar cello concerto. She was a member of the National
Childrens Chamber Orchestra for two years and the National Childrens
Orchestra for 5 years and appeared as leader and co-leader and was awarded
a full scholarship to Trinity College of Music in 2004. Since moving
to London in 2004 Clementine has worked with the National Children's
Orchestra, The Da Capo Foundation and the recipients of the Lewisham
Film Initiative's 2006 Production Fund. She has played in weddings and
functions from a young age and also enjoys arranging and session work,
and has arranged music by the number 1 hit band "The Feeling" for the
National Music Awards.
