ADYM Booklet 2022 by BSAK Abu Dhabi

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Candidate Biographies ADYM Adjudicators ADYM Committee

WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT BSAK

A very warm welcome to this, the inaugural and slightly delayed, Abu Dhabi Young Musician! We are absolutely delighted that so many young musicians have chosen to take part in this week-long Festival of Music, particularly as we emerge from the pandemic which has been so catastrophic across the globe. It is of enormous personal pride that, despite all the challenges we have faced over the past few months, we are able to deliver what will be a truly momentous week of music-making in which musicians of all ages and abilities can share their love of music and their passion for performing. Yes there will be nerves, there will be disappointment, there will perhaps be some controversy (if experience of similar competitions is anything to go by), but let us not forget that for over two years now, musicians have simply not been given a stage on which to perform. Now is that chance to shine once again. This competition is a celebration of music bringing together young musicians from across the emirate of Abu Dhabi as well as their parents, teachers and supporters, developing links and friendships (and possibly rivalries?) which may last for years to come. From an initial concept, I am excited to see how the competition will develop in the coming years; I am confident that it will grow and evolve further to meet the needs of our young musicians as they progress through their school careers. I would personally like to thank all those who have had faith in this project over the past year and have enabled it to go ahead this week - the BSAK SLT, the organising committee, music teachers from across the city, our sponsors and our adjudicators. A special mention must go to Karen Mowat who has undertaken so much of the administration behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of the competition. Finally, the most important people for whom this competition has been established - the musicians themselves; they and their teachers have worked through such challenging conditions over the past two years and have overcome so many hurdles to produce performances which, I am sure, will be of a phenomenal standard. Each and every competitor will represent their school or institution with pride and we are looking forward to witnessing their talents. Our esteemed adjudicators will provide thoughtful and insightful feedback on every performance and it is our hope that every single competitor will enjoy the experience and emerge from it an even better musician. Good luck to everyone involved this week - let this Festival, a true celebration of music, begin!

ROB HALL Director of Music ABU DHABI YOUNG MUSICIAN

AMBER GISELLE

ISLA

I am 16 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the violin for 6 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing with the school orcheﬆra at NYU. One day I’d love to perform with a professional Orcheﬆra. Away from music, I really love art and pottery.

I will be representing Brighton College Abu Dhabi in this year’s competition. I am 10 years old and have been playing the violin since I was 4. My siﬆer inspired me to be a violiniﬆ; she plays the inﬆrument so well and I thought it would be fun to learn and be able to perform with her. I feel proudeﬆ when I learn new skills and see my technique improving. Besides playing the violin, I love gymnaﬆics and singing.

STRINGSINTERMEDIATE

The British School Al Khubairat

CLEMENT

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

The British School Al Khubairat

JIYU

I am 13 years old and I will be representing BSAK for the ADYM competition. I have been playing the violin for 5 years and the highlight of my playing career was when I won the award for Primary Musician of the Year. One day I would like to play in many diﬀerent countries and someday play at the Emirates Palace! Other than music I really enjoy playing rugby for the Abu Dhabi Harlequins.

I am 11 years old and I love playing the violin because it makes me relax. I ﬆarted playing when I was 7 years old. I received a certiﬁcate from KUP international music feﬆival after coming 3rd and I was very proud of myself. In the future, I would really love to go around to diﬀerent places and play the violin in front of people.

HILLA

Raha International School I’m 14 and from Finland. I ﬆudy at Raha International School in the 8th grade. I’ll be representing Juli Music Inﬆitute in this ADYM competition. I have played the violin since I was about 7, and I think that the highlight in my musical career was when I got a music scholarship in my previous school. Apart from playing the violin, I like drawing and horse riding.

BEN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 13 years old and will be representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the viola for 5 years, beginning in Ireland, and have been privileged to join workshops with Nicola Benedetti in the UK. Away from music, I thoroughly enjoy playing rugby.

GEMMA SEOYOUNG The British International School Abu Dhabi

I am 16 years old and will be representing The British International School in Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the violin since I was 10 years old, and the highlight of my playing career so far was being a member of an orcheﬆra for a school production. One day I’d love to be a member of a big orcheﬆra and perform in front of lots of audiences. Before ﬆarting the violin I was a member of a big choir in Korea for 2 years.

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MATHEW

The British School Al Khubairat I have juﬆ turned 12 years old and will be one of the representatives from BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing violin since 2017 and the highlights of my music career so far have been attending a residential music/outdoor camp in Spain laﬆ year which involved playing in a concert at the end and also taking part in the BSAK anniversary concert at New York University in 2019. My other intereﬆs include football, sailing, athletics, reading, cycling & swimming. playing the violin, I love gymnaﬆics and singing.

MOERVICA ANUSHREE Raha International School

I am 16 years old and will be representing Raha International School at ADYM 2022. I have been playing the violin for 6 years and, so far, the highlight of my violin career was performing for Former UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon. I am also proud to share that I have performed an original piece online for several schools for children of determination within the UAE to foﬆer a positive mindset for them during the COVID lockdown. Beyond music, I have a passion for horse-riding as well as creative writing and drawing.

ADAM

The British School Al Khubairat I will be representing BSAK in the Abu Dhabi Young Musician competition. I have been playing the cello since I was eight years old and I don’t plan to ﬆop any time soon.

STRINGSADVANCED

CHEYENNE

The American Community School I am 13 years old and attend The American Community School where I particularly enjoy Science and Drama. Born in Washington DC, I played the violin before my teacher recognized my natural gravitation towards the cello. I took cello lessons with the DC Youth Orcheﬆra before moving to Abu Dhabi. In addition to playing the cello, I play tennis and volleyball.

LORELEI

Juli Music Institute I am 13 years old and will be representing Juli Music Inﬆitute at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the violin for 6 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing in a busy reﬆaurant in Vienna, Auﬆria on a performer’s violin when I was 8 years old. One day I’d love to play as a part of a classical orcheﬆra or as a soloiﬆ. Away from music I really enjoy reading and writing.

HEIDI

The British School Al Khubairat I am 14 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at the ADYM 2022. I’ve been playing the violin and piano for 8 years now and am currently working on my diploma for both inﬆruments. One day I would love to play solo in a well-known concert hall, such as Carnegie Hall. One of the highlights in my playing career so far was performing in the Emirates Palace auditorium with my previous school. Other than music, I really enjoy reading books!

CARALI I am 16 years old. I have been playing the cello for two and a half years and the highlight of my playing career so far has been taking part in the annual Cremona academy in 2021. I hope to one day be able to play all around the world.

NICO

Amity International School I am from South Africa. I got my ﬁrﬆ violin at the age of 3 and ﬆarted formal lessons aged 7. I participated as a soloiﬆ every year in the Eiﬆedfodd of Pretoria and was ﬁrﬆ violin of an ensemble that was selected to play at the prize-winner concert of the 2018 Eiﬆedfodd. I was also selected to play in The Simfonia Juventi, a world class Youth Orcheﬆra. I take Music as a subject as part of the ICCSE curriculum at Amity International School.

HYESEUNG

SHARADHI

I am 17 years old and I am representing Grazioso Music Inﬆitute and the American Community School of Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the violin for 8 years. Besides the violin, I enjoy ballet and badminton.

I am 16 years old and I will be representing the British School Al Khubairat at ADYM this year. I have been playing the violin for 11 years and the highlight of my life as a violiniﬆ so far was representing the school in the Young Musicians of the Gulf competition in Bahrain, and being a part of BSAK’s 50 Year Anniversary Gala Concert at NYUAD. As a career, I’d like to pursue medicine.

STRINGSADVANCED

American Community School & Grazioso Music Institute

HAHNUL

Cranleight Abu Dhabi I am 12 years old and will be representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I ﬆarted my cello journey when I ﬁrﬆ ﬆarted at Cranleigh in 2016. Some highlights of mine were attending an intensive orcheﬆral music program at the Premiere Music College of Prague and also attending the Manhattan School of Music summer program in New York City. I really enjoy playing tennis, building 3D models and walking my dog.

JADEN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old. I attend the British School Al Khubairat and have been playing the violin for 7 years. Currently, I am working towards my Grade 7 violin exam.The highlight of my career is performing at NYU and in the future I would like to be a lawyer.

JIAMING (JAMES) The British School Al Khubairat

The British School Al Khubairat

YUEXUAN

Brighton College Abu Dhabi I am 11 years old and a ﬆudent from Brighton College Abu Dhabi. I have been learning the violin for 6 years. Besides playing the violin, I also play the piano. I enjoy sharing my music on ﬆage with others because it brings all of us joy. When I grow up, I would like to be a violiniﬆ and perform around the world. My hobbies also include drawing, reading and playing tennis.

JOANNA I am 16 years old and I have been playing violin for around 7 years. I completed my grade 8 violin with diﬆinction. I have always had great passion for violin and would like to pursue it further.

MUNACHI

The British School Al Khubairat

I am 13 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at the 2022 ADYM. I’ve been playing the violin for juﬆ over 7 years now. I’m also a computer enthusiaﬆ and like to watch movies in the spare time that I have. I hope to meet my fellow competitors and have a great time at the competition!

I am 12 years old, and I’ve been playing the Cello and Flute for around 4 years now. I really enjoy liﬆening to and playing classical music and would love to compose some of my own music in the near future. I would also love to join the National Youth Orcheﬆra of Great Britain.

KENODH

YI NUO

The British School Al Khubairat I am 12 years old and am representing BSAK for the ADYM competition. I have been playing the cello since I was 7 years old. Currently I have done grade 6 and I am now working towards grade 7/8. I am a member of the senior orcheﬆra and a ﬆring quartet. When I play the cello I feel very happy.

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and will be representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing violin for 5 years and am ﬆudying Music as one of my options for GCSE.

SINGINGINTERMEDIATE

ADILIA

Al Yasmina Academy At the age of 4, I discovered that music is a passion that lives in me. I enjoy expressing myself through music and wrote my ﬁrﬆ original song when I was 6 years old. I play the keyboard and love singing to my family and friends. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed being part of the school choir (Al Yasmina Academy) and participating in talent competitions at school level. Given the opportunity, I would be thrilled to perform at a big ﬆage one day.

AMELIA MAY

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi & Juli Music Institute I am 15 years old and will be representing Juli’s Music Inﬆitute and Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I have been training in classical singing since year 6, but have been singing from a much younger age. The highlights of my singing career so far have been performing in the Emirates Palace Chriﬆmas tree lighting ceremony 3 years in a row, and singing at the Italian Embassy. One day I’d love to perform in a Weﬆ End Production. Away from music I really enjoy seeing my friends and playing volleyball.

MAHIKA

Al Yasmina Academy I am 14 years old and will be representing Al Yasmina Academy at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been singing for 8 years and one of my moﬆ treasured memories is singing at the Grand Opening and Finale of the Special Olympics with my Choir. Soon, I’d love to take my Grade 5 exam and do exceptionally well. Away from music I really enjoy travelling and reading.

UMM E AMAN

GEMS Cambridge School I’m 11 and am representing British School GEMS Cambridge International at this year’s ADYM. I am intereﬆed in singing and it’ll be my ﬁrﬆ time performing. Apart from singing I like playing football and dodge ball.

AHVIA

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi I am 17 years old and have been singing and playing guitar since I was 9 and playing piano since I was 5. Musical Theatre is my greateﬆ passion, highlights of my singing career have been performing in musicals for Cranleigh School Abu Dhabi. My future goal is to ﬆudy at New York University’s TISCH School for Performing Arts, and I dream of being on Broadway one day!

SINGINGADVANCED

IRIS

The British International School Abu Dhabi I am 16 years old and I am representing The British International School Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I am a performer of many genres, but my main focus is musical theatre. I have been singing all my life, it is my preferred form of communication and it is something I can always depend on. I hope to one day pursue this as a career wherever I can and spread my love for music even further.

NOORA NUJUM Sunrise English Private School

I am 16 years old and ﬆudy at Sunrise English Private School, Abu Dhabi. In 2021 I won the senior vocal category in the Abu Dhabi Talent Show. I have performed on many ﬆages in and around UAE and achieved the Title of Muslim Devotional Song conducted by Radio Asia in 2018. I also won ﬁrﬆ prize in Indian light music, Folk songs, etc. in UAE Open Youth Feﬆival in 2018.

MAYA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and am representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been singing from the age of 5 and playing the piano for the paﬆ 7 years. I am passionate about music and am currently ﬆudying GCSE music. While younger, I have participated in many inter school competitions, had many concert performances and ensembles/choirs.

CATRIN

KATYA

I am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing since I was 10 years old and sing all genres of music but my favourites are Musical Theatre and Pop. I was a member of the British Theatre Academy for almoﬆ 4 years and performed in many musicals with them, including Legally Blonde and Hairspray. My favourite performance venue was the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, which is completely open air.

I am 17 years old. Music - the only worldwide language, that I ﬆarted to learn from the age of 6. I successfully ﬁnished the ABRSM music school with my inﬆrument being piano. I have also successfully ﬁnished the trinity school of London in both academic and pop-rock vocal. During my school years, I performed in feﬆivals, competitions, and have respective awards.

Cranleigh School Abu Dhabi

Rainbow Music School

CLASSICAL GUITAR INTERMEDIATE

ADITYA

JASPER

Raha International School

The British School Al Khubairat

I am 13 years old and have been playing the guitar for four years; I am now working towards my grade ﬁve exams. I will be representing Raha International School in this competition. I aspire to be a musician. When I’m not playing music I enjoy playing sports and video games.

I enjoy playing the classical guitar; it is a great hobby especially for me, a person who likes a challenge. I’ve played for around seven years, since I was ﬁve. I ﬆarted doing grades four years ago and I have developed from grade one, all the way to grade ﬁve. I have never played in a group but I think I would like to one day.

LUCAS

HARRY

Brighton College Abu Dhabi & Juli Music Institute

The British School Al Khubairat

I am 10 years old and am representing Juli Music Inﬆitute / Brighton College at this year’s ADYM. The highlight of my musical career to date was playing in a concert at Juli Music Inﬆitute in April 2021 and performing in an open concert at Al Bandar, Al Raha. My ambition is to perform in national and international concerts. Away from music I really enjoy reading, handicrafts and karate.

I have been playing the guitar for 5 years and have juﬆ joined my school band. I love music because there are many diﬀerent genres that you can liﬆen to depending on your mood - there is always something you haven’t liﬆened to and it helps me focus.

HARRY

The British School Al Khubairat I am representing BSAK. This is the ﬁrﬆ time I have competed in a Young Musician competition. I have been playing classical guitar for 5 years and have participated in numerous ensembles and concerts. Highlights include performing at BSAK’s 50th Anniversary concert at NYU and, more recently, achieving my Grade 5. Away from music I enjoy my sports, especially rugby.

KEERA

The British School Al Khubairat I will be representing BSAK at ADYM 2022. I am 11 years old and I have been playing the guitar for 3 years. Playing the guitar and liﬆening to music makes me really happy and relaxed. Away from music I like to read and play Tennis.

DIYON Maryland International School I’ve been playing classical guitar for 6 years now. At the moment I don’t play for any groups. The reason I love playing classical guitar is because I love to liﬆen to Spanish and Scottish-ﬆyle music, which incorporates lots of Guitar. I hope to play professionally one day.

NIKHIL Al Basma British School

I’m 13 years old and am representing Al Basma British School at this year’s ADYM competition. This is the ﬁrﬆ time I will be taking part in a competition and I am super-excited! I am from Sri Lanka and I have been playing guitar for over 3 years now. Aside from music, I enjoy playing badminton and reading.

OMAR KARIM Raha International School

I am 12 years old, attend Raha International School and have been playing guitar for 6 years. When I am not playing the guitar, I really enjoy football. The beﬆ part of my time playing guitar was when I got the chance to play for my school band.

CLASSICAL GUITAR INTERMEDIATE

REUBEN The British School Al Khubairat I’ve been playing the guitar for about 7 years. I ﬆarted in England and have been learning for 5 years in the UAE now. The reason I love the guitar is because it’s fun and challenging and it’s satisfying when I get a piece right.

SAMUEL

The British School Al Khubairat I am 11 years old and am representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing Classical Guitar for 4 years and play at grade 5 level. I also play Cello at grade 3, and enjoy Ukulele and Electric Guitar. I really enjoy Classical Guitar, my favourite moment was when I played as part of the BSAK Guitar Ensemble at NYU, Abu Dhabi.

WAYAAN

GEMS Cambridge International Abu Dhabi I’m 12 years old and will be representing GEMS Cambridge International Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the guitar for 6 years and my favorite song to play is Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song (although I haven’t fully maﬆered it.) Other than music I also enjoy cricket and Minecraft.

MANITHI SENARA St Josephs School Abu Dhabi I am 16 years old and have been playing the guitar for 7 years now; it has been a great experience for me. I’m learning to become better at it day by day. The feeling of always improving is euphoric and it makes me love the inﬆrument more and more.

ROUDHA Al Mawaheb School I am sixteen years old and will be representing my country (UAE) and Al Mawaheb School for this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the guitar for two years and now plan to ‘major’ in Music. I am hoping to play my pieces in such a way that people will want to know more about the composers of these pieces. My goal for this year’s ADYM is to perform in front of many people that appreciate music and to win!

RODRIGO

Raha International School I am 18 years old and recently moved from Mexico City, where I have lived all my life. I have played Classic Guitar for almoﬆ 3 years now, and I enjoy it more every day. I ﬆill take my music lessons with the same teacher, who’s name is Diego, but I currently attend Raha International School. Outside music, I enjoy spending time with my friends and football.

THAMIDU Maryland International School I am 12 years old, currently I am practicing for the grade 5 TCL guitar exam. In my spare time I always like to learn new songs and learn new chords. Away from music I really enjoy crafting and conﬆructing electronics.

CLASSICAL GUITAR ADVANCED

DAVE EAPEN Maryland Iternational School I am 16 years old and have been playing guitar for around 8 years. After completing my Grade 8 classical guitar successfully, I ﬆill have the passion glowing in my heart that I had since the day I touched my ﬁrﬆ guitar.

FATIMA

The British School Al Khubairat I’m 17 years old and representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the guitar for almoﬆ 9 years and I’ve been a part of many guitar ensembles and groups. I’d love to take my musical career further by learning how to play other types of guitar, such as electric or the bass.

KENODH

The British School Al Khubairat I am 12 years old and am representing BSAK for the ADYM competition. I ﬆarted guitar at age 7 but then ﬆarted playing seriously at the age 9. Currently I have ﬁnished grade 6 guitar and I am working on grade 7/8. I am participating in a guitar quartet. When I play the guitar I feel very delighted.

LIYA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 17 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing classical guitar for 9 years and have ﬁnished my Grade 8. I am proud to have attended Young Musicians of the Gulf with my Guitar Ensemble; I enjoyed seeing so many passionate musicians, driving me to work even harder. What I love when playing the guitar is performing a piece I enjoy and getting loﬆ in the music

SREYA

The British School Al Khubairat I’ll be playing the acouﬆic guitar for British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the guitar for 7 years and am currently part of the Scholars Guitar Ensemble. I love music because of how freeing and uplifting it is! I also like to write and read in my spare time.

AVISHI The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the clarinet for 6 years and recently I have been part of the Woodwind Trio at BSAK. I love playing the clarinet because it allows me to relieve my ﬆress and anxiety through a creative source. Other than music, I enjoy reading and playing badminton.

RAPHAEL The British School Al Khubairat

WOODWIND INTERMEDIATE

I am 11 years old and I am one of the Music Scholars at The British School Al Khubairat. I have recently completed my Grade 5 Alto Sax, Piano and Music Theory exams. This is my ﬁrﬆ year participating in a Young Musicians competition in Abu Dhabi.

SUMIN Amity International School I am 13 years old and have been playing ﬂute for 6-7 years. The highlight of my playing career was getting into the Mawhibaty program and performing at the Al Hosn Feﬆival and Louvre Museum. I have held a music scholarship at Amity International School since Y6. One day I’d love to perform at Emirates Palace with Amity School. Away from music I really enjoy drawing and baking.

YASMIN The British School Al Khubairat I’ve been playing the flute for 3 ½ years and currently play in Primary Orcheﬆra. Previously I’ve also been in Junior flutes as well as supported the woodwind beginners concert. I’ve loved playing the flute since I was 7 years old. It’s such a cool inﬆrument, I love the sounds I am able to make and the variety of songs I’ve learned to play with my teacher.

CLAUDIA The British School Al Khubairat I am a 15-year-old flutiﬆ currently working towards my Grade 5 ABRSM Exam. I will be representing The British School Al Khubairat. I love playing the flute at Chriﬆmas time in ensembles as we get to play Chriﬆmas Carols and I also enjoy playing duets with my beﬆ friend who also plays the flute! Away from music, I enjoy playing rugby with my friends.

SEHANSA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 10 years old and am representing the BSAK. I have been playing the flute for 5 years and I’m on grade 6. One day I would love to be a worldclass musician and travel to different countries to make people happy with my playing! Things I love to do away from my flute are spending time with my family, pets & friends and also I love going swimming.

CLODAGH

RYAN

I am 15 years old and will be representing the BSAK at this firﬆ ever ADYM competition. I have been playing the flute for seven years and have recently achieved my grade eight performance exam. I have also participated in different ensembles such as Concert Band, Orcheﬆra and various flute groups.

I will be representing the British School Al Khubairat in this inaugural year of the ADYM. I am 16 years old and have been playing the Alto Saxophone for the paﬆ 6 years. I enjoy several genres of music with a particular love for jazz. The highlight of my career so far has been performing in a Paris Jazz Band. Other than the saxophone I really enjoy playing basketball, with my favourite team being the LA Lakers.

KIRSTIE

SCARLETT

WOODWINDADVANCED

The British School Al Khubairat

I’ve been playing the flute for 7 years. I’ve been a member of many ensembles in the paﬆ, and currently I’m in a Scholars Flute Group. With music, I like how every person has a different sound when playing their inﬆrument. However I have to say that the flute is my favourite, especially the bright, clear third octave!

I am 16 years old and I am a Music Scholar at The British School Al Khubairat. After playing the ﬂute for 7 years, I am proud to have played a part in Elite Flutes, Concert Band and Orcheﬆra. I’m working towards my ﬂute diploma but away from music I’m also passionate about all genres of dance and playing rugby!

MIA

VIRAJ

The British School Al Khubairat

I am 15 years old and I will be representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the ﬂute around for 8 years and the highlight of my playing career so far has been playing at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. I also love to play the piano and do duets with my dad. Away from music, I enjoy playing netball and rugby.

I’m 13 years old and have been playing the ﬂute for 5 years and the clarinet for 6 years; I am currently ﬆudying for Grade 8 in both inﬆruments. I love the idea of being a woodwind specialiﬆ and when pressed to choose a favourite inﬆrument I can never decide between the two maybe I should try another woodwind inﬆrument!

DAUTARI

ZOYA

The British School Al Khubairat

I’ve been playing the Alto Saxophone and Guitar for 8-9 years. I play in Funky Brass, Concert Band, Orcheﬆra and the Sax Quartet in BSAK. Highlights from my playing career so far include performances at a High Achievers concert at Brighton College, a Funky Brass event at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and winning the Woodwind Award in YMoG 2019.

I’m 15 years old. I’ve been playing the ﬂute for 6 years and the piano for 9 years. The piano and ﬂute are inﬆruments I love, as I’ve been able to express my passion for music. I am delighted to be a part of such an exciting opportunity and am looking forward to meeting other musicians!

MAISIE

MUNACHI

The British School Al Khubairat

I’m in Year 11 at BSAK. I’m Grade 8 on the Oboe having been playing since I was 7 years old. I thoroughly enjoy being part of several school groups including Concert Band, Orcheﬆra and Woodwind Trio - as well as being a music scholar. My Mum used to play the oboe, which is ultimately what inspired me to pick it up too - it’s such a unique inﬆrument, which is something I really love about it.

ALEXANDRA Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 15 years old and am representing Cranleigh at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing trombone for about 6 years, and singing for 3. I’ve been in multiple jazz bands, concert bansd, and big bands organized by my school. I’d love to continue my passion for performing arts and trombone, even after college. Aside from music, I ﬁgure skate and I enjoy art.

ELISE

BRASSINTERMEDIATE

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi I will soon be 14 and I am proud to represent Cranleigh at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the Euphonium for 3 years. I have been playing in the orcheﬆra at Cranleigh and I hope to take on additional roles soon. The highlight of my short career was meeting with Steven Mead and receiving advice from him on how to be a better euphonium player. This year, I am planning to attend a brass summer school in the UK to ﬆrengthen my playing and widen my horizon.

HARRY

The British School Al Khubairat I am 12 years old and am representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the cornet for around 5 years now and I have to say that one of my favourite memories was playing at the BSAK Gala Concert at NYU Abu Dhabi, to celebrate my school’s 50th anniversary. I enjoy playing in various school ensembles and in my spare time also enjoy woodwork and reading.

HYUNSEO

Brighton College Abu Dhabi I am from South Korea and I play grade 6 french horn.

AMELIA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 13 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the trumpet for 3 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing in the Gala Concert at NYU. One day I’d love to perform a piece by Tchaikovsky in an orcheﬆra! Away from music, I really enjoy mathematics and sailing.

ARMAAN

GISELLE

I’m 17 years old and currently attend Al Yasmina Academy. I have been playing the trombone for around 9 years. I’m about to complete grade 7 and I have played in the Emirates Palace, both solo and as part of an ensemble.

I am 15 years old and have been playing the trumpet for almoﬆ eight years. I’m in 10th grade at the American Community School where my favourite subjects are Film and English. I was born in Washington DC and ﬆarted playing the piano at the age of 3 and the trumpet aged 6. I took lessons at the DC Youth Orcheﬆra before moving to Abu Dhabi. I was the lead trumpet of the Abu Dhabi Youth Symphony Orcheﬆra and have performed many times, including a solo in Prague.

Al Yasmina Academy

EMMA

BRASSADVANCED

The British School Al Khubairat I am 13 years old and will be representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the trumpet for 6 years and am currently on grade 7. In 2019, I was awarded the Primary Musician of the Year title which was very exciting and is one of my proudeﬆ achievements. I really enjoy playing the Laﬆ Poﬆ in front of the whole school every year for Remembrance Day. I am a keen singer and I also enjoy playing netball.

CALEB

The British School Al Khubairat I am 17 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing trumpet for almoﬆ ten years and two of the highlights have been passing my Grade 8 Trinity exam and playing The Laﬆ Poﬆ for Remembrance Day at the British Embassy. Away from music, I row crew, play squash & rugby, and enjoy debates about politics.

KESAVAN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 17 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. This is my 7th year playing the trombone and a personal highlight for me has been performing at the Dubai Opera House for a Brass maﬆerclass. I look forward to continuing to better myself as a musician to enrich communities as well as my own character through quality performances.

BOGDAN

Al Yasmina Academy I am 15 years old and go to Al Yasmina Academy. I have been playing the trombone for 7 years now and I am planning to do my grade 8 Trinity exam sometime in the future. Some of the highlights of playing trombone are playing in numerous school plays and performances, such as the recent Yas Mall National Day performance. I was also invited to join the Saadiyat Brass Band, as well as partaking in a Brass Maﬆerclass in the Dubai Opera.

The American Community School

KATIE

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM competition. I’ve been playing the French Horn for 6 years and I really enjoy playing in large ensembles like the orcheﬆra, senior band and funky brass. In the future I would love to have the opportunity to play in the NSO and perform in venues all over the UAE.

The British School Al Khubairat I’ve been playing the Alto Saxophone and Guitar for 8-9 years. I play in Funky Brass, Concert Band, Orcheﬆra and the Sax Quartet in BSAK. Highlights from my playing career so far include performances at a High Achievers concert at Brighton College, a Funky Brass event at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and winning the Woodwind Award in YMoG 2019.

MADHAV

The Young Musician Music Institute I am 13 years old and love to play the electric guitar and have been learning it since the age of 7. My dream is to become a musician and show my passion to many other people. I’ve performed in a couple of concerts including at Raha Mall with The Young Musician Music Inﬆitute Band for Valentines Day.

RENAE RUTH GEMS Winchster With my family enjoying rock classics, it was only natural for me to choose a ﬆring inﬆrument and rock music to ﬆart my musical journey. Jimi Hendrix, Anjus Young and Slash are some of my greateﬆ inﬂuences. I hopes to give the rock genre an upliftment someday. Away from music I enjoy music and football.

INTERMEDIATE

R&P ELECTRIC GUITAR

DAUTARI

SARA

The British School Al Khubairat I am representing the BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I am 13 years old and have been playing the Guitar since the age of 5. After gaining fundamental grades in Classical Guitar, I transitioned to Rock and Pop. I have greatly enjoyed participating in the many concerts, particularly the ‘Unplugged’ Rock and Pop concerts, where I have performed both as part of a band and individually.

LIMAR

Amity International School I am 11 years old and am representing Amity International School (as a Music Scholar) in this year’s ADYM competition. I ﬆarted playing the classical guitar aged 6 but only recently took up the electric guitar in 2019. As well as the guitar I also play the piano and am currently preparing to take the Grade 5 exam. I have participated in various music competitions including the Zayed Garden Competition, The Abu Dhabi International Music Competition and the Fujairah International Piano Competition where I was awarded a merit certiﬁcate.

SANAITH

Bright Riders School I am 12 years old and ﬆudy at an Indian school called Bright Riders School in Abu Dhabi. I have been playing the guitar for over 5 years now. My other hobbies include playing football and cricket. I am passionate to join this competition because I will get to know what it is like to be on ﬆage.

ADVANCED

R&P ELECTRIC GUITAR

BEN PECKHAM The British School Al Khubairat

I’m 16 years old and am representing BSAK. I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years, initially playing classical, now electric Rock and Pop. I really enjoyed being asked to do a set at the Weﬆin Hotel in Abu Dhabi for an Eaﬆer family fun day where I played ukulele and sang. My passion is Music and I want to ﬆudy Music Production at university. Outside of music, I enjoy gaming online with friends all over the world and cooking.

JAYDEN MEINRAD The Royal Institute of Music & Arts

I am 14 years old and am representing the Royal Inﬆitute of Music & Arts at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the guitar for 2.5 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing in a school competition and securing ﬁrﬆ place. One day I’d love to contribute to society by reaching as many people as possible with my music! Away from music I really enjoy football and engineering.

MARCUS THOMAS The Royal Institute of Music and Arts I am 18 years old and am representing Royal Inﬆitute of Music and Arts at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the electric guitar for 5 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing in a concert on the Corniche with our Band. One day I’d love to perform at America’s Got Talent! Away from music I really enjoy football.

OLLIE GULLICK Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I’m 16 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I ﬆarted playing the electric guitar when I was 7 years old, and since moving to Abu Dhabi two years ago it has become my main passion; I’m hoping to take it forward into a career. Outside of guitar, I enjoy playing piano and producing and writing my own music.

JAMES TAOUTAOU The British School Al Khubairat

Ever since I was exposed to the vibrant and colourful realm of music, I have been transﬁxed with the electric guitar. From Hendrix to May to BB. King, all were able to transform a mere few pluckings of ﬆrings to an entire voice of their own, a unique squeal of delight as their ﬁngers danced across the frets. Naturally, it has always been a fantaﬆical dream to become even a fraction like these legends, and after 6 years playing in several Rock bands and a Jazz band, I am ﬆill gobsmacked at their revelry. I adore the guitar; it is an inﬆrument I could never never tire of tinkering with, even when I am old and grey.

ISSAC RAJITH

GEMS Cambrige International School I am a self-taught bass player, born and raised in the UAE. I have been playing the bass guitar since the age of 8 and am currently preparing for my grade 8 Trinity Rock n Pop examination. My favourite genres in music include progressive metal and math rock.

ALEXANDRA Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

R&P SINGING INTERMEDIATE

I am 15 years old and am representing Cranleigh at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing trombone for about 6 years, and singing for 3. I’ve been in multiple musicals, and recently sang a duet in an assembly in front of the senior school.

JENNIFER

GEMS Cambridge International School I was born in Egypt. My passion for singing ﬆarted when I was 7 years old. It was my music teacher who thought I was talented in singing, and asked me to join the choir. I realised once I had joined the choir that singing was really fun. This led me to joining the Young Musician program.

CAMILA ISABEL

MIA

I am nine years old and am currently a ﬆudent at GEMS Cambridge International Academy. In my laﬆ school, I had been involved in many performances including one in Year 4, when I sang ‘All I Want for Chriﬆmas is You’ . My ﬁrﬆ time on ﬆage was in Year 3 for the Winter Showcase, and then, soon after, I was asked to be in the choir. One of my biggeﬆ hobbies is drawing. In the future, I would really enjoy being a fashion or graphic designer.

I am 13 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been singing Rock and Pop for the paﬆ 4 years and really enjoy learning challenging songs and giving them my own ‘twiﬆ’. I’d love to record a duet with Lana Del Rey one day. I enjoy ice skating and playing tennis. I love traveling and especially love visiting New York City.

LAURENCE

SCARLETT

The British School Al Khbairat

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 13 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s very ﬁrﬆ ADYM. I have been singing for 4 years and the highlight of my career so far was when I was invited to sing in a band. I’d love to write and sing my own songs one day! Away from Music I really enjoy playing football, tennis and videogames. I also have a black belt in karate!

I am 15 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi. I’ve been singing and playing piano since I was very young and can play the baritone saxophone and guitar. A highlight for me was performing in our school’s band and participating in our school’s musical production of Les Miserables. I would love to participate in the next school musical as well as play and perform more in the school’s band.

GEMS Cambridge International Academy

The British School Al Khbairat

SAMANTHA

SOPHIE

I am 14 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing since I was 3 years old and playing the ukulele for 7 years. A highlight of my music/ singing career was singing a solo in a project promoting world unity and peace presented to global leaders and UAE leaders in the recent COP 26.!

I am 11 and am representing The British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I sing and also play the electric guitar. My siﬆer also sings and I enjoy duetting with her. I wrote my own song that seems to have touched people and I have juﬆ ﬆarted singing with a band. I love working with other musicians and hope to continue that and one day record an album. I enjoy skateboarding and I love creating art.

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

AVA

The British School Al Khbairat I am 13 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I have been taking vocal lessons since I was 5 years old and I have passed my grade 5 Rock and Pop exam. The highlight of my musical career so far was singing in front of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan with the BSAK primary choir. I hope to one day act and sing on ﬆage in a weﬆ end show. Outside of music, I am an avid reader and I swim multiple times a week.

The British School Al Khubairat

OLIVER

The British School Al Khubairat I am 16 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been learning to sing for juﬆ under a year, but I’ve done some singing before. The highlight of my singing career so far was singing as part of the young voices choir at the O2 arena in London. One day I’d love to perform at the Reading Feﬆival in the UK! Away from music I really enjoy video games and Dungeons and Dragons.

ZARAH

Raha International School I am 15 years old and will be representing Raha International School at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing pretty much all my life, and I really love performing. One of my biggeﬆ dreams is to hopefully make music of my own to perform!

AHVIA

EDEN

I am 17 years old. I have been singing and playing guitar since I was 9 and playing piano since I was 5. Musical Theatre is my greateﬆ passion, highlights of my singing career have been performing in musicals for Cranleigh School Abu Dhabi. My future goal is to ﬆudy at New York University’s TISCH School for Performing Arts, and I dream of being on Broadway one day!

I am 17 years old and am representing Al Yasmina Academy at this year’s ADYM. I feel like I was born with a hairbrush in hand, belting out Disney songs in my bedroom mirror! The biggeﬆ highlight of my career so far was the opportunity to be a part of the Al Yasmina Singers at my school. We performed at Yas Mall, The Anantara Hotel and The Emirates Palace.

R&P SINGING ADVANCED

Cranleigh School Abu Dhabi

RANIM

Al Dhafra Private School I am 15 years old and from Syria. I go to Al Dhafra Private School. I discovered my talent in the 5th grade and right now I’m in the eleventh grade. Singing is my passion and I dont think I’ll ever be able to live without singing and I’ll do everything I can to win the competition.

ELEANOR Al Yasmina Academy

I am a 15 year old singer and a pianiﬆ. I am not ﬆudying for a particular grade at the moment however I have been learning grade 7 and 8 pieces. Recently, I’ve sung at Expo in Dubai in a choir called ‘The Sounds of Nature’ and have performed with my school at places such as Emirates Palace, for the Special Olympics and the Anantara hotel.

LEKHA

The Young Musicians Institute I am 15 years old and have always loved singing. I have been learning to sing since I was 11 years old. I have progressed to Grade 8 in Rock & Pop Vocals. I also ﬆarted learning the guitar a few months ago. Music is a passion that gives me joy and peace of mind.

RACHAEL

The British International School Abu DhabI My name is Rachael, but my music name is RAYCH. I am 14 years old, from South Africa and go to BISAD. I write my own songs, produce and release them on my own, with the help of the record label I am under - blackdimerecords. I have been doing vocal lessons for 5 years now and I am self-taught on the guitar and ukulele. I absolutely love performing because I get to project my conﬁdence on ﬆage and hopefully see the crowd singing and smiling along.

Al Yasmina Academy

SHRIYA

The British School Al Khubairat I’m 12 years old and am in Year 8 at BSAK. I ﬆarted my musical journey when I was ﬁve years old, singing Indian songs and moved on to Rock and Pop and grades when I was 7. In school I had the privilege to join the school choir. We were part of the events in and outside school like Chriﬆmas programs, The Choir Feﬆ, and I also had the opportunity to enjoy singing with the other musicians in school who played other inﬆruments in the school’s orcheﬆra.

LAKSHMI

GEMS Cambridge International School I’m 15 years old and from India. I’ve been singing since I was very young but ﬆarted taking classes when I was 6. I love to sing and hope I can travel the world and make many people happy in the future as a singer. I’m part of my school’s community choir and have performed on various ﬆages. I was a member of the TYMI band and have performed in concerts with them. I have a Youtube channel where I poﬆ singing videos. I am very passionate about art, and I love reading, hiking and exploring.

LOGAN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 16 years old and am looking forward to representing the British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I also play cello, drums and love playing piano in my free time. The Unplugged performances at school have been amazing performing highlights for all of our Music community and the opportunities to sing and play cello at Emirates Palace and NYU Abu Dhabi were fabulous experiences too.

MAEGAN ROSE St.Joseph’s School Abu Dhabi

I am 15 years old and am representing St.Joseph’s School at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing since I was 3 years old and have been playing the piano for the paﬆ 2 years. I intend to compose my own music in a variety of genres and I wish to express my gratitude towards my family, for their unwavering support, without which I would not be where I am today.

MUSKAAN

Gems Cambridge International School I am 12 years old and am representing Gems Cambridge International School, Baniyas Branch at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing for 7 years and the highlight of my singing career so far was in 2017 CIA’s The Voice Singing Competition where I won 3rd place (2nd Runner up). My dream is to perform in an international competition platform to explore more of my singing career. Away from music I enjoy roller-skating and am a certiﬁed Junior Scuba Diver.

MAYA

Al Yasmina Academy I am 16 years old and have been singing for as long as I can remember. I juﬆ recently submitted my grade 8 RnP vocal exam. I have been really lucky to have been able to perform in many places and meet so many intereﬆing new people. Juﬆ recently I was a part of the Sounds of Nature Choir and we performed at the Expo. I also performed at the Special Olympics with a choir in 2019.

NINA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 16 years old and I attend the British School Al Khubairat. I am a music ﬆudent at the Classical Music Inﬆitute. I love music. I’ve been singing before I could talk and have also been playing piano since I was 9. I performed at many public venues around Abu Dhabi. I aspire to write songs that would become hits.

TANSIE

The British School Al Khubairat I am 16 years old and am representing BSAK in the Rock and Pop section of this year’s ADYM. I’ve been singing since I could speak, and enjoy taking on the challenge of all genres of music, from classical to pop. A turning point in my appreciation of music came a few years ago when I went to watch Hamilton, in London. I enjoy the thrill of ﬆage performance for drama and music and frequently perform in concerts. Apart from music, I am a keen surfer and love spending time in the water.

NATASHA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and I was born in Amman, Jordan. I ﬆarted oﬀ Singing classical songs aged 8 but a year later I discovered my true love for pop songs and have been singing Pop & Rock ever since. I have performed regularly at BSAK’s “Unplugged” concerts and sang at BSAK’s 50th anniversary celebration at NYUAD. I was also the ﬁrﬆ vocal ﬆudent to sing an Arabic song by the famous Egyptian singer Mohammed Hammaki at the Arab Teachers conference.

ZAIN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 13 years old and am representing BSAK. I ﬆarted taking vocal lessons when I was 7 and had the opportunity to sing on the MBC TV show ‘Voice Kids’; I was picked from many Arab children and was a ﬆrong highlight of my singing journey. I ﬆarted playing piano 2 years ago, have sung in Emirates Palace for National Day celebrations and I won 3rd place in a school talent show. One day, I would love to release a song that I have written with the support of other musicians and would love to showcase my voice around the world.

KATYA

Rainbow Music School I am 17 years old. Music - the only worldwide language, that I ﬆarted to learn from the age of 6. I successfully ﬁnished the ABRSM music school with my inﬆrument being piano. I have also successfully ﬁnished the trinity school of London in both academic and pop-rock vocal. During my school years, I performed in feﬆivals, competitions, and have respective awards.

ADAM

THOMAS

I am 14 and will be representing BSAK at ADYM this year. I’ve been playing drums for 8 years and the beﬆ part has been playing with other people and performing and recording songs. My dream is to make a career in music and I hope one day I will be able to. I also love playing video games and enjoy watching movies.

I am 11 years old and am representing GEMS United Indian School. I have been playing the drums since I was 7 years old and am now on Grade 6. I am passionate about drums and enjoy playing rock music. The highlight of my playing career was being one of the ﬁnaliﬆs in the Mushrif Mall Talentology 2020. Apart from drums I also enjoy Drawing, Guitar and Karate. One day I would like to share the ﬆage with great musicians such as A R Rahman and like to have my own band.

The British School Al Khubairat

GEMS United Indian School

NIILA

R&P DRUMS INTERMEDIATE

Juli Music Institute & Raha International School I am 12 years old and am representing Juli Music Inﬆitute at this year’s ADYM. I ﬆudy at Raha International School. I’ve been playing the drums since I was 8 and I have been playing it ever since. I haven’t had a big highlight in my career yet, but the biggeﬆ one was performing in two diﬀerent ensembles in a winter concert. Away from music, I really enjoy solving a Rubik’s cube faﬆ and sometimes ﬆreaming.

SATVIK

Raha International School

R&P DRUMS ADVANCED SHAUN

Al Yasmina Academy

I am 11 years old and am representing Raha International School at ADYM 2022. I have been playing the drums for 4 years; currently at Trinity College London - Grade 5 level. I am happy to have had the opportunity to perform as one of the soloiﬆs at the Raha Winter Concert 2021. A few of my other hobbies include playing computer games, reading, coding, making ﬆop motion videos, and producing YouTube content.

I’m 17 years old and I ﬆudy at Al Yasmina Academy. I have been playing the drums for 10 years now, and am currently at grade 7-8. I have played in many diﬀerent places in various groups, moﬆ of which are through opportunities I have received through Yasmina, though I have played for a few groups outside as well.

NITHIYASRI

JAVIER

Al Yasmina Academy

Raha International School

I am 11 years of age and am ﬆudying in Al Yasmina Academy. I have been playing the drum kit for 3 years now and currently undergoing grade 6 Trinity College. Also I am learning Indian classical dance and keyboard.

I am 10 years old and will be representing Raha International School at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the drums for 5 years, attending classes at IMI Abu Dhabi. I have participated in several talent shows at the school and used to play with my ‘Family Band’. I really enjoy ﬆudying and playing drums. Apart from music I love playing and watching football and spending time with my family and friends.

KAYAN

CHARLES

Repton Abu Dhabi

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 10 years old and will be representing Repton School. I’ve been playing the drums for 7 years and have been performing since 2016, playing at concerts and school assemblies. I am the lead drummer of our ﬁrﬆ-ever School band and one of the highlights of my playing career so far was my contribution as a drummer to Rockin’1000 Global Gig. I was the only drummer chosen from Abu Dhabi and was the youngeﬆ performer representing UAE.

I am 15 years old and will be representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi in this year’s ADYM. My inﬆrument of choice is the drums and I have been playing it for around 8 years. Some of my inspirations and favourite artiﬆs include A Tribe Called Queﬆ, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye Weﬆ, and Frank Ocean. Outside of music, I really enjoy sport.

ANSHUL

Ryan International School Abu Dhabi

PIANOINTERMEDIATE

I am 10 years old and am representing Ryan International School, Masdar City at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing Piano for 3 years at the Royal Inﬆitute of Music and Arts. The highlight of my playing career so far is entering the Finals of Abu Dhabi Student Talent Show 2021, conducted by ADEK. One day I’d love to become a Chiptune artiﬆ apart from being a pianiﬆ and a game developer!

ARYA

The British International School Abu Dhabi

DALEDA

Al Yasmina Academy I am 13 years old and currently at Al Yasmina Academy, and I am in the eighth grade of piano. I began playing the piano when I was about seven or eight years old. I ﬆarted out playing at the Elite Music Inﬆitute and continued there for four years before moving on to take lessons at home and successfully passing grades four, ﬁve, and six.

DOMINIQUE

British International School Abu Dhabi

I am 15 years old and am representing the British International School Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the keyboard and piano for ﬁve years now and playing with my band at the Indian Social and Cultural Centre is the highlight of my playing career.

I am 9 years old and am representing British International School at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for almoﬆ 3 years and at the moment I am participating in my ﬁrﬆ “Young Talent Music Competition” in Dubai. Away from music, I enjoy playing chess and reading. I have a competitive nature and always feel like I’d do whatever it takes to be the beﬆ.

DEVIKA

HAMZA

Al Raha International School

Al Ain Academy

I am 11 years old and have been playing the piano for 3 years. I recently scored 98/100 for the Trinity piano exam. I enjoy playing piano and humming songs. One day I would like to play all my favorite Indian songs on the piano. Apart from music, I like travelling, reading myﬆery novels and playing board games.

I am 14 years old, and I am from Jordan. I will be representing Al Ain Academy in the Abu Dhabi Young Musician. I was ﬁrﬆ intereﬆed and ﬆarted learning piano when I was 8 years old. I have recently passed my grade 5 exam. I am very excited to participate in the Abu Dhabi Young Musician competition as it gives me a chance to teﬆ myself againﬆ other people who are of similar age and skill level to me.

GEMMA

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi I am 11 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the piano for 5 years and the highlight of my playing career was winning my previous school’s Got Talent conteﬆ. One day, I’d love to perform in Dubai Opera. Away from music, I really enjoy acting, dancing and Taekwondo.

ARANTXA Al Yasmina Academy

I play piano, and I attend Al Yasmina Academy. I’ve played piano for over 4 years and I am currently ﬆudying for my grade 6 piano exam. I have been in the orcheﬆra at school and I get involved with choir and musicals.

JONAS

Brighton College Abu Dhabi I am 13 years old and am currently preparing for my grade 5 piano exam with my teacher at Brighton College. I have been playing piano for about 5 years now and I enjoy it very much. I love playing more up-tempo pieces, but I enjoy playing moﬆ of the music I am given. My other passions include football.

GIOVANNI Al Bateen Academy

I am 15 years old and come from Italy. Currently, I am a year 11 ﬆudent at Al Bateen Academy in Abu Dhabi. I ﬆarted ﬆudying piano when I was 6 years old and I lived in Barcelona. I have performed in Spain, Italy and Abu Dhabi. My main passion is playing the piano and my dream is to become a professional pianiﬆ. I also enjoy reading books and playing football.

MAYA

VICTOR

I am 15 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been singing from the age of 5 and playing the piano for the paﬆ 7 years. I am passionate about music and am currently ﬆudying GCSE music. In the paﬆ, I’ve represented my school in the Young Musician of the Gulf competition, which is held in Bahrain every year. While younger, I have participated in many inter-school competitions, had many concert performances and ensembles/choirs.

I am 13 years old and am representing Al Yasmina Academy at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the piano for 5 years. At the moment I ﬆudy at Melodica Music Inﬆitute. I would love to perform in the Emirates Palace sometime in the future. This is my ﬁrﬆ time at a music competition.

PIANOINTERMEDIATE

The British School Al Khubairat

NICHOLAS

Al Yasmina Academy

SARA

Four Notes Musical Training Academy | Cranleigh Abu Dhabi I am 11 years old and am in Year 6 at Cranleigh School. I am Greek and have lived in Athens and London. I am representing the Four Notes Musical Training Academy. My hobbies are playing Rugby, Football, Basketball and researching Aﬆrophysics, but mainly Piano. My favourite composers are Chopin and Liszt and particularly Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu and Lizﬆ’s Liebeﬆraum No:3.

RYAN

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I ﬆarted playing the piano in Year 2 and I’m also doing GCSE Music this year. I really like playing the piano and I’d love to be as good as Elton John! Outside of school I also enjoy Mixed Martial Arts and basketball.

RYAN

Raha International School I am 13 years old and am representing Raha International School at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the piano at the Juli Music Inﬆitute for 3 years and I really enjoy classical music. One day I would love to attend The Julliard School in New York. Away from music, I love to travel and want to explore the world.

SASWATA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 16 years old and am representing BSAK this year. I have been playing piano for 3 years and I want to have the experience of performing in a concert in front of an audience as I haven’t really had the opportunity up till now. I hope that I will be able to perform in more concerts from now on. Aside from playing the piano, I am also intereﬆed in game design and table tennis.

I am from Syria but was born in Al Ain in 2012 and began playing piano at age three. In 2019, I joined ADEK’s Mawhibaty Program for Talented Students in the Arts. I have participated in a maﬆerclass with French pianiﬆ Lise de la Salle, and won third prize at Al Fujairah International Piano Competition. I successfully passed the Grade 8 piano exam, the Grade 1 singing and am currently preparing for

SELINA

The British School Al Khubairat I am 8 years old and am representing BSAK at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing piano for over 3 years and the highlight of my music learning so far was diﬆinction in ABRSM piano and music theory exams, and performing in front of my school music class and at Abu Dhabi Ladies Club concert. One day I would love to perform with an orcheﬆra! Away from music I enjoy reading, travelling and swimming.

WILLIAM

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi | Juli Music Institute I am 9 years old and am representing Juli Music Inﬆitute at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 4 years. I feel lucky that I can play in concerts in hotels and outside in parks. I enjoy trying to compose my own pieces on the piano. Away from music I enjoy basketball, swimming, art and science experiments, and I’m a member of a Charity Committee at my school, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi.

JIAMING

LIAN

I am 13 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat at the 2022 ADYM. I’ve been playing piano for juﬆ over 2 years now. I’m also a computer enthusiaﬆ and like to watch movies in the spare time that I have. I hope to meet my fellow competitors and have a great time at the competition!

I am a ﬁfteen year old pianiﬆ and am representing Al Bateen Academy during this competition. I began playing the piano at three years old and my passion for the inﬆrument has only grown ﬆronger since. Some of the greateﬆ highs of my musical career include performing in international competitions in locations such as: Milan, The Hague and Kuala Lampur as well as our very own Emirates Palace here in Abu Dhabi!

JUTISETH (HERBIE)

LORA

PIANOINTERMEDIATE

British School Al Khubairat

British International School Abu Dhabi

I am 10 years old and from Thailand. I have had an intereﬆ in piano since I was 4. Piano cools me down when I need quiet time. In 2019, I took part in the 4th ODIN Competition in Tallinn, Eﬆonia. I won the competition for my age and had an unforgettable experience performing at Wiener Concert Hall. I am a crazy taekwondo certiﬁed red belt too.

Al Bateen Academy

I am 14 years old and have been playing the piano for around two years. I put a lot of work into learning the piano in the hope of becoming an aspiring professional pianiﬆ. Aside from music, I thoroughly enjoy reading books and playing basketball.

ISHTANETRA

MAXINE

I am a 15-year-old Malaysian pianiﬆ ﬆudying at Al Yasmina Academy. I have been playing the piano for 10 years and am also a classical singer and Carnatic singer. I have successfully completed my ABRSM Grade Five Piano and I have been a member of ADEK’s Mawhibaty Programme for over a year and a half. I was a runner-up in the Abu Dhabi Talent Show, which was run by ADEK.

I am 17 years old and I go to Raha International School. I have been playing the piano for almoﬆ 4 years now. The highlight of my playing career has not happened yet but I’d like to have a performance I’d consider my beﬆ one day.

Al Yasmina Academy

JEZREEL MERLIN Cambridge High School

I am 14 years old and am representing The Cambridge High School at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 8 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was playing in a concert at our church. Away from music I really enjoy football, soccer and diving.

JOSHUA

Al Yasmina Academy I am 11 years old and am representing Al Yasmina Academy at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing piano for 7 years and currently I’m preparing myself for ABRSM Grade 7 Piano Exam. I also like to sing and play the violin. Other than music, I like to swim and play games. Before the pandemic, I regularly participated in concerts for my music school.

Raha International School

PRECIOUS

Brighton College Abu Dhabi I am 11 years old and am representing Brighton College, Abu Dhabi in this year’s ADYM.I have been playing the piano for 6 years and the highlight of my playing career so far was participating in the 2021 London Youth Piano Competition (LYPCO). Away from music I really enjoy badminton and swimming.

MAEGAN ROSE St. Joseph’s School Abu Dhabi

I am 15 years old and am representing St. Joseph’s School at this year’s ADYM. I have been singing since I was 3 years old and have been playing the piano for the paﬆ 2 years. In the future, I intend to compose my own music in a variety of genres. I wish to express my gratitude towards my family, for their unwavering support, without which I would not be where I am today.

CARISSA

DIWEN

The American Community School

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

I am 15 years old and am representing the American Community School of Abu Dhabi (ACS) at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing piano for 5 years, but this will be my ﬁrﬆ time performing in front of an audience. In the future, I hope this will become a more frequent opportunity for me! Aside from music I enjoy tennis and swimming.

I am 16 years old and am representing Brighton College at the Abu Dhabi Young Musician competition. I have passed my ABRSM grade with a diﬆinction and I also play the violin for the ﬆring ensemble in my school.

CHRISTOPHER

PIANOADVANCED

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 13 years old and I am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 7 years. I have played multiple times in school assemblies, and was awarded a Diﬆinction in the Grade 6 ABRSM exam. Aside from music I love skiing and have 2 cats named Coﬀee and Cookie.

HYOJAE

Amity International School

HEIDI

The British School Al Khubairat I am 14 years old and am representing BSAK at ADYM 2022. I’ve been playing the violin and piano for 8 years now and am currently working on my diploma for both inﬆruments. One of the highlights in my playing career so far is performing in the Emirates Palace auditorium with my previous school. Other than music, I really enjoy reading books!

INDIRA

GEMS Camebridge Abu Dhabi

I am representing Amity International School in Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I am 15 years old and I’ve been playing the piano for 8 years. The highlights of my playing career so far are representing the performance scholars in our school and I am really proud of this. I’ve participated in several concerts in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

I’m Indira and I am 12 years old. I will be representing GEMS Cambridge International School Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing piano as an extra activity apart from school since 2017. My hobbies include ﬆory-writing, building 3D models, reading, and watching movies and TV (especially Marvel).

CHLOE

ISABEL

The British School Al Khubairat

I am 11 years old and am currently Grade 7 on the piano. I’ve been playing for 5 years and enjoy playing so much as it makes me feel relaxed. The musical highlight so far was performing for a Talent Show at BSAK. Aside from my music-making I enjoy reading and writing.

I am 13 years old and I’ve been playing the piano for 8 years and the highlight of my playing career so far is completing all my exams along the way. Other than music I really enjoy netball and hanging out with my friends.

HANLEI

The British School Al Khubairat I am 15 years old and am representing British School Al Khubairat at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 10 years and my greateﬆ achievement is getting 96 out of 100 on my Grade 8 Exam. Away from music I enjoy playing tennis.

LI YEE DORIS Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 12 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi in this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing piano for 8 years and the highlight of my journey is doing music recitals in diﬀerent schools in Abu Dhabi. Apart from music, I really enjoy ice-skating and reading.

MATEI

Al Bateen Academy I am 13 years old and I am a ﬆudent in Al Bateen Academy, Year 8. I have been ﬆudying piano for the laﬆ 7 years and I have ABRSM Grade 6 Performance and Grade 5 theory. Apart from playing piano, I do practice swimming, Tae Kwon Do (black belt) and I enjoy bird watching.

NOUZE (RICE)

The British School Al Khubairat I am 11 years old and am representing the British School Al Khubairat in this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 3 years and the highlight is when I got a diﬆinction in my grade 7 exam. I would love to be a professional pianiﬆ. Away from the piano, I emjoy chess and swimming.

JOEY

The American Community School I am 14 years old and attend the American Community School in Abu Dhabi. I have been playing piano for about 10 years. I won ﬁrﬆ place in the National Category for Fujairah International Piano Competition in 2020. I also play cello and trombone in orcheﬆras. Besides music I also enjoy reading, playing games, and learning about science.

LYNNA

Raha International School I’m Lynna and I’m from Raha International School and am currently ﬆudying piano within the ABRSM curriculum. I love music and I’ve been trying to learn other inﬆruments such as guitar - and I hope one day I can compose my own songs! Away from the piano, I also enjoy drawing and writing.

MURRAY

Brighton College Abu Dhabi I am 12 years old and am representing Brighton College Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 6 years. I have won several competitions, including Firﬆ Class Absolute in Youth ClaMo Competition, in Spain (2019); Firﬆ Class Absolute in Stradella International Music Competition, in Italy (2019); Firﬆ Class Absolute in International Piano competition, in Fujairah (2019).

PETRA

SANDRA

I am 13 years old and am representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi this ADYM. I have been playing the piano for 10 years and my moﬆ memorable moment was performing at the Caﬆello de Saint Giorgio Canavese Caﬆle in Italy. My dream is to perform as part of the orcheﬆra in the Dubai Opera. Away from music I enjoy reading and horse-riding.

I’m 15 years old and am representing Repton Abu Dhabi. I have been playing piano for 6 years. I really enjoy ﬆudying music at my school, along with learning new piano pieces. Besides music, I also enjoy art and science.

RIDDHI

SOPHIE

GEMS Cambridge International School

The American Community School

I am sixteen years old and am representing GEMS Cambridge International School at this year’s ADYM. I have been playing the piano for four years now, and I love every bit of it! On the piano, I love to play freeﬆyle, Baroque and music from the romantic era. I’m very excited to be a part of ADYM and can’t wait to be there!

I am 13 years old, in 8th grade, and am representing the American Community School for this year’s ADYM. I have been playing piano since I was 6 years old. A highlight of my piano career was performing for the Crown Prince of Fujairah in 2019. Outside of music, I enjoy art, track and ﬁeld, swimming, and hanging out with my friends.

PIANOADVANCED

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

SHI

Hamdan Bin Zaid School I am 11 years old and am representing Hamdan Bin Zaid School in this year’s ADYM competition. I have been ﬆudying piano for more than four years. This is my ﬁrﬆ time participating in a competition. In the future I would love to ﬆudy at the Royal College of Music! Besides the piano, I also like swimming.

SUNWOO The Music Institute I am 13 years old and have been playing the piano for 5 years. I have only played Piano for fun and never had a formal grade. Because of this, I have never been in any music competition and I am therefore looking forward to attending this competition.

ZOYA The British School Al Khubairat I’m 15 years old. I’ve been playing the ﬂute for 6 years and the piano for 9 years. The piano and ﬂute are inﬆruments I love, as I’ve been able to express my passion for music. I am delighted to be a part of such an exciting opportunity and am looking forward to meeting other musicians!

Repton Abu Dhabi

VENZ ADRIANE

GEMS Cambridge International School I am 13 years old and will be representing Cadenza Music Inﬆitute and GEMS Cambridge International School in this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 6 years, and the highlight of my playing career so far was participating in various competitions both locally and internationally. One day, I’d love to inspire children to play the piano. Apart from music, I really enjoy drawing and swimming.

ZHUORAN CATHERINE Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

I am 17 years old and will be representing Cranleigh Abu Dhabi at this year’s ADYM. I’ve been playing the piano for 12 years and participated in previous competitions as well such as FIPC, YMOG and more. I would love to be able to perform one day at the NYUAD in their Blue Hall on their Steinway grand piano.

Class/ Category

Time

Class/ Category

12.00pm

Intermediate RnP Drums

12.00pm

Advanced RnP Singing

9.30am

Intermediate Piano

9.30am

Advanced Woodwind

12.45pm

Intermediate Electric Guitar

1.50pm

Advanced Drums

10.45am

Advanced Guitar

1.30pm

Intermediate RnP Singing

2.10pm

Advanced RnP Guitar

11.15am

Advanced Brass

3.00pm - Break 3.15pm 4.45pm

Intermediate Guitar Intermediate Singing

5.30pm - Finish

12.45pm

Advanced Singing

1.30pm

Advanced Strings

3.00pm - Break 3.15pm

Advanced Piano

5.45pm - Finish

Class/ Category

Time

Class/ Category

3.30pm

Intermediate Guitar

3.30pm

Advanced RnP Singing

4.30pm

Intermediate Singing

4.45pm

Advanced Singing

5.00pm

Intermediate RnP Drums

5.15pm

Advanced RnP Drums

5.30pm

Intermediate Electric Guitar

5.35pm

Advanced Guitar

6.00pm

Intermediate RnP Singing

6.00pm

Advanced Electric Guitar

6.45pm - Finish

TUESDAY 22 MARCH THEATRE

Time

6.30pm - Finish

3.00pm

Intermediate Piano

4.45pm

Intermediate Strings

5.30pm - Break 5.45pm

Intermediate Brass

6.15pm

Intermediate Woodwind

6.45pm - Finish

MONDAY 21 MARCH THEATRE

Intermediate Woodwind

12 midday - Lunch

2.45pm - Break

MONDAY 21 MARCH PRIMARY HALL

2.15pm

Intermediate Brass

SUNDAY 20 MARCH THEATRE

1.45pm

Intermediate Strings

3.00pm

Advanced Strings

4.15pm

Advanced Woodwind

5.15pm - Break 5.30pm

Advanced Piano

7.15pm

Advanced Brass

7.45pm - Finish

INTERMEDIATE SEMI FINAL WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH | PRIMARY HALL - 3.30PM ADVANCED SEMI FINAL WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH | PRIMARY HALL - 6.30PM INTERMEDIATE FINAL THURSDAY 24 MARCH | THEATRE - 3.30PM ADVANCED FINAL THURSDAY 24 MARCH | THEATRE - 6.30PM

THE

Time

Class/ Category

12.45pm

SUNDAY 20 MARCH PRIMARY HALL

Class/ Category

Time

12 midday - Lunch

TUESDAY 22 MARCH PRIMARY HALL

Time

SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND

ALL ABOUT OUR

ADJUDICATORS MAYSSA KARAA

is the Artiﬆic Director at Berklee College of Music’s new campus in Abu Dhabi. Berklee is known as the world’s pre-eminent inﬆitute of contemporary music, dance and theatre. She is also the Artiﬆic Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 all female “Firdaus orcheﬆra” initiative under the patronage of AR Rahman. With her captivating multi-octave voice and persuasive cross-cultural message, the vocaliﬆ and songwriter defines a new era of musical inclusion. Her songs tell of a journey connecting her origins in the ancient land of Lebanon to her adopted home of Los Angeles, California. You may identify the classically-trained singer’s voice from the hit film American Huﬆle, where her Arabic version of the Sixties classic “White Rabbit” was a ﬆandout track on the Grammy-nominated soundtrack album. She recently had a song produced by Oscar winner Indian megaﬆar AR Rahman which rapidly climbed the charts in various countries and hit No. 1 on Apple Music India. Her full-length English solo debut album “Simple Cure” includes songs ranging from piano-based simplicity to epic electronic orcheﬆration with a unique blend of American pop and middle eaﬆern influences. International families might identify her as the ambassador of Sesame Street (Middle Eaﬆ edition: “IftahYa Simsim”) through “The Arabic Alphabet Song” that generated over 30M YouTube views so far.

DR STEVEN BERRYMAN

is Director of Arts, Culture and Community for the Odyssey Truﬆ for Education. He was previously Director of Music at City of London School for Girls, and has taught at both Junior Royal Academy of Music and Junior Trinity Laban. Steven ﬆudied composition with Judith Weir, completing a PhD at Cardiﬀ University and much of his recent work has included composition education projects with NMC Recordings. He contributes widely to arts education, including advisory roles and educational press; recent expert panel work includes the refresh of the Department for Education National Plan for Music Education. Steven is a Chartered Teacher, and a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, Chartered Inﬆitute of Educational Assessors and Royal Society of Arts. He is a Liveryman of both the Worshipful Company of Educators and the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Photo: Clive Totman

ANDREW BERRYMAN

is a freelance professional musician. He is the Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the NSO symphony orcheﬆra Abu Dhabi, String Ensemble and Big Band. He is also the band leader of the Dubai Opera Big Band and Berrytones Big Band based in Germany. He has performed internationally as an inﬆrumentaliﬆ, soloiﬆ, conductor and adjudicator and in all genres including ﬁlm. In his spare time he cycles, runs and plays the bagpipes.

With the permission of NSO

ALAN CRAWFORD

Alan Crawford works at Dubai College as both Head of Creative Arts and Head of Academic Music, having taught previously in leading British schools including Berkhamﬆed and Tanglin Truﬆ Singapore. After completing a BMus degree, he ﬆudied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin with Professor Hugh Tinney and later in London completing ARCM and LRSM diplomas in performance before teacher training at Cambridge. Alan later completed both an MPhil in Arts Creativity, Education and Culture at Cambridge University and an MMus in Ethnomusicology at SOAS, London. He has much experience as an accompaniﬆ, conductor and musical director and was previously an A Level Music examiner. Alan is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of the Arts and a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.

KAREN MOWAT

HELLEN KERR

ROGER NORKIE

Music Teacher | Al Dhafra Privte School

SAM GRADEN

Head of Music Performance and Senior Music | Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

MARTIN BARRACLOUGH

Head of Woodwind | The British School Al Khubairat

CLAIRE DAY

Director of Performing Arts | Raha International School

CAROLINE KELLY KALANA DE SILVA Head of Guitar | The British School Al Khubairat

Head of Brass | The British School Al Khubairat

ALEXANDER TCHOBANOV

Head of Keyboard Studies | Brighton College

DR IOANNIS POTAMOUSIS ALISON BRYCE

Head of Strings | The british School Al Khibairat

Head of Piano | The British School Al Khubairat

Director of Performing Arts and Head of Music | Al Yasmina Academy

Music Administrator | The British School Al Khubairat

Director of Music | The British School Al Khubairat

ROB HALL

Head of Performing Arts | Cambridge International Academy

GAVIN GREENWAY

Music Teacher | The British International School Abu Dhabi

MEGAN TOWNSEND

ALL ABOUT OUR

ADYM COMMITTEE

ABU DHABI YOUNG MUSICIAN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

OUR ADJUDICATORS: Andrew Berryman, Dr Steven Berryman, Mayssa Karaa, Alan Crawford

OUR HOSTS, THE BRITISH SCHOOL AL KHUBAIRAT: Antonia Magryta - Creative Designer Stephanie Jerron-Quarshie - Head of Communications Ever Fillarca - Digital Content Coordinator Elaine Rawlings (Music Line Manager), Mark Leppard MBE (Headmaster) and all Senior Leadership Team Kara Brittan - PA to Bursar and Administration Manager The Housekeeping & Maintenance Departments The Accounts Department The IT Department BSAK Security BSAK Drama Department The Music Department Karen Mowat - Music Administrator

ADEK - Department of Education & Knowledge

Music Teachers from across the emirate of Abu Dhabi

The Committee would like to thank the following for their support, without which, this competition simply would not have been possible: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth OUR SPONSORS: Chamberlain Music, House of Pianos The Young Musician Music Institute & Musicians Corner Musical Instruments Trading Yalla