Kate Shortt
Kate played cello on Introduction, Shy Pandas and Chick Pea Lullaby. As well as playing the cello, Kate is a pianist, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Since training as a professional musician at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama she has performed her cabaret style sets at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as the Hackney Vortex Club, the King's Head Islington, Jermyn Street Theatre and the Covent Garden Festival Club. She won Performer of the Year award at the London Palladium. Her show has been described as consisting of "unique happenings at the cello and intimate confessions at the piano" and as "a cross between Victoria Wood and Jim Tavare".
Youth Music
Youth Music exists to facilitate and fund high quality and diverse musical experiences for young people up to the age of 18, particularly those living in areas of social and economic need.