Dogoda Quintet – Saturday 31st August 2024 at 3.00pm – Quarrymens Arts Centre, Creetown.
Sofia Patterson-Gutierrez – Flute, Emily Long – Oboe, Raj Bhaumik – Clarinet, Chloe Harrison – Horn, Tom Donkin – Bassoon
Formed at the Royal Academy of Music after playing together as principals in the National Youth Orchestra, Dogoda Quintet is fast becoming recognised as an up- and-coming ensemble of its generation of the UK chamber music scene.
We commence the 2024-2025 season featuring some home grown talent…!
Tom Donkin is known to many of us, as we have watched with interest at his development over the years. Now based at the Royal Academy in London, he and his fellow musicians are keen to expand their performance experience, and to that end we have arranged a concert at the Quarrymens Arts Centre, in Creetown for Saturday 31st August at 3.00pm. I do hope you will join us as we savour the delights which this young ensemble bring to their performance.
Formed at the Royal Academy of Music after playing together as principals in the National Youth Orchestra, Dogoda Quintet is fast becoming recognised as an up-and-coming ensemble of its generation of the UK chamber music scene.
Dogoda has received coaching through the Royal Academy of Music from Amy Harman of the Orsino Ensemble, Michael Thompson of the Michael Thompson Wind Quintet and Jo Cole, the previous head of strings at the Royal Academy of Music
Tom Donkin (Bassoon) grew up in Garlieston, Wigtownshire and was a pupil at the Douglas Ewart High School, Newton Stewart. He started learning (mini)bassoon when he was eight. During these early stages, he was taught by Christine Job.
When Tom was 11, he successfully auditioned for the Junior Conservatoire (JC) where he studied bassoon with Rebecca Roberts. Thanks to Rebecca’s encouragement, he successfully auditioned for the Grampian Youth Orchestra (age 13), the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain (also age 13), the West of Scotland Schools Orchestra (age 17) and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britan (age 16 and 17).
Tom was one of the joint principals of the bassoon section for NYO. In 2022, Tom was one of the winners for the JC’s Concerto Competition. As a result, he played the Weber Bassoon Concerto, accompanied by the JC’s Symphony Orchestra. Locally,
Tom participated in the Galloway Music Festival since he was seven and regularly played at the fund-raising concerts for the Festival and other good causes.
Tom is now under the tutelage Robin O’Neil and Fraser Gordon and is studying for a BMus in Bassoon at the Royal Academy of Music.