The Silver Keys

The Silver Keys is a dynamic multi-cultural clarinet quartet based in Central Scotland. The four original members met in 2018 when they were all students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under the tutelage of John Cushing. The current members are Laura Hundert (Bb clarinet), Paweł Jaworski (Bb and Eb clarinet), Matas Ščerbauskas (Bb clarinet), and Jennifer Moss (Bass clarinet).

Building on the variety of their individual backgrounds (Scottish-American, Polish, Lithuanian, and English), the Silver Keys are passionate about exploring the rich traditions of music from all over the world and sharing its transformative power with all kinds of audiences in all kinds of settings. They were a recipient of the Scotland on Tour 2022-2023 Fund in which they got to perform in further afield places such as Skye and Portmahomack.

The Silver Keys is unbound by genre and enjoy performing new works for clarinet quartet as well as arrangements of well-known pieces as they highlight the clarinet’s wide-ranging ability to perform all styles of music. They commissioned a piece by composer Ollie Hawker and world premiered “The City Where No-One Reads Books" in the autumn 2023. They believe in the importance of making live music inclusive and accessible for all. The Silver Keys joined Live Music Now Scotland in 2024 and are so excited to continue their passion for playing at a variety of venues and for a variety of audiences.