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Nia Harries Nia
was a pupil of Jacqueline du Pré for over six years. She went on to study
with Steven Isserlis, who revolutionised both her attitude to music and
her playing. Her performing career on both modern and baroque cello has
taken her all over the world – including the Arctic Circle, New York and
performances throughout Europe. Her chamber music concerts at the Wigmore
Hall include performances with the Songmakers’ Almanac, the Goldberg Ensemble,
and Y Cerddorion, and in 1994 she gave her debut recital there. |
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Claire Jones In
2007, Claire was appointed Official Harpist to His Royal Highness, the
Prince of Wales. Born in Crymych, Pembrokeshire in 1985 Claire began her
musical education at the age of 7. She excelled equally on the violin,
harp and piano before deciding to pursue a career as a harpist. As a schoolgirl
she performed extensively on all three instruments receiving numerous
prizes at competitions and festivals including the National Eisteddfod
and National Urdd Eisteddfod of Wales. |
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Siobhan
Armstrong Siobhán
Armstrong is one of a small number of harpists worldwide who play harps
from earlier centuries. She
has a large collection of copies of instruments from the Middle Ages,
the Renaissance and the baroque era. Siobhán
was born in Dublin, lives in Ireland and works as a freelance performer
and teacher, mainly in Europe. |
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The Welsh Baroque Orchestra The
Welsh Baroque Orchestra is the only group of its kind in Wales. It fulfils
one of its creator’s ambitions: to provide a platform for professional
and talented Welsh players passionately committed to the sound-world of
period instruments. In the last few years it has been able to expand its
activity, giving concerts all over Wales of familiar and unusual music
from the Baroque period. It is has also played in London and Croatia (Varazdin
Festival), and is due to give concerts in France in 2009. |