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About Claire

Claire is a professional harpist based in Aylesbury and is available to hire for Weddings, Concerts, Recitals and Corporate events.

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Harpist

Aylesbury

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Orchestral Experience Professional • RTE NSO Dublin • New London Sinfonia • Ålesund Symphoniorkester • Amadeus Orchestra • Queen’s Park Sinfonia • Jersey Festival Choir Orchestra • Guilford Symphony Orchestra • Collaborative Symphony Orchestra of London(Live BBC broadcast of Scherherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov) • Bournemouth Bach Choir Orchestra • British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra • Birmingham Symphonic Winds Orchestra • Nottingham Symphony Orchestra • Beeston Chamber Orchestra • West Forest Sinfonia • East London Symphony Orchestra • West London Sinfonia Amateur • Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony and Repertoire Orchestras • Beeston Chamber Orchestra • Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra • CBSO Youth Orchestra • Marlow Community Choir Orchestra • St Bartholomew’s Church Orchestra, Birmingham • Universitet Aula Orkester, Oslo. • Royal Borough Youth Opera Company, Eton. • Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra • Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra • University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra Corporate and Solo • Background Music for Department of Education, Houses of Parliament, Westminster. • Cavalry and Guards Club, Piccadilly. • Michael McIntyre Show November 2016 • Long Crendon Chamber Orchestra – Soloist October 2018 – Debussy Danses. Chamber Experience • Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber concert series 2010, string trio. • FiftyOneStrings, Harp and Viola Duo established in December 2012. • Bax Sonata with Viola player Ruth Woolley January 2013 • Korchinska Trio, Flute, Harp and Viola established January 2013 • Bax Elegiac Trio with Ruth Woolley and Heather Roach January 2013 • London Chamber Music Series, Kings Place with FiftyOneStrings performing works by Tertis, Bax, Elgar and Mathews March 2013 • Dumbleton Hall Hotel Chamber Recital with Korchinska Trio April 2013 performing works by Bax, Debussy and Beethoven Education • Birmingham Conservatoire BMus(hons) (2009- 2013) • Norwegian Academy of Music (Autumn 2011) Professor: Catherine White, Willy Postma, Daphne Boden, Eleanor Turner. Masterclasses: Isabelle Perrin, David Watkins, Imogen Barford, Charlotte Seale, Lucy Wakeford, Sunniva Rødland Wettre, Danielle Perrett, Skaila Kanga, Sebastian Lipmann, Catrin Finch and Eira Lynn Jones

Claire

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Claire's Reviews

5 out of 5

Claire was phenomenal- her performance and professionalism were incredible. She played beautifully, and all the guests were in awe of her talent!

5 out of 5

Claire played at our wedding ceremony and was great! She was able to play the songs we wanted and many of our guests commented on how nice the harp sounded. She was also helpful with increasing her insurance to meet the venues requirements. Thanks! - Aaron and Maiya

5 out of 5

Claire added wonderful class to our Afternoon Tea event. Everyone was hugely complimentary of her talents and she was a truly lovely and professional person too. Would highly recommend her.

Claire is a talented soloist who plays with flare and accuracy

Wonderful personality, reliable player

Encore badges

5 gigs

Experienced: 5 bookings through Encore

8th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years

Claire's Song list

Folk

Scottish:

An Buachaille (Savourna Stevenson)

Aval Moon (Catriona McKay)

Both Sides of the Tweed

The Cockle Gatherer

Eira (McKay)

Eriskay Love Lilt

Fac' thu na feidh (McKay)

Glenlivet

Skye Boat Song

The Swan LK243 (McKay)

Irish:

The Blue Hills of Antrim

Carolan's Draught

Carolan's Celtic Prelude I & II

Da Smugglers

Forest Baby (Brian Finnegan)

Marga's Waltz (Finnegan)

The Moving Cloud

Planxty Dermot Grogan (Geraghty)

Shule Aroon

The Star of the County Down

Suaimhneas

The Knappogue Medley (O'Farrell)

Welsh:

Watching the Wheat

English:

Greensleeves

Scarborough Fair

Popular:

A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square

A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

A Time for Us (Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet')

All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)

Beauty and the Beast (Main Theme)

The Cave (Mumford and Sons)

Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

Clocks (Coldplay)

Feels Like Home (Edwina Hayes)

Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)

I See the Light (Tangled)

I'm Not the Only One (Sam Smith)

Kissing You (Des'ree)

Let Her Go (Passenger)

Let It Go (Frozen)

Moon River

Paradise (Coldplay)

Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)

Pompeii (Bastille)

River Flows in You (Yiruma)

Say a Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin)

So This Is Love (Cinderella)

What a Wonderful World

Your Song (Elton John/Ellie Goulding)

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Jazz, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Medieval music, Film / TV music, Fanfare, Early music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Cabaret, Modern jazz, Jazz fusion, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk rock, Funk, Disco, Covers, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Vintage, Tribute, Top 40, Soul

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Instruments:

Harp

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Event types:

Theatre / Show, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Burns night, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Orchestrator, Fluent sight-reader, MC, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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