Sarah Deere-Jones
Wednesday 17th October 2018
The Celtic Harp
Synopsis
The fascinating story of the history and development of the harp in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, how it differed from harps and their music in England and the rest of Europe, and how it evolved into a symbol of proud identity with political significance.
Speaker’s CV
Sarah studied classical harp at the Royal Academy of Music in London, gaining LRAM and LGSM diplomas in harp performance, and shortly after, won the Julia Leney prize. She was elected an Associate to the Royal Academy in 2015.
She has performed in London and abroad, with professional symphony, opera, and ballet orchestras, for many years, and has given solo recitals to art clubs and music societies in UK, America, and Australia. She has performed on radio and television, and has done many broadcasts, and interviews.
Her compositions are played world wide. She performed on the QE2 on its ‘Maiden Voyage’, and her book with that title was featured on one of Radio 4’s travel programmes in 2011.
She is in great demand as performer, lecturer and teacher, and she runs many courses for harpists at her Cornwall Harp Centre.
She has a great love of Scotland, and its music, and she makes the long journey with her family to the North-West coast of Scotland on holiday every year. The Clarsach will feature largely in her presentation.