East Sussex

All of our harpists are listed in alphabetical order

Zanna Evans

SW11

Zanna Evans is a versatile freelance harpist currently based in London. She has performed at a variety of venues including The Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall. She loves performing and collaborating with other artists and plays a variety of music. Zanna particularly loves latin and jazz which grew through being part of the International Jazz Foundation.She has attended several of their Academies, most recently in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2014. Zanna studied at the Federal University in Rio, Brazil in 2013 with Cristina Braga and released her debut album, Dreams Rising in April 2014, a collection of Latin American songs in collaboration with Brazilian artists. She is a founding member of bi monthly Jazz jams across London working with Brenda Dor Groot and Tara Minton. Zanna regularly plays at weddings and functions throughout the UK and is also busy private teaching students who range from 5 years to adult.

info@susannahevans.co.uk

07793203809

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Fiona Hosford

BN27

Having studied the piano, violin and singing, Fiona settled on learning the Harp at 6 years old, and it soon became apparent that the other instruments were secondary to her interest in the Harp.
By the time she was 15, Fiona had attained a Distinction at Grade 8 and she then continued her Harp studies privately, whilst also obtaining a BA(Hons) in Textile Design from Brunel University.
She has gained extensive experience performing throughout the UK and abroad for over 15 years, including residencies in London and Cyprus – also aboard cruise ships.
Affectionately described as one of the friendliest Harpists about, Fiona is blessed with a strong sense of humour and a personality to match.
Specialising in "playing outside the Harpbox of tunes" - Fiona is well known for putting the extra effort into her repertoire and it ranges from Harp pieces, Classical, Jazz standards, through to more contemporary tunes such as Coldplay, Sting, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Guns n Roses and many more!
Currently Fiona has embarked on new projects and she has enjoyed becoming a member of ‘Glissando” (an 8 Harp Ensemble) in 2016, whilst attaining 13 private pupils to teach and is also teaching Harp at Bedes Senior School.
She also joined forces with Alexandra King in 2015 and their Harp duo ’94 Strings’ performs at Festivals and private functions, playing Bach to Beach Boys and everything in between!
Teaching adult pupils the Harp has become her speciality and she gains great satisfaction in passing on knowledge of the Harp and its music and building confidence to her pupils, no matter what level they’re at. Her belief is that anyone is able to play a Harp, you need determination, a good sense of humour and a smattering of musicality helps!

fiona@harpist.uk.com

07866 698566

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Alexandra King

BN43

Alexandra is an experienced and versatile harpist based near Brighton, Sussex. She has enjoyed a varied career so far performing all over the country for international corporations, MP's, celebrities and royalty.
Previous engagements include performances for HM Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to the University of Huddersfield, live on television for Channel 4's popular cooking and chat show Sunday Brunch, and at a party hosted by Robert Smith (The Cure). Corporate bookings have included numerous performances for RBS, the Football Association, and also PRS for Music where she played alongside Rick Wakeman for guests including Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Sir John Tavener and John Rutter. She has worked at many prestigious venues such as The Houses of Parliament, Wembley Stadium, St Alban's Cathedral, Glyndebourne Opera House and Hampton Court Palace.

contact@harpistalex.co.uk

07810 327509

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Jane Lister

London and Sussex

Jane Lister is well known as both a soloist and an orchestral harpist. She has wide experience accompanying choirs and has recorded and broadcast on television and radio with groups as diverse as Westminster Abbey Choir, St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir, St. Alban’s Abbey Choir, Winchester Cathedral Choir ,the B.B.C. Singers, The Sixteen, Finchley Children’s Music Group , the Vienna Boy’s Choir, the Töltzer Boys Choir and others.
Jane has also appeared in review, at the Chichester Festival and in the West End, on recordings with the late Ravi Shankar, in “Chants of India “and recorded with George Harrison and his son Dhani. Jane has also accompanied artists including Kiri te Kanawa and Renée Flemming and played under many distinguished conductors including the late Leonard Bernstein in performances of” the Chichester Psalms”. Jane also played in Chichester Cathedral in the Southern Cathedrals Festival performance of this piece.
As an orchestral harpist, Jane’s main work has been in the world of opera and ballet. Jane has been the harpist with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Garsington Opera and Scottish Opera and has frequently been invited to play as guest principal harpist with the Göthenberg Opera in Sweden and with the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. Jane plays with the B.B.C. Concert Orchestra and the B.B.C. National Orchestra of Wales on a freelance basis and has worked with most of the other major orchestras. She has been invited to play with the World Orchestra for Peace since its inception. Jane has wide experience of light music, playing in West End shows, on film soundtracks and in sessions. Jane’s playing has graced many high profile occasions in Royal Palaces, stately homes, fashion shows, art exhibitions and at celebrity weddings!
A graduate of Girton College Cambridge, Jane studied the harp firstly with the legendary Sidonie Goossens, then with Françette Bartholomée at the Brussels Conservatoire, where she was awarded the Premier Prix.Jane also has teaching qualifications from the University of London. In addition to playing, Jane teaches in London and Sussex, at Francis Holland School, Roedean School and at Westminster School. She is often chosen to adjudicate at Festivals and has wide experience of students of various standards and ages. Jane is also an examiner. Many of her students have obtained music scholarships and awards.

janelister@pobox.com

07974 945483

Please contact Pilgrim Harps on 01342 893242 or email info@pilgrimharps.co.uk for the following harpists contact information.