Jenny Broome

SW11
Jenny Broome studied the harp with Daphne Boden and later with Renata Scheffel-Stein while reading Architecture at Cambridge University.  As a student she had some wonderful musical experiences, including performing the War Requiem in King’s College Chapel as part of the chamber orchestra conducted by David Hill, appearing at the Aldeburgh Festival in a chamber opera by Matthew Best, and at the Edinburgh Fringe in Britten’s Rape of Lucretia.  Jenny now has a busy freelance career as a harpist.  Highlights have come from surprising directions: working for the Royal Shakespeare Company for Richard Jones’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with music by Jonathan Dove, and much later giving the first public performance at very short notice of Dove’s opera Seven Angels for two voices and harp; working with composer Ed Lambert on various chamber works; collaborating with violinist Frances Mason; working with Andrew Parrott to record Berlioz’ trio from the Childhood of Christ; being part of the team for Stowe Opera’s magical production of Rusalka; emotional performances of Peter Grimes with Richard Hickox at the Endellion Festival. 

​Jenny delights in playing chamber music and works regularly with Trio Sospiroso (flute,cello and harp), Arpatagora (strings and harp) and Arcangeli (harp duet).  It is always a particular pleasure to be asked back, and Jenny has been invited to perform at the Harp on Wight Festival in 2014 and 2016, and is delighted to be back at the Buckingham Festival this year.  She has appeared as a soloist in concertos by Mozart, Handel, Debussy, Frank Martin, Bruch, and Ginastera.
 
Recordings include So Sweet a Melody for Somm, with the Hildegard Choir and soprano Emily van Evera; “Summer was in August”, with flautist Rachel Smith, for Campion Cameo; music by Paul Carr for Claudio Records; Francis Grier’s oratorio ‘Around the Curve of the World’ for Somm and Britten’s Ceremony of Carols.  Jenny’s most recent project is a recording with Frances Mason of Victorian music for violin and harp written for the Eissler sisters.
 
 Jenny is keen to encourage the composition of new music for the harp and has worked with various composers, especially Edward Lambert, who has written three exciting new harp works: Concerto Cubico, for trombone, marimba and harp, Short Story, for flute viola and harp, and Speed Matters for violin and harp. 

Jennifer Crook

BA1
Jennnifer is a professional harpist, songwriter and musician with 25 years performing and teaching experience.
 
From the BBC Young Tradition Award, to playing electric harp as part of Snow Patrol’s touring band, Jennifer has enjoyed a rich and varied career. Her innate musicality and innovative approach to the lever harp has invited collaborations and recording sessions with roots artists like Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine, Jackie Oates and Miranda Sykes, as well as international artists like Susheela Raman and Susanna Baca. Jennifer has appeared on national television and radio, and tours the UK and abroad with her trio performing her own material. Her album ‘Carnforth Station’ recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios with producer Stephen W Tayler (Kate Bush) received stunning reviews.
 
Jennifer is both inspirational and down-to-earth in her approach to teaching the harp. Along with improving your technique, she will encourage you to develop your creativity and musicality, your understanding of structure and harmony, and invite you to play the music that excites and motivates you. If you compose a little (or a lot) she will explore that with you too. Jennifer can also coach you in recording, arranging, and performance skills, as well as singing and writing songs with the harp. So if you are looking for someone who can help you find your own unique expression through this ever-evolving instrument, then give Jennifer a call!
 
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“Jennifer is a first rate Harp teacher regardless of your starting point, from beginner to advanced. She tailors her teaching to the individual and their needs. Her enthusiasm and love of the Harp is infectious and you can't help coming away from her lessons with your spirits lifted and your love of the harp deepened. I would have no hesitation i. 
jen@jennifercrook.com
01225 859847
07771 906422​

Claire Dibble

BS6
After over 23 years as a Professional Harpist Claire has a wealth of experience providing beautiful live Harp music. She realises every event is special and unique and has over a thousand delighted customers.
Claire is highly regarded for the exceptionally beautiful sound she is able to create on the Harp and the emotion with which she plays. Claire read music at Royal Holloway University of London, majoring in Harp and graduating with BMus Hons. Whilst there she studied Harp under Charlotte Seale, Professor of Harp at the Guildhall School of Music. She continued her studies and achieved her ABRSM Diploma in Harp Performance.  Now based in Bristol, Claire is in great demand and plays regularly for weddings, business and private events throughout Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Wiltshire, Somerset. South Wales and the South-West.  Claire has a wide repertoire of Classical and Pop including songs by Adele, Beyoncé, Bublé, Carpenters, Coldplay, Jason Derulo, Elvis, Ellie Goulding, Elton John, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Pachelbel, Wagner and many more! 
Claire is also an experienced harp teacher able to adapt her style to different types of pupils.  She enjoys teaching the harp to pupils of all ages and abilities, both privately and at Badminton Girls’ School in Bristol.
music@clairedibble.co.uk
0117 9087400

Emma Graham
Emma Graham is an accomplished, professional musician who has been delighting audiences with her exciting, skilled playing and relaxed performing style for over twenty five years. 
Based in the beautiful Devon village of Kenn, near Exeter, she is in great demand, both as a concert soloist and as one of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset's most popular wedding entertainers. She is also one half of sparkling harp duo Harpe Noire
 
Emma is also one of the region's leading harp teachers, bringing the harp to a new generation.

Angharad James
I am a freelance harpist based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. I play the harp at weddings, corporate events, with orchestras & other music groups. I am also an experienced and sympathetic harp teacher who gives harp lessons from my home in Cheltenham. I play both classical and traditional music on the Concert and Celtic Harp. I was born in Abergavenny and began studying music in school, gaining Grade 8 with Distinction in both Harp and Piano. I studied the harp at Bristol University where I completed a BA (hons) in Music. I further developed my performing abilities by completing a Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Harp Performance at the Royal Welsh College College of Music and Drama (Cardiff.) ​

Sue Sherratt

EX31
Susan Sherratt has gained a widespread reputation as an experienced and versatile harpist performing in concerts both as a soloist and in orchestras throughout the UK.  She also performs regularly at weddings, social events and at hotels and enjoys teaching the harp to pupils of all ages and abilities.
Susan began her career as a clarinettist and recorder player and studied in London at the Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  However, she had always longed to play the harp and eventually took it up at the tender age of 36!  She has  studied with Ruth Faber and Catherine White and has taken part in masterclasses with Imogen Barford, Charlotte Seale and Karen Vaughan (LSO).
Susan lives in North Devon and has taught at Exeter University, Dartington College of Arts, Dauntsey’s School , West Buckland School , Taunton School and Blundell’s School
Available for events in: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

Katie Salomon

SP2
Katie Salomon (née Flanaghan) is a professional harpist based in South-West England. In 2008 she gained a Bachelor’s degree in harp from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied with Charlotte Seale. After graduating Katie went on to study with Sioned Williams, Principal Harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Katie has recorded with record labels including Deutsche Grammophon,Universal, Decca and Demon records, for artists including Aled Jones, Camilla Kerslake, Celeste and The Choir Girl. Other recordings with choir include performances of Bernstein Chichester Psalms and Janacek Otce nas
Katie began her musical career as a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral, directed by Dr Richard Seal and Simon Lole. Her first harp teacher was Morfen Edwards.
Katie is now much in demand as a harpist, with a diverse career that has seen her perform at venues as diverse as Buckingham Palace, the Royal Society of Medicine, London Guildhall, Wembley Pavilion Arena and the Royal Institute of British Architects with highlights being solo stage performances for the Wimbledon Champions’ Award Ceremony and the Rugby World Cup, and premiering Gary Carpenter’s Azaleas which went on to win a British Composer Award.YesYes
Available for events in: Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

Katie McClaughry 
I am a freelance harp and trumpet player living in Cornwall and working across the south of England.  I offer a friendly, professional service providing instrumental music for a wide range of private and corporate events.
Music is my passion. I have been playing the harp and the trumpet for over twenty years, during which time I have amassed a wealth of experience and gained an extensive repertoire of solo, chamber and orchestral works.  
Most recently I have studied the harp with the internationally renowned harpists Gabriella Dall'Olio, Head of Harp Studies at Trinity College of Music and Catherine White, Professor of Harp at the Royal Academy of Music and the natural trumpet with John Hutchins of the Royal Academy of Music. 
In 2009 I graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters degree.

Marie-France Riboulet
I started to play the harp at the age of 12 at the Conservatoire de Besancon, France with Madame Adloff and finished my studies after 8 years. I have been playing since in the UK, many residencies in Bath, Bristol and the South West. I enjoy playing for weddings and private functions and if possible happy to play request and make my own arrangements of modern songs.
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