EIRA LYNN JONES HARPIST
Acclaimed Welsh harpist Eira Lynn Jones combines the three strands of her
illustrious career as performer, teacher and composer.
Her harp adventures have taken her all over the world: to the Hollywood
Bowl; a Recital in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Nordic Watercolour Society;
playing for the then HRH Prince Charles in Spain and tours to Japan, Hong
Kong and USA.
She regularly works with the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and Opera North.
More eclectic engagements include: recording with the Black Dyke Brass
Band and the heavy metal band Venom; accompanying Aled Jones on
Songs of Praise; directing 20 harps under Dippy the Dinosaur at London’s
Natural History Museum; appearing as harpist Lucinda Jane Gray in two
episodes of Coronation Street.
Collaborating with composer Martin Ellerby has resulted in a series of
recordings: Three Choral Psalms with Kantos Chamber Choir, Concerto
for Clarinet, Harp and Strings with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra and a new CD of harp music, Voyages.
Widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading harp teachers, she was Head
of Harp at the Royal Northern College of Music for nearly 30 years. She has
given masterclasses in South Africa, USA, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and
Greece.
As a composer, she is inspired by the stories around her, from medieval
tales to contemporary events. She was selected as composer for Illumine
Theatre’s audio drama Tremolo. Working with the multi award-winning
dance company DanceSyndrome, whose members have Down’s Syndrome,
resulted in a performance of her Sunken Forest Suite.
Eira’s programme at St Peter’s includes works by Britten, Gershwin,
Bernard Andrés and Martin Ellerby.
Admission is £7 (free for U18s) which includes refreshments.
Free parking in the school yard on Rawcliffe Street.
Disabled parking in the church grounds.
