Anne Denholm
| Anne Denholm | |
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| Birth name | Anne Denholm |
| Born | 29 July 1991 |
| Origin | Carmarthen, Wales |
| Genres |
Classical Contemporary Classical Harp |
| Occupation(s) | Harpist |
| Website | Anne Denholm |
Anne Denholm is a Welsh harpist [1] born in Carmarthenshire,[2] the fifth Official Harpist to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.[3]
Education
Denholm was educated at Ysgol Gynradd y Dderwen and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin. She then went on to study at the Junior Department of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the Purcell School and Newnham College, Cambridge University.
Denholm recently received her Master’s in 2015 from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) with distinction, graduating with the Renata Scheffel-Stein Harp Prize, the Sir Reginald Thatcher prize and a Regency Award for notable achievement. Whilst at the Royal Academy, she was the first harpist to win the historic RAM Club Prize, twice winner of the Skaila Kanga Harp Prize, and holder of a Headley Trust Award and the John Thomas Scholarship.
Career
In July 2015 she was appointed Official Harpist to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, the fifth artist to hold this position since its reinstatement in 2000.
Denholm is a founding member of contemporary quartet, The Hermes Experiment, who regularly commission new works and arrangements for their idiosyncratic combination of instruments (clarinet, soprano voice, harp and double bass), as well as performing live free improvisation.
In Autumn 2014, she was a founding member of the Kuljit Bhamra Ensemble was launched, which comprised Tabla, Indian voice, Clarinet, Marimba and Harp. The ensemble create their own repertoire that explores the boundaries and bridges between Indian classical and Western classical musics.
See also
Official Harpists to the Prince of Wales
References
External links
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| Preceded by Hannah Stone |
Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales 2015-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |