Anne has been on a crusade to promote the versatility and power of the harp since she worked on her first solo harp commission back in 2009. She caught the contemporary music ‘bug’ whilst still at school, relishing the challenge and satisfaction of learning totally new works and seeing the harp pushed beyond accepted technical and sonic limitations. And the expedition continues – the harp is a literal sound machine that reveals new opportunities and possibilities every day. 

Alongside her passion for contemporary music, Anne is Principal Harp with the BBC Concert Orchestra and also served as Official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales from 2015-2019. She has appeared as a soloist at festivals and series across the U.K. and the world, and has performed concertos with the London Mozart Players and the London Chamber Orchestra.

Anne has always enjoyed working in education and has held several school teaching positions in addition to thoroughly enjoying working with the National Children’s and Youth Orchestras of Great Britain. Currently, she is also able to share her zest for contemporary harp playing with undergraduate and postgraduate students through her appointment as Contemporary Harp Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music. 

Anne studied at the Purcell School, Newnham College Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music in London. She received her Master’s with distinction, studying under Karen Vaughan, and in 2020 she was elected an Associate of the RAM (ARAM).

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