Helen splits her time between London
and Suffolk, she has played with all the major London symphony orchestras,
most regularly the London Philharmonic, and has been lucky enough to tour
all of over the world. She also freelances with many of the leading chamber
orchestras and was principal Harp with Northern Ballet Theatre for a number
of years. As well as the purely Classical side of the business she is involved
in the Theatrical world as Musical Director of the award winning children's
show 'Cloudcuckooland'.
After reading music at Clare College, Cambridge,
Helen became a scholar at the Royal College of Music. She was awarded funding
by the Countess of Munster Fund and the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
for her postgraduate studies. She has also received money from the Loan
Fund for Musical Instruments, the Abbado Trust, the RCM Alumni Fund and
the Lady Clare Fund in order to facilitate the purchase of her harps.
Helen
has an active teaching practice which includes the positions of harp teacher
at the Centre for Young Musicians at Morley College, Framlingham College
and Ipswich School as well as a number of private students in both London
and Suffolk. She will be running an annual harp course in conjunction with
CYM from Easter 2009.
