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Emily Harris joined City of Newport Orchestra as the soloist, to play the Gliere Harp Concerto, on 20th October 2019.
Emily Harris is completing her Master’s Degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, under the tuition of Caryl Thomas. She is generously supported by an annual scholarship from the college, the Welsh Government Post Graduate Interim Support, and the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales. As part of her studies, Emily has spent time on the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Welsh National Opera Orchestral Scheme where she has gained experience beside principal harpists Valerie Aldrich-Smith and Katherine Thomas. She has also played with both orchestras professionally under the batons of James Southall and Mark Wigglesworth. Emily also enjoys playing in the Piolo Trio, which comprises three talented young musicians of diverse backgrounds; Georgina Arnold Viola, Poppy Wheeler Flute and Emily. As a trio they have received instruction from highly acclaimed performers including Nancy Johnson, Caryl Thomas and Isabelle Perrin. As well as performing Emily teaches harp, piano and music theory privately and works for Gwent Music Support Services as a peripatetic harp teacher. She gives sectional classes to the Gwent Youth Orchestra and String Orchestra. Emily takes great pleasure in her students’ progress and encourages people to learn the harp. She gives harp workshops for various organisations including the Lady Llanover Society and the West of England Clarsach Society. Emily and a committee organise an annual Hands on Harp Day in Llanfoist, Abergavenny which involves classes throughout the day led by professional harpist for all standards. The next Harp Day will be held on 11th July 2020 if anyone would like to come and try out the harp! Her love of music has provided Emily the opportunity to travel widely, including performing in Carnegie Hall, New York under the baton of Sean O’Neill as part of a Gala Concert in 2017. She has also performed for British Royalty including HRH the Prince of Wales. Emily would like to thank Mr Sean O’Neill and the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra for giving her this opportunity. |
Emily Humphries joined the orchestra for the 2019 Christmas Concert, playing the Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
Emily Humphries, from Penperlleni, is currently a Post Graduate Trumpet student at RWCMD, having completed her four year BMus (Hons) degree course in 2018 through the ‘Brass Band Route’ on her principal instrument, the B flat
Cornet.
She has previously held the positions of Principal Cornet and Flugel with the National Youth Brass Band of Wales. Prior
to this was a member of the National Children’s and later, Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. In 2015 an invitation was
received to join the course for the European Youth Brass Band in Freiburg, Germany. Emily was a prolific member of a number of the Greater Gwent Music Service’s Bands, Orchestras and ensembles from 2002 to 2017, taking part in a Brass Master Class with Crispian Steele-Perkins whilst still attending Croesyceiliog School.
Emily has been a member of several community bands, including Abergavenny Borough and Usk, and recently as Principal Cornet of the Lewis Merthyr Band conducted by Gareth Pritchard. Now with the Championship Section, Tredegar Town Band, a rich variety of playing styles and venues have opened up, from appearances at the Old Vic in London, recording award winning CDs, involvement in projects with the Rambert Dance Company, and the stage production of ’Coal’.
During April 2019, Emily was able to take up an invitation to play with the Brass Band of Central Florida while competing in the North American Brass Band Association Championships at Fort Wayne, Indiana, a round trip of over 10,800 miles!
During her time at RWCMD Emily has received the Ivor Coles Memorial Award for ‘exceptional musical talent’, and has been a member of Indigo Brass Quartet which won the Philip Jones and McGrenery Chamber Prizes. In 2017, she obtained a distinction in her examination for the LTCL qualification.
Over the last year Emily has had placements with BBC NOW and Welsh National Opera. She also had the opportunity to play with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Royal Festival Hall, London and St David’s Hall, Cardiff, performing Prokofiev’s Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution. Earlier this year
she was a trumpet finalist in the prestigious Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Awards, held at the Royal Academy of Music in
London. In June 2019, Emily was invited to perform as solo artist with theAbergavenny Symphony Orchestra at their Summer Concert, with a well-received performance of the popular but challenging Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto.
Emily Humphries, from Penperlleni, is currently a Post Graduate Trumpet student at RWCMD, having completed her four year BMus (Hons) degree course in 2018 through the ‘Brass Band Route’ on her principal instrument, the B flat
Cornet.
She has previously held the positions of Principal Cornet and Flugel with the National Youth Brass Band of Wales. Prior
to this was a member of the National Children’s and later, Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. In 2015 an invitation was
received to join the course for the European Youth Brass Band in Freiburg, Germany. Emily was a prolific member of a number of the Greater Gwent Music Service’s Bands, Orchestras and ensembles from 2002 to 2017, taking part in a Brass Master Class with Crispian Steele-Perkins whilst still attending Croesyceiliog School.
Emily has been a member of several community bands, including Abergavenny Borough and Usk, and recently as Principal Cornet of the Lewis Merthyr Band conducted by Gareth Pritchard. Now with the Championship Section, Tredegar Town Band, a rich variety of playing styles and venues have opened up, from appearances at the Old Vic in London, recording award winning CDs, involvement in projects with the Rambert Dance Company, and the stage production of ’Coal’.
During April 2019, Emily was able to take up an invitation to play with the Brass Band of Central Florida while competing in the North American Brass Band Association Championships at Fort Wayne, Indiana, a round trip of over 10,800 miles!
During her time at RWCMD Emily has received the Ivor Coles Memorial Award for ‘exceptional musical talent’, and has been a member of Indigo Brass Quartet which won the Philip Jones and McGrenery Chamber Prizes. In 2017, she obtained a distinction in her examination for the LTCL qualification.
Over the last year Emily has had placements with BBC NOW and Welsh National Opera. She also had the opportunity to play with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Royal Festival Hall, London and St David’s Hall, Cardiff, performing Prokofiev’s Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution. Earlier this year
she was a trumpet finalist in the prestigious Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Awards, held at the Royal Academy of Music in
London. In June 2019, Emily was invited to perform as solo artist with theAbergavenny Symphony Orchestra at their Summer Concert, with a well-received performance of the popular but challenging Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto.