In
1987 at the age of 10, she started learning the
harp, and was awarded a major music scholarship to
Badminton School, Bristol the following year. By
1985, when I commenced the BMus course at Goldsmiths
College, London University under Danielle Perrett,
she had gained Grade 8 on the harp, flute, piano and
saxophone.
She regularly competed in and won music festivals and
eisteddfods in both Gwent and Bristol, including the
Blue Riband at Chepstow Eisteddfod. She also played
with numerous orchestras including the Tenerife
Symphony Orchestra, and with the West of England
Symphony Orchestra performing the ‘Last Night of the
Proms’.
After
teaching, She spent 2 years studying for a
Postgraduate Diploma in Performance with Valerie
Aldrich-Smith at the Royal Welsh College of Music
and Drama, Cardiff, which included 3 months on an
exchange scholarship at Turin Conservatoire under
the guidance of Gabreilla Bosio. Upon returning from
Turin, she won the advanced harp class at Bristol
Eisteddfod.
