Biography

“Thank you for giving so much pleasure with your beautiful music”

Deanery Concert Series, Exeter cathedral

Emma Graham is an accomplished professional musician who has been delighting audiences with her exciting, skilled playing and relaxed performing style for over fifteen years.

Emma’s enthusiasm for her instrument is as obvious as it is infectious. Her relaxed and informal style, as well as her extensive repertoire make her a popular performer with audiences of all shapes and sizes. She lives in the tiny Devon village of Kenn, with three harps and a cocker spaniel, (himself a virtuoso performer on squeaky ball).

Emma began playing the harp at the relatively old age of 18 and immediately decided to spend the rest of her life with it! She studied at Exeter university and, after graduating, won a scholarship to study at Trinity College of Music in London with Sioned Williams and Imogen Barford on a specialist harp performers course. At Trinity, she won the United Kingdom Harp Association award and received sponsorship from the Arthur Anderson Trust to study for a further year.

Having decided that two years is long enough for a country girl to spend in London, Emma returned to Devon where she works as a freelance performer and teacher. She plays all over the country and beyond, in venues ranging from private back gardens to stately homes and grand concert halls to cruise liners! She is in demand both as a recital soloist and as a background performer at weddings and corporate functions as well as being a sought after orchestral player

Emma is a particularly enthusiastic teacher with pupils whose ages range from 8 to 80! Past pupils have gone on to study at Cheatams School of music, The Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity College of Music and The Liverpool Institute for Perfoming Arts.

Emma is keen to share her love of the harp with those who want to play or those who are just happy listening to its magical sound. She has recently produced two solo recordings.

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