Styles Classical / Popular
Counties Bedfordshire • Buckinghamshire • Cambridgeshire • Greater London • Hertfordshire • Northamptonshire
Biography
Fiona was born in 1978 and raised in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. At the age of six she started lessons on the Violin and Clarsach Harp. She then progressed to the Concert Harp and had lessons with Daphne Boden.
Fiona joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1989 where she studied Harp with Charlotte Seale, Cello with Gillian Thody and Composition with Gary Carpenter and Jeffrey Wilson. She then comtinued her Harp studies with Hugh Webb whilst taking her A-levels at Knights Templar School in Baldock.
Fiona graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music in 2001 with a BMus (Hons) degree in music having studied the Harp with Robert Johnston. Fiona is presently living in Hertfordshire and is in demand as a teacher and soloist for recitals, orchestral work, and background music for weddings and other such functions.
"Fiona was excellent and was thoroughly enjoyed by all" Johnny & Jackie O'Neill
Fiona has played at the following venues:
Inter-Continental Hotel, London
Pinewood Studios
Ascot Racecourse
Hatfield House
Belfrey Hotel Birmingham
Hanbury Manor
Brocket Hall
and many more...
"Fiona made my day a magical occasion with her heavenly harp" Rachel Mansfield
SAMPLE REPERTOIRE
Classical
Bach, J.S:
Minuet from 6th French Suite
Air on the G String
Prelude
Chorale from St. Matthew Passion
Presto from Violin Sonata No 1
Sarabande from Violin Partita No. 1
Andante from Violin Sonata No. 2
Arioso
Corelli. Sarabande
Damase, J.M. Sicilienne Variee
Debussy, C. Arabesque
Dusseck, J.L. Sonata No.1 in Bb Major
Sonata No. 2 in G Major
Glinka, M. Variations on a Theme of Mozart
Nocturne
Grandjany, M. Reverie
Nocturne
Barcarolle
Fantaisie
Petite Suite Classique
Guridi, J. Viejo Zortzico
Handel, G.F. Tema Con Variazioni
Sarabande
Gigue
Hasselmans, A. La Source
Reverie
Rouet
Ronde de Nuit
Serenade Melancolique
Crepuscule
Calme
Istorietta
Landler
Carillon
Haydn. Allegretto
Liszt, F. Le Rossignol
Macdowell, E. To A Wild Rose
Malotte. The Lord's Prayer
Mathias, W. Improvisations for Harp
Mozart, W.A. Valse Gracieuse
Minuet from Don Giovanni
Theme from Sonata
Naderman, F.J. Six Progressive Sonates
Pachelbel, J. Pachelbel's Canon
Pierne. I Impromptu Caprice
Purcell, H. Ground in F with Variations
Air
Renie, H. Esquisse
Danse D'Autrefois
Rossini, G. Sonata
Rota, N. Sarabande E Toccata
Saint-Saens, C. The Swan
Salzedo, C. Variations on a Theme in the Ancient Style
Spohr, L. Fantasie
Thomas, J. Summer
Thomson, L. Ebbing Tide
Tournier, M. Four Preludes
Berceuse Russe
Watkins, D. Petite Suite
Anthology of English Music for the Harp
Zabel, A. La Source
Marguerite at the Spinning-Wheel
Abreu, Z. Tico Tico
Adams, B Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
Akst, H.
Popular & Jazz Standards
Am I Blue
Feelings
Chances Are
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Over The Rainbow
If You Were The Only Girl In The World
Close To You
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
I Say A Little Prayer
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
The Look Of Love
This Guy's In Love With You
Born Free
Somewhere in Time
As Long as He Needs Me
From Russia With Love
Where Is Love
Beatles. Across the Universe
All My Loving
All Together Now
