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Harpist Louise Thomson is offering an enticing new recital proposal for 2023 and the 2023-2024 concert season. The programme features some of the finest writing for harp in the 20th century, through to contemporary works by living composers. In a…
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner |
| Pierick Houdy - Sonata for Harp |
| Paul Patterson - Bugs! |
| Henriette Renié - Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle |
| Interval |
| Bedrich Smetana, arr. Hans Trnecek - The Moldau |
| Andy Scott - Crossing Waves |
| Sally Beamish - Awuya |
| Marcel Grandjany - Rhapsodie |
Louise Thomson looks forward to giving a solo harp recital for Alwinton Summer Concerts in Northumberland on Saturday 21st August. Her programme will feature a broad range of music from the Baroque to the present day showcasing the versatility of…
Following the highly successful pilot performances of Concerteenies' brand-new Musical Stories, which took place at ten different SSELP nurseries and schools across Sheffield, the videos are now available online. These include 'Mixed', featuring harpist Louise Thomson, a well-loved regular at…
Update: This has been moved to 2021 Harpist Louise Thomson looks forward to her upcoming performance in collaboration with Polly Ives at St David's Hall, Cardiff, as part of the World Harp Congress 2020. At the time of writing, the…
The New Oxford Consort's next concerts, on 28th November and 1st December, provide a great chance to hear the group who recently launched a collaboration with Tashmina Artist Louise Thomson (harp). Louise and the New Oxford Consort are offering an…
Louise Thomson recently released a new set of publicity images, taken as part of the "50 portraits" exhibition at Chetham's School of Music by Sara Porter. The exhibition is part of the "Chetham's at 50" celebrations, marking fifty years since Chetham's…
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| Josef Rheinberger - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen |
| Gustav Holst - Two Eastern Pictures |
| Hilary Campbell - Our endless day |
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner (harp solo) |
| Amy Beach - Dusk in June (choir only) |
| Imogen Holst - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow |
| Interval |
| Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda: Third Group |
| Marcel Grandjany - Rhapsodie (harp solo) |
| Olivia Sparkhall - Lux aeterna |
| Gustav Holst - Ave Maria (choir only) |
| John Hearne - Alba |
| Mikhail Glinka - Nocturne |
| Nino Rota - Sarabanda e Toccata |
| Dalwyn Henshall - Three Welsh Dances |
| Benjamin Britten - Suite for Harp op. 83 |
| Manuel De Falla, arr. Grandjany - Spanish Dance no.1 from the opera La Vida Breve |
| Interval |
| Claude Debussy - Estampes no. 2, La Soirée Dans La Grenade |
| Egberto Gismonti - Maracatu |
| Sergiu Natra - Sonatina |
| Mary Ann Kennedy - Cruit Gun Cheis Ceall Gun Aba |
| Pat Metheny - Letter from Home |
| Marcel Grandjany - Rhapsodie |
| Mikhail Glinka - Nocturne |
| Louis Spohr - Fantasie in C minor op. 35 |
| Marcel Grandjany - Fantasie sur un theme de J Haydn, op. 31 |
| Marcel Tournier - Jazz Band |
| Ekaterina Walter-Kühne - Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky |
| Interval |
| Claude Debussy - Estampes no. 2, La Soirée Dans La Grenade |
| Gabriel Fauré - Une Chatelaine en sa Tour, op. 110 |
| Gabriel Pierné - Impromptu Caprice |
| Manuel De Falla, arr. Grandjany - Spanish Dance no.1 from the opera La Vida Breve |
| Marcel Grandjany - Rhapsodie |
| Nino Rota - Sarabanda e Toccata |
| John Weinzweig - 15 Pieces for Harp (selection) |
| William Alwyn - Crepuscule |
| Pat Metheny - Letter from Home |
| Dalwyn Henshall - Adagio Cantabile from Three Welsh Dances |
| Interval |
| Benjamin Britten - Suite for Harp op. 83 |
| Sergiu Natra - Sonatina |
| Marcel Tournier - Jazz Band |
| Ekaterina Walter-Kühne - Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky |
Harpist Louise Thomson - a Making Music Recommended Artist for the season 2018-2019 - is delighted to perform a lyrical lunchtime selection of music, including pieces by Debussy and Tchaikovsky, in the Bridgewater Hall’s free ‘A Little Bite Music’ series…
Tomorrow evening (Sat 24 September at 7:30 pm), Louise Thomson performs William Alywn’s pastoral harp concerto ‘Lyra Angelica’, with the Amaretti Chamber Orchestra in Cheshire. Composed in 1954, the concerto radiates immediate warmth, excitement and appeal, and is orchestrated for harp…
Louise performs Dream of Gerontius with the St. George's Singers, Stockport Symphony Orchestra and The Sheffield Chorale on 21st June.
Full concert details here.
Concerto Repertoire W. Alwyn Lyra Angelica C. Debussy Danses M. Ravel Introduction and Allegro G.F. Handel Harp Concerto in B flat Example full length recital M. Glinka Nocturne D. Scarlatti Sonata in F Minor L. Spohr Fantasie in C minor…
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A versatile and experienced musician, Louise’s playing has taken her to prestigious concert venues around the UK including the Royal Albert Hall, St David’s Hall in Cardiff and Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. It has also given her the opportunity to…
