Planning Ideas
Featured Proposals
Women’s Voices
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Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble) and Louise Thomson (harp)| Imogen Holst - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow |
| Hilary Campbell - Our endless day |
| Carol J Jones - All shall be well |
| Amy Beach - Three Flower Songs, Op. 31 (choir only) |
| Gustav Holst - Two Eastern Pictures |
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner (harp solo) |
| Gemma McGregor - Love was his meaning |
| Olivia Sparkhall - Lux aeterna |
| Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda: Third Group |
Solo
Dances
Louise Thomson (harp)
| Antoine Francisque, arr. Marcel Grandjany - Pavane et Bransles |
| Franz Liszt, arr. Henriette Renié - Un Sospiro |
| Dalwyn Henshall - Three Welsh Dances |
| Manuel De Falla, arr. Marcel Grandjany - Spanish Dance No. 1, from the opera La Vida Breve |
| Henriette Renié - Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle |
| Interval |
| Félix Godefroid - La Danse des Sylphes |
| Manuel De Falla, arr. David Watkins - Danse du Meunier |
| Catriona McKay - The Swan LK243 |
| Catriona McKay - Loon Mountain Moose |
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner |
| Pat Metheny, arr. Louise Thomson - Letter from Home |
| David Hellewell, arr. Catrin Finch - Chicken-Pickin' Rag |
Current Recital Programme
Louise Thomson (harp)
| 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 |
Classical Showpieces
Louise Thomson (harp)
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| 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 |
Around the World
Louise Thomson (harp)
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| 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 |
Contemporary Harp
Louise Thomson (harp)
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| 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 |
Collaborations:
Women’s Voices
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Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble) and Louise Thomson (harp)| Imogen Holst - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow |
| Hilary Campbell - Our endless day |
| Carol J Jones - All shall be well |
| Amy Beach - Three Flower Songs, Op. 31 (choir only) |
| Gustav Holst - Two Eastern Pictures |
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner (harp solo) |
| Gemma McGregor - Love was his meaning |
| Olivia Sparkhall - Lux aeterna |
| Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda: Third Group |