Festival Orchestra / Kristianstad Harp Ensemble / Kylemore Harp Ensemble
Festival Orchestra – led by Isobel Mieras
The Festival Orchestra and members of na Clarsairean will play a short suite by Isobel Mieras, incorporating new and traditional Scottish music, inspired by Alexander Gray’s poem “Scotland,” read by Gillean McDougall.
The Kristianstad Harp Ensemble – led by Susan Enochsson
The Kristianstad Harp Ensemble, all students of Susan Enochsson at the School of Music in Kristianstad, will play from their wide repertoire of gentle melodies from Scandinavia, folk tunes from the Gaelic countries as well as classical themes in original arrangements for harps.
The Kylemore Harp Ensemble – led by Anne-Marie O’Farrell
They are joined by The Kylemore Harp Ensemble, students of Anne-Marie O’ Farrell from Kylemore College Music Centre in Dublin, performing traditional Irish tunes as well as twentieth and twenty first century music by Rachel Hostead, T C Kelly and their director, Anne-Marie O’ Farrell.
