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Overview
Please join us for a glass of madeira at this pre-dinner concert in the Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾çDining Room.
Performer
Eleanor graduated from her BA in Classics at Queens’ College, Cambridge in 2022 where she was a Choral Scholar and Foundation Scholar and served as the Vice-President of Cambridge University Musical Society. Since then, she has worked as the events officer in the Queens’ College Alumni Office and is now preparing to commence her postgraduate studies in the harp at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in September.
Prior to Cambridge, she attended the Junior Department of the and was a member of the for two years, most notably as Principal Harpist under Marin Alsop in Bernstein’s Mass at the . Since then she has performed in many major venues throughout the UK including the , Snape Maltings, and the Manchester under conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, John Wilson and Sian Edwards. As a soloist, Eleanor has performed Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane and Ravel Introduction and Allegro and was a prize-winner in the Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition in 2019. Eleanor has accompanied choirs in and beyond Cambridge, including the Rodolfus Choir, Cambridge University Chamber Choir, St John’s Voices and the chapel choirs of King’s College and Clare College. Her conducting experience ranges from leading vocal ensembles from the harp to conducting Gilbert and Sullivan at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall! When not playing the harp, Eleanor enjoys accompanying singers on the piano and is a soprano in St John’s Voices.
Details
This concert is free to attend, open to the public and there is no need to book.
Access
This event will take place in the Dining Hall which has elevator access and an accessible toilet.
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