Jill Summers - Harpist & Singer

This harpist, composer and singer is a multi-talented musician performing with effortless poise, transforming any event into a relaxed and sophisticated occasion. To add style and distinction to your special event, she offers a great wealth of repertoire: traditional, Scottish songs, celtic music, contemporary songs, popular sentimental favourites, classical music and jazz. From the cool elegance of the concert harp to the vibrant passion of the celtic harp, this musician offers music to reflect your own style.

To personalize your special event, she offers a song repertoire in widely varying styles: contemporary songs such as the evocative Songbird, traditional, Scottish songs, such as the hauntingly beautiful Ca the Yowes, or the timeless, popular favourites. She has an entrancing voice, beautifully complimented by the clear tones of the harp.

To create a unique tribute to your special occasion, she offers commissioned compositions. She can accommodate all styles and preferences, drawing on extensive experience and an impressive track record. She has studied composition at postgraduate level with leading experts, including internationally acclaimed composer, Savourna Stevenson. Her own compositions have achieved acclaim at public performances in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Described as a "prodigious talent" by the Scottish Arts Council, she has won numerous music awards and prizes, including the prestigious Donald Dewar Arts award. She has won several valuable music scholarhips, to study harp and voice with distinguished experts at conservatories in London and Scotland. She has performed at prestigious venues across Scotland, including Edinburgh castle, the Balmoral and Gleneagles hotels, Floors castle, Mount Stuart, Bute, Borthwick castle and Hopetoun house.

She Offers:

Romantic music performed on elegant, ebony and gold concert harp.
Compositions by commission, creating a unique tribute to a special occasion
Beautiful songs in varying styles, performed by a singer with an entrancing voice
Vibrant, contemporary music, haunting, traditional airs, popular favourites or jazz, performed on the celtic (small, Scottish) harp
An immensely versatile musician, offering concert harp, clarsach and voice, in a range of styles to suit all tastes

She can bring her full size concert harp for bookings in Edinburgh and has a smaller Clarsach (Celtic Harp) for bookings further afield.

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