Carol Hayes - Harpist
After leaving the Academy her first major professional work was with Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon in The Fair Maid of the West with Imelda Staunton and Pete Postlethwaite.
This lead to openings in numerous musical theatre productions in London's West End, including Carousel, Oliver! with Jonathan Price, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I with Elaine Page, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, and The Producers, appearing on the original cast recordings of Oliver, Beauty and the Beast and King and I.
She has also played in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George (National Theatre), Follies (Royal Festival Hall), and A Little Night Music, all of which she found particularly rewarding.
Other work includes freelancing as an orchestral player, soloist and studio musician in Britain and abroad. Her repertoire comprises a broad mix of popular & classical selections.
Thisharpist has broad musical tastes, with favourite composers including Bach, Brahms and Mahler and favourite sings including Maria Callas, Judy Garland & Tony Bennett!
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