life and work

 

1968

 

 

 

 

22/5 - Born to Joy Fitzpatrick and Archie Swan

22/5-9/7 - Fostered by Margaret and Ken Gordon

9/7 - Adopted to and raised by Arfor and Eileen Jones

 

 
1972

 

First Piano Lessons

 

1975

 

  First Harp Lessons

 

 
1986

 

 

Moved to London to study Piano and Harp at the Royal College of Music with Marisa Robles

First Concert at the Royal Festival Hall

 

1989

 

 

 

 

  Graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Degree in Music and Teaching Diploma

First concert as orchestral harpist with English Symphony Orchestra

Two years of freelancing as harpist in the UK

 

 
1991

 

 

 

  Moved to Amsterdam.  Continued studying the harp at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in the Hague with Edward Witsenburg

Representation by EMJ Art et Musique in Madrid. Regular concert tours as chamber musician and soloist throughout Spain and France

 
 

1994

 

   

Graduated from Koninklijk Conservatorium with performance diploma

 

 
1996

 

  Moved to Gothenburg to assume position of Co-Principal Harpist with GöteborgsOperan and GöteborgsSymfoniker

 

 
1998

 

  Moved to Stockholm to assume position of Principal Harpist with Sveriges Radio Symfonieorkester

 

 
1999

 

  Moved to Berlin to assume position of Principal Harpist with Deutsche Staatskapelle Berlin under the leadership of Daniel Barenboim

 

 
2004

 

  Appointed Professor of Harp at the Barenboim-Said Conservatory of Music in Seville

 

 
2007   Appointed Member of Bayreuther Festspielorchester  
       
       
       

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