Alis Huws
Alis Huws | |
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| Born | 2 April 1995 |
| Origin | Powys, Wales |
| Genres | Classical Contemporary Classical Harp |
| Occupation(s) | Harpist |
| Website | Alis Huws |
Alis Huws is a Welsh harpist from Powys, the sixth and current Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales.[1]
Education[]
Huws is from Foel near Llanfair Caereinion in Powys, where she attended Ysgol Uwchradd Caereinion. Having received harp lessons at school, she continued her studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, where she has since graduated with both undergraduate and master's degrees. Whilst there, she was awarded the Midori Matsui Prize for music, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Harp Prize and the McGrennery Chamber Music Prize.[2][1][3]
Huws was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and in 2016 was principal harp in the WNO Youth Opera production of Kommilitonen! by Peter Maxwell Davies.[4]
Career[]
In 2017 Huws performed alongside Katherine Jenkins and Only Men Aloud at an event celebrating the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff.[4]
Having performed for the Royal Family on several occasions, she was appointed the Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales in July 2019.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "New royal harpist for Prince of Wales Alis Huws is 'delighted'". BBC News. Retrieved 05 August 2019
- ^ "Prince of Wales Appoints Foel Woman as New Royal Harpist". Powys County Times. Retrieved 04 July 2019
- ^ "Alis Huws becomes the new Official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales". The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Alis Huws – Harp". Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Welsh classical harpists
- Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- Women harpists
- Welsh women musicians
- 21st-century Welsh musicians
- 21st-century classical musicians
- 21st-century British women musicians
- People from Powys