Lyth Arts Centre will showcase work of celebrated harpist Esther Swift who has been likened to Kate Bush and Björk
Scottish harpist Esther Swift will host an "intimate solo show" at Lyth Arts Centre on March 17 following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The show will showcase Esther’s unique style, which spans folk, classical and jazz, and feature performance of a number of poems set to music.
Tickets are on sale now at www.estherswift.co.uk/gigs
Following a sold-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and commissions from Hidden Door Festival and Celtic Connections last year, one of Scotland’s most sought-after harpists Esther Swift is to tour solo across Scotland this March with new original material.
A prolific, boldly innovative harpist, composer and singer, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber music, traditional Scottish folk music and free improvisation. Having studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School, the Royal Northern College of Music, and with harp pioneer Catriona MacKay, Esther has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations.
As a composer, Esther explores ritual, connection, isolation, and the natural world. She has been likened to Kate Bush, Anna Meredith and Björk, her style drawing on her folk roots and taking influence from her love of jazz, minimalism and dance music. In recent commissions, her work has centred around poetry, composing instrumental settings for work from poets such as Carol Ann Duffy, William Butler Yeats, Rachel McCrum, and Edwin Morgan.
In intimate spaces Esther will perform a programme of original and traditional compositions, with a mixture of instrumental and poetry settings for pedal harp and voice.
