| Camilla
Pay |
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Camilla Pay was born in 1979 and
began playing the harp at the age of eight. She was a music scholar at the
Kings School, Canterbury and was awarded an entrance scholarship to
the Royal Academy of Music, where she graduated with honours, on a Bachelor
of music degree. There, she studied with acclaimed harpists, Skaila Kanga
and Daphne Boden.
Presently, Camilla is enjoying a varied career as a freelance harpist; working
with orchestras, chamber groups and solo. She has played principal harp
in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed various concertos,
including Mozarts Harp and Flute Concerto in Canterbury Cathedral.
She has given many solo recitals throughout Europe, including the World
Harp Congress held in Prague and a performance at the European Harp Symposium
in Amsterdam. She has been a soloist on all three Fred Olsen Cruise Liners
around Europe and Africa. For two years Camilla was harpist in residence
at the Grosvenor House Hotel and currently holds residencies at the Langham
Hilton and the Park Lane Hilton.
In 2002, television appearances have included playing with Aled Jones for
ITV and jazz/soul singer Natalie Cole on BBCs Parkinson show. She
was also a featured artist in a TV series, Music in Mansions.
Camilla is part of the Korros Ensemble, a beautiful combination of flute,
clarinet and harp, which have a busy recital schedule for 2003, including
their debut at St. Martin-in-the-fields. |