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Ciorstaidh Beaton is an innovative and versatile harpist, always immersed in a diverse range of musical styles which uniquely shape her as one of Scotland’s leading harpists. As a performer she is an in-demand session, chamber and orchestral musician, often involved in numerous cross-genre recording collaborations, new commissions, soundtracks and multi-media performances, and has performed in concert with some of the UK’s leading musicians, composers, orchestras and ensembles which recently include; the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the orchestra of the Scottish Opera, the London Concertante, Down for the Count Band, and the Mahler Players.
She grew up as a native Gàidhlig speaker in the township of Kilmuir, on the Isle of Skye, before leaving home to study classical harp performance at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, shortly followed by studying post-graduate harp and clàrsach performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Ciorstaidh currently holds both the teaching positions of lecturer of clàrsach and traditional music at the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and at the Music School of Douglas Academy. She frequently adjudicates prestigious competitions and teaches harp and clàrsach workshops and masterclasses in person and online. She has performed as a soloist to members of the UK Government, the Royal Family including HM the Queen Camilla, to Classic FM for their 30th Birthday celebrations, and has extensive experience in performing for an array of VIP and private events.
Ciorstaidh is a 2024 ‘Distill’ Showcase composer with Hands Up for Trad, and is collaborating with NASA space scientists on writing music for a brand new album about solar sounds. Earlier this year she filmed and emulated satellite sounds on the harp for the launch of NASA’s brand new space program, “the H.A.R.P Project”. Her own music and playing has recently been released on NASA’s podcast series ‘Curious Universe’ (episode 2, “Hum of the Sun”). Ciorstaidh is delighted to be a recipient of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s 2024 “Make it Happen” fund collaborating with composer Lisa Robertson.
Ciorstaidh was a quarter-finalist in the Dutch International Harp competition 2022, and last year won the ‘Audience prize’ in the Camac Harp Competition at the Festival International du Lorient.
Ciorstaidh performs as a soloist or other line up examples include (but not restricted to):
Flute/Cello/Violin or a Singer
Instruments : Pedal Harp or Clàrsach
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