Glenda Allaway - Artists profile on TAF Music

Glenda Allaway - Piano, Harp and violin Teacher and Harpist

Glenda Allaway is a young musician living in North Herefordshire. She achieved a high merit for Grade 8 piano at the age of 13 and, at 14, passed her Grade 8 violin exam with a solid distinction. The instrument that Glenda enjoys playing most is the harp. She has achieved a Grade 8 with distinction on the harp and all of her harp exams taken so far have been awarded well-placed distinctions. She also holds a Level 4 Diploma in Music Theory from Trinity College London. Glenda completed her 6th form studies at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester in July 2012 where she focussed on harp studies with piano as a second instrument (plus "A" Levels in chemistry and maths). She is now continuing her harp studies with Gabriella Dall'Olio at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, where she is the Gladys Bratton Scholar for 2012-2013.

For the past 8 years, Glenda has performed in a variety of musical situations as a member of an orchestra or band, and as a soloist. During her time at Chetham's School, Glenda played harp with the Chetham's Symphony Orchestra and several Chetham's School ensembles. She is also a harpist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Youth Orchestra, has played with the CBSO Youth Academy, and was a member of the Herefordshire Youth Orchestra as first violinist and harpist. She has, on a number of occasions, played harp solos at the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford, and has twice been selected to perform solo pieces in final concerts for harp workshops at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

Glenda was presented the "Hereford Young Musician of the Year" award by the committee of the Herefordshire Performing Arts Festival for 2 consecutive years and has been awarded the Leamington Spa Music Festival's "Most Promising Harpist" on two occasions. Glenda has also won prizes in a number of music festivals and eisteddfodau throughout the Midlands and the mid / South Wales area.

Glenda also plays harp regularly at weddings and functions in north Herefordshire. If you are looking for a harpist in Herefordshire or Radnorshire, get in touch with Glenda or find out about her music teaching through her TAF Music teacher's page!

Glenda is not currently teaching but will soon be taking on new beginners on piano, violin and harp.

You may contact Glenda about playing at your event using the contact form or you can find out more about learning to play the piano, violin or harp by visiting her "Find a Music Teacher" page on TAF Music.