High Tea Tunes is a series of short concerts by well known local
artists followed by tea and scones.Esther Swift explores ritual,
connection, isolation, and the natural world in her performance with
pedal harp and voice. A prolific, boldly innovative harpist, composer
and singer, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber
music and free improvisation, and writes for ensembles large and
small. Having studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and
the Royal Northern College of Music, as well as with harp pioneer
Catriona McKay, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and
featured in many international collaborations. She has travelled to
Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mongolia, and beyond with her music,
and shared international, music lead collaborations with musicians and
other artists around the world. She has recently been commissioned
by Celtic Connections, Chamber Music Scotland, Manchester Jazz
festival and The Edwin Morgan trust and performed Internationally with
her band Emergence Ensemble.
