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'''Elinor Bennett''' (born April 1943) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[harp]]ist.<ref>[http://www.harpmasters.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=117&lang=iso-8859-1 Harp Masters Elinor Bennett]</ref> |
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[[File:Talynau A Chan - Folk Songs & Harps, album cover.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Album cover (1991)]] |
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'''Elinor Bennett, Baroness Wigley''', [[OBE]] (born 17 April 1943) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[harp]]ist who has an international reputation as a soloist, master instructor, and founded the Harp College of Wales. |
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Bennett was born in [[Llanidloes]], [[Wales]]. As a harpist, she is one of the foremost performers in the world. She has recorded twelve solo albums, and is one of the organisers of the Wales International Harp Festival. She also runs an annual 'Harp College'. In 2003 she was the recipient of the [[Glyndŵr Award]].<ref>[http://www.sainwales.com/en/artists/elinor-bennett Elinor Bennett biography - Sain Records]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Bennett is the wife of the [[Plaid Cymru]] politician [[Dafydd Wigley]]. Two of the couple's four children died of a genetic condition. |
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Bennett was born in 1943 <!-- on 17 April 1943 -->in [[Llanidloes]], [[Wales]].<ref name="Elster 2008">{{cite book |editor1-last=Elster |editor1-first=Robert J. |title=International Who's Who in Classical Music 2008 |date=2008 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-85743-455-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/internwhowhoclass00lond/page/67 67]-68 |edition=24th |url=https://archive.org/details/internwhowhoclass00lond|url-access=registration }}</ref> When she was six, her family moved into a house known as Gwyndy on the White Hall estate of [[Owen Morgan Edwards]] at [[Llanuwchllyn]] near [[Bala, Gwynedd|Bala]]. She was a student at the local primary school and then attended the [[Ysgol y Berwyn|Bala Girls' Grammar School]]. Her father bought Bennett her first harp when she was six, though she did not begin lessons until age 11. Upon graduation from high school, Bennett studied law at [[Aberystwyth University|University College Wales, Aberystwyth]]<ref name="BBC 2011">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Elinor Bennett |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/bywyd/safle/pobl/tudalen/elinor_bennett.shtml |newspaper=[[BBC]] |location=London |date=2011 |access-date=25 March 2020 |language=Welsh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607192434/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/bywyd/safle/pobl/tudalen/elinor_bennett.shtml |archivedate=7 June 2019}}</ref> and after completing a [[Bachelor of Laws]],<ref name="Elster 2008" /> she moved to London, where she was employed in a law office. Wanting to continue her education, she applied for and won a scholarship to attend the [[Royal Academy of Music]], studying with [[Osian Ellis]]. Graduating three years later, she later completed music therapy courses in Australia.<ref name="BBC 2011" /> |
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Bennett's debut was at Wigmore Hall, London and then she worked from 1967 to 1971 as a freelance artist playing with the [[English Chamber Orchestra]], [[London Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Philharmonia Orchestra]]. She has performed many recitals on BBC Radio 3 and BBC television.<ref name="Elster 2008" /> Though known most for classical music, Bennett has also played with some of Wales' most renowned figures from [[rock music]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Parker |editor1-first=Mike |editor2-last=Whitfield |editor2-first=Paul |title=The Rough Guide to Wales |date=2006 |publisher=Rough Guides |location=New York, New York |isbn=1-84353-607-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetowale00park/page/541 541] |edition=5th |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetowale00park|url-access=registration }}</ref> She has recorded twelve solo albums, and is one of the organisers of the Wales International Harp Festival. She founded the ''Coleg Telyn Cymru'' (Harp College of Wales) and is known for her instruction.<ref name="Baker 2020">{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Lisa |title=International stars of harp inspire next generation at top festival |url=https://newsfromwales.co.uk/news/international-stars-of-harp-inspire-next-generation-at-top-festival/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020 |newspaper=News from Wales |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325170817/https://newsfromwales.co.uk/news/international-stars-of-harp-inspire-next-generation-at-top-festival/ |archivedate=25 March 2020 |location=Bridgend, Wales}}</ref><ref name="CGWM 2014">{{cite web |title=Elinor Bennett |url=https://cgwm.org.uk/en/profiles/elinor-bennett-3/ |website=Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias |accessdate=25 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325183621/https://cgwm.org.uk/en/profiles/elinor-bennett-3/ |archivedate=25 March 2020 |location=Caernarfon, Wales |date=2014}}</ref> Her students have included [[Catrin Finch]], who later married her son Hywel.<ref name="Said & Finch 2004">{{cite news |last1=Said |first1=SF |last2=Finch |first2=Peter |title=It takes some pluck |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/3626434/It-takes-some-pluck.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |location=London |date=1 November 2004 |access-date=22 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120234753/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/3626434/It-takes-some-pluck.html |archivedate=20 November 2017}}</ref> |
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Bennett's harp pupils included [[Catrin Finch]], who later married her son Hywel.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/3626434/It-takes-some-pluck.html "It takes some pluck", ''The Telegraph'', 1 November 2004]. Accessed 22 June 2013</ref> |
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In 1996, Bennett was made an Honorary Fellow at her alma mater in Aberystwyth;<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Elinor Bennett |website=Sain Wales |location=Llandwrog |url=http://www.sainwales.com/en/artists/elinor-bennett |access-date=5 October 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170349/https://sainwales.com/en/artists/elinor-bennett |archivedate=25 June 2014}}</ref> and in 2002 she received the White Robe of the [[National Eisteddfod of Wales]], the festival's highest honour.<ref name="CGWM 2014" /> She was the recipient of the [[Glyndŵr Award]] in 2003<ref>{{cite book |last=Muir |first=Jonny |title=The UK's County Tops: Reaching the Top of 91 Historic Counties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBKuAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA104|year=2014 |publisher=Cicerone Press |location=Milnthorpe, Cumbria |isbn=978-1-84965-963-5 |page=104}}</ref> and in 2006, she was honoured for her service to Wales with her music, receiving the [[Order of the British Empire]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Order of the British Empire: Civil Division |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57855/supplement/1 |accessdate=25 March 2020 |date=31 December 2005 |newspaper=[[The London Gazette]] |location=London |page=9}}</ref> She published ''Tannau Tynion'', her autobiography in 2011.<ref name="BBC 2011" /> |
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==Family== |
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Bennett married the [[Plaid Cymru]] politician, [[Dafydd Wigley]], later Baron Wigley, in 1967.<ref name="Elster 2008" /> Two of the couple's four children predeceased their parents, dying from an inherited genetic condition, [[Sanfilippo syndrome]].<ref name="BBC 2011" /><ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/elinor-bennett-wigley-talks-new-2033873 "Elinor Bennett Wigley talks about her new autobiography, Taut Strings"], ''Wales Online'', 9 March 2012; accessed 12 May 2014.</ref> |
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*[http://www.elinorbennett.co.uk/ elinorbennett.co.uk], Official site |
*[http://www.elinorbennett.co.uk/ elinorbennett.co.uk], Official site |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/gogleddorllewin/enwogion/celfyddydau/pages/elinorbennett.shtml Un o delynorion mwyaf blaenllaw'r Gymru gyfoes.] ''"(One of modern Wales' most prominent harpists)"'' - BBC biography (in Welsh). |
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 30 August 2024
Elinor Bennett, Baroness Wigley, OBE (born 17 April 1943) is a Welsh harpist who has an international reputation as a soloist, master instructor, and founded the Harp College of Wales.
Biography
[edit]Bennett was born in 1943 in Llanidloes, Wales.[1] When she was six, her family moved into a house known as Gwyndy on the White Hall estate of Owen Morgan Edwards at Llanuwchllyn near Bala. She was a student at the local primary school and then attended the Bala Girls' Grammar School. Her father bought Bennett her first harp when she was six, though she did not begin lessons until age 11. Upon graduation from high school, Bennett studied law at University College Wales, Aberystwyth[2] and after completing a Bachelor of Laws,[1] she moved to London, where she was employed in a law office. Wanting to continue her education, she applied for and won a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Osian Ellis. Graduating three years later, she later completed music therapy courses in Australia.[2]
Bennett's debut was at Wigmore Hall, London and then she worked from 1967 to 1971 as a freelance artist playing with the English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. She has performed many recitals on BBC Radio 3 and BBC television.[1] Though known most for classical music, Bennett has also played with some of Wales' most renowned figures from rock music.[3] She has recorded twelve solo albums, and is one of the organisers of the Wales International Harp Festival. She founded the Coleg Telyn Cymru (Harp College of Wales) and is known for her instruction.[4][5] Her students have included Catrin Finch, who later married her son Hywel.[6]
In 1996, Bennett was made an Honorary Fellow at her alma mater in Aberystwyth;[7] and in 2002 she received the White Robe of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the festival's highest honour.[5] She was the recipient of the Glyndŵr Award in 2003[8] and in 2006, she was honoured for her service to Wales with her music, receiving the Order of the British Empire.[9] She published Tannau Tynion, her autobiography in 2011.[2]
Family
[edit]Bennett married the Plaid Cymru politician, Dafydd Wigley, later Baron Wigley, in 1967.[1] Two of the couple's four children predeceased their parents, dying from an inherited genetic condition, Sanfilippo syndrome.[2][10]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Elster, Robert J., ed. (2008). International Who's Who in Classical Music 2008 (24th ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 67-68. ISBN 978-1-85743-455-2.
- ^ a b c d "Elinor Bennett". BBC (in Welsh). London. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul, eds. (2006). The Rough Guide to Wales (5th ed.). New York, New York: Rough Guides. pp. 541. ISBN 1-84353-607-2.
- ^ Baker, Lisa (4 March 2020). "International stars of harp inspire next generation at top festival". News from Wales. Bridgend, Wales. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Elinor Bennett". Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias. Caernarfon, Wales. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Said, SF; Finch, Peter (1 November 2004). "It takes some pluck". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Elinor Bennett". Sain Wales. Llandwrog. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Muir, Jonny (2014). The UK's County Tops: Reaching the Top of 91 Historic Counties. Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-84965-963-5.
- ^ "Order of the British Empire: Civil Division". The London Gazette. London. 31 December 2005. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Elinor Bennett Wigley talks about her new autobiography, Taut Strings", Wales Online, 9 March 2012; accessed 12 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- elinorbennett.co.uk, Official site
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