A Solo Scottish Harp Concert by Maeve Gilchrist
South Carolina Society Hall 72 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Maeve Gilchrist is described by one critic as “a phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity.” Gilchrist has taken the Celtic (lever) harp to new levels of performance and visibility.
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Gilchrist‘s innovative approach to her instrument stretches its harmonic limits and improvisational possibilities. She is as at home as a soloist with an internationally renowned orchestra as she is playing with a traditional Irish folk group or using electronic augmentation in a more contemporary, improvisatory setting.
Gilchrist has released five albums to date, including her most recent 2020 recording, The Harpweaver which was hailed by the Irish times in its five-star review as “Buoyant, sprightly, and utterly beguiling…. a snapshot of a musician at the top of her game." Gilchrist was the first lever harpist to be employed as an instructor by her alma mater, Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she taught for five years before switching to being a visiting artist in 2018.