Karen parker
Harpist
Classical harpist Karen was born in Hertfordshire in the south of the UK. An accomplished musician from an early age, acheiving high grades in violin and piano in youth orchestra, she began to study harp from the age of thirteen at the London Royal College of Music where she won the Gordan Turner Prize for Harp and several prizes at other London music festivals.

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Karen was awarded the exhibition scholarship for the Royal Northern College of music where she won the David Dunn (Yorke Trust) Prize. After an intensive four years training in solo, chamber, and orchestral performance developing practical and applied skills, Karen graduated as Bachelor of Music (BMus) with honours.
During her time at the RNCM, Karen was fortunate enough to perform public concertos including Mozart`s Flute and Harp concerto, Ravel`s Introduction & Allegro and Debussy`s Danses.
Karen moved to Manchester in 1993 to study at the Royal Northern College of music where she was awarded an Exhibition Scholarship and the David Dunn (Yorke Trust) Prize. During her time as a student, Karen was fortunate enough to perform frequent recitals for private music clubs and concertos including Mozart`s Flute and Harp concerto, Ravel`s Introduction & Allegro and Debussy`s Danses.
Since graduating with Honours, Karen has been working as a freelance player with orchestras such as the Liverpool Philharmonic, Halle, Northern Chamber, Northern Sinfonia and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. On a different note, Karen has taken part in backing orchestras for Barry Manilow on Tour, Stars in Their Eyes Live Final, and an episode of Channel 4`s Hollyoaks. She has been Harpist-in-Residence at the Manchester Airport Hilton Hotel for six years and has previously held similar posts at the Midland and Victoria & Albert Hotels in the City.
Classical Favourites
Adagio – Barbar
Air from Suite in D – Bach
Air from Water Music – Handel
Arabesque – Debussy
Berceuse – Faure
Bolero – Ravel
Canon – Pachelbel
Cello Concerto – Elgar
Clair de Lune – Debussy
Extracts from Four Seasons – Vivaldi
Fur Elise – Beethoven
Gymnopedie – Satie
In the hall of the mountain King – Grieg
Leibstraum – Liszt
Meditation – Massenet
Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven
Morning from Peer Gynt – Grieg
Nocturne from A Midsummer`s Night`s Dream – Mendelssohn
Pavane – Faure
Rhapsody on a theme – Rachmaninov
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair – Debussy
Theme from Piano Concerto in C major – Mozart
Traumerei – Schumann
Last Night of the Proms
Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman – Offenbach
Chanson de Matin – Elgar
Flower Duet – Delibes
Habanera from Carmen
I vow to Thee my Country – Holst
Nessun Dorma – Puccini
Nimrod – Elgar
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini
Theme from Pastoral Symphony – Beethoven
Theme from The New World Symphony – Dvorak
At the Church
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria – Schubert
Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Hornpipe from The Water Music – Handel
Jesu Joy of Man`s Desiring – Bach
La Rejouissance – Handel
Panis Angelicus – Franck
Pie Jesu – Lloyd-Webber
Sheep May Safely Graze – Bach
Trumpet Tune and Voluntary – Clarke
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Film Classics
Adagio (Gallipoli)
Amelie Main Theme
American Beauty Main Theme
Anyone Else But You (Juno)
Baby Mine (Dumbo)
Bella’s Lulluby (Twilight)
Braveheart Main Theme
Can you feel the love tonight (Lion King)
Deerhunter Main Theme
Everything I do (Robin Hood)
Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins)
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond)
Gone with the Wind Main Theme
Lara`s Theme (Dr. Zivago)
Love is all Around (Four weddings)
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)
My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
Nobody Does It Better (James Bond)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
Pirates of the Carribean Main and Love Themes
Schindler`s List Main Theme
Spartacus Adagio
When you wish upon a star
The British Isles
All through the night
Amazing Grace
Bridget`s Feast
Carrickfergus
China Roses (Enya)
Danny Boy
David of the White Rock
Early one morning
Glenlogie
Greensleeves
Love thee dearest
Love’s old sweet song
Maggie
Mary from Dungloe
Memory of Trees (Enya)
Myfanwy
Paint the sky with stars (Enya)
Skye Boat Song
Steal Away (Phil Coulter)
Suo Gan
The Ash Grove
The Derry Air
The Last rose of summer
The Spinning Wheel
The town I loved so well (Phil Coulter)
Watching the Wheat
Watermark (Enya)
Showtime
All I ask of you (Phantom)
Castle on a cloud (Les Miserables)
Don`t cry for me Argentina (Evita)
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music)
Love Changes Everything
Memory (Cats)
Music of the Night (Phantom)
My Favourite Things (Sound of Music)
My Funny Valentine (Babes in Arms)
No matter what (Whistle down the wind)
One Hand, One Heart (West Side Story)
Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
Summertime (Porgy & Bess)
Vilia (Merry Widow)
Wishing you were somehow here again (Phantom)
You’ll never walk alone (Carousel)
Popular Music, past and present
Ain`t Misbehaivin`
A Fine Romance
All my loving – Lennon/McCartney
A moment like this – Leona Lewis
And I love you – Lennon/McCartney
Angels
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Annie`s Song
At the River – Groove Armada
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Blowin’ in the wind – Dylan
Blue Moon
Bridge over troubled water
Candle in the Wind – Elton John
Can`t help falling in Love – Elvis
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Come away with me – Norah Jones
Crazy
Eleanor Rigby- Lennon/McCartney
Evergreen – (Will Young and/or Streisand)
Every breath you take – Sting
Every time we say goodbye
Fields of Gold – Sting
Fly me to the moon
For the first time – Rod Stewart
From this moment – Shania Twain
Have I told you Lately
Heaven – DJ Sammy
Here, there and everywhere – Lennon/McCartney
Hey Jude – I am sailing – Rod Stewart
Imagine – Lennon
Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
Leave right now – Will Young
Light my fire – The Doors
Love me Tender – Elvis
Love Story
Lucy in the sky with diamonds – Lennon/McCartney
Mad World
Michelle – Lennon/McCartney
Misty
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Perfect day
She`s the One – Robbie Williams
Something in the way she moves – Lennon/McCartney
Stairway to Heaven
Stand by me
Strawberry Fields Forever – Lennon/McCartney
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Thank you – Dido
Thank you stars – Katie Melua
That’s Amore
The first time ever I saw your face
The Man I love – Gershwin
The sound of silence
The way you look tonight – Dorothy Fields
To all the Girls I`ve Loved before
To make you feel my – Dylan/Adele
Truly, madly, deeply
Unchained Melody
We’ve only just begun – The Carpenters
When I fall in love
When I need you – Rod Stewart
When you say nothing at all – Ronan Keating
When you say you love me – Josh Groban
Wind beneath My Wings
Yesterday – Lennon/McCartney
You don`t buy me flowers – Streisand
you look wonderful tonight
You Needed Me
You raise me up
Your Song – Elton John
