Ensembles
Polaris Duo
The Polaris Duo comprises Gillian Blair (saxophones) and Elinor Nicholson (harp). This duo is committed to expanding the repertoire available for saxophone and harp and have both provided work premiers and commissioned many works for their instruments. They are ‘BBC Introducing Artists’ and have subsequently had music from their album 'illuminate' broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
CLOUDS Harp Quartet
CLOUDS is a uniquely original harp quartet; their genre-defying music astonishes audiences, and challenges traditional stereotypes of the harp.
Their music is composed by founding member Esther Swift, who draws on many influences including: Scottish folk music, minimalism, world music and improvisation. Remarkably, Esther’s compositional process does not include the scribing of her music, and so CLOUDS learn their music by ear, and perform it all from memory.
© 2025 Elinor Nicholson
Elinor Nicholson, Harpist
Manchester, UK