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Classical Music - Harpist: Meinir Heulyn

Meinir Heulyn

Meinir Heulyn is principal harp with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera and is coordinator of the harp department and professor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.

She is recognised as one of Britain's foremost professional harpists and harp teachers as well as a leading authority on folk music and its traditions.

Meinir is a co-founder of Telynau Morgannwg (The Glamorgan Harp Guild) and Coleg Telyn Cymru (The Welsh Harp College), where she helps organise harp courses attracting teachers and students from many countries.

Inspired by young people, Meinir Heulyn has published several volumes of music for the harp, taking Welsh music all over the world.

Currently she is in the midst of producing her immensely popular series, "Famous Music for the Harp". Meinir is a director of ALAW.