Born in Bagillt, North Wales, Glenda has been playing the harp since
the age of ten.
Her early achievements include successes at the Urdd
and National Eisteddfod during her teens.
These early years were dotted with concerts, orchestral work, performance for
royalty and at the Royal Albert Hall in London and membership of a popular welsh
band who appeared live with the likes of Max Boyce and on tv and radio. Glenda
also composed a number of their songs.
She went on to study harp and performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music
and Drama with Ann Griffiths and during this time she received the prestigious
Pernod award in recognition of her work as an ambassador of the harp. She played
the harp regularly for tourists from around the world who visited the Capital.
Also travelling to Stuttgart, Germany for the twinning ceremony with Cardiff.
Glenda greeted HRH the Queen Mother with her harp playing at the official opening
of St. David’s Hall, Cardiff.
In her early twenties she released her first album ‘Romanza’. During
this time she worked extensively abroad and at home for the Wales Tourist Board
and the British Tourist Authority promoting Wales with visits to Europe and the
USA as well as throughout the UK.
She then spent twelve months in the Middle East working as an entertainer in
5* hotels and then travelled world wide as a concert soloist on a luxury cruise
ship.
On her return to the UK she embarked on a career as a TV presenter for the Welsh
Channel 4 and famously became the First welsh speaking weather girl in the early
nineties.
Throughout her career as a professional harpist she has performed for royalty,
appeared on tv and radio, played at most major UK concert venues alongside choirs
and soloists, performed in touring shows and played in orchestras.
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