The acclaimed harpist explores a set of letters to her 13-year-old self which inspired her new album.
Catrin Finch is one of the world’s greatest harp players, and one of her generation’s most versatile and gifted musicians. A natural musical adventurer, Catrin’s career includes both solo performances with the world’s top orchestras and, more recently, sensational award-winning collaborations and recordings with some of the greatest global musicians including Cimarrón (Colombia), Toumani Diabate (Mali), Seckou Keita (Sengal) and Ireland’s Aoife Ní Bhriain. Catrin is currently Head of Harp at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
Notes to Self is a series of reflective and deeply personal new tracks she has composed for Katy, her 13-year-old self, and her first album of solo compositions in a decade.
With accompanying letters underscoring the profound stories of her personal journey, Notes To Self weaves together Catrin's experiences, emotions, and introspections. Through her music, she explores themes of vulnerability, expectation, transformation, and the unpredictability of a life played out in the public eye. Each composition draws from her past; a 40-year career as one of her generation's most adventurous and pioneering artists. Her enduring honesty and bravery resonate, inviting listeners to connect deeply with her story, as she translates her struggles and triumphs into sound. Notes To Self not only showcases Catrin’s evolution as a musician, but charts a remarkable career shaped by her experiences as a gay woman, a cancer survivor, a sister, daughter and a mother.
Notes To Self is a step into a new creative dimension for this extraordinary harpist, whose career takes new turns with each new project.
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