Maeve Gilchrist is a Scottish harpist and composer currently living in New York City.
10 Facts About Maeve Gilchrist
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Maeve Gilchrist is known for combining traditional folk music, jazz, improvisation, and experimentation.
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Around the age of ten, Maeve Gilchrist began studying classical piano at the City of Edinburgh Music School.
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Maeve Gilchrist's studies broadened to include jazz and the harp.
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Maeve Gilchrist has been a teacher and a visiting artist at her alma mater, the Berklee College of Music.
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Maeve Gilchrist has recorded with artists including My Brightest Diamond, been a member of the group The Furies, and played shows in a duo with Sam Amidon.
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Maeve Gilchrist has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Esperanza Spalding, and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider.
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Maeve Gilchrist has performed with percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, and the two of them play together in a foursome called DuoDuo, which includes cellist Natalie Haas and guitarist Yann Falquet.
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On cellist Okkyung Lee's 2020 album Yeo-Neun, Maeve Gilchrist played harp in a quartet led by Lee and featuring Jacob Sacks on piano and Elvynd Opsvik on bass.
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Maeve Gilchrist played harp in the album Vulture Prince by Arooj Aftab where one of the song won the Best Global Music Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.