Fabulous percussionist comes to Arran

On Tuesday 30th August, Heather Corbett, one of the world’s best known percussionists, will give a concert in the Community Theatre, Arran High School, beginning at 7.30.pm

Percussion is of course far more than drums. It includes ‘tuned’ instruments such as the marimba and xylophone, and the evening will be full of melody as well as exciting and exotic rhythm.

Heather has been playing with the Paragon Ensemble for over 20 years and gave the world première of a new percussion concerto by composer Martin Butler as part of Paragon’s 20th Birthday Concert in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

She has played numerous Percussion Concertos with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, including those by Milhaud, Creston, Hovhaness, Ortiz and Howard Blake.  These were all broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and/or BBC Radio Scotland.  Heather has a personal letter from Darius Milhaud, thanking her for playing his Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone.
Heather’s talents are in great demand in the world of education for master-classes, seminars and workshops as well as individual tuition and examining.  She is currently Professor of Percussion at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and at the University of St Andrews and regularly makes CDs, BBC broadcasts and television appearances.

website : www.impulse-music.co.uk/heathercorbett