Since graduating from Birmingham
University and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Valerie
has held the position of Principal Harp with the RTE Light
Orchestra in Dublin, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Las Palmas, Spain
and the Sadlers’ Wells Ballet Orchestra in London. She is
currently Principal Harpist with the BBC National Orchestra of
Wales (NOW) and has appeared many times on TV and radio, with the
orchestra and as a soloist.
Since 2005, Valerie has been invited to play with the World
Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Valery
Gergiev.
Valerie is very much involved with the
outreach and education work of the BBC NOW, giving masterclasses
and workshops and participating in various community projects
around Wales.