YORK harpist Ruby Paul is to perform at the Festival Internacional d'Arpa de Sentmenat in June at the invitation of event founder German Ocana. “I feel very honoured to be one of only ten or 12 harpists to be asked to take part this summer,” says Ruby. “The festival is run by a harp enthusiast and maker, who found me via MySpace. He draws harpists from all over the world to his festival, where musicians will play harps from different parts of the world, including Chinese and African instruments.”
The festival will take place in Sentmenat, a small town outside Barcelona in Catalonia, from June 20. “The event is free because of German Ocana's Socialist principles and it attracts audiences of over 2,000 people per concert,”says Ruby. “Last year's headliner was Cecile Corbel, and Sam Sussho, from North Africa, Chang Ye, from China, and the new Scottish harpist Rachel Hair played too.”
Ruby can look forward to five-star treatment. “I'm getting a top dollar fee, hotel room and a driver to drive me into Barcelona to do some sightseeing, so I'll go to Spain for three days,” she says..... Click the link above to read the whole article.