Elinor Bennett

Elinor Bennett, Baroness Wigley, OBE (born 17 April 1943) is a Welsh harpist who has an international reputation as a soloist, master instructor, and founded the Harp College of Wales.

[1] When she was six, her family moved into a house known as Gwyndy on the White Hall estate of Owen Morgan Edwards at Llanuwchllyn near Bala.

Wanting to continue her education, she applied for and won a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Osian Ellis.

[6] In 1996, Bennett was made an Honorary Fellow at her alma mater in Aberystwyth;[7] and in 2002 she received the White Robe of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the festival's highest honour.

[5] She was the recipient of the Glyndŵr Award in 2003[8] and in 2006, she was honoured for her service to Wales with her music, receiving the Order of the British Empire.