Alina is a truly International Harpist who plays the Concert Harp and Clarsach. Her diversified repertoire includes classical, folk and jazz music.

In 1995, Alina was awarded a Masters Degree in Arts from the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland and in 2002 gained her Masters Degree in Classical and Jazz Harp Performance from the University of Arizona in the United States.

Alina is multi-lingual and speaks English, Russian, German, Polish, and Ukrainian.

She has performed with many major orchestras in Europe, including the The Young World Symphony Orchestra, The Young German Philharmonic Orchestra, National Opera in Warsawand Scottish Opera.

In 2001 she recorded a CD and DVD with American harp ensemble Harp Fusion and in 2005 Alina has started her own Record Label "Amadeus Records". Her new solo CD was released in April 2005 and has featured on Classic FM.

Alina now enjoys a successful solo career throughout the United Kingdom, giving regular public recitals in addition to freelance orchestral engagements. Recently performing at the Scottish Parliament, The National Gallery of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle.

Wedding Ceremonies, Functions and Corporate Events

Alina carefully tailors the music to your individual wishes. She has a comprehensive list of over two hundred pieces of classical, light pop, jazz, and folk music, and can perform on either the concert pedal harp or the clarsach (lever harp). Both pedal harp and clarsach are uniquely outfitted with electric pick-ups and can be appropriately amplified if required.

Music Samples

Here are some samples of her work. Just double-click on the link and it should start playing in Windows Media Player within ten seconds. If you are having trouble playing the MP3 see the Help section at the bottom of this page.

Alina's Repertoire

Wedding ceremony music

*R.Wagner
Bridal Chorus from "Lochengrin"
*F.Mendelssonh - The Wedding March
*H.Purcell - Wedding March (Trumpet Voluntary)
*J. Pachelbel(1653-1706) - Canon in D
*Alan Menken - Love theme from Beauty & the Beast
* G. Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro
Musetta's Waltz
*GF Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Air
*L. Van Bethoven (1770-1827) - Ode to Joy
*JS Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Air from Suite in D Major
Arioso
*C. Debussy (1862-1918) - La fille aux cheveux de lin
*F. Chopin (1810-1949) - Prelude Op 28, No 7
*J.Massenet - Meditation from "Thais"
*Erik Satie - Premiere Gymnopedie
*Anonymous - Romanza
*D. Henson - New Blues
**Louis Bonfi - Black Orpheus
*H.Carmichael - Georgia On My Mind
*Nino Rota - Romeo and Juliet
*New Britain - Amazing Grace
*Robert Burns - Oh!My love is like a red, red rose
*Scottish Traditional - Leaving lerwick Harbour
Flower of Scotland
Wild Mountain Thyme
The Hut on Staffin Island
Skye Boat Song
The Dark Island
Eleanor Plunkett
Brave Heart
**J. S. Bach and C. Gounod - Ave Maria
**J. S. Bach - Etudes for Harp/Grandjany
**F. Chopin - Mazurka, Op 24, No 1/Posse
**C. Salzedo - Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style
Granada, Concert fantasy on Lara
**M. Glinka - Variations on a Theme of Mozart and Nocturne

Classical Solo

**B. Andres - Preludes Book 1, 2, 3 tma
Absidioles
**J. S. Bach - Etudes for Harp/Grandjany
Suite No.1(BWV 996)/Jamet
**J. S. Bach and C. Gounod - Ave Maria
*L. Van Bethoven - Fur Elise
Ode to Joy
**F. Chopin - Mazurka, Op 24, No 1/Posse
Prelude Op 28, No 6
Raindrop Prelude Op28, No15
Prelude in C Minor
**C. Debussy - Clair de Lune
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
First Arebesque and Second Arabesque
**J. L. Dussek - Sonata in C Minor/Zabaleta
Six Sonatines
**G. Faure - Impromptu Op 86
**M. Glinka Variations on a Theme of Mozart
Nocturne
**G. F. Handel - Passacaglia
**A. Hasselmans - Feuilles D'Automne Op 45, 46 & 47
**P. Hindemith - Sonata
**F. Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words
*J. Pachelbel - Canon in D
**G. B. Pescetti - Sonata in C Minor
**G. Pierne - Impromtu Caprice Op 9
**S. Prokofiev - Prelude Op 12 no 7
**H. Renie - Contemplation
**C. Salzedo - Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style
Chanson dans la Niut
Granada, Concert fantasy on Lara
**F. Schubert - Serenada
**L. Spohr - Fantasie Op 35
**M. Tournier - Etude des Concert (Au Matin)
Feefie, Jazz Band Op 33
**D. Watkins - Petite Suite
**M. Grandjany - Fantasie on Theme oh Haydn
**JS Bach - Air from Goldberg Variations

Harp Solo with Orchestra

**J-M. Damase - Concertino (Hp/Str Or)
**C. Debussy - Danses Sacree et Profane (Hp/Str Or tma)
**A. Ginastera - Concerto Op 25 (Hp/Or)
**C. F. Handel - Concerto in B Flat Op 4 No 6 (Hp/Or)
**A. Koss-Anatolski - Concerto (Hp/Or)
**W. Lutoslawski - Duble Concerto (Ob/Hp/Ch Or)
**W. A. Mozart - Concerto (Fl/Hp/Or)
**H. Villa-Lobos - Concerto in D Major (Hp/Or)
Celtic Music Collection
*Scottish traditional music
Arr.A.Bzhezhinska Four traditional songs
*S. Curcio - Scottish Harp Music
*A. Macdearmid - Celtic Garland
Ceol Na Clarsaich
*D. Rees-Rohrbacher - Harp Preludes for Church, Old Welsh Airs
*Tradditional Irish Music - Arrangements for Harp by G. Hambly
*K. Robertson - Treasure of Celtic Harp
*R. Williamson - Legasy of the Scottish Harpers
*S. Woods - Fifty-Two Scottish Songs
*Isobel Mieras - A Harper's Pleasure, 29 songs for harp

Jazz and Pop

**John Williams - Music from Harry Potter
**A. Ray - Fantazzia
**E. Hagen - Harlem Nocturne
**I. Berlin - Alexander's Ragtime Bugle Band
**A. Bzhezhinska - Lemky's Ballade & Boogie
**E. John - Circle of Life from "The Lion King"
*N. Rota - Romeo and Juliet
**G. Gershwin - American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue/Fell
**J. Williams - Cantina Band from "Star Wars" (McLaughlin)
**R. Rodgers - My Fanny Valentine
**B. Srtayhorn - Take "A" Train (McLaughlin)
*J. Merser - Moon River
**L. Bonfi - Black Orpheus
*H. Carmichael - Georgia On My Mind
*H. Arlen - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
**E. Blake - Memoris of You
*A. Menken - Beauty and the Beast
**G. Gershwin - The Man I Love
**F. Lai - A Man and a Women
**L. Webber - Memory
**G. Miller - Moonlight Serenade
**M. Jarre - Somewhere My Love from "Doctor Zhivago"
**P. de Senneville - Lettre a ma Mere
**E. de Curtis - Sing to Me
**J. Mercer - Autumn Leaves
**M. Albert - Feelings
**D. Weiss - What a Wonderful World
**L. Bernstein - Music from "West Side Story"
**L. Richie - Endless Love
**B. Joel - Piano Man & The Stranger
**P. Collins - Do You Remember and Another Day in Paradise tma
**F. Neil - Everybody's Talking from "Midnight Cowboy"
**G. Michael - Careless Whisper
**M. Sherman - It's A Small World
**M. Torme - The Christmas Song
**J. Revaux - My Way
**Howard Shore - Music from The Lord of the Rings

Help! How do I play these music files?

It's easy! Just double-click on the link and Windows Media Player (or whatever music player you have installed on your PC) should run and start playing the music file within a few seconds. Make sure you have your speakers plugged in and switched on.

If you have a Broadband internet connection (which is very fast), then the music files should play very smoothly straight away.

However, if you have a standard "Dialup" connection (your modem dials up to allow you to make the connection to the internet) then you will find the music file stops and starts all the time. This is because your PC music player is trying to stream or play the music as it downloads to your hard drive but your internet connection isn't fast enough to play the music smoothly.

If that is what is happening to you, then all you have to do is let the music stagger through once (it is downloading as this is happening) and then it will play at full speed after that. You can then listen to the the music file as many times as you want.

Alternatively, you can download the mp3 first and play it from your Hard Drive. To do this, just right-click on the mp3 link and select "Save target as" from the drop-down menu.

You can then save the mp3 file to your Desktop or any other folder of your choice.

When the mp3 file is completely downloaded, double-click on it and it will play immediately on Windows Media player or whatever music player you have installed.

We hope that has helped you. If not, just give us a ring on 0141 577 6604 and we'll talk you through it.

We're here to help you in any way we can.

Alina Bzhezhinska - Harpist in Scotland