Official Royal Harpist, Alis Huws is a freelance soloist, orchestral and chamber musician from the rural and picturesque hills of Montgomeryshire, Wales. Alongside her royal role, she regularly gives recitals across the UK and internationally, having toured to Japan, Europe, the US, Hong Kong and the Middle East. Alis is also named on Classic FM’s 30 under 30 Rising Stars list for 2024. In 2023, Alis was invited to perform at His Majesty King Charles III & Queen Camilla’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey. She performed Sir Karl Jenkins’ arrangement of Tros y Garreg (Crossing the Stone) for solo harp and strings, as well as being a part of the prestigious Coronation Orchestra, formed specially for the occasion. Alis is passionate about outreach and bringing music into communities, giving regular interactive concerts for people living with dementia as well as working with children with additional needs. She recently embarked on a tour of 30 primary schools across rural Powys to celebrate 30 years of Live Music Now’s work in Wales. Her launch single with Decca Classics, in line with anniversary of the Coronation, is her own arrangement of ‘Tra bo dau’, her favourite welsh traditional folksong.