Megan Humphries is an award winning young harpist who has performed across the United Kingdom in venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Festival Hall, and The Barbican and for names like the Duchess of Gloucester, the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu and Jacob Collier.
A keen ensemble player, Megan has played under the batons of celebrated conductors, including Sir Mark Elder, John Wilson, and Kirill Karabits. Recently, she recorded with the world-famous Black Dyke Brass Band and she regularly works alongside multiple London and Yorkshire based orchestras. Megan frequently works in the pit, performing in productions like Wagner's Die Walküre, Yeston’s Nine, and Guettel’s A Light in the Piazza. She also works with her flute, viola and harp trio, The Asteria Trio, to mix modern compositions in with more classical core repertoire for the group.
Megan was recently announced as one of four Fellows for the Open Academy scheme for 2025-26 where she will work across London in community music settings. She was also awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of the quality of her teaching in 2024, a practise in which she aims to combine her experience with a pupil focused approach to create an encouraging and safe space to learn in.
Megan was a scholar at the Royal Academy of Music for both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, which she spent learning with the RPO’s principal harpist, Suzy Willison-Kawalec. She previously studied with Claire Jones, former harpist to HRH Prince of Wales and best-selling Classic FM artist.