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Classical / Popular
Portsmouth Wedding Harpist - ID424
Styles Classical / Popular
Counties Berkshire • Bristol • Dorset • East Sussex • Hampshire • Surrey
Biography
This wedding harpist is well known in the south of England for her beautiful harp music. Her repertoire of classical, traditional and modern classics together with the clear tone of the harp make an excellent combination for entertaining your guests...
She studied the harp at The Hindhead School of music and The Royal College of music.
Past bookings include: -
The New Forest Show (For H.R.H Princess Anne)
Lancaster House (For the American Ambassador)
HMS Invincible (Special Guest Jim Davidson)
House Party for Reg Presley
BBC Radio Solent
Several other naval bookings (HMS Invincible, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior)
Corporate functions at top London Hotels (Hilton Hyde Park, Millennium Gloucester, Grosvenor etc.)
Provincial Orchestra's, shows & musicals
A typical wedding itinerary:
The Ceremony
Guests Arrive
Usually 10 - 15 minutes of mainly classical pieces as your guests are being seated.
Bridal Entrance
A piece of your choosing either from her repertoire list or something special to you.
Signing of the register
Two or three chosen pieces while you sign the register
Bridal Exit
As with the Bridal entrance
Guest Depart
Continue playing until the guests have left the ceremony room.
Please note:
Civil ceremonies may not contain pieces of religious music.
Church weddings pose no additional problems with respect to moving the harp between venues.
Drinks Reception
As well as the ceremony you may wish to have harp music during your drinks reception. On fair weather days this may be outdoors, with suitable safeguards against the weather this is not a problem.
Wedding Breakfast
As with the drinks reception she plays a more varied selection of pieces, see the repertoire list below, although this is not a comprehensive list.
She will continue playing usually with one short break until the speeches or if these are earlier, the coffees
SAMPLE REPERTOIRE
Angelus - Renie
Arabesque - Debussy
Arioso - J.S.Bach
Ave Maria - Shubert
Ave Maria - Gounod
Barcarolle - Offenbach
Cannon in D - Pachelbel
Chaconne - Clark
Claire d'lune - Debussy
Concerto in D (2nd Movement) - Vivaldi
Ebb Tide - Maxwell
Echoes of a waterfall - Thomas
Gymnopedies - Satie
Impromptu caprice -Pierne
La Source - Hasselmann
Leibestraum - Liszt
Love unspoken - Lehar
Lullaby - Brahms
Marguerite dauleureuse au roueat - Zabel
Meditation - Massenet
My heart at thy sweet voice - Saint-Saens
Oh my beloved father - Puccini
Panis Angelicus - Frank
Passagalia - Handel
Plasire d'amour - Martini
Prelude in C - Bach
Rondeau from Abdelezar - Purcell
Sonata in C (2nd Movement) - Dusek
Sanata No 1 in D - Parry
Sonata No 6 - Nadermann
Spring brunnen - Zabel
The arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
The swan - Saint-Saens
Una Furtiva Lagrina - Donizetti arr Thomas
Villa - Lehar
Wedding March - Wagner
You are my hearts delight - Lehar
Popular & Contemporary
All I ask of you - Lloyd-Weber
Bless this house - Braha/Taylor
Brideshead Revisited - Burgon
Crazy - Nelson
Echoes - Cameron Finnemore
Eleanor Rigby - Lennon/McCartney
Dawning of light - Cameron Finnemore
Evergreen - Streisand
Feelings - Albert
Fool on the hill - Lennon/McCartney
Hey Jude - Lennon/McCartney
I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls/Just a song at twilight - Balfe/Malloy
If I fell - Lennon/McCartney
If I loved you - Rodgers/Hammerstein
I'll follow the sun - Lennon/McCartney
Imagine - Lennon
WHY BOOK WITH THE AGENCY?
- Founder, Geoff Robb is a full time musician and agent with over 15 years professional experience and is extremely knowledgeable about both the industry and the artists he represents.
- All our acts are hand picked from the very best musicians available in the UK.
- Competitive quotes
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