Styles Celtic • Classical / Popular
Counties Devon • Dorset • Hampshire • Somerset • Wiltshire
Biography
This Dorset harpist is based on the south coast of England. She performs regularly at weddings and other events and also regularly composes music for choirs, recorder and harp. Many of these compositions have been inspired by the landmarks and history of the Dorset coastline. She has recently published a book of compositions for the harp. She graduated in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Music Performance from Dartington College of Arts in Devon.
She has over 12 years of experience of providing music at weddings and is available as a wedding harpist throughout Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. A list of repertoire is below, but she is willing to learn specific pieces for your wedding if they are not on the list.
SAMPLE REPERTOIRE
Classical Pieces
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach (religious ceremony only)
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Minuet - Boccherini
Rondo - Bochsa
Polovtsian Dance (from Prince Igor) - Borodin
Lullaby - Brahms
2nd Mazurka - Chopin
Sonatine No. 1 - Clementi
Air Tendre - Couperin
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Humoreske - Dvorak
Pavane - Faure
Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Gluck
Serenade (from string quartet in F) - Haydn
Theme from Jupiter (I vow to thee) - Holst
La Paloma - Iradier
Meditation - Massenet
On Wings of Song - Mendelssohn
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Piano Sonata in C - Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 9 - Mozart
Barcarolle - Offenbach Canon in D - Pachelbel
Musetta's Waltz (from La Boheme) - Puccini
O, My Beloved Father - Puccini
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Voluntary - Stanley
La Donna E Mobile (from Rigoletto) - Verdi
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Traditional Irish airs, jigs, reels and hornpipes including:
Lord Galway's Lamentation - O'Carolan
Elenor Plunkett - O'Carolan
Madge Malone - O'Carolan
Carolan's Concerto - O'Carolan
Morgan Magan - O'Carolan
Kean O'Hara - O'Carolan
Blind Mary - O'Carolan
The Blackthorn Stick
A Fisherman's Song for Attracting Seals
The Rigged Ship
Henry MacDermott Roe - O'Carolan
The Orange Rogue
The Foggy Dew
The Parting Glass
Humours of Scariff
King of the Faries
Brian Boru's March
The Rights of Man
Off to California
Dublin Streets
Morrison's Jig
Merrily Kiss the Quaker's Wife
A Fig for a Kiss
The Star of Munster
Martin Hardiman's
Gallagher's Frolics
Celia Connellan - Connellan
The Castle of Dromore
The Dark Plaintive Youth - O'Carolan
Traditional music of Scotland including:
Mairi's Wedding
Bhanarach Dhonn a' Chruaidh
Roualeyn's Plaid
Jock O'Hazeldean
Cro Chinn t-Saile
Roslyn Castle
Geordie
Highland Laddie
Leanaibh An Aigh
Mo Run Geal Og
Galley of Lorne
Isle of Aigas
Will ye go, Lassie, go?
The Bonnie House of Airley
Mary Hamilton
A Selection of English folk songs, Medieval and Renaissance music:
Ave Donna
Da Que Deus Mamou O - 14th Century
Orientis Partibus - Anon, 13th Century
Unter den Linden - Vogelweide
Summer is a Cumin In - Anon, 13th Century
Stella Splendens - 14th Century
Lamento di tristano
Nova, Nova - 15th Century
Loybere Risen - Rugen, 13th Century
La Volta - Byrd
Ciaccone - Ferrini
All in a Garden Green - arr. Byrd
Wolsey's Wild - arr. Byrd
Hey Ho, Nobody Home
Pastime With Good Company - Henry VIII
The Woods So Wild - arr. Byrd
How shall I Your True Love Know
The Frog Galliard
