Emily (solo harp or flute/harp)

  • from £235 in South West Help
  • from £235 in West Midlands
  • from £245 in Wales
  • from £275 in East Midlands
  • from £275 in South East
  • from £285 in London

Gifted harpist who has played at many of the top wedding venues in the UK and worked with the CBSO, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the New Bristol Sinfonia.

Emily has been providing harp music for weddings and events since 1991 both as a solo harpist and as part of a flute & harp duo, and has played at many of the top wedding and events venues across the South West and Midlands.

Emily gained a BMus (Hons) from the University of Birmingham whilst continuing her harp studies with Robert Johnston (principal harpist City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra). She has since performed concertos with regional orchestras and given numerous recitals, and has played for the CBSO, the Royal Shakespeare Company and is principal harpist for the New Bristol Sinfonia.

Emily specialises in weddings and is available for the wedding ceremony (20 mins before the wedding, during signing of the register and as guests exit), the drinks reception or the wedding breakfast (see booking options below)

Flute/harp duo

Emily regularly plays as part of a flute/harp duo (clips available in the audio box to the right) with flautist Diane. As well as being Principal Flute of the Orchestra of the Swan, Birmingham Opera Company and Mid- Wales Opera ensemble, Diane is in much demand as a freelance orchestral player, performing with other leading orchestras including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. She has worked under eminent conductors including Sir Simon Rattle and Pierre Boulez. Diane has also appeared at major music clubs, festivals and on BBC television and radio.

Performance information

Line-up Solo harp (flute/harp duo also available)
Performance duration 1 - 3 hours
Set-up/sound-check duration 20 minutes

Booking options

Requests (if not in repertoire) Yes (subject to suitability)
Ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast (up to 2 hours) Add £0
Ceremony & drinks reception (up to 3 hours) Add £75
Ceremony, drinks reception & wedding breakfast (up to 4 hours) Add £150
Flute/harp duo Add approx £125 for ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast (2 hrs)

What people say

  • Dear Emily, Just a note to say a very big thank you to you and Lyn for the special part you played on our special day. You both played beautifully and your music touched a lot of hearts. Enclosed are a couple of photos for you. Do please keep us posted on any local performances or CD releases you may have in the future. Best wishes to you. Love from the Newlyweds

    Jim and Katy

  • Dear Emily, Thank you so much for making our day so magical; the harp and flute playing was the music of angels. Thank you so much for allowing me to sing with you. I absolutely loved it.

  • Thank you so much for playing so beautifully and helping to make our wedding day so special and memorable. The harp and flute worked so well and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed listening to you.

  • Thank you so much for playing at our wedding. The music was beautiful and exactly what I wanted. We had a fantastic day and were lucky the weather stayed good for us. Almost everything went to plan, making it a very memorable day for both of us. With kind regards.

    Nikki and Paul

  • Dear Emily, Thank you so much for providing us with the most magical sounds to accompany our wedding ceremony. We were thrilled by your performance. Thanks again.

Repertoire

  • Background music
  • General background music repertoire is an all encompassing mix of well-known classical pieces from Bach through to modern day, popular songs from Elvis and the Beatles to ‘Our Last Summer’ from Mamma Mia and plenty of repertoire from the shows and films. Full and comprehensive repertoire lists for harp solo and flute and harp are available on request (too much to list here).
  • Wedding processional/recessional ideas
  • Air from Water Music – Handel
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
  • Bridal Chorus – Wagner
  • Carillon – Hassellmans
  • Can’t Help Falling In Love
  • Canon – Pachelbel
  • Flower Duet – Delibes
  • Fly Me To The Moon
  • Greensleeves – Trad.
  • Largo – Handel
  • Trumpet Tune – Purcell
  • Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
  • Wedding March – Mendelssohn
  • Signing of the register ideas
  • All I Ask of You from Phantom – Lloyd Webber
  • Angels - Robbie Williams
  • Ave Maria - Bach / Gounod *
  • Can You Feel the Love Tonight from Lion King
  • Canon - Pachelbel
  • Cavatina - Theme from The Deer Hunter
  • Clair De Lune - Debussy
  • Eternity - Robbie Williams
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S. Bach *
  • Memory from Cats - Lloyd Webber
  • Moon River Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  • My Heart will Go On - Titanic
  • O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
  • One Hand, One Heart & Somewhere from West Side Story - Bernstein
  • Pie Jesu from Reqiuem - Lloyd Webber *
  • Perfect Day - Lou Reed
  • Traditional Songs of the British Isles
  • Unchained Melody - Theme from Ghost
  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  • Wind Beneath my Wings - from Beaches