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ANNA HARPIST

Anna Harpist
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Anna has played for: Russell Watson, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Timothy West & Prunella Scales, Rudolph Nureyev, Jose Carreras, Carl Davis, Paul McCartney (performing his Liverpool Oratorio with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in France), Sarah Walker, Renee Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa and Midge Ure, in front of Queen Elizabeth II, Diana Princess of Wales, HRH Prince Charles, the Duchess of York, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. She has performed at the Proms with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Halle and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. She has played for West End shows including The Sound of Music (with Christopher Cazenove), The King and I (with Susan Hampshire) and the nationwide tour of Me and my Girl (with Gary Wilmot). She enjoys playing for opera, ballets, and chamber music performances, and has worked with most orchestras and ballet companies in the UK, including English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, Opera North and Sinfonia Viva.

Anna is one of the most versatile and adaptable harpists in the UK. After gaining a degree in music in her native New Zealand, she was the resident harpist in the Hotel Intercontinental in Bahrain. Completing her MA in music at the University of Wales, she then returned to NZ for several years to work as Principal Harpist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. She was also harpist in residence for New Zealand Government House where she played for receptions and guests including the Emir of Bahrain, the Governor-General of Fiji, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

Anna enjoys playing for weddings and corporate functions, and has a wide range of musical styles. Requests she has most enjoyed learning for previous clients have included Match of the Day theme (for the marriage of a professional footballer), and the theme from Blackadder as a groom’s surprise to his friends. Her favourite musical memories include performing with the Band of the Royal Marines (no shortage of helpful and muscular young men to help move the harp) and playing Pachelbel’s Canon in D as a duo with BBC Radio 4 presenter Kathy Clugston on ukulele.

Classical Selection
Abide with Me Hymn
Allegro Handel
Allegro from 'Winter' Vivaldi
Aria Burgess
Arioso Bach
Ashokan Farewell Ungar
Ave Maria Bach-Gounod
Bouree & Air Handel
Bridal March Wagner
Canon Pachelbel
Carillon Handel
Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni
Chaconne Clarke
Chaconne in C Handel
Cynghansail Cymry Jones
Danny Boy Traditional/Irish
Dido's Lament Purcell
Farewell to Music Carolan
Flower Duet (from Lakmé) Delibes
Greensleeves Traditional/English
Ground in Gamut Purcell
Gymnopédie No.1 Satie
Hobed o Hilion Traditional/Welsh
In Christ Alone Hymn
Jerusalem Traditional/English
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Bach
Kathleen Astor Traditional/English
Land of Erin Traditional/Irish
Largo Handel
Largo from 'Winter' Vivaldi
Le Onde Ludovico Einaudi
MacCrimmon's Lament Traditional/Scottish
March from Scipio Handel
March of the King Traditional/Irish
Meditation Massenet
Moonlight Sonata - 1st Mvt Beethoven
Myfanwy Joseph Parry
Nimrod Elgar
O My Beloved Father Puccini
Pavane Faure
Polovtsian Dances Borodin
Prelude No.1 in C Bach
Queen of Sheba Handel
Sarabande in D Handel
Sheep May Safely Graze Bach
Sleepers Wake Bach
Tango Salzedo
Trumpet Voluntary 1 Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary 2 Stanley
Wedding March Mendelssohn

Popular selection
All I Ask of You Lloyd Webber
Amazed Green/Mayo/Lindsey
Angels Williams/Chambers
A Whole New World Menkin/Rice
Braveheart James Horner
Brideshead Revisited Geoffrey Burgon
But Not For Me Gershwin
Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John
Can't Help Falling in Love Weiss/Peretti/Creatore
Cavatina Stanley Myers
Chi Mai Ennio Morricone
Crazy Little thing Called Love Freddie Mercury
Embraceable You Gershwin
Empire State of Mind Alicia Keys
Endless Love Lionel Richie
Evening Falls Enya
Evergreen Barbara Streisand
Everything I Do I Do it For You Bryan Adams
For Your Eyes Only Bill Conti
Fields of Gold Sting
First Cut is the Deepest Cat Stevens
From This Moment On Twain / Lange
Godfather Love Theme Nino Rota
Gone With the Wind Max Steiner
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison
Hello Lionel Richie
Here Comes the Sun George Harrison
Hoppipolla Sigur Rós
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith
I Dreamed a Dream Schonberg
I Get a Kick Out of You Cole Porter
I Know Him So Well Andersson/Rice
Just the Way You Are Billy Joel
Kissing You Tim Atack
Lady Marion Ciaran Brennan
Love Changes Everything Lloyd Webber
Love Is All Around Reg Presley
Love Is Blue Andre Popp
Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet Nino Rota
Lullaby of Birdland Shearing/Weiss
Mandy Scott English
Memory Lloyd Webber
Moon River Henry Mancini
Music of the Night Lloyd Webber
My Heart Will Go On Horner/Jennings
Nella Fantasia (Gabriel's Oboe) Ennio Morricone
Night and Day Cole Porter
Once in a Lifetime Afanasieff/Bolton/Warren
One Hand, One Heart Bernstein
One More Night Phil Collins
Over the Rainbow Harburg/Arlen
Palladio Carl Jenkins
Right Here Waiting Richard Marx
River Flows in You Yiruma
Schindler's List Theme John Williams
Send in the Clowns Stephen Sondheim
She Charles Aznavour
Somewhere Bernstein
Somewhere in Time John Barry
Songbird Christine McVie
Song for Guy Elton John
Starlight Express Lloyd Webber
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
The Chain Fleetwood Mac
The Piano Michael Nyman
The Rose Amanda McBroom
The Way We Were Marvin Hamlisch
The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern
This I Promise You Richard Marx
This Is the Moment Frank Wildhorn
Thorn Birds Henry Mancini
Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
Time to Say Goodbye Francesco Sartori
To Make You Feel My Love Bob Dylan
Unchained Melody Alex North
Up Michael Giacchino
Viva La Vida Coldplay
When You Say You Love Me Mark Hammond
When You Wish Upon A Star Leigh Harline
Whiter Shade of Pale Gary Brooker
Wind Beneath My Wings Silbar/Henley
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again Lloyd Webber
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton

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Chester Grosvenor Hotel,
Alderley Edge Hotel,
Elizabeth Gaskell House,
Meadowhall Sheffield,
and hundreds of satisfied wedding clients...

General Information:

Name: Anna Harpist

Location: Manchester

Band Members:

Main Category: Harpists

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Timings:

Standard Set Times: 45 minutes

Set Up Time: 30 minutes

Usual Arrival Time: Approximately one hour before playing starts

Usual Finish Time: as specified on contract

Sound & Lighting:

PA suitable for: battery-operated amplifier available

Stage Lighting:

Dance Floor Lighting:

Free use of PA via iPod:

DJ included:

Star Cloth:

Other Requirements

Hospitality/Artist Rider: Drink and sandwich if playing time is over 2 hours

Technical Requirement: The concert harp is a large, heavy instrument, weighing over 40 Kg, and standing 1.8 metres (over 6ft). If your venue has awkward access,eg flights of stairs and no lift, consider booking the lever harp. A pedal harpist needs space approximately 1.5 x 1.3 metres to perform comfortably. I also need a chair without arms.

Lorenza and Paul, Thank you for the wonderful music at our wedding last Saturday

Thank you for the wonderful music at our wedding last Saturday, everyone commented on how perfect it was in the settings of the Town Hall. Thank you for playing Le Onde by Einaudi, it was a beautiful piece to walk down the aisle with my dad, it added a wonderful Italian touch to our Mancunian wedding :D
Wishing you all the best,
 

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.

North East

  • Hull
  • £ POA
  • Yorkshire, West
  • £ 325.00
  • Yorkshire, East
  • £ 390.00
  • Yorkshire, South
  • £ 325.00
  • Northumberland
  • £ 455.00
  • Yorkshire, North
  • £ 390.00
  • Hull
  • £ 351.00
  • Leeds
  • £ 286.00
  • Durham
  • £ 390.00

North West

  • Merseyside
  • £ 260.00
  • Lancashire
  • £ 260.00
  • Cumbria
  • £ 325.00
  • Chester
  • £ 260.00
  • Manchester
  • £ 195.00
  • Liverpool
  • £ 260.00

Wales

  • Merioneth
  • £ POA
  • Denbigh
  • £ 325.00
  • Flint
  • £ 325.00
  • Anglesey
  • £ 390.00

West Midlands

  • Birmingham
  • £ 351.00
  • Staffordshire
  • £ 325.00
  • Shropshire
  • £ 364.00

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