About
Having a harp at your wedding day is an atmospheric musical instrument in both its harmonies and its structure. It's soothing sounds will create an idyllic and romantic ambience for your ceremony or your wedding reception.
Amanda prides herself on being a harpist with a difference. She has plenty of experience within the musical world and is available to provide beautiful harp music for weddings in both classical, jazz and pop genres.
Amanda has performed to large crowds at the International Harp Festival in Edinburgh, and at international jazz festivals in both Hamburg and Johannesburg. She has also taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservertoire and co-authored a syllabus of jazz harp books. So, no wedding or request is too unique for her talents.
Amanda is regularly seen working with popular singers and jazz groups, and is able to tailor the music to your event, whether as a session musician or as a solo performer.
Repertoire
Enjoy classical and contemporary music for your big day. This would provide the ideal elegant and graceful setting for walking down the aisle. Take a look at a few examples listed here:
- Debussy - Clair de Lune, Arabesque
- Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
- Purcell - Trumpet Voluntary
- Schubert - Ave Maria (church only)
- Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
- Wagner - "Here Comes the Bride"
For something more modern, but nonetheless romantic, see the list below and request your favourites also!
- Eva Cassidy - Songbird / Over the Rainbow
- All of me -John Legend
- Thinking out Loud-Ed Sheeran
- Morrison - Have I told you lately
- Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
- Clocks - Coldplay
Perhaps you would like an ode to classical music or a mixture of both modern sounds and ones of a bygone era.
This is a brief snippet of what Amanda offers, see her website for full song lists for each occasion!