The West Sussex Harpist - Harpist

The West Sussex Harpist studied at The Royal Academy of Music, and graduated with a Masters degree achieved with distinction and is one of the top young harpists in the UK.

She was a prize winner in many competitions and later won a place to study at the junior department of Trinity College of Music, London. As well as the Classical Harp she also plays Celtic, Baroque (triple harp) and Paraguayan Harps.

The West Sussex Harpist regularly performs as a soloist, freelances with orchestras and choirs and is an active chamber musician available as a trio (flute, viola and harp) and a Flute and Harp Duo who give concerts all over South East England. She has performed for Royalty, and at celebrity events, top London hotels and prestigious concert venues including Kensington Palace, St James Palace, The Chinese Embassy, The House of Lords, Royal Festival Hall, Cardiff Millennium Centre, Royal Opera House, Cadogan Hall, St John's, Smith Square and Glyndebourne Opera House.

The West Sussex Harpist's beautiful harp music will add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your event. She enjoys performing for corporate and social events and is a highly experienced wedding harpist with a large, versatile repertoire including classical, jazz standards, traditional/folk, popular songs, musicals and film music. The harp is one of the most romantic of instruments and if you would like to request that special song to walk you down the aisle she will be pleased to make an arrangement of it to make your day perfect.

Also available as a violin and harp duo.

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The West Sussex Harpist - Harpist Repertoire

Popular Classical 

  • Canon in D – Pachelbel 
  • Bridal March from Lohengrin (Here comes the bride) - Wagner
  • Wedding March from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Mendelssohn
  • Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
  • Trumpet Tune - Purcell
  • The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
  • Panis Angelicus – Frank
  • Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
  • Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring - Bach
  • Meditation from ‘Thais’ – Massenet
  • Flower Duet from Lakmé – Délibes
  • Morning Mood from Peer Gynt - Greig 
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ – Offenbach
  • Time to Say Goodbye (Con Ti Partiro) – Francesco Sartori
  • The Prayer – Foster/Bayer Sage
  • River Flows In You – Yiruma
  • Kiss The Rain - Yiruma
  • I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi 
  • Le Onde - Ludovico Einaudi 
  • Nuvole Bianche - Ludovico Einaudi 
  • O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicci – G. Puccini
  • O Sole Mio – Eduardo Di Capua
  • Pavane – Faurè
  • Cantique de Jean Racine - Faurè
  • Winter - Second movement from ‘The Four Seasons’ - Vivaldi
  • Air on the G string - J.S Bach
  • Air from ‘Water Music’ - Handel
  • Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’ - Handel
  • Chaconne from ‘The Fairy Queen’ – Purcell
  • Il Mio Tesoro from ‘Don Giovanni’- Mozart
  • Canzonetta from ‘Don Giovanni’- Mozart
  • Vio Che Sapete from ‘The marriage of Figaro’- Mozart 
  • A Medley of famous arias by Puccini, Mozart and Verdi
  • Variations on the Theme of Mozart
  • Nimrod –Edward Elgar 
  • Ode to Joy - Beethoven
  • The Blue Danube – Johann Strauss
  • The Swan from Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns
  • Dance Du Corregidor -Manuel De Fella
  • Spanish Romance – Traditional Spanish
  • Granada- Albeniz

Popular Songs 

  • A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
  • Flightless Bird – Iron and Wine 
  • Turning Page – Sleeping at Last 
  • Perfect – Ed Sheeran 
  • Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran 
  • Photograph – Ed Sheeran
  • Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
  • Marry Me – Bruno Mars
  • Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
  • All Of Me – John Legend
  • You and I Nobody In The World – John Legend
  • Señorita – Camilla Cabello and Shawn Mendes
  • Havana – Camilla Cabello
  • Stay With Me – Sam Smith
  • You Are The Reason – Calum Scott
  • I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  • I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
  • Lucky – Jason Mraz
  • Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
  • Falling Like The Stars – James Arthur
  • Clocks – Coldplay
  • Paradise - Coldplay
  • Something Just Like This – Coldplay/The Chainsmokers
  • Make You Feel My Love – Adele
  • Halo - Beyoncé
  • Fireworks – Katy Perry
  • Symphony – Clean Bandit
  • Somewhere Only We Know – Lilly Allen
  • Your Song - Ellie Goulding
  • Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
  • How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
  • Skinny Love – Birdy
  • Wings – Birdy
  • Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
  • Rule The World – Take That
  • Greatest Day – Take That
  • Pompeii – Bastille
  • Love Story – Taylor Swift
  • Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift
  • The Power Of Love – Gabrielle Aplin
  • Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
  • Despacito – Luis Fonsi
  • Dance Monkey – Tones and I
  • Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth/Emeli Sandé
  • Better Together – Jack Johnson
  • Happy – Pharrell Williams
  • Let Her Go - Passenger
  • Fireflies – Owl City
  • Ho Hey – The Lumineers
  • Hold Back The River – James Bay
  • Song Bird – Eva Cassidy
  • Hallelujah – L.Cohen
  • With or Without You – U2
  • Sweet Child of Mine – Guns N’ Roses
  • Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
  • Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
  • You’re My Best Friend – Queen
  • Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
  • Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
  • I can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis
  • Endless Love –Lionel Richie
  • At Last – Etta James
  • Fields of Gold – Sting
  • Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder 
  • Is This Love – Bob Marley
  • No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
  • Are You Ready For Love – Elton John
  • Amazed – Lonestar
  • Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
  • From This Moment – Shania Twain
  • You Raise Me Up – Westlife
  • Every Breath You Take – The Police 
  • Heaven – Brian Adams
  • Unchained Melody – Alex North 
  • For Your Babies – Simply Red
  • This Will Be An Everlasting Love – Natalie Cole 
  • I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
  • What A Difference A Day Made – Dinah Washington
  • Chapel of Love – The Dixie Cups
  • Stand By Me – Ben E King
  • Here And Now – Luther Vandross
  • Evergreen – Barbra Streisand
  • Annie’s Song – John Denver
  • Imagine – The Beatles
  • Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
  • All You Need Is Love- The Beatles
  • Here There And Everywhere – The Beatles
  • Let It Be – The Beatles
  • Hey Jude – The Beatles 
  • Yesterday – The Beatles
  • Something – The Beatles

Film and Video Game Music

  • Never Enough – The Greatest Showman
  • A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman
  • This Is Me – The Greatest Showman
  • I’m Kissing You – Romeo and Juliet
  • Valse D’Amélie -Amélie
  • Comptine D’un Autre Ete - Amélie
  • Portuguese Love Theme – Love Actually
  • Glasgow Theme – Love Actually
  • For the Love of a Princess - Braveheart
  • In Dreams - Lord of the Rings
  • Concerning Hobbits – Lord of the Rings 
  • Game of Thrones Theme 
  • Happy - Despicable Me 2
  • Pure Imagination – Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
  • Cavatina - Theme from The Deer Hunter
  • Gabriel’s Oboe – The Mission
  • My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
  • Lara’s Theme - Doctor Zhivago
  • Theme from Ladies in Lavender
  • Everything I do I do it for you – Robin Hood
  • The Windmills of Your Mind – The Thomas Crown Affair
  • Tale As Old As Time - Beauty and the Beast
  • Married Life - Up
  • Speechless – Aladdin 
  • Let It Go -Frozen
  • Do You Want to Build a Snowman? - Frozen
  • Can You Feel the Love Tonight - The Lion King
  • When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio
  • A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Cinderella
  • A Whole New World - Aladdin
  • Someday My Prince Will Come – Snow White
  • You’ll Be In My Heart – Tarzan
  • Bella Notte –Lady and the tramp
  • Always With Me - Spirited Away
  • Zelda’s Lullaby – The Legend of Zelda
  • Dearly Beloved – Kingdom Hearts 

Bollywood

  • Duniyaa from Luka Chuppi
  • Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2 
  • Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai 

Jazz

  • Over the Rainbow 
  • What A Wonderful World 
  • Fly Me to the Moon
  • What A Difference A Day Makes 
  • Moon River 
  • When I Fall in Love 
  • And I Love You So 
  • Georgia On My Mind
  • Ain’t misbehavin
  • There Will Never Be Another You
  • Isn’t it Romantic
  • La Vie En Rose
  • Unforgettable 
  • I Can’t Get Started
  • My Foolish Heart
  • Stella By Starlight 
  • Black Orpheus
  • Skylark
  • Misty 
  • A Man and a Woman 
  • Feelings 
  • All the Things You Are 

Musicals

  • The Phantom of the Opera: The Phantom of the Opera Theme 
  • Music of the Night 
  • Think of Me 
  • Angel of Music
  • The sound of music: The Sound of Music Theme
  • Edelweiss 
  • My Favourite Things 
  • Carousel:
  • If I Loved You
  • You’ll Never Walk Alone 
  • The King and I: We Kiss In the Shadow 
  • Getting to Know You 
  • Hello Young Lovers
  • South Pacific: Some Enchanted Evening 
  • I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy
  • West side story: Somewhere 
  • A Little Night Music: Send in the Clowns 
  • Cats: Memory
  • Evita: Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
  • Requiem: Pie Jesu 
  • My fair lady: My Fair Lady
  • Oliver: As Long as He Needs Me
  • Guys and Dolls: I’ve Never Been in Love Before
  • Les Miserables: Bring Him Home

Traditional Music

  • Greensleeves
  • Scarborough Fair
  • The Water Is Wide
  • Ye Banks and Braes 
  • Sky Boat Song
  • Loch Lomond
  • Land O’ The Leal 
  • Loch Tay Boat Song
  • My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose
  • Scotland The Brave
  • Annie Laurie
  • Auld Lang Syne
  • The Blue Bells of Scotland 
  • Flow Gently Sweet Afton
  • The Rowan Tree
  • Land O’The Leal
  • Danny Boy/Londonderry Air
  • She Moved Through The Fair 
  • My Lagan Love
  • Shule Aroon
  • The Lark In The Clear Air
  • Carrick Fergus 
  • Down By The Sally Gardens 
  • My Wild Irish Rose 
  • The Last Rose of Summer 
  • Brian Boru’s March
  • The Parting Glass 
  • The Green Glens of Antrim
  • Planxty Irwin – O’ Carolan
  • Eleanor Plunkett – O’ Carolan
  • Sheebeg & Sheemore – O’ Carolan
  • The Ash Grove
  • David of the White Rock
  • All Through the Night
  • Watching the Wheat 
  • The Bells Of Aberdyfi
  • March Of The Men Of Harlech
  • The Gentle Dove
  • Suo Gan

Many other Scottish/Irish airs/Dance and O’Carolan music.

 

The West Sussex Harpist - Harpist Feedback

“Thank you so so much for all you did on Saturday, I have had so much feedback. I truly feel you changed the ceremony and put it up into a different bracket.? ”

Mrs Hayes, Random Hall, Slinfold, Wedding ceremony and reception (February, 2017)

“I wanted to thank you sooo much for playing so beautifully on our wedding day. You made it extra special for both ourselves and our guests - it was truly romantic. Our guests commented on how talented you are & that you brought complete elegance to our ceremony!? ”

Mr & Mrs Steventon?, Trunkwell Manor, Reading, Wedding ceremony and reception (April, 2017)

“Thanks so much, everyone loved it, a real Treat. You played beautifully, I could of listened all day. ”

Rachel Smith, Findon Manor, Worthing, Wedding Reception (July, 2017)

“Thank you very much for being part of our Wedding and making our special day more special for us! You played beautifully!? ”

Mrs Tonissoo, Warren House, Kingston , Wedding ceremony and reception (July, 2017)

“It was?so wonderful?to have you there. We loved the service and hoped it would be as beautiful as it was. You and the harp made it truly?magical!. We are so delighted you were at the front where everyone could see you as it was such a wonderful part of the service and then such a bonus to have the reception bathed in beautiful music for our wedding breakfast. Thank you for helping us make it the most special day we could have ever hoped for! ”

Mr and Mrs Williamson, St Luke?s Church Chelsea and Lord?s Cricket Ground, Wedding ceremony and reception (August, 2017)

“We would just like to say an absolute huge thank you for your beautiful music on our special day. It really was a dream come true to have someone as amazing as you playing the harp for us. The ceremony music was absolutely gorgeous, I loved it so much! ”

Alex and Fraser, Chiddingstone Castle, Wedding ceremony and reception (September, 2017)

“Thank you for playing at our wedding! It was everything we had hoped for and your song choices during the breakfast were perfect! So many of our guests commented on how brilliant and talented you are! We are so glad we booked you! Thank you!! ”

Mr and Mrs Herrick, Reigate Hill Golf Club, Wedding ceremony and reception (September, 2017)

“It really made the day perfect and I know that our guests really enjoyed listening to your music. ”

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“She would like to extend her gratitude for your amazing performances on Saturday, was ecstatic you made her day even more special ”

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“We would like to thank you for your superbly accomplished, professional playing. It was so much appreciated by everyone there and added a touch of class to the proceedings. ”

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“Thank you so much for providing the excellent music for our daughter's wedding. You are a wonderful musician and your professional bearing was a pleasure to witness. ”

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