Sydney Harpist is a classically trained harpist and singer and is available to add that extra special touch of style to your function in the Sydney area and surrounds. Karen is an experienced performer and has played at many hotels, private functions, corporate events, birthday parties and weddings over the last 30 years.
Karen originally came from Edinburgh, Scotland where she studied the clarsach (Scottish folk harp) and singing as well as the concert harp. She now lives on the Central Coast, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Karen is delighted to work with you in choosing the ideal musical selection for your function.
Live music can make all the difference to your special day. Used at the ceremony the music can be adapted to fit the flow of the occasion. At the reception it can be a wonderful interlude over pre-dinner drinks or soothing background accompaniment to your function.
Songlist
Wedding Music Suggestions
Processional / Recessional / Entrance / Conclusion
• Allegro Maestoso from the “Water Music Suite” – Handel
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
• Bridal March from ‘Lohengrin’ (Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner
• Canon in D - Pachelbel
• I Vow to Thee my Country (Theme from Jupiter, The Planets and also
used as the ‘World in Union’ for the Rugby World Cup) – Holst
• La Rejouissance from the ‘Royal Fireworks Suite’- Handel
• Ode to Joy from the ‘Choral Symphony’ - Beethoven
• Trumpet Tune – Purcell
• Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
• Wedding March from ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Mendelssohn
Classical• Air on the G String - JS Bach
• Ave Maria – Gounod (based on JS Bach’s first prelude)
• Ave Maria – Schubert
• Classical harp music by Grandjany, Bochsa etc.
• Gymnopédie No. 1 - Satie
• Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – JS Bach
• Largo - Handel
• O Mio Babbino Caro (O, My Beloved Father) from ‘Gianni Schicchi’ - Puccini
• O, For the Wings of a Dove from ‘Hear my Prayer’- Mendelssohn
• Panis Angelicus - Franck
• Pavane - Fauré
• Pie Jesu - Fauré or Lloyd-Webber
• Prelude No. 1 - JS Bach
• Romance Espagnole- traditional
• Sheep May Safely Graze - JS Bach
• The Flower Duet from ‘Lakmé’ (used in the British Airways ad) - Delibes
• The Lord’s My Shepherd - Crimond
• The Lord’s Prayer - Malotte
Contemporary• A Whole New World from ‘Aladdin’ - Menken & Rice
• Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Horwitz & Maltby
• All I Ask of You from ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ - Lloyd-Webber, Hart & Stilgoe
• All the Way - Van Hausen & Cahn
• Amazed - Green, Mayo & Lindsay
• Amazing Grace - Traditional
• Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) - Lloyd-Webber & Black
• Annie’s Song - Denver
• As Long as He Needs Me from ‘Oliver’ - Bart
• Bridal Ballad from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ - Poe & Pook
• Can you Feel the Love Tonight - John
• Can’t Help Falling in Love - Weiss, Peretti & Creatori
• Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Ellington
• Draw Me Close - Carpenter
• Edelweiss from ‘The Sound of Music’ - Rogers & Hammerstein
• Embraceable You from ‘Crazy for You’ – Gershwin & Gershwin
• Endless Love - Richie
• Evergreen from ‘A Star is Born’ – Streisand & Williams
• For Your Eyes Only - Conti & Leeson
• From this Moment On – Twain & Lange
• Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
• Heaven - Adams & Valance
• I Have Nothing from ‘The Bodyguard’ - Foster & Jennings
• I Give You My Heart - Morgan
• It Had to be You from ‘When Harry Met Sally; - Jones & Kahn
• Kissing You (Love Theme from ‘Romeo & Juliet’) – Des’ree & Atack
• Love is All Around from ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ – Presley
• Love is Here to Stay from ‘The Goldwyn Follies’ - Gershwin & Gershwin
• Moon River from ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ - Mancini
• My Funny Valentine from ‘Babes in Arms’ – Rogers & Hart
• My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from ‘Titanic’) - Horner & Jennings
• One Hand, One Heart from ‘West Side Story’ - Bernstein & Sondheim
• One Moment in Time - Hammond & Bettis
• Only Time - Enya
• Over the Rainbow from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ – Harburg & Arlen
• Promise Me - Craven
• Perhaps Love - Denver
• Saving All My Love - Masser & Goffin
• Secret Love from ‘Calamity Jane’ - Fain & Webster
• Someone Like You from ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ - Wildhorn & Bricusse
• Someone to Watch Over Me from ‘Crazy for You’ - Gershwin & Gershwin
• Somewhere from ‘West Side Story’ - Bernstein & Sondheim
• Sun & Moon from ‘Miss Saigon’ - Schönberg, Boublil & Maltby
• Take Me to the World from ‘Evening Primrose’ - Sondheim
• Take My Breath Away from ‘Top Gun’ - Moroder & Whitlock
• The Prayer – Sager & Foster
• The Rose from ‘The Rose’ – McBroom
• The Way He Makes Me Feel from ‘Yentl’ - Legrand
• The Way You Look Tonight - Kern & Fields
• Till There Was You from ‘The Music Man’ - Wilson
• Unexpected Song from ‘Song & Dance’ - Lloyd-Webber & Black
• Unforgettable - Gordon
• We’ve Only Just Begun - Nichols & Williams
• What a Wonderful World - Thiele & Weiss
• What are you doing the Rest of your Life? from ‘The Happy Ending’ - Legrand
• What I Did for Love from ‘The Chorus Line’ - Kleban & Hamlisch
• When I Fall in Love from ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ - Heyman & Young
• When You Say Nothing at All - Overstreet & Schlitz
• You Raise Me Up - Lovland & Graham
• Your Song – John & Taupin
• Traditional folk music from Scotland, Ireland and Wales