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Alexandra - Harpist
Alexandra - Harpist
Harpist for Weddings & Events
- Highly Recommended
- Viewed & Approved
- UK Nationwide
Alexandra is an experienced and versatile harpist who has been in demand since her graduation in 2007. She has enjoyed a varied career so far performing all over the country for international corporations, MP's, celebrities and royalty.
Previous engagements include performances for HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to the University of Huddersfield, live on television for Channel 4's popular cooking and chat show Sunday Brunch, and at a party hosted by Robert Smith (The Cure). Corporate bookings have included numerous performances for RBS, the Football Association, and also PRS for Music where she played alongside Rick Wakeman for guests including Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Sir John Tavener and John Rutter. She has worked at many prestigious venues such as The Houses of Parliament, Wembley Stadium, St Alban's Cathedral, Glyndebourne Opera House and Hampton Court Palace.
Primarily a soloist, Alexandra has played for hundreds of corporate events, weddings and recitals. With her varied repertoire she can provide music as a background artist or as the main feature of an event. She has performed to stars including Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees), Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia, The Buggles), Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits) and more. Television work includes providing background music for an episode of Channel 4's Come Dine With Me, and an appearance as a featured entertainer on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
Alexandra's early orchestral experiences were with the Brighton Youth Orchestra, with whom she performed during their Diamond Jubilee year in concert at Glyndebourne Opera House and at the Brighton Dome with percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
During her time at Huddersfield University she performed regularly with the orchestra, symphonic wind orchestra and new music ensemble, with whom she performed a concert as part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3. She performed again for the festival in 2007 in an ensemble of 20 harpists, including Rhodri Davies and Eira Lynne Jones. She has performed regularly with the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra and various other orchestras as a freelance harpist.
Alexandra has also performed with highly acclaimed tribute act The Brighton Beach Boys at sell-out concerts as part of the Brighton Festival.
Previous engagements include performances for HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to the University of Huddersfield, live on television for Channel 4's popular cooking and chat show Sunday Brunch, and at a party hosted by Robert Smith (The Cure). Corporate bookings have included numerous performances for RBS, the Football Association, and also PRS for Music where she played alongside Rick Wakeman for guests including Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Sir John Tavener and John Rutter. She has worked at many prestigious venues such as The Houses of Parliament, Wembley Stadium, St Alban's Cathedral, Glyndebourne Opera House and Hampton Court Palace.
Primarily a soloist, Alexandra has played for hundreds of corporate events, weddings and recitals. With her varied repertoire she can provide music as a background artist or as the main feature of an event. She has performed to stars including Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees), Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia, The Buggles), Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits) and more. Television work includes providing background music for an episode of Channel 4's Come Dine With Me, and an appearance as a featured entertainer on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
Alexandra's early orchestral experiences were with the Brighton Youth Orchestra, with whom she performed during their Diamond Jubilee year in concert at Glyndebourne Opera House and at the Brighton Dome with percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
During her time at Huddersfield University she performed regularly with the orchestra, symphonic wind orchestra and new music ensemble, with whom she performed a concert as part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3. She performed again for the festival in 2007 in an ensemble of 20 harpists, including Rhodri Davies and Eira Lynne Jones. She has performed regularly with the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra and various other orchestras as a freelance harpist.
Alexandra has also performed with highly acclaimed tribute act The Brighton Beach Boys at sell-out concerts as part of the Brighton Festival.
| Bach: Prelude in C |
| Bach (arranged by Granjany) - Etude No. 3, ‘Sarabande’ and Etude No. 6, “Andante” |
| Beethoven: Für Elise, Moonlight Sonata |
| Cabezon: Pavane and Variations |
| Clarke: Chaconne |
| Chertok: Around the Clock, mvts 1, 2 & 3 |
| Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin, Clair de lune |
| Delibes: Flower Duet |
| Faure: Cantique, Pavane |
| Grandjany: Pastorale |
| Handel: Allegro, Sarabande |
| Hasslemans: Chanson de Mai, La Source |
| Kanga: Solitude |
| Massenet: Meditation from Thais |
| Mayhew: Fiskars |
| Mendelssohn: Wedding March |
| Pachelbel: Canon in D |
| Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro |
| Salzédo: Suite of 8 Dances: Seguidilla, Tango |
| Samuel-Rousseau: Variations pastorales sur un vieux noel |
| Satie: Gymnopédie No.1, Gnossienne No.1 |
| Schubert: Ave Maria |
| Vivaldi: Spring (theme) from the Four Seasons, Winter (2nd Movement – Largo) from the Four Seasons |
| Wagner: Bridal March |
| Watkins: Fire dance from Petit Suite, Passacaglia |
| English |
| Flowers in the Valley |
| Greensleeves |
| Scarborough Fair |
| Brian Boru’s March |
| Danny Boy |
| The Lark in the Clear Air |
| The Foggy Dew |
| Eriskay Love Lilt |
| Kinloch of Kinloch |
| Skye boat song |
| A Fairy’s Love Song |
| A' Bheairt-Fhioda (A Weaving Lilt) |
| Amazing Grace |
| Breuddwd y Frenhines (The Royal Dream) |
| Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the Wheat) |
| Craig y Tyle (Winter has Come) |
| Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock) |
| Harp of Gold |
| Sosban Fach (Little Saucepan) |
| The Ash Grove |
| Wreck of the John B Sloop |
| Le Bon Petit Roi d'Yvetot (arr. Grandjany) |
| Bert Kaempfert: Strangers In The Night |
| Gershwin: Embraceable You, Summertime |
| Harold Arlen (sung by Judy Garland): Over The Rainbow |
| Henry Mancini: Moon River |
| Nat King Cole: When I Fall in Love |
| Nina Simone: Feeling Good |
| Amanda McBroom: The Rose |
| Dolly Parton/ Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You |
| Elvis Presley: Can't Help Falling In Love |
| Eric Clapton: Wonderful tonight |
| Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley: Wind Beneath My Wings |
| Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven |
| Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah |
| Lionel Richie: Endless Love |
| Metallica: Nothing Else Matters |
| Siur Rós: Hoppipolla |
| Sting/Eva Cassidy: Fields Of Gold |
| The Beatles: Across the Universe, Norwegian Wood, Here Comes The Sun, The Long and Winding Road |
| The Rolling Stones: Ruby Tuesday |
| Westlife: Flying Without Wings |
| Simon & Garfunkel: 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) |
| Alan Price: The House of the Rising Sun |
| Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin’, Blowin’ in the Wind |
| Alan Menken: Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) |
| Alan Silvestri: Feather Theme (Forrest Gump) |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (Evita), Memory (Cats), All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera) |
| Des’Ree: Kissing You (Romeo and Juliet) |
| Hans Zimmer: Honour Him (Gladiator) |
| Howard Shore: In Dreams (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) |
| Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley: Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) |
| Phillip Glass: Truman Sleeps (The Truman Show) |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein II: My Favourite Things, Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) |
| Away in a Manger |
| Coventry Carol |
| Ding Dong Merrily On High |
| Entre Le Boeuf |
| Frosty the Snowman |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
| Jingle Bells |
| O Come All Ye Faithful |
| O Come O Come Emmanuel |
| O Holy Night |
| Silent Night |
| The First Nowell |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| What Child Is This? |
| Winter Wonderland |
| Final Fantasy: Eyes On Me, The Prelude |
| Monkey Island: Main Theme |
| Morrowind: Call of Magic |
| Portal 1: Still Alive |
Travel
UK Nationwide & Worldwide| RBS |
| ITV Productions Limited |
| Princess Productions |
| The Football Association |
| PRS For Music - The Performing Rights Society for Musicians |
| Waitrose |
| Mercedes-Benz |
| Mitsubishi Pharma |
| ICBC |
| King’s Place |
| British Japanese Parliamentary Group |
| Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival |
| The Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| University of Huddersfield |
| University of Kent |
| UCL |
| Kings Bench Chambers |
| Serco consulting |
| Shendish Manor Hotel and Golf Course |
| Haven: Rockley Park |
| Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP |
| The ExtraCare charitable trust |
| Sketch |
| RiverStone |
| AES Electric |
| London Bridge Hospital |
| The Shelley Luxury Residential Care Home |
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