Description | Price |
Solo Violin 1 hour | £195 |
Solo Violin 2 hours | £240 |
Solo Violin 3 hours | £280 |
Solo Violin 4 hours | £320 |
Emma is a highly experienced & professional solo violinist for civil ceremonies, church ceremonies, drinks receptions, & wedding breakfasts as well as proposals, anniversaries and special occasions.
She has been performing at weddings for 15+ years and is very familiar with the format and special requirements of wedding ceremony music. She is also happy to advise on music choices and other details in the lead up to your wedding, with a songlist of 200+ titles ranging from pop to classical, Disney, rock, jazz, musicals, film and TV themes, Emma can also cater for special ceremony requests.
Popular song choices include I Can't Help Falling In Love, Wildest Dreams, A Million Dreams, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, A Thousand Years.
On the event day Emma is always prompt, well presented and friendly and will provide all of the equipment required for her performance.
Based in County Durham, Emma performs regularly in Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Durham, Sunderland, Teeside, Newcastle, Scottish Borders & Cumbria and on request can travel further afield!
Based in Peterlee, County Durham
10,000 Hours - Justin Bieber
Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows (from Shrek)
A Million Dreams - from The Greatest Showman
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
All of Me - John Legend
Always A Woman To Me - Billy Joel
And I Love Her - The Beatles
Annie's song – John Denver
Can't Help Falling In Love
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Consider Yourself – from Oliver
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Don't Look Back in Anger (Oasis)
Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Everything I Do I Do It for You – Bryan Adams (from Robin Hood)
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Everlasting Love - Love Affair
Falling Like The Stars - James Arthur
Fields of Gold, Sting/Eva Cassidy
Get Happy
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Halo - Beyonce
Happy Together - The Turtles
Here, There and Everywhere- The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
How Long Will I Love You - Mike Scott/ Ellie Goulding
I'd Do Anything - Oliver
I Have A Dream (ABBA)
I Look To You. - Whitney Houston
I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers
In My Life - The Beatles
In The Summertime - Mungojerrie
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
It Had To Be You (Jazz)
I Think I Want To Marry You - Bruno Mars
I Will Alway Love You - Whitney Houston
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberts Flack/ The Fugees
Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Material Girl - Madonna
Memories - Maroon 5
Michelle - The Beatles
Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney
My Love - Sia
Nine Million Bicycle - Katie Melua
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Ocean Eyes - Billy Eilish
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Rainbow Connection (from The Muppets)
Rewrite The Stars - Zendaya, Zac Efron
Schindler's List Theme
Sealed With A Kiss (Brian Hyland/ Jason Donovan)
She – Charles Asnavour/ Elvis Costello (featured in Notting Hill)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Sunny Side of The Street
Sweet Child if Mine - Guns n Rose
Take Me To The Church - Hozier
That's Amore – Harry Warren
The Climb - Miley Cyrus
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin
Titanium - David Guetta
Turning Page - Sleeping At Last
Video Games - Lana del Ray
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
When I Fall In Love
When I Need You – Leo Sayer/ Celine Dion
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift/ Bridgerton
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Wonderwall - Oasis
Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Yellow - Coldplay
Yesterday - The Beatles
You Are The Reason - Calum Scott
Young and Beautiful - Lana del Ray
Your Song - Elton John
You're Still The One - Shania Twain
You Raise Me Up - Westlife
Film & TV, Disney & Show Music
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)
Alice in Wonderland Waltz
A Whole New World - from Aladdin
Beauty and The Beast/ Tale As Old As Time - Alan Menken
Be Our Guest (Beauty & The Beast)
Binary Sunsets Theme from Star Wars
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King)
Castle On A Cloud - from Les Miserables
Cheek to Cheek
Chim Chimeree (Mary Poppins)
Colours of the Wind (from Pocahontas)
Concerning Hobbits (from The Hobbit)
Evenstar (Lord if the Rings)
Favourite Things (from The Sound of Music)
Game of Thrones
Get Happy - from Little Voice
Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong (from Love Actually)
Gollum’s Song ( Lord of the Rings)
Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter
How Far I'll Go (Moana)
In Dreams (Lord of the Rings)
Into The West (Lord of the Rings)
I See The Light (from Tangled)
Il Postino (theme)
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Let It Go (Frozen)
Makin’ Whoopee - The Fabulous Baker Boys
Married Life (Theme from Up)
Maybe from Annie
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Moon River – Henry Mancini (featured in Breakfast at Tiffany's)
Married Life (theme from Up)
Music of The Night (Phantom of the opera)
Noble Maiden Fair from Brave
Once Upon A Dream
Part of Your World (Little Mermaid)
Love theme from Love Story
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Rewrite the Stars - The Greatest Showman
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Speak Softly Love (from The Godfather)
Star Wars Theme - John Williams
The King of the Golden Hall (Lord of the Rings)
Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera)
Turning Page - from Twilight Saga
Por una Cabeza – Carlos Gardel (featured in True Lies)
Prima Donna (from Phantom of the Opera)
Pure Imagination (from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory)
Rewrite The Stars from Greatest Showman
Under Your Spell (from Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
When You Wish Upon A Star( from Pinocchio)
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom of the Opera)
Classical
A La Luz de los Faroles - Mendizabal
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Andante - Gluck
Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No.5 - Haydn
Ave Maria
Arioso - JS Bach
Barcarolle - Offenbach
Bist du bei Mir - JS Bach
Bridal March - Wagner
Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman - Offenbach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Chanson de Matin - Elgar
Chiquilin de Bachin - Piazzolla
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Verdi
Clair de Lune - Debussy
El Choclo - Villoldo
El Dia Me Quieras - Carlos Gardel
Flower Duet - Delibes
The Four Seasons Themes - Vivaldi
Habanera from Carmen - Bizet
Humoresque - Dvorak
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring - JS Bach
La Donna E Mobile - Verdi
Meditation - Massanet
Minuet in G Major - JS Bach
Minuet - Boccherini
Morning from Peer Gynt - Grieg
Meditation from Thais - Massanet
Nocturne - Mendelssohn
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
O For The Wings of a Dove - Mendelssohn
On Wings of Song - Mendelssohn
Plaisir D'Amour - Martini
Polovtsian Dance - Borodin
Por Una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel
Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Romantic Piece - Dvorak
Salut D'Amour - Elgar
Rondeau - Mouret
Te Deum - Charpentier
To A Wild Rose - Edward Macdowell
Tu Devicto - Charpentier
Trumpet Voluntary - J.Clarke
Sheep May Safely Graze - JS Bach
Salut D’Amour - Elgar
Selected movements from Water Music and Fireworks - Handel
Wachet auf - JS Bach
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Spring - Vivaldi
Largo from Winter - Vivaldi
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Wedding March - Wagner
Bollywood
Teri Meri
Tum hi ho
Tere liye veer zaara
kal ho na ho
Banjaara
Humko Humise Chura Lo
Folk and Traditional Tunes ( a small selection - many more possible!)
Amazing Grace
Ashokan Farewell
Bonny At Morn
Blow The Wind Southerly
Cushie Butterfield
Drowsy Maggie
Danny Boy
Flower of Quern
Galopede
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Hunting The Hare
Londonderry Air
Mairi's Wedding
Mrs Jamieson's Favourite
My Love is Like A Red,Red Rose
Scarborough Fair
Skye Boat Song
Simple Gifts
Timour The Tartar
The Cinderella Waltz
The Girl I Left Behind Me
The Greenwood Tree
The Oyster Girl
The Pirate's Waltz
The Water of Tyne
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Christmas
Away in A Manger
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Fairytale of New York
First Noel
Frosty the Snowman
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Here Comes Santa Claus
The Holly and the Ivy
In The Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
I Saw Three Ships
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells
Joy To The World
It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas
Let It Snow
O Christmas Tree
O holy Night
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)
Winter Wonderland
One plug socket .
One parking space.
One chair.
I provide my own amplification.
Address and where in the venue you would like me to perform.
N/A
I have a specialist violin microphone and AER amplifier designed for acoustic instruments which I use to boost my volume to suit the size of the venue.
The sound is very natural but amplification helps the sound to carry and fill the space.
I can play 100% acoustic if this is preferred or where there is no power available.
I enjoy playing all kinds of venues and events!
I have played at festivals to 1000s of people; have toured Germany, Italy and Belgium ; played in orchestras and jazz groups; supported bands such as Status Quo, Kirsty Macoll and Madness, but to be honest there’s nothing I love more than playing for the special moments in peoples’ lives, whether that be walking up the aisle, a proposal or even at a graveside for a family burial and remembrance.
I love all kinds of music from pop to classical, musicals & Disney and jazz.
In terms of violin inspiration, when I was 15 I saw Nigel Kennedy play live and met him after the concert…that was a big moment at the time and he really inspired me to become a professional violinist!
I also saw the jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli and got his autograph - another very inspiring moment!
I have been playing professionally since I was 16.
I first started out in a rockband with my brother and went on tour all around the UK and Europe!
I then started playing for all kinds of different musical groups such as string quartets, ceilidh bands, country bands, jazz groups and orchestras.
I now specialise in playing solo for weddings and I love helping couples to pick out their song choices and playing for their special day!
I love the moment when the doors to the ceremony room open and I start playing the music for the walk down the aisle!
I arrive 45 minutes before I am due to start playing to set up.
When playing for a civil ceremony I will usually play:
15 minutes as the guests are coming into the ceremony room
the entrance music for the Bridal Party
3 songs during the signing of documents
Exit music
For a church ceremony guests often arrive earlier so it is worth allowing for 30 minutes of music before the Bride arrives.
During drinks receptions/ wedding breakfasts I play a selection of music from my list of 200+ songs
Yes as long as it is dry and not too windy!
Ideally a plug socket is needed to allow some amplification which will help the sound travel, although it is possible for me to play acoustic without power.
Clients can choose anything from my extensive songlist and where ever possible I will also cater for special requests not already on the list.
A selection of comments from recent clients:
“Excellent. Emma was brilliant and made the ceremony and drinks reception beautiful with her music” Freya
“Absolutely amazing. Couldn't have asked for a better violinist” Rebecca O.
“Emma was truly fantastic at our event, all the guests were telling us it made the event even more special! “ Rob
“Emma was absolutely amazing at my daughters wedding on Saturday. Everything that we hoped for and more 5 stars for everything!” Karal
A large number of private wedding couples.
Beamish Hall
Newton Hall
Runa Farm
Durham Castle
Lumley Castle
Hardwick Hall
Horton Manor
Black Horse, Beamish
Newburgh Priory
Carlton Towers
Sage Gateshead
durham Gala theatre
Middleton Lodge
Blackfriars, Newcastle
Langley Castle
Halton Grove
Tennants at Leyburn
Springkell House, Eaglesfield
Wynyard Hall