Simon Jordan has 30 years of experience providing live violin music for events, weddings and corporate occasions all over the world.
The most recent venues and clients include:
• BBC Radio
• Daimler
• Royal Albert Hall
• Ford
• British Comedy Awards
• Dorchester Hotel, London
• Ritz Hotel, London
Simon Jordan has a huge repertoire and can play any tune - from upbeat electronic dance music, to romantic violin versions of rock and metal tracks. Simon can make literally anything work on the violin to create an entirely bespoke playlist for you and your guests. Travelling with over one thousand pieces of sheet music, Simon can even take requests on the day!
Simon can play romantic solo violin, perform with a live pianist (Jon Spanyol) or with an electric violin / backing track setup, depending on your requirements.
Simon is absolutely passionate about ensuring his clients are delighted with his violin playing and he will work closely with you to ensure the music for your event is perfect.
Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Simon will play anything! This is a list of music he has been asked to play recently.
Bridal entry: Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)
Register signing: Air on G String and Prelude in C Major (Bach)
Exit: Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Deux Arabesques - Debussy
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
Gynompedie - Eric Satie
The Way you Look Tonight - Sinatra
Read All About it - Emeli Sande
Arrival of the queen of sheba from solmon.
Rockys reward - Bill Conti
Time to say goodbye - Andrea Botcelli
As time goes by - Bing Crosby
BBC pride and prejudice theme song
Canon in D major, Pachelbel
Bridal entrance
Wagner bridal chorus - traditional 'here comes the bride'
Register
Moon river - Frank Sinatra
The wonder of you - Elvis Presley
Let there be love - nat king cole
Recessional
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Bridesmaid entrance: Ben Howard - Only Love
Bride Entrance: Grow Old with You
Register signing: Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go, Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful, Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Recessional: Beach Boys - Wouldn’ It Be Nice
As guests leave: classical music
Music as guests take their seats:
Air on G string - Bach
Ave Maria - Schubert
Spring - Vivaldi
Flower Duet - Handel
Pie Jesu -
Forest Gump theme tune - Alan Silvestri
Unchained melody
True colours
Somewhere over the rainbow
Amazing Grace
Love theme
Can you feel the love tonight (The Lion King)
Rule the World - Take That
I can't help falling in love with you - Elvis Presley
Love actually theme tune
Bridal entrance:
Canon - Pachelbel
Signing of the register:
I'm kissing you - Des'ree
If using amplified violin: Power socket near the performance area
Parking
Chair / Piano stool
Piano if required - will bring keyboard if not!
My acoustic violin takes 5 minutes to set up. Electric violin 15 minutes.
I am very flexible on performance times. I don't need to take a break until about 2 hours into violin performance.
Olde Bell, Hurley
Gosfield Hall, Essex
Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex
Waddesdon Manor, Bucks
Danesfield House, Bucks
Matara Centre, Kingscote, Gloucestershire
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond
The Forbury Hotel, Reading
The Garden Café, Regents Park, London
The George, Stamford, Lincs
Uplands House Hotel, High Wycombe, Bucks
Leeds Castle, Kent
Berkeley Hotel, London
Hanbury Manor, Ware
Theobalds Park, Herts
Mannings Heath Hotel, Horsham, West Sussex
Bosworth Hall, Leics
Queens Club, London
Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Cardiff
Waldorf Hotel, Aldwych, London
Corse Lawn House Hotel, Gloucs