| Description | Price |
| 1 hour solo cello booking - Wedding ceremony includes 30 minutes as guests arrive, the arrival of the bridal party, signing of the register and the exit of the Bride and Groom. For all other bookings it is for 1 hour without a break. | £250 (GBP) |
| 2 hours solo cello booking - For a ceremony as above + 1 hour drinks reception or for 2 hours drinks played as 2 sets | £330 (GBP) |
| 3 hours solo cello booking - 1 hour ceremony as above + 2 hours drinks reception or 3 hours for drinks reception and Wedding breakfast played in 3 sets | £415 (GBP) |
| 4 hours solo cello booking - 1 hour ceremony + drinks + Wedding breakfast or 4 hours played in 4 sets | £500 (GBP) |
| First dance - to be booked alongside one of the above packages. A piece of your choice to be performed for your first dance. | £33.00 (GBP) |
Bethany is a classically trained solo cellist with over 20 years experience in delivering high quality music for Weddings, parties and events. She has played at events across the country and in some of the most prestigious venues including Chatsworth house in Derbyshire, Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire and Lincoln Cathedral. She plays on a classical cello using a pick up to amplify for larger venues and outdoor events. Bethany has a wide choice of repertoire to choose from, with Classical favourites, contemporary, pop, rock and film music on the list. Professional, piano backing tracks are used to accompany to give clients a quality, well rounded performance and relaxed feel to their event. All backing tracks are played through a PA system provided by Bethany. All electrical equipment is PAT tested and accompanied by a current certificate. The use of all equipment is included in each quote. Bethany also has PLI.
= areas covered (up to 220 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
Classical and contemporary:
A Fuoco – Ludovico Einaudi
Adagio from cello concerto in E minor – Edward Elgar
Adagio from cello concerto in C major – Haydn
Adagio from Spartacus – Khachaturian
Air on the G string – Bach
Allegro - LeBrun
Andante from piano concerto 21 – Mozart
Apres un reve – Faure
Arioso – Bach
Ave Maria – Bach/ Gounod
Ave Maria – Schubert
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Canon in D – Pachelbel
Chanson de nuit – Elgar
Claire de lune – Debussy
DNA – Einaudi
Edelweiss - Rodgers
Experience - Einaudi
G major suite – Bach
Prelude – Courante-Allemande-Sarabande-Minuet 1 and 2 – Gigue
Gabriels Oboe – Ennio Morricone
Glasgow love theme (from Love, actually) - Craig Armstrong
Grande Valse Brillante – Chopin
Gymnopedie No.1 - Erik Satie
Humoresque – Dvorak
Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring – Bach
Largo from winter – Vivaldi
May it be (from Lord of the rings) - Enya
Meditation from Thais – Massenet
Nessun Dorma from Turandot – Puccini
Nocturn – Borodin
O mio babbino Caro – Puccini
Ombra mai fu – Handel
One summers day (from spirited away) - Joe Hisaishi
Panis Angelicus – Franck
Pavane – Faure
Pearl fisher’s duet – Bizet
Prelude from Sonata No. 6 – Vivaldi
Prelude from Te Deum – Charpentier
River flows in you – Yiruma
Romance from the Gadfly suite – Shostakovich
Rondeau – Mousetrap
Rondo from Sonata for bassoon and cello – Mozart
Salut d’amour - Elgar
Sarabande in D minor – Handel
Sicilienne – Paradis
Sonata No1 in F – Marcello
Largo – Allegro
Song of the Black swan – Villa Lobos
Song without words – Mendelssohn
Spring, recomposed – Max Richter
Standchen – Schubert
The girl with the flaxen hair – Debussy
The Swan – Saint Saen
Time to say goodbye – Andrea Bocelli
Traumerei – Schumann
Trumpet tune – Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Two sunsets/Due tramonti – Einaudi
Water music selection – Handel
Air – Bouree – Hornpipe 1 – Hornpipe 2
Pop, Rock, Film themes, Musicals:
21 guns – green day
A million dreams (from The greatest showman) – Pasek, Paul
A sky full of stars – Coldplay
A thousand years – Christina Perri
A whole new world (from Aladdin) - Menken
Accidentally in love – Counting Crowes
Addicted to you – Avicci
All about you – McFly
All of me – John Legend
All the small things – Blink 182
At Last – Etta James
At the beginning (from Anastasia) - Stephen Flaherty
Beautiful (from Guardian:The lonely and great God) - Crush
Beautiful Day – U2
Beautiful in white – Shane Filan
Beautiful things – Benson Boone
Better half of me – Tom Walker
Better together – Luke Coombs
Biblical – Calum Scot
Birds of a feather – Billie Eilish
Bittersweet symphony – The verve
Blinding lights – The Weekend
Bloodsport – Sleep Token
Can you feel the love tonight (from The Lion King) - John/Rice
Can’t get you out of my head – Kylie Minogue
Can’t help falling in love – Elvis Presley
Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran
Chandelier – Sia
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Cherry Wine – Hozier
Come away with me – Norah Jones
Concerning hobbits (from The Lord of the rings) - Howard Shore
Cosmic Love – Florence Welch
Crazy in love (50 shades version from 50 shades of Grey) - Beyonce
Cry me a river – Justin Timberlake
Dancing in the moonlight – Sherman Kelly
Dancing on my own – Robyn
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Decode (from Twilight) - Paramour
Detectorists (theme from The Detectorists) - Johnny Flynn
Diamonds – Rhianna
Don’t know why – Norah Jones
Dream a little dream – The Mammas and the Pappas
Everything I do (I do it for you) from Robin Hood, Prince of thieves – Bryan Adams
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Feeling Good – Muse
Fields of gold – Sting
Fireflies – Owl City
Flowers – Miley Cyrus
Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
Girl on fire – Alicia Keys
Go the distance (from Hercules) - Menken
Golden Hour – Lawson/Lawson
Greatest Day – Take That
Grenade – Bruno Mars
Grow old with me – Tom Odell
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Halo – Beyonce
Havana – Cabello
Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Heaven – Avicci
Helium – Sia
Hopeless Wanderer – Mumford and Sons
How deep is your love – Calvin Harris
How long will I love you – Ellie Goulding
I don’t want to miss a thing (from Armaggedon) - Aerosmith
I get to love you – Ruelle
I see the light (from Tangled) - Menken
I will always love you (from The Bodyguard) - Whitney Houston
I’ll be – Edwin McCain
I’ll be there for you (from Friends) - The Rembrandts
If I ain’t got you – Alicia Keys
If I were a boy – Beyonce
Imagine – John Lennon
Interstellar theme – Zimmer
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Isn’t she lovely – Stevie Wonder
Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
Killing me softly – Roberta Flack
Kiss from a rose – Seal
Kiss me – Sixpence none the richer
Kissing you – Desree
La vie en rose – Edith Piaf
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Let it be – Lennon/McCartney
Let you love me – Rita Ora
Like a prayer – Madonna
Love – Lana Del Rae
Love me like you do (from 50 shades of grey) - Ellie Goulding
Lover – Taylor Swift
Make you feel my love – Bob Dylan
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s) - Mancini
My Immortal – Evanescence
Never Enough (from The Greatest Showman) - Pasek/Paul
No Surprises – Radiohead
Now we are free (from Gladiator) - Zimmer
One day like this – Elbow
One last time – Ariana Grande
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Ordinary People – John Legend
Part of your world (from The Little mermaid) - Menken
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
Pokemon Theme (from Pokemon)
Rainbow – Kacey Musgraves
Rather be – Clean Bandit
Rewrite the stars (from The greatest Showman) - Pasek/Paul
Rise up – Andra Day
Rule the world (from Stardust) - Take That
Run (Leona Lewis version) - Snow Patrol
Send me on my way – Rusted Root
Shallow (from A star is born) - Lady Gaga
Shape of my heart (from Leon) – Sting
She (from Notting Hill) – Elvis Costello
She wolf (falling to pieces) - David Guetta/Sia
She’s the one – Robbie Williams
Signed, sealed, delivered – Stevie Wonder
Simply the best – Tina Turner
Skyfall (from James Bond: Skyfall) - Adele
Sleeping at last – Turning page (from Twilight) - Ryan O Neil
Someone like you – Adele
Something in the heavens – Lewis Capaldi
Something just like this – Coldplay and the Chainsmokers
Somewhere only we know – Keane
Somewhere over the rainbow (Ariana grande version) -
Songbird – Fleetwood Mac
Stand by me – Ben E King
Stay with me – Sam Smith
Steal the show (from Elemental) - LAUV
Summertime – Gershwin
Sunflower – Post Malone
Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris/Florence Welch
Symphony – Clean Bandit
Tale as old as time (from Beauty and the beast) - Menken
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Thank u, next – Ariana Grande
The one – Kodaline
The vow – Ruth Cunningham
Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran
This love – Taylor Swift
This will be (an everlasting love) - Natalie cole
Titanium – David Guetta
To build a home – Cinematic Orchestra
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Wake me up – Avicci
We found love – Calvin Harri/Rhianna
We have all the time in the world – Louis Armstrong
What a wonderful world – Louis Armstrong
What makes you beautiful – One Direction
When love takes over – David Guetta/Kelly Rowland
When we were young – Adele
Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift
Wings – Birdy
Without you – David Guetta/Usher/Taio Cruz
Writings on the wall – Sam Smith
XO – John Meyer
Yellow – Coldplay
Yesterday – Lennon/McCartney
You are the reason – Calum Scot
You’ll be in my heart (from Tarzan) - Phil Collins
You’ll never walk alone – Gene Pitney
You’re still the one – Shania Twain
Young and beautiful (from The Great Gatsby) - Lana Del Rae
Your song – Elto John
On arrival I need easy access to unload equipment and a parking space within easy walking distance. I need a performance space of 2 metres squared with access to a power socket. I also need a chair providing, preferably without arms.
If clients can let me know of any issues there might be finding the venue (if the postcode doesn't take you there for example) and details of where to unload equipment and parking. If clients are wanting me to play outdoors they will also need to check with the venue that they have a licence for both live and recorded music to be played outdoors.
All equipment required is provided.
I am able to play a playlist in between sets if required.
All I need is a chair, preferably without arms. Everything else I provide
Yes, the backing tracks are played from an iPad that I control and put through a speaker. The speaker runs on a battery so doesn't need to be plugged in if it isn't possible or practical to (ideal for outdoor events!). All electrical equipment is PAT tested though.
I played for a few years in a row at the RHS flower show at Chatsworth house. It was always a great gig to have, a great atmosphere, performing multiple sets a day alongside other musicians.
Weddings are what I specialise in, playing for both ceremonies and receptions. Playing for a Brides entrance is always an honour.
I have been gigging since I was 15 but started my own business 20 years ago when I realised I wanted to do this professionally. I have played hundreds of Weddings over the years but I get just as much enjoyment from doing it now as when I started. I like the journey from first meeting and going through the organising and the excitement through to playing as they walk in. It's always a privilege to be part of someone's Wedding day.
I have a very eclectic taste in music and enjoy listening to all types of music. My favourite song varies depending on my mood. I couldn't pinpoint a single song.
I arrive 1 hour before the performance time starts in order to set up and sound check. For a Wedding ceremony I play guests in to the venue from 30 minutes before the ceremony starts. I then play for the arrival of the Bridal party, the signing of the register and the exit of the Bride and Groom. For a 1 hour booking I would play through without a break. For bookings of 2 hours or more I play in 55 minute sets with a 10 minute break in between.
I am happy to play outside weather depending. On a particularly sunny day I would need a shaded spot to sit in. I don't play outside in wet conditions.
All clients are given a repertoire list prior to the booking and are asked to choose what repertoire they would like to hear. For a Wedding ceremony I would ask them to pick all of it. For all other bookings I say pick as much as you would like. If there is anything you definitely want to hear or definitely don't want to hear then let me know.
I have a lot of testimonials and reviews from clients that has always been positive. Most clients say that I am professional, easy to work with and that I can create a romantic and emotional atmosphere that adds the finishing touches to their Wedding day.
For sets of up to 1 hour I play through without a break. Beyond 1 hour I split them into 50 minute sets with a 10 minute break. Breaks can be taken to coordinate with the day (room changes, photographs, speeches etc)
Royal Horticultural society
Hazle Gap Barn, Worksop
Plas Isaf, Llangollen
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Woburn Abbet, Bedfordshire
Norwood Park, Southwell
Vicarage Boutique Hotel, Southwell
Kelham House, Newark
Chequers Inn, Woolsthorpe
Shottle Hall, Derbyshire
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln
Northampton Cathedral
Laceby Manor, Lincolnshire
North Euston Hotel, Blackpool
Botanicle Gardens, Sheffield
Grangefields Barn, Derbyshire
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