Harpist - Emma Yates-Butler
Often chosen for Weddings, Emma is also in demand during the festive season creating an
authentic enchanting atmosphere for Christmas parties etc. Emma is a versatile musician, happy
to accomodate your individual tastes and requirements, and offers a free consultation prior to the
event. Her repertoire includes classical, celtic & traditional harp music as well as popular classics
from film and musicals.
A proficient and experienced working harpist, Emma grew up in Harrogate taking up the harp at
age 8. Taught by her Great Aunt Dorothy Gilbertson for many years, Emma started playing for
Weddings and Functions in 1995 after achieving Grade 8 ABRSM in 1996.
Emma has also studied part-time with World Class harpist Christina Tourin from 2001-2006 on
the International Harp Therapy Program. Now a Certified Therapeutic Harp Practitioner Emma
has taken the harp into many community settings including nursing homes, hospitals and yoga
classes and is a pioneer of harp therapy in the UK.
Emma's expressive playing shows a genuine affinity for the harp, which she hopes to pass on to
her growing number of pupils.
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Repertoire
For the Ceremony:
Processionals
Canon in D – Pachelbel
Trumpet Voluntary ~ Purcell
Bridal March ~ Wagner
Meditation from Thais ~ Massenet
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring ~ Bach
Fields of Gold ~ Sting
Interlude:
The Rose ~ McBroom
The Wind Beneath My Wings ~ Henley and Silbar
Eriskay Love-Lilt ~ trad Scottish
My Love is like a Red Red Rose ~ English trad
The Water is Wide (Waly, Waly) ~ arrangement by Sheenan-Swift
I Will or Here There and Everywhere ~ Lennon and McCartney
Recessionals:
Ave Maria ~ Bach/Gounod
Can't Help Falling in Love ~ Weiss, Peretti, Creatore
From This Moment On ~ Shania Twain and RJ Lange
Classical:
Ave Maria ~ Bach/Gounod
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, Clair de Lune ~ Debussy
Variations on a Theme of Mozart and Nocturne ~ Glinka
Rouet ~ Hasselmans
Meditation from Thais ~ Massenet
Trumpet Voluntary ~ Purcell
The Love Theme from Scheherezade ~ Rimski-Korsakov
Fantaisie ~ Saint-Saens
Many more including works by Handel, Scarlatti, Clementi,
Grandjany,
Bach, Mozart, Salzedo etc.
Traditional/Celtic:
The Ash Grove
All through the Night
David of the White Rock
Land of my Father’s
The Maids of Mourne Shore (Sally Gardens)
Greensleeves
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Various ~ O Carolan
Eriskay Love Lilt
Skye Boat Song
A selection of
popular arrangements from Musicals, Films and Songs:
My Heart Will Go On ~ Titanic
Cavatina ~ The Deer Hunter
Everything I do ~ Bryan Adams
Memory, All I Ask of You, Pie Jesu ~ Lloyd-Webber
Moonriver
Edelweiss ~ The Sound of Music
Moondance ~ Van Morrison
Misty ~ Gardner
Summertime ~ Gershwin
Various by ~ Lennon and McCartney
Starry, Starry Night ~ Don McLean
Perfect Day ~ Lou Reed
Love Theme from the Godfather ~ Nino Rota
September Song ~ May to December
Unchained Melody ~ Alex North
Requests Welcome!
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