HARP SOLO
WEDDING REPERTOIRE:
PROCESSIONAL:
- Pachelbel – Canon
- Schubert – Ave Maria
- Wagner – Bridal Chorus (Wedding March)
SIGNING OF THE REGISTER:
- Bach/Gounod – Ave Maria
- Debussy – Girl With the Flaxen Hair
- Satie – Gymnopedie
RECESSIONAL:
- Bach – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
- Handel – Water Music
- Purcell – Wedding March
Performance Requirements for Harp:
- Outdoors: full shade is required from either an awning, verandah or small marquee. A tree or umbrella is not enough.
- Dry: Please note the harp must never be placed in any danger of getting wet from inclement weather.
- Solid Surface: underfoot and under harp (i.e. not gravel, dirt or grass). Ideally a harp needs a hard, level surface under it – something like pavers or concrete. Alternatively, a 1.5m x 1.5m carpet mat (like they sell at Bunnings) could potentially be okay.
- Moving: The harpist may require someone to be on hand to help with moving the harp if they need to go over rough terrain.
- Paved Surfaces: The harp trolley can only travel on paved/smooth surfaces – not over grass etc.
- Level surface: Please note if the ground is uneven, then someone always has to have a hand on the instrument, which can make things quite tricky!
- Harpists usually bring their own stool
Harp AV:
- Church vs Function Centre: It really depends on the venue and the acoustics. A church of course wouldn’t require amplification but somewhere like the convention centre would need it.
- Over 80 guests: As for as how many people, I would say in a drinks situation, any more than 80 or so and could be drowned out. A sit down dinner might be different as people tend to be less noisy.
- Harpists don’t provide their own amplification.