| Description | Price |
| Solo voice (repertoire suited to your event) Prices from: | £170 |
| Solo voice with live piano/organ accompaniment (repertoire suited to your event) Prices from: | £300 |
| Solo voice with live piano/organ accompaniment and an instrument (repertoire suited to your event) Prices from: | £450 |
| Voice and an instrument (clarinet, violin, harp etc) Price from: | £300 |
Martha completed her MMus at the Leeds College of Music and was kindly supported by the Dewar Arts Award and the YLCE.
Martha enjoys singing for special events including weddings, dinners, sports events, Burns Nights, corporate events and many more. Having sung at many weddings, Martha is well prepared to help couples chose appropriate repertoire.
Specialist concerts/events can be catered for including: War Time song (with Land Army outfit) and Victorian repertoire (with costume)
Martha sings regularly with the innovative vocal ensemble, Albion, with whom she has recorded solo tracks on their CD, "These Islands". She has collaborated live on BBC Radio One with Clean Bandit and the BBC Philharmonic and sang solo for HRH Prince Charles in Holyrood Palace with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Recent solo engagements have included performances with Bradford Chorale, Sheffield SingSoc. Hinckley Choral Union, and performances with Opera Anywhere.
During her studies at the Leeds College of Music, Martha enjoyed collaborating with various musicians including Tristan Watson. The pair toured Yorkshire with their performance of Schubert's "The Shepherd on the Rock" and are currently devising another programme for voice and clarinet.
Martha is happy to discuss individual requirements for all events and can provide accompaniment, extra singers and instrumentalists (at an additional cost).
Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
= areas covered (up to 50 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
Samples of classical song:
Ave Maria - Schubert, Bach etc
O mio babbino caro - Puccini
Shepherd on the Rock - Schubert (with clarinet)
Exsultate Jubilate (Inc. Alleluia)- Mozart
I know that my redeemer liveth - Handel
Songs my mother taught me - Dvorak
Samples of folk song:
Danny Boy - Traditional
Jamie - Burns
Rowan Tree -Nairne
Loch Lomond - Traditional
Lighter repertoire:
We'll Meet Again
White Cliffs of Dover
My Girl's A Yorkshire Girl
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The man I love
The boy I love (is up in the gallery)
Stormy Weather
Depending on booking, a power source may be required.
If piano or organ accompaniment is required, then ideally they would be at the venue but an electric piano can be brought.
At least one parking space, if possible.
Can provide amp but no lighting.
Parking arrangements.
Yes
My most memorable performance was at Holyrood Palace, singing solo for Prince Charles.
My favorite venue has to be deep inside Peak Cavern, a cave system in Castleton.
I have been performing at events for 20 years and love to add that final touch to any special occasion.
Solo recital:
1 hour set or two 40 mins with break
Wedding:
Between 1 song during register signing to half an hour before ceremony + songs throughout.
Funeral:
Usually 1-3 solo songs and leading hymns
Happy to discuss any event requirements further.
Yes, though a shaded spot and possible power source would be required.
Happy to discuss individual requests.
"someone accustomed to the stratosphere"
Previous clients have described my voice as angelic, pure, heavenly, peaceful and tranquil.
Holyrood Palace
Peak Cavern
Royal Albert Hall
Usher Hall
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Virtual Event
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Classical
Film / TV
Opera
Musical Theatre
Medieval / Early Music
1920s Music
1930s Music
1940s Music
Folk
Traditional English Folk
Traditional Irish Folk
Traditional Scottish Folk
Cabaret
Christmas
Military
Church Music
Easy Listening
Background Music
Vintage
Uses backing tracks
Will travel internationally
100% acoustic (no power)
Female vocalist
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