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"Miriam was absolutely brilliant - a joy to listen to and made my mum’s funeral service very special. It will be something I never forget and now a beautiful memory with the soundtrack of Miriam playing some of mum’s favourite pieces of music. She came back to my request so quickly and the whole booking process was effortless. "

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"We were introduced to Jean through Sarah-Jane 2 days before our wedding day. Jean was an outstanding Harpist and a pleasure to deal with. She arrived well ahead of the time to ensure she wasn't late and called me in advanced. Highly talented and skilled Harpist and an elegant musician. Happy to recommend her to anyone. I should also thank Sarah-Jane for being so helpful. You'll be in safe hands when dealing wit her and she makes sure she delivers. Everything was done promptly and professionally. Communication was excellent and made us feel at ease."

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"Wow wow! Thank you so much. You were just wonderful at our wedding on Friday. I am so sorry I didn't get to thank you on the day. Everyone said how wonderful you both were. It was one of the best things we did and it really helped to make the day so special. Thank you again!"

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"Zoe played at our wedding reception at the end of June and she was absolutely amazing - it really made the reception even more special. All of the guests including ourselves loved the mix of music she played and she also, which I was over the moon about, learnt an additional song for us (my wife's favourite dance track). We can't rate Zoe highly enough and would highly highly recommend getting her to play at your event if she's available."

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"We booked Will for our wedding ceremony at Chiddingstone Castle. From the first point of contact through to the end of our wedding he was so friendly, professional, knowledgable and helpful. Will was in regular contact before ensuring we had the exact music we wanted and on the day he played a perfect selection of songs for us ranging from classical to upbeat pop. All of our guests commented on how wonderful Will's playing was and everyone thoroughly enjoyed his music. He is super talented and we are so happy to have chosen Will, he provided the perfect sound track for our special day. We would whole heartedly recommend Will and we will be in touch again next time we need a truly fabulous musician."

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"Maddie and I just wanted to send you a quick message to say how wonderful Michael was on Saturday. He played beautifully, and really made the ceremony and drinks reception very special. "

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"Thank you for playing at our family event it was sublime. You play with such feeling. Everyone is still talking about it."

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"Meredith provided music for the ceremony and wedding breakfast for our small wedding in early 2020. Everyone loved the music and it added a really special touch to our day. Hearing Debussy's Arabesque on the harp during the register signing was a special moment for us and made it quite magical. Communication with Meredith beforehand was easy and professional and she was very receptive to our slightly eclectic music choices and went the extra mile to accommodate our requests. I would highly recommend booking Meredith for your next event. "

Reply by Meredith (Harpist)
Hello Risha, thank you for such a wonderful review! I enjoyed playing slightly different music to the usual You and Ben are so friendly, thank you for making me so welcome. Lots of love and fun for your future together xx Meredith

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"Avoid this woman. We paid her £380 to play for an hour and a half in the woods during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception on Saturday 10th August, 2019. She played for half an hour before the ceremony and then wouldn’t play the remaining hour because she claimed the conditions weren’t appropriate. Her reasons are as follows... her fingers were too cold (it was 20 degrees) and a small branch fell on the wedding celebrant who was no way near Cecily (the celebrant carried on like a profession, I hasten to add). I asked Cecily for the money for the hour back and she refused. I therefore, am going to be looking into what legal action to take as I am not happy paying £380 for someone to play for half an hour! Cecily ruined our wedding day so don’t book her... she could ruin yours, too! "

Reply by The Waldorf Harpist
N/B: Please note this booking was private and not through Last Minute Musicians. If it had, then the LMM contract would have made clear that the musician reserves the right to protect their instruments (and themselves) if the working environment become unreasonable or dangerous. On this day the MET office had issued a yellow warning for gale force winds and the weather conditions were a cause for concern. The wedding took place in a wood and as well as the celebrant being hit on the head by a falling branch, a much larger branch fell inches away from my harp after the ceremony. It is always difficult and upsetting to have to make the decision that it is unreasonable to continue playing when it is somebody's wedding day. I did, in fact, manage to play for 1/2 an hour before the ceremony and during the ceremony itself. When it was clear after the ceremony that there was no available option of moving inside, and after much consultation with ushers and friends of the couple, I made the decision that it was no longer a safe environment to work for me or the harp. I was assured by those I spoke to that the bride and groom would understand. The cold was a factor (high winds make the temperature feel much colder, and I would like to add several guests did put on their coats. I was also kindly offered a jacket) but not the reason for having to curtail this booking after 1 hour of playing. It is sometimes possible to deal with the ill effects of playing in the cold but the issue here was the lack of back up plan when the weather made the working environment dangerous. Nobody should be expected to work in an unsafe environment or put their extremely expensive and delicate instrument (as well as themselves) at risk when their livelihood depends on it. I would hope that having managed to play before and during the ceremony (and before the couple departed for photographs) that the decision made did not ruin anyone's wedding day. Naturally I am saddened when anyone feels dissatisfied with the service provided and I have never had a negative response to my performance at a wedding before. With best wishes, Cecily

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"Estevao Devides played for our ceremony and it was magical! He learnt new songs, and played them beautifully. We’d highly recommend Estevao to make your day everything you want it to be. "

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"The purpose of this letter is to confirm successful participation of the above-named artist as a member of an orchestra of Imperial Classical Ballet Tour in autumn 2024 - winter 2025. Amande Concerts Ltd is a concert agency that specialises in classical ballet and opera. The project Imperial Classical Ballet was touring from 26th of November 2024 to 10th of January 2025. We would like to confirm that Mykyta fulfilled his duties as the co-concertmaster of second violin section at a high professional level and made a significant contribution to the project."

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"We just wanted to get in touch as quickly as we could to say WOW. Thank you so much for the most beautiful music during our service. You really did us proud and for me personally, you did everything I could have hoped for and more. We have had so many comments about what a meaningful service it was from family and friends, and in every comment they’ve all said how beautiful and special you made it with your music. Guests were quite literally in awe of you guys. Thank you for everything – the coordination with me, the choir, playing The Cure, for playing our hymns, and for adding that special touch to make the service so memorable, special and personal for Steve and I. Simply the best. I now need to think of what else we can plan so we can have you guys there again!"

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"Just wanted to say thank you for playing at our wedding on Saturday. Your voice is absolutely beautiful and you are incredibly talented; having you there really made it perfect and something special to remember. Lots of people commented on how good you were; so, thank you again."

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"Great musician, great communication. Would recommend!"

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"Our residents where enchanted by Miriam and enthralled by her playing at a recent mini concert she gave at Whitegates Care Home. To have such a talented musician in our lounge was a special privilege and Miriam’s enthusiastic engagement with our residents was much appreciated. One said, “The viola had such a wonderful sound… it’s a beautiful instrument and was played beautifully by Miriam. I asked her to play a special song and she is going to find it and practise it for next time. I hope we have her back soon."

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