Wedding and Event Harpist |
The Morningside Music Project
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There is no other instrument that will sound and look as beautiful as a harp. I have two beautiful Triplett Harps - a concert lever harp fitted with an internal microphone so it can be amplified, it projects very nicely acoustically, and a smaller portable harp is best suited for small rooms and intimate gatherings, and garden weddings.
I am always honored to be a part of life events and work with you to make sure your special day is everything you envision it to be. Morningside Music also offers a duet package of Harp & Guitar if you wish to have a fuller arrangement on your wedding day. Repertoire Classical:
Pachelbel's Canon Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring- J.S. Bach Musetta's Waltz (Quando Men Vo)- G. Puccini Theme from Masterpiece Theatre- J. Mouret Ode to Joy- L. Van Beethoven Clair de Lune (debussy) New World Symphony Bridal Chorus (“Here Comes the Bride”) Ave Maria- F. Schubert or Bach/Gounod Air on the G String- J.S. Bach Wedding March (Recessional)- F. Mendelssohn Celtic/Traditional: Cariad Soltane Ghalbha (persian popular) Carolan's Welcome (o'carolan) John O'Connor (o'carolan) Aura Lee O'Carolan's Dream Eleanor Plunkett (o'carolan) Bridget Cruise first (o'carolan) Bridget Cruise second (o'carolan) Greensleeves She Moved Through the Fair The Ash Grove Black is the colour of my true love's hair If I was a blackbird The Water is Wide Down by the Sally Gardens Scarborough Fair Morning Has Broken Early one morning Irish Wedding Brian Boru's March Red is the rose (loch lomond) Lament for Kilcash The Eriskay Love Lilt Danny Boy- Ireland Greensleeves- England The Grenadier and the Lady- England Mairi's Wedding- Scotland Sheebeg and Sheemore- Ireland Star of the County Down- Ireland Popular: Bella Notte La Golondrina Love theme from Romeo and Juliet You Belong to Me Perfect (Ed Sheeran) Que Sera Sera Blue Bayou Love theme from The Godfather Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell Tango to Evora Tale as old as time (beauty and the beast) Fields of Gold (sting) Smile - charlie chaplin Amazing Grace By Grace Alone A Thousand Years – Christina Perri All of Me – John Legend At Last – Etta James Can You Feel the Love Tonight Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Everything I Do, I Do It for You – Bryan Adams Feather Theme (Forrest Gump) Fly Me to the Moon – Sinatra Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen Here Comes the Sun – Beatles I’m Yours – Jason Mraz My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) Something – Beatles Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton From This Moment On- Shania Twain Autumn Leaves Edelweiss Somewhere Over the Rainbow Unchained Melody What a Wonderful World (Below) The Living Wish Foundation, Feast at Frogs Hallow event on Sept 12th is still a go! Sohayla Smith of Morningside Music will be volunteering as a wandering minstrel harpist, come out to support a good cause, and help some living wishes come true! ♥️
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Sohayla Smith and Josh Oatman have performed at Alton Mill Arts Centre for photos with The Grinch 2018, 2018 Collingwood Art Crawl, 2018 Christmas at Heatherlea Farm Shoppe, 2018 Ancaster Fair, 2018 Eden Mills Arts Festival, Alton Mill Arts Centre, 2018 Spring Open House - Get Your Celtic on, as well as opening an evening concert at the mill featuring headliners, NUA, and Travel-Worn, 2017 Spring Open House - Get Your Celtic On! December 2017, Sohayla performed What Child is This on the harp for the Christmas Concert in the Church at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives as part of Troupe-Adore's theatre skit, and at the Farmhouse Pottery Gallery and Cafe for Sharon Wadsworth-Smith's art show in the fall of 2016, in addition to garden weddings, various seniors residences, and community farmer's markets.
In September 2017, Sohayla and Josh began professionally providing monthly harp music therapy for Dufferin Oaks. In June 2018 Morningside Music begins professional music therapy for Shelburne Long Term Care Home, as well as occasional music for Avalon in Orangeville, Ontario, and Lapointe-Fisher in Guelph, and Oct 2019 at the Adult Day Program in Shelburne, Ontario. In their spare time, Sohayla and Josh volunteer at the seniors homes in Shelburne, Ontario, (Shelburne Residence and Dufferin Oaks), playing music for the residents there. Sohayla also composes original music on the harp. Music helps seniors retain and access memory, aids speech for post-stroke patients, rhythm helps Parkinson sufferers, classical music also increases cardiovascular health. Feature article by Peter Richardson in the Shelburne Free Press below:Sohayla recently won 2 golds, and overall harp winner in her categories at the 2019 Spring Rain Feis, in Bellwood, Ontario. She plans to return next year to compete as a champion level harpist.
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