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About Ivory strings

Classically trained cellist and pianist performing across the country as both soloists and duo for Weddings and events.
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Classical duo
Newark
Public liability insurance of £10 million

Bethany and Jane formed Ivory strings in 2011 and have had 10 years performing in some of the most beautiful venues across the country. Holding a regular slot performing at the RHS flower shows each summer they have built up a reputation for being amongst the best choices for live music for your event. They have a wide choice of repertoire to choose from, with Classical favourites as well as contemporary, jazz and pop covers. Bethany and Jane offer each client a bespoke and personal service.

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Ben C
2 years ago

Beth and Jane played for our Wedding ceremony. They provided us with a very professional service, communication was great from the outset. They played beautifully during the wedding and everyone commented on how wonderful the music was.

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Emily C
2 years ago

Thank you for providing such a wonderful atmosphere and fantastic music for our Wedding ceremony. It really did finish the day off beautifully. Many thanks

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Repertoire list
Classical:
• Air on the G string - Bach
• ‘Arioso’ from Cantata 156 – Bach
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba – Handel
• Auf Flugen des Gesanges - Mendelssohn
• Ave Maria – Bach/ Gounod
• Ave Maria – Schubert
• Basse Dance – Warlock
• ‘Berceuse’ from the Dolly suite – Faure
• Bist du bei mir – Bach
• Bridal chorus – Wagner
• Canon – Pachelbel
• Chanson de nuit – Elgar
• Concerto grosso in D minor – Vivaldi
Allegro – Adagio - Finale
• Dance of the blessed spirits – Gluck
• Danza Espanola – Granados arr Johnstone
• Due Tramonti - Einaudi
• Eine Kleine nacht music – Mozart
Allegro – Romanza
• ‘Ent’racte’ from Carmen – Bizet
• The Fireworks music (selections from) – Handel
La Paix – La Rejouissance
• Flower duet – Delibes
• Gavotte – Gossec
• ‘Gigue’ from suite in D major – Bach
• Grande Valse brillant – Chopin
• ‘Grand march’ from Aide – Verdi
• Gymnopedie No. 1 – Satie
• ‘Habenera’ from Carmen – Bizet
• Humoresque – Dvorak
• ‘If with all your hearts’ from Elijah – Mendelssohn
• Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Bach
• ‘La dona e mobile’ from Rigoletto – Verdi
• ‘Largo’ from Xerxes – Handel
• Laudate Dominum – Mozart
• Londonderry air – Trad Irish
• ‘Meditation’ from Thais – Massenet
• ‘Minuet’ from concerto grosso in B min – Boyce
• ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma variations – Elgar
• Nocturn No. 1 – Chopin arr Johnstone
• ‘O mio babbino caro’ from Gianni Schicchi – Puccini
• O perfect love – Barnby
• ‘Preludio’ from Sonata 6 for cello and piano – Vivaldi
• ‘Romance’ from the Gadfly suite – Shostakovich
• ‘Rondeau’ from Sinfonies de fanfares – Mauret
• Salut d’amour – Elgar
• ‘Sarabande’ from suite in D minor for piano – Handel
• Serenade – Haydn arr Johnstone
• Sheep may safely graze – Bach
• Sicillienne – Paradis
• Sonata in F major – Marcello
Largo – Allegro
• Sonata No 1 In G major for Viola da Gamba – Bach
Adagio - Allegro
• Song without words – Mendelssohn
• Standchen – Schubert
• Suite No. 1 in G major – Bach (Unaccompanied)
Prelude – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Minuet I – Minuet II – Gigue
• Swan, The – Saint Saens
• The girl with the flaxen hair – Debussy
• Traumerei – Schumann
• Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
• ‘Waltz’ from Coppelia –
• ‘Waltz’ from Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky
• The Water music (selections from) – Handel
Air – Bouree – Hornpipe - Finale
• Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Easy Listening/ Jazz/ Shows
• Aint misbehavin’ – Waller/ Brooks
• Anything goes – Porter
• Bess, you is my woman from Pargy and Bess – Gershwin
• Blue Tango – Anderson
• Chrysanthemum, The – Joplin
• Come fly with me – Kahn
• Doin’ the crazy walk – Duke Ellington
• Dream a little dream of me – The Mamas and the Papas
• Easy Winners – Joplin
• Entertainer, The – Joplin
• Embraceable you – Gershwin
• Fiddle Faddle – Anderson
• Fig leaf rag – Joplin
• Fly me to the moon – Sinatra
• I got rhythm – Gershwin
• It ain’t necessarily so – Gershwin
• It’s de-lovely – Porter
• It had to be you – Jones
• I’ve got you under my skin – Porter
• Jazz pizzicato – Anderson
• Let’s call the whole thing off – Gershwin
• Let there be love – Nat King Cole
• Lullaby of Birdland – Weiss/Shearing
• Magnetic rag – Joplin
• Makin Whoopee – Kahn/Donaldson
• Maple leaf rag
• Moon river – Mancini
• New rag – Joplin
• Night and Day – Porter
• Oh, Lady be good – Gershwin
• Over the rainbow – Arlen
• Pennies from heaven – Burke/Johnstone
• Ragtime dance – Joplin
• Smoke gets in your eyes – Harbach/ Kahn
• Summertime – Gershwin
• Sweet Lorraine – Burwell/ Parish
• S’wonderful – Gershwin
• Take five – Desmond
• Take the A train – Strayhorne
• They can’t take that away from me – Gershwin
Popular/ Film themes
• All of me – John Legend
• All you need is love – Lennon/ McCartney
• ‘A Thousand years’ from Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2 – Perri
• Beneath your beautiful – Labarynth +Emilie Sande
• Between two lungs – Florence Welch
• Cannonball – Damien Rice
• Can’t help falling in love – Elvis Presley
• Chandelier - Sia
• Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
• Diamonds - Rhianna
• Greatest day – Take That
• Grow old with me – Tom Odell
• Halo - Beyonce
• Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
• Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
• Here comes the sun – George Harrison
• Here, there and everywhere – Lennon/ McCartney
• Hoppipola – Sigur Ros
• How long will I love you – Ellie Goulding
• If I ain’t got you – Alicia Keys
• In my life – Lennon/ McCartney
• It must be love – Madness
• Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
• Kiss from a rose - Seal
• ‘Kissing you’ from Romeo and Juliet – Des’ree
• Make you feel my love – Bob Dylan/ Adele
• Neighbourhood#1 (Tunells) – Arcade Fire
• Nightswimming - REM
• ‘Nobody does it better’ from ‘The spy who loved me’ – Carly Simon
• Ordinary People – John Legend
• Perfect – Ed Sheeran
• Rather Be – Clean Bandit
• ‘Rule the world’ from Stardust – Take That
• Run – Snow Patrol (Leona Lewis version)
• Shallow – Lady Gaga/ Bradley Cooper
• She – Elvis Costello
• ‘Skyfall ‘ from Skyfall– Adele
• A sky full of stars - Coldplay
• Sledgehammer - Rhianna
• Someone like you – Adele
• Somewhere only we know – Keane
• Somewhere over the rainbow – Ariana Grande version
• ‘Start a fire’ from La La Land – Stephens/ Hurwitz
• Stay with me – Sam Smith
• Symphony – Clean Bandit
• Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran
• Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
• Viva la Vida – Coldplay
• ‘We have all the time in the world’ from ‘On her majesty’s secret service’– Louis Armstrong
• When we were young – Adele
• Wings - Birdy
• ‘Writings on the wall’ from Spectre – Sam Smith
• ‘Young and Beautiful’ from The Great Gatsby – Lana Del Ray
Folk/ World
• Decide – Piazzolla arr Johnstone (cello only)
• Irish Medley
The Irish Washerwoman – The Blackthorne stick
• La Cumparsita – Rodriguez
• Medativo – Piazzolla arr Johnstone
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Christmas, Baroque, Classical crossover, Early music, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Pop, Acoustic
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Event types:
Wedding proposal, Virtual event, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Charity event, Corporate event, Private event, Birthday party, Christmas party, Wedding
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