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Wedding Cellist - You are the reason

Clair de lune, cello solo

Ave Maria (Bach / Gounod)

About Janna

It's that gorgeous sound - on cello, tarhu, Cretan lyra or voice. From Baroque/ Western Classical to the music of the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Newton Abbot

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Janna started performing at the age of six on recorders and soon also the cello, as part of growing up in a very musical family. She has a BA honours music degree and a Masters in contemporary music and is experienced in chamber / group work as well as solo performances. As an award-winning musician, she brings real enthusiasm to her work, and has played a range of string instruments in very varied settings, from solo cello in the Mike Westbrook Big Band and lead-violin in an orchestra and string quartet, to tarhu and Cretan lyra in a World music band, specialising in Eastern Med dance tunes. She has also performed widely as a classically trained singer in many recitals, concerts and weddings. Her solo cello performances at weddings and other events have become very popular in the last few years.

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5 out of 5

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Punctuality

4.9

Janna's Reviews

5 out of 5

Janna played beautifully at my dad’s funeral. She was so responsive and thoughtful- sending over multiple recordings and making suggestions to help my family select the right music. Communication was excellent and she was extremely professional and considerate, recognizing this was an important day for our family. We were all very grateful to Janna.

5 out of 5

Janna performed at my wedding in June and she was fabulous! She went above and beyond to attend to play during my weddjnv ceremony and she also worked alongside a fellow musician which togehther provided the duoambient atmosphere desired for my wedding breakfast. They were exquisite with their symphonies and made the moment feel even more special and intimate.

5 out of 5

It was perfect having Janna play at our wedding ceremony and background music afterwards, it gave our special day a bit of class ♥️ Janna was very professional on the lead up to our day asking lots of questions on music and layout to ensure a seamless performance ♥️

5 out of 5

We had a wonderful wedding day accompanied by the very musical and talented Janna. The tunes we’d selected, a mix of classic and contemporary added just the right background. Janna was charming, we’d definitely recommend her.

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5 out of 5

Janna played at our first wedding during Covid so we already knew she would bring professionalism and musical magic with her when we asked her to play at our wedding reception this week. We didn’t expect it to be even better than last time! Not only did she beautifully rearrange and play a traditional Iranian wedding song but we left song selection in her capable hands and everyone of the guests was impressed by the choices. Even more astonishing was her kind dedication - she came even though she could quite understandably have cancelled on the day due to personal circumstances. We are so grateful to her, as her presence made the day so much more special. Would absolutely recommend.

5 out of 5

We asked Janna to play at our wedding in August 2022. She was recommended to me by my high school music teacher and she was just amazing. It was very easy to communicate with Janna and share ideas of music that would make our day personally special, nothing was a problem and she was able to play everything I requested during the ceremony from ‘The Swan’ to ‘Prelude in G Major' and numerous more popular songs during the canopies. Janna made our day feel just perfect and we hope there will be an occasion in our lives where she can play for us again . If you're reading this review I’ve no doubt that she would make your occasion feel just as special x

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Janna's Song list

Repertoire includes many well-known as well as lesser known Classical, Baroque and Modern pieces - and more unusually - some traditional Cretan Folk repertoire. I am constantly adding new pieces and songs to my current repertoire.

Taster menu for solo cello:

1) Classical:

Albinoni - Adagio for strings

Bach - Adagio

Bach - Andante

Bach - Arioso

Bach - Air on the G-string

Bach - Bourree 1 and 2 from Solo Suite 3

Bach - Courante from Solo Suite 1

Bach - Gigue from Solo Suite 1

Bach - Gigue from Solo Suite 3

Bach - Menuett 1 from Solo Suite 1

Bach - Menuett 2 from Solo Suite 1

Bach - Praeludium from Solo Suite 1

Bach - Sheep may safely graze

Bach - Where'er you walk

Bellini - Casta diva

Bellini - Farfalletta

Bellini - Vaga luna

Boccherini - Adagio

Boccherini - Andante

Boccherini - Celebrated Minuet

Boismortier - Sonata C major

Borodin - Polovtsian Dance from Prince Igor

Borodin - Nocturne

Bulmer - Scene on a mountain

Caccini - Amarilli, mia bella

Debussy - Claire de lune

Donizetti - Notturno from Don Pasquale

Durante - Vergin tutto amor

Dvorak - Songs my mother taught me

Dvorak - Song to the moon / Rusalka

Eccles - Sonata in g minor

Elgar - Chanson de matin

Elgar - Chanson de nuit

Elgar - Nimrod

Faure - Apres un reve

Franck - Panis angelicus

Gershwin - Dance alone with you

Gershwin - Looking for a boy

Gershwin - Oh lady be good

Gershwin - Someone to watch over me

Gershwin - Summertime

Gershwin - That certain feeling

Gershwin - The man I love

Giordani - Caro mio ben

Gluck - Andante from Orfeo

Gounod - Ave Maria

Hahn - A Chloris

Hahn - L'Enamouree

Hahn - Le Rossignol des Lilas

Handel - Air

Handel - Air from Water music

Handel - Adagio

Handel - Andante

Handel - Larghetto

Handel - Lascia ch'io pianga

Handel - Ombra mai fu

Haydn - Adagio

Haydn - Andante 1

Haydn - Andante 2

Haydn - Aria 1

Haydn - Aria 2

Haydn - Minuet 1

Haydn - Minuet 2

Holst - Jupiter

Lee - Etude

Lotti - Pur dicesti

Marcello - Sonata 2

Marcello - Quella fiamma

Massenet - Meditation

Mendelssohn - Adagio

Mendelssohn - Andante

Mendelssohn - Song without words

Mendelssohn Wedding March

Mozart - Adagio

Mozart - Andante 1

Mozart - Andante 2

Mozart - Minuet

Mozart - Dove sono

Mozart - Exsultate, Jubilate

Mozart - Non mi dir

Mozart - Or sai chi l'onore

Mozart - Porgi amor

Mozart - Ridente la calma

Mozart - The violet

Mozart - Tu virginum corona

Nicolai - L'Addio

Pachelbel - Canon in D arrangement

Paradis - Sicilienne

Pergolesi - Nina / Canzonetta

Pergolesi - Se tu m'ami

Persian Wedding Entrance, traditional

Puccini - O mio babbino caro

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise

Romberg - Allegro

Romberg - Andante 1

Romberg - Andante 2

Romberg - Rondo

Romberg - Romance

Rubinstein - Melody

Saint-Saens - Cantabile from Samson and Delila

Saint-Saens - The swan

Satie - Je te veux

Schubert - An die Musik

Schubert - Ave Maria

Tchaikovsky - Scene from Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky - Sleeping beauty waltz

Telemann: Fanfare

Trad. - Amazing grace

Trad. - Happy birthday to you

Trad. - Persian wedding entrance

Trad. - Tom Bowling

Verdi - Andantino

Verdi - Romanza / Il tramonto

Vivaldi - Adagio

Vivaldi - Andante 1

Vivaldi - Andante 2

Vivaldi - Spring

Vivaldi - Vieni, vieni

Wagner Wedding March (Here comes the bride)

Woodforde-Finden - Kashmiri Song

Young - Bye for now

2) Popular

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

All my loving (Beatles)

All of Me – John Legend

And I love her (Beatles)

Because (Beatles)

Beneath your beautiful – Emilie Sande feat. Labrinth

Birthday (Beatles)

Can't buy me love (Beatles)

Can't help falling in love (Presley)

Dream a little dream

From me to you (Beatles)

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen

Here comes the sun

Hey Jude (Beatles)

I will (Beatles)

Jealous – Labrinth

Killing Me Softly – Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel

La Mer

La vie en rose (Edith Piaf)

Let it be (Beatles)

L.O.V.E

Love me tender (Presley)

Michelle (Beatles)

Moon River

Ob-la-di Ob-la-da (Beatles)

One moment in time

Penny lane (Beatles)

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Por una cabeza

Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi

Songbird (Eva Cassidy)

Sway

Tango de la pasion

The blower’s daughter – Damien Rice

The last rose of summer

The man I love (Gershwin)

The Prayer – Dion and Bocelli

Theme from Schindlers list

To make you feel my love

Viva la Vida

We found love in a hopeless place

Weekend in New England (B. Manilow)

Yesterday (Beatles)

You are the reason – Calum Scott

3) Mediterranean Folk tunes

Amygdala

Apo xeno topo

Astra mi me malonete

Ataan

Ego krasi then epina

Erotokritos

Livisiani mou perdika

Londrila

Mavri zoi

Pono ma thakri

Roses and dust

Ta matia

Tsivaeri

Why do I weep

Janna's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£190
Up to 1 hour	£230
Up to 2 hours	£290
Up to 3 hours	£350

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£250

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£250

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£250

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

I happily perform on my own for that pure, haunting cello sound, but also regularly play or sing either with a pianist and / or with other strings - either a trio or quartet. We are flexible and aim to find the best solution for your event.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I will do my best to fit in with your timings as much as possible and usually will be able to accommodate some minor changes right up to the day.

How much time do you need to set up?

As I perform acoustically (without PA) my set-up time is very short - only 5 to 10 minutes.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Certainly. Usually though it will be a mix of carefully discussed and chosen pieces and others of a similar style / genre to fill in the gaps. How much input you choose to have is largely up to you.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I will bring everything I need - apart from a chair without armrests which I will ask you to provide.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Certainly! Over the years I have arranged and performed many songs and pieces that my clients have asked for specifically. Depending on the level of work involved for each of these, this will usually be limited to 2 - 4 pieces per performance / event. However, for cello solo performances this number can be considerably higher. Let's discuss tunes!

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Previous clients have remarked on the richness and beauty of my tone, my musical playing etc, but perhaps above all they have noticed the sheer pleasure, joy and love I have for my music.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Over the years I have performed as soloist, ensemble player or orchestral player in many venues as varied as concert halls, churches, pubs, gardens, halls, private houses and even a teddy-bear shop throughout Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire and Bath. Two of my favourites are The Guildhall in Bath and the beautiful church in Dartington, Devon.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

As a singer I have benefited above all from the wealth of knowledge of Mollie Petrie, Bristol. As a cellist, I adore Natalie Clein amongst others. But I learn from all sorts of musicians I meet and play with - it's an exciting journey!

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I have played for a few Military Wives concert, both on cello and on violin. Playing a bit of solo violin to an audience of about 700 people was wonderful and not something I thought I'd ever do. But I love standing on a big stage, and usually do that as a soprano soloist.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Traditional church music, Christmas, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Folk, Light music, Easy listening, Originals, World music, Tango, German music, Greek music, Italian music, Balkan, Latin, French music

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Instruments:

Cello, Violin, Recorder, Singer (soprano)

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Singing teaching, Musicologist, Songwriter

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