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Classical and folk singer, composer, arranger, conductor in London. Ask for any further info :)
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An exciting young conductor, composer and performer based in London, Jessica is currently Musical Director of the award-winning chamber choir, the London Concord Singers and the East London Chorus. She is also the Associate Musical Director of the Pegasus Choir. Alongside this Jessica is a sought-after freelance rehearsal conductor and, most recently, has worked with the London Symphony Chorus, Milton Keynes Chorale, St Michael’s Church choir in Bray and the News International Choir. Jessica began her conducting career while studying her undergraduate at the University of Surrey, when she became Musical Director of Barclays Capital choir in Canary Wharf, whom she lead for three years. During her year between degrees, she was the Assistant Conductor of the St Ives Choral Society and the first conductor of the Hilton Youth Choir, while building up her freelance work of compositions and transcriptions. She then studied a Masters in Choral Conducting with Simon Halsey and Julian Wilkins at the University of Birmingham, during which time she not only worked with various university choirs but also the CBSO Chorus. Jessica also co-ran the Perry Barr Community Choir (run alongside the CBSO) and has been a guest conductor at various schools such as St Mary’s, Cambridge and Hallfield Primary School, Birmingham. During the summer of 2012 she spent a month volunteering at a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa, leading choral and instrumental ensembles, and in 2015 Jessica also became the first winner of the John Cole Bursary for young conductors at Taunton Live. Also a successful composer, Jessica has won multiple competitions and her choral works have been premiered in prestigious venues including Guildford Cathedral, the Victoria Rooms in Bristol and Chevy Chase United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. As Music Consultant for St Mary’s School in Cambridge, she has arranged and composed works for their various choirs and instrumental ensembles, alongside vocal coaching their chamber choir, Allegro. She also edits vocal and string backing, most recently for Singer/Songwriter Archie Smith. Throughout her education and career Jessica has been a keen choral singer. With a Diploma in Singing Performance, she has performed in multiple BBC Proms concerts, including Beethoven 9 with the CBSO Chorus, Mahler 3 with the London Symphony Chorus, and in the semi-chorus of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius as part of the BBC Young Voices choir. In her second project with the London Symphony Chorus she was the soprano soloist for their performance of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms in the Barbican.

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Genres:
Classical, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Easy listening, Light music, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Opera, Covers
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Private event, Concert, Recording session
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Other skills:
Arranger, Orchestrator, Composer, Transcription, Fluent sight-reader, Singing teaching, Music therapy, Animateur
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Jessica's Song list

Classical:
Abt “Ave Maria”
Bach “Et Exultavit”
Barber “A nun takes the veil”
Barber "Sure on this Shining Night"
Berlioz “Villannelle”
Berlioz “Le Spectre de la Rose”
Boyce "By thy banks"
Britten "Down by the Sally Gardens"
Britten “Waly Waly”
Chausson “Le Colibri”
Copland “Long Time Ago”
Debussy “Les Cloches”
Dell’Aqua, Eva “Villanelle”
Delibes "Les trois oiseaux"
Faure “Apres un Reve”
Faure "Pie Jesu" from Requiem
Finzi "Dies Natalis"
Franck "Panis Angelicus"
Greig “Solvejg’s Song”
Gurney “Spring”
Handel "Happy We"
Handel “Here Amid the Shady Woods”
Handel “Ombra Mai Fu”
Handel "I Know that my Redeemer Liveth" from Messiah
Handel “Where’er you walk”
Haydn "Benedictus" from the Little Organ Mass
Keel “Trade Winds”
Linley “No flower that blows”
Mahler “Wer hat dies Leidsein erdacht”
Miliken “The Last Rose of Summer”
Mozart "Ach, Ich Fühls"
Mozart “Agnus Dei”
Mozart "Ave Verum"
Mozart “Laudate Dominum”
Perti “Scioglie mai le nevi”
Purcell “Ah! Belinda”
Purcell “Hark the echoing air”
Purcell “Music for a while”
Schubert “Du Bist Die Ruh”
Schubert "Ave Maria"
Schumann "Widmung"
Strauss “Die Nacht”
Trad. "Danny Boy"
Vaughan WIlliams “Linden Lea”
Vaughan Williams “Silent Noon”
Vivaldi "Domine Deus"
Yon “Gesù Bambino”
Opera:
Beethoven “O war’ ich schon”
Britten "I'm full of happiness"
G&S "The Hours Creep on a Pace"
Gounod “Je veux vivre”
Handel "As When the Dove"
Mozart "Ach, Ich Fühls"
Mozart "Ah Perdona"
Mozart "Batti, Batti"
Mozart "Bester Jüngling"
Mozart “Deh vieni non tardar”
Mozart "La ci darem"
Offenbach “Elle a fui”
Puccini "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Puccini "Quando en vo"
Puccini "Nessun Dorma”
Puccini “Um bel di vedremo”
Weber “Kommt ein Schlanker”
Contemporary:
Adele “Make You Feel My Love”
Adele “Rolling in the deep”
Adele “Someone Like You”
Bastille “Pompeii”
from Breakfast at Tiffany’s “Moon River”
The Beatles “Blackbird"
The Beatles “Hey Jude”
The Beatles “Let it be”
“Beyond the Sea”
Bill Withers “Ain’t no sunshine”
Bill Withers “Lean On Me”
Billy Joel “The Longest Time”
Bob Dylan “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”
Bon Jovi “Always”
Bruno Mars “Just the way you are”
Bryan Adams “Everything I Do”
From Brave “Into the Open Air”
from Brave “Touch the Sky”
“Child of the Poor”
Christina Perri “A Thousand Years”
Christina Perri “Jar of Hearts”
Coldplay “Clocks"
Coldplay “Fix You”
Coldplay “Viva la Vida”
Dido “Hunter”
Extreme “More than Words”
Ed Sheehan “I See Fire”
Ed Sheehan “Perfect"
ELP “I Believe in Father Christmas”
Elton John “If the River Can Bend”
Elton John "I Guess that’s why they call it the blues”
Elton John “Your Song”
Elton John “Blue Wonderful”
Eric Clapton “Layla”
Etta James “At Last”
Freddie Hangler “A Distant Glow”
Fleetwood Mac “Songbird”
Fleetwood Mac “Landslide"
Fleetwood Mac “Don't Stop”
Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way”
Frank Sinatra “Fly me to the moon”
Frank Sinatra “The Lady is a Tramp”
from The Godfather “Parla Riu Piano”
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Jason Mraz “Everything is Sound”
Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
Jason Mraz “Sunshine Song”
Jason Mraz “Living in the Moment”
James Morrison “Broken Strings”
John Mayer “Free Falling”
John Mayer “In Your Atmosphere”
John Mayer “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”
John Mayer “Why Georgia”
Lennon “So this is Christmas”
Leher “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park”
Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah”
Lady Gaga “Shallow”
From LOTR “In Dreams”
Maroon 5 “She Will Be Loved”
Michael Buble “Haven’t Met you Yet”
“Moon River”
Newton Faulkner “Dream Catch Me”
Nina Simon “Feeling Good”
Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
Oasis “Little by little”
Oasis “Wonderwall”
Pink Floyd “Coming Back to Life”
Pink Floyd “Shine on you Crazy Diamond”
Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here”
From “Phantom of the Opera “Think of Me”
Ralph McTell “Streets of London”
Sarah McLachlan “Time”
Sarah McLachlan “Train Wreck”
Sarah McLachlan “World on Fire”
from Six “Heart of Stone”
Simon and Garfunkel “April Come She Will”
Snow Patrol “Run”
Stevie Wonder “Isn’t She Lovely
Stevie Wonder “For Once in my life”
Sting “Every Breath you Take”
Supertramp “Give a Little Bit”
Taylor Swift “The One”
Taylor Swift “Cardigan"
Trad “O Holy Night”
Trad “Fields of Athenry”
Trad “Galway Girl”
Toploader “Dancing in the Moonlight”
Customer questions

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

Just drop me an email and I will do my best to accommodate!

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

This isn't a service I tend to provide.

How much time do you need to set up?

I will need 30 minutes to warm up in the venue prior to the performance.

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

Absolutely! For events such as Weddings and Funerals I am happy to learn songs you would like, or suggest music if you don't have any preferences.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

The venue will need a piano or organ.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Absolutely. This will involve an extra learning fee but I am more than happy to learn specific songs for the event.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My professionalism, reliability and all-round performance.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

The Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Ely Cathedral, alongside various churches and secular venues across the UK an abroad.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Maria Callas, Renee Fleming

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

Alongside singing in the BBC Proms I am also the featured soprano in Glamour on the Green opera gala.

Jessica's Prices

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£100
Up to 1 hour£180
Up to 2 hours£250
Up to 3 hours£300
Packages
Wedding Service
Perform up to 3 solo songs and join in with hymns. This price does not include an accompanist or travel.
£200
Funeral
2-3 solo songs during the ceremony. An extra learning fee may be incurred if all songs are unknown to me.
£250
Burns Night
Songs of your choice throughout the evening, up to 40 minutes of music.
£450
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£600

Add-ons

Learning fee
+£50
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Jessica's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Caroline O
10 months ago
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5 out of 5

Jessica has the most beautiful voice, and the hymns she sang at my father's funeral were gorgeous. It really made a sad occasion uplifting. Everyone commented on your voice and how lovely it was. Thank you so much Jessica

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Callum M
1 year ago, for a Concert in Wanstead Pl
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5 out of 5

I saw Jess performing at the Glamour on the Green opera gala. Her voice has great range in terms of dynamics and musical styles. I'd recommend her for any event!

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Lydia S
1 year ago, for a Concert in Wanstead Pl
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5 out of 5

Jess is an absolutely fantastic musician and a wonderful colleague. We have worked together for years now, and alongside her beautiful soprano voice, Jess always offers complete dedication and commitment to every performance. I would thoroughly recommend Jess to anyone in search of a soprano and always feel thrilled when I’m offered the chance to perform alongside her!

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