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Singers for Funerals

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About Singers for Funerals

The personal touch of beautiful singing at your loved one's funeral. Your choice of music sung by an experienced singer to celebrate a life.
Classical ensemble
Farnborough

Probably the UK's most experienced funeral soloists, our singers have added an elegant and unique touch to almost 500 funerals. That means we, personally have helped almost 500 families celebrate the lives of their loved ones with favourite songs and hymns, for a unique tribute that is heart-felt, respectful and memorable. We've celebrated the lives of those who enjoyed long life, and those who were taken too soon. Our range of music includes traditional hymns, contemporary songs, and classic musicals. We are also happy to accommodate special requests, so the music reflects the personality and musical favourites of your loved one. From first enquiry to final note, we help you with music advice and suggestions, and bring our own specially arranged backing tracks for our solos. No microphones, no fuss, just us, our discreet speaker and the beauty of music shared at a difficult and emotional time. If you are looking for a funeral singer, make an enquiry so that together, we can create a funeral service that is both beautiful and meaningful. Highlights: • Choose music that is special to you and your family from our wide repertoire. • A unique musical tribute for a truly memorable funeral service or ceremony. • Experienced soloists for any type of service – church, crematorium, natural burial, and graveside. • Totally self-contained with specially created backing tracks, or happy to sing with an organist. About our soloists: Soprano Toni has sung for British Royalty and titled clients, at the Sydney Opera House, in major opera roles, in cathedrals in Winchester, Wells and (one in Australia), and the National Gallery. She is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatoire of Music and was on the Opera Queensland Young Artists programme before studying in Cologne. Toni arranges and orchestrates many of our backing tracks that are unique to Singers for Funerals. Mezzosoprano Kirsty has performed in hundreds of churches across the UK, military messes, private country houses, a Roman forum, and even the Tank Museum. She is a post graduate of Trinity College of Music in London, ran her own opera company for 20 years and has sung at a funeral accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne’s former keyboard player at the organ. Area of Operation: Hampshire, Surrey, east Berkshire, West Sussex, and western areas of Greater London.

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This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years
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Genres:
Traditional church music, Classical, Classical crossover, Opera
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Event types:
Funeral / Memorial service
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Singers for Funerals' Song list

We have a wide repertoire including:
HYMNS:
Popular Hymns
Abide with me
All things bright and beautiful
Amazing grace
Be not afraid
Be still for the presence of the Lord
Be thou my vision
Dear Lord and father of mankind
Go silent friend
Going home
Guide me O thou great redeemer
Hail queen of heaven
How great thou art
I vow to thee my country
I watch the sunrise lighting the sky
Jerusalem
Lord of all hopefulness
Love divine all loves excelling
Make me a channel of your peace
Morning has broken
On eagle's wings
Soul of my saviour
The day thou gavest Lord
The Lord's my shepherd (Crimond)
The old rugged cross
Thine be the glory
This is my body
This little light of mine
And many, many more
RELIGIOUS SONGS, including:
All things bright and beautiful (by Rutter - not the usual hymn)
Amazing Grace, my chains are gone
Ave Maria (Caccini, Gounod, Schubert)
Ave Verum Corpus
I'll walk with God
Jesu joy of man's desiring
Laudate dominum
One day at a time sweet Jesus
Our lady of Knock
Panis angelicus
Pie Jesu (by Fauré, Lloyd-Webber, Rutter)
Sancte Deus (from Nimrod by Elgar)
Shepherd me O God
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord is my shepherd (by Goodall - not the Crimond hymn)
The Lord's prayer
SONGS & MUSICALS
All kinds of everything
Annie’s song
Bring him home (from Les Miserables)
Bring me sunshine
Climb ev'ry mountain (from The Sound of Music)
Danny boy
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Fields of gold
Flower duet (from Lakmé)
Fly me to the moon
Jealous of the angels
Love changes everything (from Aspects of Love)
Mamma
My heart will go on
Nessun dorma (from Turandot)
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
O sole mio
Over the rainbow
Que sera sera
Senza catene (Unchained Melody)
The carnival is over
The fields of Athenry
Time to say goodbye
Unforgettable
We'll meet again
What a wonderful world
Wind beneath my wings
You raise me up
You'll never walk alone (from Carousel)
Plus a vast selection of songs, operatic arias and duets!
Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Most families choose to have one funeral singer, which works well both for solos and leading hymns. Our lady soloists sing clearly and can be heard in even the largest of churches and outside without a microphone. If you would like us to come as a duo (two ladies), for a bigger sound or because you’d like a duet sung, just ask.

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

Please call us as soon as possible, as we may have another funeral booked for that day. Availability allowing, we are flexible as to start times, finish times, service duration and even changes of dates.

How much time do you need to set up?

We arrive 30 minutes before the start of your funeral service. We’ll check last-minute details with your clergy / celebrant, organist funeral director. We’ll set ourselves up and do a quick sound text if possible. Please note that some crematoriums may not allow us into the chapel before the mourners – this is not a problem for us.

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

Absolutely! Contact us and we’ll talk through what you’d like and what we might sing. For church funeral services, especially Catholic Masses, your presiding priest/clergy will need to approve your choice of music. Please confirm your music choices with us at least one week in advance, and with your funeral directors for your Order of Service.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Yes. We bring our discreet Bose wireless speaker for our backing tracks. We also liaise with any church organists and bring sheet music if required. We don’t need microphones, lighting, staging, or access to the church / crematorium sound system. Occasionally we might need access to a 13amp plug. For burials/graveside, we bring a large umbrella!

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes – just contact us to discuss, as not all songs are suitable for a solo female singer. Having said that, we have sung songs made famous by artists as diverse as Pavarotti, Eva Cassidy, and Rod Stewart! We may need to source the sheet music and create a backing track. We charge a nominal £20 extra for our time to do this.

Singers for Funerals' Prices

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£220
Up to 2 hours£220
Up to 3 hours£300
Packages
Solo singer2 musicians
This price is for ONE singer only, for the duration of the funeral service, regardless of how many songs or hymns you require. For 2 singers please contact us.
£220

Singers for Funerals' Reviews

From customers:

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DH L
7 years ago

Thank you so much for the stunning music you sang at the celebration of my mother's life. It made a very memorable contribution to the service and enabled my brother and I to immerse ourselves into the uplifting songs and hymns providing us with splendid comfort and an amazing tribute to my mother, honouring her.

JA
JD, C
7 years ago

Your professionalism is second to none. Without any rehearsal, you were able to adapt to our requirements for meaningful hymns with beautiful accompanying music flowing seamlessly alongside your singing. You knew when to appear at just the right moment, were visible to the whole congregation and you dressed so beautifully for the occasion too.

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