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Ruth Ayres Harris - flute, violin & piano
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Romantic Classical Piano Showcase
Daphnis et Chloé - Ravel Flute solo from the Ballet. Popular orchestral audition piece
Light My Love - Greta Van Fleet Piano Cover
About Ruth
Classical, contemporary & Scottish music from a former BBC Cymru soloist & orchestral musician
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Peterhead
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Ruth
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Ruth's Reviews
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Elizabeth M
2 months ago, for a Wedding in Finkin St
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Denis E
1 year ago, for a Corporate event in Hillbrook Ct
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This act has been working with Encore for over 4 years
Ruth's Song list
Sample repertoire
The Blue Bell of Scotland
She Moved Through the Fair
The Last Rose of Summer
The Lark in the Clear Air
Inisheer
Caledonia
The Scottish Bluebells
The Rose of Allandale
Ye Banks and Braes
Tico Tico no Fuba (Sparrow in the Cornmeal) – Zequinha de Abreu
The Mexican Hat Dance – Trad Mexican
Ashokan Farewell – Trad American
To A Wild Rose – McDowell
Down by the Sally Gardens
Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór - Carolan
Wide selection of additional Celtic Songs
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Ave Maria Schubert
Ave Maria Bach/Gounod
Badinerie Bach
Syrinx Debussy Flute
Bach Flute Sonatas
Handel Flute Sonatas (selection)
Handel Violin Sonatas
Elgar Salut D'Amour
Enesco Cantabile
Poulenc Sonata
Prokofiev Sonata
Winter Vivaldi
Offertoire Donjon
'Trumpet' Voluntary (Clarke)
Air from Suite in D Bach
Pachelbel Canon in D
Faure Pavane
Tambourin Gossec
Ave Maria based on Bach’s Prelude in C by C Gounod
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Air on the G String – Bach
Habanera from Carmen – Bizet
Jupiter from the Planet’s Suite – Holst
New World Symphony – Dvorak
Rondo in D Minor from Abdelazer – Purcell (used in Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Britten)
Spring from the 4 Seasons – Vivaldi
Swan Lake Theme - Tchaikovsky
The Little Shepherd from Children’s Corner – Debussy
La fille aux cheveux de lin (Girl with the Flaxen Hair) Debussy
Waltz from Three Waltzes op 64 no 2 Chopin
Four slow movements arranged for flute from Violin Concerti by Vivaldi
Mazurka op7 no 1 – Chopin arranged by E Prill
Allegro from Eine Kleine Nacht Musik by Mozart
Minuet 1 & 2 arranged for flute or violin from the Unaccompanied Bach Cello Suite 2
Sarabande from Partita in A Minor Bach
Poco Adagio from Sonata in A Minor for Flute - CPE Bach
Air from the Water Music – Handel
Entr’acte from Rosamunde – Schubert
Largo from Xerxes – Handel
O for the Wings of a Dove - Mendelssohn
Simple Gifts – Brackett
Be Thou My Vision (hymn)
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (hymn)
J.S.Bach Chorales (Wachet Auf etc.)
Handel: Air from the "Messiah" (He Shall Feed His Flock)
Amazing Grace
Beauty and the Beast
Can you feel the Love Tonight
Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission
River Flows in You
My Heart Will Go On
Hallelujah
In Dreams from Lord of the Rings
Grow Old with Me
I will be Here
You Raise Me Up
A Whole New World from Aladdin - A Menken
Circle of Life from the Lion King
Where do I Begin from Love Story – F Lai
Moon River – H Mancini
Up Where we Belong from An Officer & A Gentleman – Nitzsche, Jennings & Sainte- Marie
Candle in the Wind Elton John
Annie’s Song- John Denver
Eternal Flame Steinberg et al
Everything I Do, I Do it for You – Bryan Adams
Hey Jude Lennon & McCartney
Killing Me Softly with His Song- C Fox
Show me Heaven – McKee et al
Love is All Around – R Presley
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
How Deep is Your Love – Gibb
If Tomorrow Never Comes – Brooks & Blazy
Can’t Help falling In Love – Weiss et al
The Air That I Breathe – Hammond & Hazelwood
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper & Robert Hyman
Your Song – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Morning Has Broken
Greensleeves
Amazing Grace
Green Grow the Rushes Oh
Farewell Green Bushes
The Water is Wide
Wild Mountain Thyme
By the Waters of Babylon
Wide Selection of Disney, Christmas Songs & Video Game Themes
Jazz Standards
Highland Cathedral
Loch Lomond
The Back of Bennachie
Scotland the Brave
Drummond Castle
I Wish you would Marry Me now
The Thistle of Scotland
Skye Boat Song
Amazing Grace
Farewell to the Misty Isle
Mhairi's Wedding
A Highland Lad My Love was Born
Annie Laurie
Will Ye No Come Back Again
Ye Banks and Braes
Ay Waukin' O
Brochan Lom
Bunessan
The Calton Weaver
Castles in the Air
Charlie is my Darling
Comin' Thro' the Rye
Fareweel tae Tarwathie
Bonnie Dundee
Flow Gently Sweet Afton
I Know Where Im Going
Lewis Bridal Song
Lock the Door Lariston
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
O Waly Waly
Scots Wha Hae
Blue Bells of Scotland
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Bonny Ship the Diamond
The Fairy Dance
The De'il Among the Tailors
The Soldiers Joy
The Meeting of the Waters
Wi' a Hundred Pipers an' a'
Auld Lang Syne
Canon in D Pachelbel
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach Preludes & Fugues
Chopin Nocturnes
Eric Satie Gymnopedie 1
Air on a G String Bach
Debussy Arabesques
Einaudi Le Onde
Air & Hornpipe from the Water Music Handel
Bridal March Wagner
Thou Knowest Lord Purcell
Ave Maria Schubert
Wedding March Mendelssohn
Debussy Clair de Lune
Mendelssohn Songs Without Words
Zadok the Priest
See the Conquering Hero Comes
Chopin Prelude in A
Panis Angelicus
Ode to Joy
Meditation from Thais
Let the Bright Seraphim
Largo from Xerxes
Jerusalem
I Will Magnify Thee
Ave Verum Corpus K618
The Swan from Carnival of Animals
All of Me
A Thousand Years
Love Story
How Long will I Love you
Love me like you do
You're Beautiful
Just the Way you Are
Thinking Out Loud
Can you feel the Love Tonight
Light My Love
Make You Feel My Love
You are the Reason
Wind Beneath my Wings
At Last
Hero
Kissing You
The Notebook
Open Arms
The Rose
All I Have
Always
How Deep is Your Love
I Will Always Love You
I've Got You Under my Skin
My Heart Will Go On
The Power of Love
Tonight I celebrate my Love
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
Reliability, a beautiful tone & expression is also often mentioned. A selection of reviews and testimonials are listed on my website and here on encore.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
The Royal Festival Hall, Seville Cathedral, Albert Hall, Westminster Registry, Barbican Hall, Brecon Cathedral, Cardiff Castle, Leeds Castle, Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey, Belton House, Parley Manor, Fountains Abbey, BBC Recording Studios, Harmon House, Pennsylvania Castle Estate, Belvoir Castle, The Manor Hotel; many other hotels & churches.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
Past teachers: Geoffrey Gilbert, Stephen Preston, Edward Beckett, Douglas Townshend, Trevor Wye, James Galway and Jean Pierre Rampal (Flute); Peter Katin and Mary Rees (Piano). Francis Howard (Violin - BBC Welsh Symphony). Rock and Pop 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s icons, Rock Bands, Jazz, many current bands and artists too many influences to list here.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
There are several: Seville Cathedral orchestral stand in for Royal Wedding 1995; A Royal Festival Hall concert in 2015, when I performed as a soloist in a concert of aleatoric music by John Cage, Morton Feldman, & Witold Lutosławski; BBC Cymru showcase broadcasts of Daniel Jones & Grace Williams' compositions.Mozart & Ibert concerto in Altenburg Germany.
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.
How much time do you need to set up?
I usually set up about 1 to 1.5 hours before the performance time.
If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?
Yes, of course - the piano needs however to be in working order and in tune, (concert pitch) then I'm happy to play on it. Please note that I will need access to it before the event. It is possible to hire a grand piano from a supplier such as Gordon Bell in Aberdeen if the venue does not have a piano and you would like an acoustic grand.
Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?
I only play on acoustic instruments.
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Baroque, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Folk, Traditional church music, Jazz, Classic rock, Scottish music, Pop, Early music, Welsh folk
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Other skills:
Examiner, Accompanist, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Orchestrator, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Music therapy
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