Since graduating from the University of Surrey with a first class Bachelors of Music Christine has launched her career as a professional harpist for weddings and events all over the UK. Christine plays a rare and versatile cross-strung harp which is the perfect tool to bring popular covers to life in a unique way without the restrictions of a classical concert harp. She is particularly sought after for her skillful and emotion-fueled arrangements of modern music as well as jazz, folk, classical, soundtracks and bollywood with a repertoire of over 4 hours stored in her memory. During a meal or drinks reception guests are often surpised by her impressive and emotive renditions of music which you’d never expect to hear on a harp.
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After taking to the piano from a young age Christine set about acheiving an ABRSM Grade 8 and was soon writing and arranging her own music. Her adaptations of popular music for the piano have since been viewed over half a million times on Youtube. She went on to study at the University of Surrey who’s music department ranks 2nd in the UK where she achieved a first class Bachelors of Music. Leaning towards modern and popular styles and the creativity and freedom they allow, she is not typically found in a classical, orchestral setting but has a busy diary of weddings, functions and corporate events; performing as both a harpist and pianist.
As well as performing Christine has composed for short films, video games and live shows. She is well educated in audio technology which lends itself well to her work as a live musician, ensuring a loud and clear sound with top quality amplification. Professional, friendly and responsive, she is happy to guide clients through the process of hiring a musician with a clear and simple booking procedure. She has played at a wide variety of venues including the following:
Allington Manor, Allington
Alveston Manor, Stratford Upon Avon
Archbishop’s Palace, Southwell
Baur au Lac, Zürich
Barton Hall, Northamptonshire
Belton Woods Hotel, Grantham
Bestwood Lodge, Nottingham
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Bowcliffe Hall, Leeds
Braxted Park Estate, Essex
Bridgford Hall, Nottingham
Brockencote Hall, Kidderminster
Butterley Grange Mansion, Derbyshire
Calderfields Golf and Country Club, Walsall
Colwick Hall, Nottingham
Chapel on the Hill, Nottingham
Cockliffe House, Nottingham
Derbyshire Hotel, Alfreton
Dodford Manor, Northampton
DoubleTree, Nottingham
DoubleTree, Lincoln
Dovecliff Hall Hotel, Burton on Trent
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
Eastwood Hall, Nottingham
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Fairlawns Hotel and Spa, Walsall
Goosedale, Nottingham
Halstead House, Leicestershire
Hazel Hap Barn, Nottingham
Hedsor House, Taplow
Hirst Priory, Scunthorpe
Holdenby House, Northampton
Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottingham
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Kelham House, Newark
Keythorpe Manor, Leicester
Kilworth House, Leicestershire
Lambley Village Church, Nottingham
Langar Hall, Nottingham
Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons, Oxfordshire
Leewood Hotel, Buxton
Leicester City Footbal Ground
Lyvedon New Bield, Lyveden
Makeney Hall Hotel, Belper
Mercure Newton Park Hotel, Burton on Trent
Morley Hayes, Derbyshire
New Hall, Sutton Coldfield
Newark Town Hall
Newlands Chapel, Kent
Newstead Abbey, Nottingham
Normanton Church, Rutland
Norwood Park, Southwell
Oakham Castle, Oakham
Orton Hall, Peterborough
Peak Edge Hotel, Chersterfield
Peruga, Cheshire
Prestwold Hall, Loughborough
Ragley Hall, Alcester
Ringwood Hall, Chesterfield
Risley Hall, Nottingham
Rowley Manor, East Yorkshire
Rudstone Walk, Brough
Rufford Mill, Newark
Rushton Hall, Kettering
Saltmarshe Hall, Howden
Sitwell Arms, Derbyshire
St . James Hotel, Nottingham
St Leonards, Nottingham
St Mary’s, Nottingham
St. Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham
St. Paul’s Walden Bury, Hertfordshire
Stapleford Hall, Melton Mowbray
Staunton Harold Hall, Ashby de la Zouch
Stoke Rochford Hall, Grantham
Stubton Hall, Newark
Swancar Farm Country House, Nottingham
Symphony Rooms, Leicester
The Belfry Hotel, Sutton Coldfield
The Carriage Hall, Plumtree
The Country Hotel, Walsall
The Genesis Family Entertainment Centre, Alfreton
The Nottinghamshire Golf Club
The Old Vicarage Boutique Hotel, Southwell
The Priest House, Castle Donnington
The Riverbank Bar and Kitchen, Nottingham
The Village Hotel, Leeds
The West Mill, Derby
Thrumpton Hall, Nottingham
Trent Lock Golf and Country Club, Nottingham
Warsop Parish Centre, Mansfield
Waterton Park Hotel, Wakefield
Welbeck Hall, Nottingham
West Mill, Derby
White Hart Inn, Alfreton
Winstanley House, Leicester
Woburn Abbey, Milton Keynes
Wollaton Hall, Nottingham
Wortley Hall, Sheffield
Wroxall Abbey Hotel & Estate, Birmingham
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