Emily Burridge solo cello performance productions
Mellow Cello Music Entertainment
Mellow cello & looping electric for very special occasions, private house concerts, gallery openings, festivals, & clubs.
Using sampling and looping technology, Emily has developed an exciting and innovative program of new music for the cello which combines with more familiar classical repertoire & cello covers of popular songs.
Emily & Violectra electric cello
Emily & her acoustic cello which can be amplified or played acoustically accompanied by pre-recorded backing tracks.
Reference: Special service for the Dorset Legal departments Blandford Parish Church 27/10/24
“Thank you so much for your superb performance- everyone loved it”!
The High Sheriff of Dorset, Anthony Woodhouse
September 2024 Wedding ceremony and drinks reception Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens music requested:
While guests arrive; classical music to be played of your choice including (The Swan – Saint Saens, Apres un Reve- Faure, Bach Suites) Bridesmaids and Groomsmen walk down aisle (your arrangement of Canon in D – Pachelbel) Whilst waiting for the Bride “River Flows in You” by Yiruna. (piano piece with cello accompaniment arranged by Emily). Bride walks down aisle- “I need my girl” by The National (Emily’s cello cover). Signing registrar book “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol (Emily’s cello cover – on general release) Before/between/after readings “Book of love” by Magnetic Fields (Emily’s cello cover)
A message from the Bride after the wedding:
“We loved having you play for our special day and so many of the guests said how great you were!! Thanks again Emily” 🥰
For functions & corporate events you can also book Emily through her page listing on ENCORE
Private house concerts
Booking communication: referral & admin(at)emilyburridge.com September 2024 Saturday evening pre-supper drinks reception (acoustic solo cello and amplified accompaniment) . Sunday for arrival of guests & pre-lunch drinks reception program electric cello looping pedal compositions and covers of popular songs. Program also included some compositions from Emily’s 2024 album release. “Emily thank you very much for your time on both Saturday & Sunday , great feedback from my friends they all loved it and I absolutely adored the music especially with the accompaniment, so thank you again and hope to see you again soon”.
Private house concert 5 star review
Paul G, “I haven’t the words to express how utterly precious an experience it was that Emily gave us. A very very special surprise private concert for my wife’s 70th birthday. Just wonderful!” On this occasion I was playing my acoustic cello and the client’s requested program included: 1st movement Elgar cello concerto (solo)!, Prelude, Allemande and Sarabande of G major suite by JS Bach, “Nanna” by Manuel de Falla , “The Swan” by Saint Saens, “Prayer for the rivers” transcribed from my recorded improvisation in the 2016 crypt performance Chartres cathedral, “Salutation & Out of the Blue” (from my 2010 release double album production) For encores: Prelude D minor suite by JS Bach & an impromptu improvisation as requested giving me free license to surf on the amazing acoustic of the room with the house designed by the famous architect Edwin Lutyens.
Fine dining accompanied by Mellow cello Music 14/02/2024
Wedding ceremonies & drinks receptions
July 2023 5 star review
Tim H “Excellent. Well judged and much appreciated by all” program included dance movements from first and second suite by JS Bach, my compositions with looping pedals and covers of popular songs including my cello cover (on general release) “Chasing Cars” .
Emily’s choice of music other than classical repertoire also includes; cello covers of popular songs which I have produced as commissions for special events include:
Queen “I want to break free”, Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” The National “I need my girl”, Magnetic Fields “The Book of Love”. Cello arrangements which are commissions to accompany solo piano performances include; “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri, “River flows in you” by Yiruma.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS
April 2023 5 star review for Emily’s cello arrangement to accompany orchestral backing track of Puccini’s operatic aria “Che Gelida Manina”
5 Star review 23/11/22 providing mellow cello music for a three course dinner party at the officers mess Royal Army Medical Corp, Tidworth. A program of dance movements from the Bach suites by JS Bach, my compositions in which I utilise looping pedals to multitrack the cello and covers of pop songs.
“At such short notice, Emily was fantastic in every way. We could not have asked for more from her. She elevated the event to make it a resounding success. Thank you Emily”.
Reviews for bookings through Emily’s profile page on Last Minute Musicians
(Wedding ceremony)Emily played at our wedding ceremony back in September and put together a beautiful arrangement of Chasing Cars for my wife to walk into. She was very professional and even better that we had expected, it really made our day perfect. Our only regret was that we didn’t ask her to play for longer! We were so happy and can’t thank Emily enough!
Andrew and Michelle 10/10
(University of Exeter Medical School graduation)Beautiful music played on an amazingly cool modern cello. Just the right backdrop to our celebration event on the lawn at St Luke’s in Exeter.
Rachel Burn 10/10
Videos featuring repertoire included in ‘Mellow cello Sessions’ ;
PRIVATE HOUSE CONCERT Emily performs new work “OO Cello”
‘Music from Out of the Blue’ in concert at the fabulous Hill Club East Bridgford 2018 one minute extracts of ‘Andiamo’ & new work ‘Pizzicato Rhapsodie’
‘Andiamo’ from the ‘Out of the Blue & Into the Amazon’ double CD release and also on the 2017 release ‘Compositions & Meditations live in Chartres cathedral’
‘Sisters in the Forest’ – new looping cello composition inspired by a Survival international moving account of two sisters – last surviving members of an Awa tribal community in Brazil who having been cured of TB ran away from the reservation where they were told that they could now live and disappeared back into the Amazon forest. In visiting Emily’s youtube channel you can also watch her performance of “Sisters in the Forest” during her presentation 08/11/21 at COP26 in Glasgow.
solo cello performance production:
This video is Emily playing the ‘Prelude’ of the G major suite by J.S.Bach in a private setting.Filmed & produced by Tchad Findlay October 2017
This video features a short performance excerpt of a new looping composition ‘At the turning of the world’ filmed by a member of the public during it’s first performance October 2017
Reviews
“Fascinating and unique” – The Musician
“Spellbinding innovative performance” – Nexus
“Music that is deep, thoughtful and also lifts your spirits” – European Progressive Music
For international bookings the electric cello travels in the hold of a plane and this helps with budgets for international bookings.
For ‘Mellow cello Session’ booking enquiries for special events, corporate functions & festivals please e mail: [email protected]
Other Solo Cello Productions Include:
Bach & music from Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue & Into the Amazon
Bach by candlelight