The Aurora harp and flute Duo – professional musicians for weddings, ceremonies, receptions and parties in the South of England.
This is a successful, award winning Harp and Flute duo that has toured throughout the UK and Europe as well as appearing as guest recitalists on Olson Cruise lines to the Azores. The duo also play for weddings, receptions and corporate events and have a wide repertoire of Classical, light jazz and pop. Aurora Harp & Flute duo can tailor the music to any event.
The Aurora Duo have been working together since the year 2000. Kate Ham, harpist and Dawn Durrant, flautist studied under renowned soloists Sioned Williams and Wissam Boustany at Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London winning the Trinity College of Music Gold Medal, the UK Harp Association Prize and the Croydon Music Festival Concerto Prize.
Finalists of the “Gaetano Zinetti” International Chamber Music Competition and recommended artists for the Making Music “Young Concert Artist Award”, they have performed extensively and to great acclaim throughout the UK and Europe. They are much in demand with various orchestras, having performed the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in London, Birmingham and Glasgow. As guest artists on board the Fred Olsen Cruise Liners they gave performances in Norway, Portugal, The Azores and the Scilly Isles as well as holding residencies for over 5 years in the UK at The Landmark Hotel, London and The Sofitel Hotel, London
As orchestral players they have worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra. The Aurora Duo are particularly interested in outreach and community music work. Dawn is a specialist Music Therapy Practitioner and Kate is the founder of ‘TWANG!’ a fun music making project endorsed by Hampshire Music Edcuation Hub, using lap harp to teach the primary music curriculum.
Audio Samples
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- 3. Send in the Clowns 0:30
- 4. Someone to Watch 0:30
Everyone has commented on how wonderful all the music was…We just loved it. We had such an amazingly perfect day.
Set list / Repertoire
Processional
Here Comes the Bride
Wedding March
Canon in D
Queen Of Sheba
Trumpet Tune
Classical
Ave Maria
Air on a G String
Variations on a Theme of Mozart
La Source
O mio babbino Caro “Gianni Schicci”
Lascia ch’io Pianga
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Clair de Lune
Flower Duet, (BA Advert)
Love theme from The Godfather
Morning (Peer Gynt Suite)
Jazz Standards
My Funny Valentine
Blue Moon
Moon River
Fascinating Rhythm
It was a Very Good Year
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Fly me to the moon
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
My Way
Strangers in the Night
I get a Kick out of You
Let there by Love
Jewish Wedding
Sunrise Sunset
Hatikva
Folk Tunes
Danny Boy
Greensleeves
Popular Songs
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
All I Ask of You
Memory
Unchained Melody
Can’t help Falling in Love
Wonderful Tonight
Isn’t She Lovely
Chasing Cars
Fields of Gold
Here Comes the Sun
Yesterday
I want to Wake Up with You
We’ve Only Just Begun
Over the Rainbow
Songbird
Better Together
I Won’t Give Up
She’s the One
Angels
Greatest Day
Yellow
Clocks
I’m Kissing You
When I Fall in Love
You and Me, Always
Your Song
For Your Eyes Only
Make You Feel My Love
Fireflies
Wherever You Will Go
Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Halo
Thinking Out Loud
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Moon Dance
Cave
Firework
Everything has Changed
I’m Yours
Just the Way You Are
Marry You
Sweet Child O Mine
Patience
1000 Years from “Twilight”
All of Me
How Long Will I Love You?
Firestone
Wonderwall
Skinny Love