Wedding Trumpeter

Act fee up to £495

Ruth has performed for many different styles of wedding ceremony. Her repertoire encompasses traditional trumpet voluntaries and tunes for the entry of the bride, descants to the hymns and classical pieces. For the less traditional service - Beatles songs, film and TV music, brass quintet arrangements, pop songs and show tunes.

Each couple has a different idea about the music that will make their wedding special and unique to them: a trumpet playing can add grandeur and a sense of occasion to any style of service.

Ruth has played for many weddings during her career. She is the resident trumpet player at St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfields, London (seen in Four Weddings and a Funeral) and plays for many of the weddings, services and livery ceremonies held there.

She is also affiliated with the choir 'Sarum Voices' and has performed with them in wedding services around the country.

Born in Scotland, Ruth was a pupil at the City of Edinburgh Music School before studying at the Royal College of Music and the Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin. While studying at the RCM she won most of the prizes for brass as well as a Countess of Munster Scholarship.

Since graduating, she has performed with many orchestras including the LSO, the Royal Opera House Orchestra, the RPO, the Ulster Orchestra and the CBSO. She is currently co-principal trumpet of English Touring Opera and has played with ETO since 2005. She also plays the natural trumpet; a Jerwood scholarship with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has led to work with the OAE including performances for the documentary Vivaldi's Women, in Venice, for the BBC.

A recent venture into jazz has led to her playing lead trumpet in the 20s jazz band the 'Charleston Chasers' and the Royal Opera House Tea Dance Orchestra.

Music Samples

The Prince of Denmark s March

Te Deum

Trumpet Tune

Old Hundredth

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Act Info

Line-up

If you need an organist, an additional trumpet player, instrumentalist or singer, Ruth can organise this for you.

Extra Line-up(s)

Ruth also plays in a brass quintet which can play at your wedding service or at the reception. They play a wide range of tunes - classical, jazz, show tunes or are happy to arrange music especially for an event if there is a particular song or tune required. Ruth also plays in the 20s and 30s jazz band 'the Charleston Chasers' which can perform for after-dinner dancing.

Also included

A solo trumpet/trumpet and organ does not require PA or special lighting as a general rule.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands.

Previous Clients

Ruth is trumpeter-in-residence for St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfields (seen in Four Weddings and a Funeral) and plays for many of their weddings and livery services.

Song List
Classical Wedding Tunes
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Clarke - Prince of Denmark's March
Stanley - Trumpet Tune
Charpentier - Te Deum
Handel - Eternal Source of Light Divine
Handel - March from the Occasional Oratorio
Haydn - Trumpet Concerto
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto
Hymns
Descants can be arranged for the hymns at your wedding
Fanfares
Fanfares for one or more trumpets from Baroque to Modern
TV and film tunes played at weddings
Davis - Theme from Pride and Prejudice
Williams - Raiders March
Other Info

The price brackets above should be used as a guide only as all quotes are bespoke.Performance times for most acts except Tributes and some other Unique performers are usually 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 min sets. (If you require the act to perform longer than these times you may incur extra costs.)

Travel costs vary depending on the act and will be included to the quote given to you by our agents.

Our acts would usually expect to arrive around 6pm and to be finished around midnight.

(If you need the act to arrive earlier or finish later there may be extra costs but these can be negotiated.)