Most Popular Wedding Pieces 2008:

Schubert: Ave Maria
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro
Lloyd-Webber: Pie Jesu
Mozart: Alleluia (Exultate Jubilate)

 

Most Requested Pieces for Funerals & Memorial

Faure:Pie Jesu
Handel: I know My Redeemer Liveth
Bach: Be Near to Me
Lloyd-Webber: Pie Jesu
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria

 

Recent Testimonials

Having our Wedding at Blenheim Palce was our dream, and your invredible voice brought a fairytale dimension to it. - Thank you

Jill & Tom Sept 08

 

"Listening to you in the church was amazing and everyone was commenting on how brilliant you were! - thank you again"

Mr & Mrs Turner - Aug 08

 

“Yourvoice is beautiful and added a very emotional touch to the service which is exactly what we had wished for.

Lauren and Peter Foster, June 08

 

"It's a real delight to work with someone whose approach is as friendly, delightful and professional as yours"

David, Organist- Chelsea, Aug-08

 

"Thank You for making Jasper's Christening so special. A memory for life - Absolutely Wonderful"

Mr & Mrs Kyryacou, Apr - 08

 

"Everyone commented on how beautiful your singing was after our Wedding. It was Magical!"

Rebecca & Rupert, May-08

 

"Maria's voice is absolutely mezmerising - it brought tears to our eyes"

Mrs. Bussoli, Apr -08

 

"My mother said she had never heard Bach's Ave Maria sung so beautifully"

Mrs. Green, Apr - 08

 

"The Handel Aria was superbly sang. My aunt's friend who wrote the arrangement was very happy indeed"

Mrs. Anna Webster Aug - 07

 

 

 

 

Maria Rivington – Soprano

Musical Background

I trained as a Classical Singer and Teacher (M.A..) in Sweden at the Royal Academy of Music in Gothenburg, and for the past 10 years I have been engaged as a soloist at Weddings, Civil- and Civil Partnership ceremonies, Funerals, Memorial Serrvices Christenings and in Concerts mainly in Greater London, but also all over Britain.

Repertoire

I have a large and varied repertoire, and will always do my absolute best to accommodate your wishes on choice of repertoire and style of performance.

I will also be delighted to help select the music most suited to your special occasion and it’s location & venue. Should you wish to hire additional musicians, I am happy to put you in touch with professional choristers, instrumentalists and chamber ensembles.

Music Samples - Click & Listen

Please listen to some of the examples below of my singing in excerpts from some of the most loved pieces used at Family Events

1. Faure Pie Jesu from Requiem
2. Schubert Ave Maria
3. Mozart Alleluia from Exultate Jubliate
4.   Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara (Swedish Hymn)

 

 

References

Once you have made initial contact with me, I am more than happy to put you in contact with customers and conductors who have hired me as a Singer in the recent past.

Contact Details & Fees

Call or e-mail to find out how I can tailor may services & charges to your needs.

Soprano Soloists
£150 per occasion*
£250 with pianist*

*Plus travel expenses outside zone 3

Please contact me directly on 07905 – 618 184 or e-mail me on bookings@rivingtonvoice.com

Maria Rivington – Soprano