Anna - Professional Wedding and Event Cellist
Transform your event with the enchanting sound of the cello! I'm Anna, a professional cellist with years of experience providing live music for weddings, corporate events, and special occasions. My performances add elegance and emotion, creating unforgettable moments.
With a versatile repertoire from classical to modern hits, I tailor the music to your preferences. Whether it's an intimate ceremony or a grand celebration, I offer customized packages to fit your needs and budget.
Book now for a seamless musical experience that will leave a lasting impression. Let's make your event truly special with live cello music.
Price Range: $400 - $1800
Gig Length: 40 - 240 minutes
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish
Unions: Music Nova Scotia
An audience attending one of my performances will be immersed in the enchanting sound of the cello, bringing a touch of elegance and emotion to the event. They will see a professional musician who is not only skilled but also passionate about creating a captivating atmosphere. The music spans various genres from classical masterpieces to contemporary hits, ensuring that there's something for everyone. My performances are designed to evoke strong emotions, leaving a lasting impression on all guests.
What Would a Client Get?
If a client hired me, they would receive:
- Personalized Service: Customized music packages tailored to their event, whether it's a wedding, corporate gathering, or special occasion.
- Professionalism: Reliable and punctual service with attention to detail, ensuring everything goes smoothly.
- Versatility: A versatile repertoire that includes classical, pop, and jazz, along with the option to request specific songs.
- Seamless Experience: Coordination with the event planner to integrate seamlessly into the event's schedule, providing the perfect musical backdrop.
- Commitment to Quality: High-quality performance with top-notch equipment, creating an unforgettable musical experience.
From the arrival of the first guest to the final note of the evening, I aim to make the event truly special with the timeless beauty of live cello music.
Anna began learning music at the age of 9 with cello and piano. After a few years in
public music school, Anna entered the Kazan Conservatoire Music College. During the same
period, she learnt guitar and started to learn vocal technique with tutors. She
then continued her musical education at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music
(Moscow) as a cellist.
While studying, Anna took part in various festivals, competitions and master classes
with world-known musicians such as Arto Noras, Gustav Rivinius, Natalia
Shakhovskaya, and others. She played many concerts with all kinds of chamber groups,
and as an invited artist for small Moscow orchestras. At the same time, she began her
teaching career.
Later, Anna lived in India for a few years, where she took part in many music concerts,
festivals and “jams” as a cellist and singer. During that time, Anna also recorded a cello
and musical saw parts for a few albums of Goan and international musicians.
She moved to Canada in 2019 to explore new opportunities.
Since she came to Canada, Anna took part in the Small World Music Emergence
Cohort Program to learn more about the music industry in Canada, and performed on small
and bigger stages of Toronto including Art Starts To and DNA Project events as a solo
musician and with classical chamber ensembles, such as Trio Teneramente and
Untitled Ensemble, and pop bands.
During and between lockdowns in Toronto, Anna collaborated with a Russian-Canadian
pianist from Kazakhstan Milana Bunakova. They arranged and played together tango
and famous classical music and managed to play a few small in-person and online
concerts.
Later on, Anna moved to the East Coast to go on her life and musical journey.
For a smooth and high-quality performance, we have a few technical requirements. These ensure that we can deliver the best possible experience for you and your guests. Below are the details for both our string duo, cello-piano duo, and our exciting pop/jazz duo option:
General Requirements
1. Performance Area:
- A clear, level space for the musicians to set up.
- Adequate lighting to read sheet music, especially for evening or indoor performances.
2. Shelter/Weather Protection (for outdoor events):
- A shaded or covered area to protect instruments and musicians from direct sunlight, rain, or extreme weather conditions.
3. Power Supply:
- Access to a standard 110V electrical outlet within 25 feet of the performance area for our digital piano (if applicable) and any additional equipment.
4. Seating:
- Armless chairs for all the musicians.
Additional Requirements for Cello-Piano Duo
1. Digital Piano Setup:
- We will bring our digital piano, which requires a stable surface to set up. If a piano is available at the venue, we would be happy to use it.
2. Sound Equipment:
- For larger events or venues, we may need additional sound amplification. We can provide our own PA system for small to medium-sized gatherings. For larger events, collaboration with an audio technician and additional equipment might be required, and more setup time will be needed.
3. Microphones:
- Typically, we do not require microphones for our performances unless specifically requested by the client or for larger venues where sound projection is crucial.
Additional Requirements for Pop/Jazz Duo (Cello and Bass Guitar)
1. Performance Setup:
- This dynamic duo requires a clear, level space for setup.
- Adequate lighting to read sheet music or chord charts, especially for evening or indoor performances.
2. Sound Equipment:
- We will bring our own amplification equipment suitable for small to medium-sized gatherings. For larger events, additional sound equipment and setup time may be required.
3. Power Supply:
- Access to a standard 110V electrical outlet within 25 feet of the performance area for our amplifiers and equipment.
4. Microphones:
- Typically not required unless specifically requested by the client or for larger venues where sound projection is crucial.
5. Vocal Option:
- Our duo Namana can offer both instrumental and instrumental with vocal options, providing famous songs in unique arrangements. For performances with vocals, we will need a full band setup with professional sound equipment, which we can provide for an additional fee.
Song Selection and Special Arrangements
1. Repertoire:
- Clients can choose from our extensive song list, covering classical, pop, and jazz music.
- We are happy to arrange 1-2 special songs of your choice included in the price.
2. Exciting Pop/Jazz Duo Option:
- Our pop/jazz duo, featuring cello and bass guitar, offers a unique and desirable option for your event. This duo provides a captivating blend of soulful melodies and rhythmic grooves, perfect for adding a modern, sophisticated touch to your event. You can find more information about this exciting option on our website [here]((link hidden)).
Additional Notes
1. Setup and Soundcheck:
- We usually require 30-60 minutes for setup and soundcheck before the performance start time to ensure everything is perfectly tuned and balanced.
2. Breaks:
- For performances longer than 1.5 hours, a short break (5-10 minutes) is appreciated to maintain the highest performance quality.
3. Meals and Drinks:
- If the event is longer than 3 hours, we kindly request that meals and/or drinks be provided for the musicians.
Expert Sound Consultation
1. Sound and Equipment Decisions:
- We have access to expert advice on sound and equipment options to ensure the best setup for your event. This helps us tailor our technical requirements to suit your specific venue and event size.
By meeting these requirements, we can ensure a memorable and seamless musical experience for your event. If you have any specific concerns or need adjustments, please feel free to discuss them with us.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Best regards,
Anna Shabalina
The Soul Strings Music
Namana duo
| October 11, 2024 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 31, 2024 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Birthday Party |
classical:
Bach - Cello Suite #1
Bach - Cello Suite #3
Bach-Gounod - Ave Maria
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Saint-Saens - Swan
Saint-Saens - Elephant
Schumann - Traumerei
Purcell - Sunday Evening in Autumn
Mendelssohn - Spring Song
Tchaikovsky - Neapolitan Song
Boccherini - Menuet
Gossek - Gavotte
Bach - Air and Gavotte
Rachmaninov - Vocalise
Bridge - Spring Song
Bridge - Meditation
Glazunov - Song of Minstrel
Schubert - Serenade
Gliere - Waltz
Tchaikovsky - Nocturne
Villa-Lobos - Aria
Monti - Czardas
Bigger repertoire is available for different ensemble options
Contemporary:
Olivia Rodrigo - "vampire"
Luke Combs - "Fast Car"
Miley Cyrus - "Flowers"
Morgan Wallen - "Last Night"
Dave & Central Cee - "Sprinter"
The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti & Madonna - "Popular"
Dua Lipa - "Dance the Night"
Kylie Minogue - "Padam Padam"
Billie Eilish - "What Was I Made For?"
SZA - "Snooze"
Popular Classics:
The Beatles - "Michelle"
Christina Perri - "A Thousand Years"
Consuelo Velázquez - "Bésame Mucho"
Erroll Garner - "Misty"
The Beatles - "Yesterday"
The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
Frank Sinatra - "Strangers in the Night"
Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On"
Antônio Carlos Jobim - "How Insensitive"
Michel Colombier - "Emmanuel"
The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
Harold Arlen - "Over the Rainbow"
Paul McCartney - "My Valentine"
Antônio Carlos Jobim - "The Girl from Ipanema"
Frank Sinatra - "My Way"
George Gershwin - "Summertime"
Antônio Carlos Jobim - "Agua de Beber"
Scorpions - "Still Loving You"
Lara Fabian - "Je t’aime"
Eduardo di Capua - "O Sole Mio"
George Gershwin - "The Man I Love"
Astor Piazzolla - "Libertango"
Michel Legrand - "I Will Wait for You"
Louis Armstrong - "What a Wonderful World"
Alan Menken - "Beauty and the Beast"
Joseph Kosma - "Autumn Leaves"
Duke Ellington - "Caravan"
Eric Carmen - "All by Myself"
Johnny Mandel - "The Shadow of Your Smile"
Carlos Gardel - "Por una Cabeza"
Astor Piazzolla - "Tango Oblivion"
Bill Withers - "Just the Two of Us"
Adele - "Send My Love"
Sebastián Iradier - "La Paloma"
Ángel Villoldo - "El Choclo"
Anton Rubinstein - "Rio-Rita"
Andrei Petrov - "Waltz from the movie 'Beware of the Car'"
Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender"
a-ha - "Take on Me"
Nirvana - "Love Buzz"
Tuxedomoon - "In a Manner of Speaking"
Louis Armstrong - "Let My People Go"
Lionel Richie - "Hello"
Kenny Rogers - "Lady"
The Proclaimers - "500 Miles"
Namana Project:
Instrumental and Instrumental with Vocal Options:
Beyoncé - "Halo"
Alicia Keys - "If I Ain’t Got You"
John Legend - "All of Me"
Ed Sheeran - "Perfect"
Adele - "Someone Like You"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
Coldplay - "Fix You"
Sam Smith - "Stay with Me"
Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah"
Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
General Repertoire (Including Namana Project Songs):
All songs listed above in Classical, Contemporary, and Popular Classics.
Namana Project Songs are included for both instrumental and vocal options as needed, ensuring a versatile repertoire for various performances.
Add your favourite songs here, and we'll happily arrange them for the ensemble you want.
1. Prelude to the Te Deum. Charpentier
2. Canon in D. Pachelbel
3. Largo from Winter. Vivaldi
4. Minuet. Boccherini
5. Air,
6. Gavotte,
7. Bourre,
8. Gigue from Orchestral Suite #3. Bach
9. Dance of the Blessed Spirits. Gluck
10. Entrance of the Queen of Sheba. Handel
11. Le Paix,
12. La Rejouissance from Fireworks music. Handel
13. Andante (Menuet). Handel
14. Country Dances. Handel
15. Serenade. Schubert
16. Ave Maria. Schubert
17. Recuerdos De La Alhambra. Tarrega
18. Liebestraum. Liszt
19. Chanson De Matin. Elgar
20. Duet #1. Mozart
21. Duet #2. Mozart
22. Mozart. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st Mov.
23. Chopin. Nocturne
24. Salut D’Amore. Elgar
25. Swan. Saint-Saens
26. My Heart Will Go On
27. Love Story
28. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
29. Can’t Help Falling In Love
30. Tale As Old As Time
31. Howls Moving Castle Theme
32. Fly Me To The Moon
33. Halleluja
34. Stand By Me
35. A Thousand Years
36. Sway
37. All Of Me
38. La Vie En Rose
39. Isn’t She Lovely
40. Young And Beautiful
41. You’ll Be In My Heart
42. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
43. With Or Without You
44. What A Wonderful World
45. Despacito
46. Bohemian Rhapsody
47. Cast You Fate To The Wind
48. City of Stars
49. Defying Gravity
50. I Do It For You
51. Happy
52. How Far I’ll Go
53. I Dreamed A Dream
54. Imagine
55. Lean On Me’
56. Let It Be
57. Let It Go
58. Mamma Mia
59. Moon River
60. My Favorite Things
61. Perfect
62. Rewrite The Stars
63. Shallow
64. Someone Like You
65. The Sound Of Silence
66. Tears In Heaven
67. Viva La Vida
68. The Way You Look Tonight
69. What Makes You Beautiful
70. When I’m Sixty-Four
71. You Raise Me Up
72. Your Song
“Marry You” – Bruno Mars
“Love On Top” – Beyoncé
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” – Stevie Wonder
“Thinking out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” – Whitney Houston
“All of Me” – John Legend
“Everything” – Michael Bublé
“You Make My Dreams (Come True)” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Perfect” – Ed Sheeran
“Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
“Crazy In Love ” – Beyoncé, JAY-Z (feat. Jay-Z)
“We Found Love” – Rihanna, Calvin Harris
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
“My Girl” – The Temptations
“A Thousand Years” – Christina Perri
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
“Better Together” – Jack Johnson
“Marry Me” – Train
“Hey Ya!” – Outkast
“This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” – Natalie Cole
“You Are The Best Thing” – Ray LaMontagne
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper
“Wannabe” – Spice Girls
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
“Best Day Of My Life” – American Authors
“Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison
“Shut Up and Dance” – WALK THE MOON
“Sugar” – Maroon 5
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
“Say You Won’t Let Go” – James Arthur
“Forever” – Chris Brown
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“I’m Yours” – Jason Mraz
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
“Make You Feel My Love” – Adele
“We Are Family” – 1995 Remaster – Sister Sledge
“September” – Earth, Wind & Fire
“At Last” – Etta James
“Speechless” – Dan + Shay
“Don’t Stop Believin’” – Journey
“Chapel Of Love” – The Dixie Cups
“XO” – John Mayer
“Dancing in the Moonlight” – Toploader
“I Do” – Colbie Caillat
“Lover” – Taylor Swift
“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
“Dancing Queen” – ABBA
“Sweet Caroline” – Neil Diamond
“How Long Will I Love You” – Ellie Goulding
“Lucky” – Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat
“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” – Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes
“Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” – Shania Twain
“Kiss Me” – Sixpence None The Richer
“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber
“The Luckiest” – Ben Folds
“I’m Coming Out” – Diana Ross
“I Want You Back” – The Jackson 5
“Little Things” – One Direction
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” – 2019 Remaster James Taylor
“Party In The U.S.A.” – Miley Cyrus
“(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher” – Jackie Wilson
“Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of…)” – Lou Bega
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” – Haley Reinhart
“I Won’t Give Up” – Jason Mraz
“Tenerife Sea” – Ed Sheeran
“Ain’t No Other Man” – Christina Aguilera
“L-O-V-E” – Nat King Cole
“No Diggity” – Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Queen Pen
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
“Timber” – Pitbull, Ke$ha
“Ho Hey” – The Lumineers
“Love Shack” – The B-52’s
“Perfect Duet” – Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé
“Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations
“Mr. Brightside” – The Killers
“I Get to Love You” – Ruelle
“Stand by Me” – Ben E. King
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” – Elvis Presley
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Queen
“Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
“Jump Around” – House Of Pain
“Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
“Livin’ On A Prayer” – Bon Jovi
“What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction
“Let’s Get Married” – Jagged Edge, Run, Lamarquis Jefferson
“Walking On Sunshine” – Katrina & The Waves
“Raise Your Glass” – P!nk
“Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Michael Jackson
“Valerie” – Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse
“Treasure” – Bruno Mars
“Here Comes The Sun” – The Beatles
“For Once In My Life” – Stevie Wonder
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
“No Scrubs” – TLC
“I Choose You” – Sara Bareilles
“A Sky Full of Stars” – Coldplay
“Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
“Yeah!” – Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris
“Cupid Shuffle” – Cupid
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