Irish Harpist
Claire O’Donnell is one of Ireland’s foremost musicians, playing both Classical Concert and Irish Traditional Harp. With an early passion for harp, she began to learn at the age of eight in The Royal Irish Academy of music Dublin and later in the Conservatoire National De Music Reims, France. She was the youngest performer at the Ninth World Harp Congress in Dublin in 2005 and was appointed principle harpist with The National Youth Orchestra in 2007.
Having played extensively in Ireland, UK, France, Italy and Poland, Claire is now based in Dublin studying for her B.A Degree in Performance under Dr. Cliona Dorris at the D.I.T Conservatory of Music Dublin and is teacher of Traditional Harp with Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann. Claire can offer a wide repertoire spanning all genres of music for corporate events, receptions and weddings. She can also perform with various ensembles including harp and voice, harp and violin and harp and flute.
Amazing Harpist for Events
Claire O’Donnell Harpist
Wedding music ceremony example 1:
Prelude/Procession – Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Lighting of Candles – The Rose (Bette Midler)
Responsorial Psalm – Here I am Lord
Gospel Acclamation – Alleluia
Lighting of Wedding Candle – Pie Jesu
Offertory Procession – Make me a channel of your peace
Sign of Peace – May it Be (from Lord of the Rings soundtrack)
Communion & Post Communion Reflection – Nella Fantasia/Gabriel’s Oboe
Signing of Register – Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
Exit Procession of Bride and Groom – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Wedding music ceremony example 2:
Prelude/Procession – Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Lighting of Candles – When Love Is Found
Responsorial Psalm – Bi Iosa Im Chroise
Gospel Acclamation – Seinn Alleluia
Lighting of Wedding Candle – When Love is found
Offertory Procession – Ave Maria (Bach Guonod )
Sign of Peace – Eleanor Plunkett (O’Carolan)
Communion & Post Communion Reflection – Panis Angelicus
Signing of Register – She Moved Through the Fair
Exit Procession of Bride and Groom – Wedding Recessional (Mendelssohn)
Repertoire
Church
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Make me a channel of your peace
Panis Angelicus
Here I am Lord
On Eagles Wings
Ave Maria (Gounod/Bach) (Shcubert)
Amazing Grace
Pie Jesu
When Love is found
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Wedding Recessional (Mendelssohn)
Irish Traditional
Bridget Cruise
Eleanor Plunkett
Fanny Power
Princess Royal
Planxty Hewlett
Si beag Si Mor
Grace Nugent
Inisheer
Na Sioga
Ag Criost an Siol
Brian Boru’s March
Fig for a kiss
Na Maithe Mora
Rectory reel
She moved through the fair
Thugamar Fein an Samhradh Linn
Other Styles
Kissing you (Desree)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
Song Bird (Fleetwood Mac)
The Voyage ( Christy Moore)
The Book of Love (Peter Gabriel)
Nella Fantasia/Gabriel’s Oboe
Anna (sex in the city)
Cavatina ( John Williams)
Greensleeves
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes
May it Be (from Lord of the Rings soundtrack
