Lizzy May - Electric Cellist

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Following the highly successful launch of her career as part of a 3-girl band invited by Take That to be an opening act in their Beautiful World Tour (playing to audiences of 15,000), Lizzy May is now in great demand as a cellist throughout the UK and Europe.

The Solo Electric Cello show is an exciting and sensual fusion of classical and pop music performed by this stunning young blonde. The performance is enriched by dynamic backing tracks and vocals - the result is a unique musical and visual spectacular which will keep the audience spellbound.

A typical repertoire includes pop versions of all-time classics such as Adagio for Strings by Barber, Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire and Coldplay’s Viva La Vida.

A popular format for the show is to begin with up to two 45-min sets of elegant classical cello music as background to a drinks reception or during dinner. This is followed by a dramatic change in both costume and tempo which immediately gets the audience’s attention and the main, high energy performance begins. The length of the main show is agreed in advance with the client but is typically 20-30 minutes.

Lizzy May is also available for an evening of classical background music played on her acoustic cello.

Lizzy May won a scholarship to study cello performance for 6 years at Yehudi Menuhin’s music school, followed by 5 years at the RNCM and the Royal Academy of Music, gaining a 1st class degree and postgraduate distinction. She has appeared many times on TV with Leona Lewis, Sugababes, Westlife, Il Divo, Kasabian and Paul Potts and has recorded with James Blunt, Peter Kay, Judie Tzuke, Massive Attack, Emma Deigman, and Camilla Kerslake amongst others, as well as for the Britannia High TV series and the Take That video. In the last few months she has performed in Jordan (to the Jordanian Royal Family), Kuwait, Turkey, Oman, Holland, Crete and Germany. In addition Lizzy May has collaborated with major producers/songwriters including Eliot Kennedy.

» Song List

• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Variations - Paganini/lloyd Webber
• Jai Ho - Pussycat Dolls ('slumdog Millionaire')
• Adagio For Strings (dance Version) - Barber
• Palladio - Karl Jenkins
• Toccata And Fugue (hip-hop!) - Bach
• Air On The G String - Bach
• The Swan - Saint-saens
• Nessun Dorma - Puccini
• Pavane - Faure
• Cello Suite No. 1 - Bach
• Oh! Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
• Canon - Pachelbel
• Spring - Vivaldi
• Romeo And Juliet - Tchaikovsky
• And Many More!

» Previous Clients

• Barclays Bank
• Bp
• F1 Grand Prix
• Unesco
• Dorchester Hotel
• Gleneagles
• Park Lane Hilton
• Sennheiser
• Thompson Holidays
• Cambridge University
• The Variety Club
• Belfast Arena (trio Opening Act In Take That Concerts)
• Opal Foundation
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

"Lizzy May represents everything I love about music and life. She is passionate and incredibly talented."
- Eliot Kennedy (Producer of Take That, Spice Girls, Bryan Adams and Golden Globe Award Nominee)

"A wonderful young performer"......Yehudi Menuhin

» Set Formats

Electric Cello Show -
Up to 2 x 45 minute sets of background classical cello music with cd accompaniment,
followed by an exciting, high energy 20-30 minute pop show with dynamic backing tracks.

Light background cello performance -
Up to 3 x 45 minute sets of background music with cd accompanimaet. This includes classical and/or light pop music according to client's requirements. On acoustic or electric cello.

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