Hayley Pomfrett - Leading UK Violinist

Description

For weddings Hayley offers up to 3 hours of background solo violin music either on acoustic (traditional) or electric violin accompanied by professional backing track accompaniments where required. Her huge repertoire spans music from all genres and Hayley can accommodate any advance musical requests the couple may have.
Her wedding package would typically include:
– 30 mins of background music as guests arrive and take their seats
– music for bridal entrance, signing of the register and bridal exit
– additional music during the drinks reception, wedding breakfast or both
Hayley ... is happy to relocate venues from church/civil ceremony to reception venue where necessary.
Hayley is also well-versed in performing for large-scale Asian weddings and can collaborate with Dhol players to create spectacular entrance music/first dance performances.
Hayley can also offer a string quartet option -please visit the string quartet for more information.
To help inspire you here is a list of Hayley’s most requested wedding violin music choices:
Bridal party entrance music:
Canon – Pachelbel
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Tale as Old as Time – Beauty and the Beast
Colours of the Wind – Pocahontas
Music during the signing of the register (2 or 3 pieces usually required):
Meditation – Massenet
Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis Presley
Rule the World – Take That
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
All of Me – John Legend
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
A Whole New World -Aladdin
Make You Feel my Love – Adele
Angels – Robbie Williams
Bridal party exit music:
Wedding March -Mendelssohn
Marry You – Bruno Mars
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Mr Brightside – The Killers
All You Need is Love – The Beatles
Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder Read More

Biography

Described as the ‘cream of violinists’, classically-trained violinist Hayley Pomfrett enjoys an extremely varied musical career and is as much at home on the classical concert platform playing at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall as she is as a session violinist, recording and performing with world-famous pop artists in the world's most prestigious venues such as Abbey Road Studios and the O2 Arena. Regularly performing all over the world, over the last few years she has toured and recorded albums with artists including Michael Kiwanuka, Lana Del Rey, Sam Smith, Stormzy, Dave, Mi ... chael Bublé and Adele.
The huge list of artists whom she has collaborated seems endless: Adele, Beyonce, Kanye West, Take That, Stereophonics, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Robbie Williams, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Paul Weller, Michael Buble, John Legend, Sam Smith, Emeli Sande, The Script, Duran Duran, Jess Glynne, Rita Ora, Bjork, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Kylie, Elbow, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, Pink, Olly Murs, Spice Girls, Madness, Brian May, McFly, Kasabian, Ronan Keating, Celine Dion, Neil Diamond and more!
Hayley's versatility means no engagement is too big or too small and she can provide the perfect accompanying music to your wedding ceremony, cocktail party or luxury dinner as well as presenting a wow-factor solo performance on electric violin if that is the order the day. She is expert in tailoring the music to the client's preferences and can accommodate almost any musical request received in advance of the engagement including specialist Asian, Greek or Jewish music where desired.
Recent engagements include:
BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Summer 2016
Performing for the Rugby World Cup Final 2015 at Twickenham Stadium
Performing with Adele for her BBC TV Special
Performing on 'Later with Jools Holland' with Duran Duran and Stereophonics
Performing at the BBC Music Awards 2015 with Jess Glynne, James Bay , Hozier and Ellie Goulding
Performing as part of the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC Proms a the Royal Albert Hall
Performing with Sam Smith at the Brit Awards 2015
Performing for the world's top tennis players at the ATP Men's Open in Doha, Qatar in Jan 2015
Opening the New Year 2015 Gala Celebrations with a solo electric violin performance at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai
Performing at the BBC Music Awards 2014 with Sir Tom Jones, George Ezra, Paloma Faith, Labrinth and Ella Henderson
Extensive world tours with George Michael, Rod Stewart and Lana del Rey
Performing at the Brit Awards 2013 with Emeli Sande
Performing at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in June 2012, accompanying artists such as Robbie Williams and Kylie.
Being lead violinist of the string section for Adele's highly acclaimed Royal Albert Hall concert in September 2011 and performing on her chart-topping album, 21.
Hayley takes great pride in her work as a violinist. As an orchestral musician she held the position of Principal 2nd Violin with Northern Ballet from 2004 to 2011. She also plays regularly with many UK orchestras such as the BBC Concert Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as well as in the pit orchestras for West End Shows such as Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables.
An experienced and confident public performer, Hayley has toured extensively in the UK, Europe, the USA, South America, the Middle East and Asia. She has played at all major UK concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Stadium, the O2 Arena and the world-famous Abbey Road Studios as well as many prestigious international venues such as the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland. Recently she has performed as an Electric Violinist for corporate events in cities such as Dubai, Orlando, Singapore, Toronto, Paris, Munich, Lausanne, Kuwait and Istanbul aswell as on luxury Cruise Liners.
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Experience

ORCHESTRAL WORK
Northern Ballet (Principal 2nd Violin – Position held 2004 to 2011)
BBC Concert Orchestra (1st Violin – Regular Extra since 2005)
CBSO (Guest Principal 2nd Violin & 1st Violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Guest Principal 2nd Violin)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Guest Principal 2nd Violin)
English National Ballet (Guest Principal 2nd Violin & 1st Violin)
City of London Sinfonia (1st Violin)
London Mozart Players (1st Violin)
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (1st Violin)
Welsh Chamber Orchestra (Co-Leader)
London Concert Orchestra (Principal 2nd Violin ... and 1st Violin)
London Gala Orchestra (including Leader and Co-Leader)
London Concertante (1st Violin)
Trafalgar Sinfonia (1st Violin)
Philharmonisches Orchester Wurzburg (1st Violin)
WEST END SHOWS
Phantom of the Opera (regular dep work, including Leader trial)
Les Miserables (regular dep work as Leader)
The Sound of Music (dep 2007-2009)
Hamilton (dep since Feb 2018)
Book of Mormon (dep since Aug 2019)
EDUCATION
Hayley studied at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, Germany for 4 years with Professors Grigori Zhislin and Conrad von der Goltz where she obtained a 1st Class ‘Diplommusiker’ in Violin Performance. Prior to that Hayley studied at the University of Warwick for 4 years where she obtained a Joint BA (Hons) Degree in French and German.
SESSION WORK
Film, Live TV, Pop, Classical and Commercial Sessions for the following Session Contractors:
Wired Strings (Rosie Danvers)
Isobel Griffiths Ltd (Isobel Griffiths)
Music Solutions (Sylvia Addison)
COOL Music Ltd (Gareth Griffiths)
Music Creation Ltd (Paul Spong)
Accord Music (Maurice Cambridge)
Bookaband (Cathy Giles)
London Telefilmonic Orchestra (Levine Andrade)
Musical Associates (Rob McIntosh)
British Philharmonic Orchestra (Andy Crompton)
Face Music (Sue Carling)
BEK Music Ltd (Bob Knight)
Guy Barker’s Big Band
English Session Orchestra (Dom Kelly)
B & H Management (Simon Harrison)
London Metropolitan Orchestra (Andy Brown)
Heritage Orchestra
Music Matters (Roz Colls)
Urban Soul Orchestra
Young Guns Ltd
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Hayley has recorded and performed live on stage and on TV/radio with the following artists:
Beyoncé
Adele
George Michael
Rod Stewart
Kylie Minogue
Noel Gallagher
Paul Weller
Lana Del Rey
Michael Bublé
Kanye West
Robbie Williams
Take That
Gary Barlow
Cheryl Cole
Stereophonics
The Script
Emeli Sandé
The Wanted
Maverick Sabre
Olly Murs
John Legend
Duran Duran
Liam Gallagher
Stormzy
Tom Odell
Ellie Goulding
Sam Smith
Ella Henderson
Ne-Yo
George Ezra
Pete Tong’s –bIbiza Classics
Collabro
Pink
Cee Lo Green
Ronan Keating
Gabrielle Aplin
Boyzone
McFly
Bryan Ferry
JLS
Sir Cliff Richard
Pixie Lott
Paloma Faith
Hugh Jackman
Brian May
Dame Shirley
Bassey
Madness
Spice Girls
Kimberley Walsh
Barry Manilow
Nicole Scherzinger
Leona Lewis
Kasabian
Elbow
Lianne La Havas
Sigma
Sasha
Marti Pellow
Calum Scott
James Bay
Hozier
Raleigh Ritchie
Labrinth
Mark Ronson
Neil Diamond
Sir Tom Jones
Meat Loaf
Celine Dion
Enya
Alison Moyet
Alfie Boe
Andrea Bocelli
Russell Watson
Katherine Jenkins
Annie Lennox
Mika
ABC
Michael Ball
John Barrowman
Paul Carrack
Pet Shop Boys
Il Divo
Björk
Status Quo
Birdy
Rita Ora
Jess Glynne
Clean Bandit
Craig David
Elaine Paige
Imelda May
Jason Manford
The Shires
Blue
Dave
Tom Grennan
Camila Cabello
Will Young
Sarah Connor
Jack Savoretti
Michael Kiwanuka
Jungle
Harry Connick Jnr
Sam Fender
TV/RADIO SHOWS
Strictly Come Dancing
The Graham Norton Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
The X Factor
Britain’s Got Talent
The Brit Awards
The Royal Variety Performance
The One Show
ITV’s ‘A Night with Beyonce’
T4
Later… With Jools Hollland
The Andrew Marr Show
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe ITV Specials
BBC Children in Need
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
This Morning
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Classic FM
The Morning Show (USA TV)
Live from Abbey Road
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Rod Stewart’s Christmas Special
BBC Proms
BBC Electric Proms
BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night
BBC Radio 3 In Tune
World Music Awards
Top of the Pops
GMTV
The Paul O’Grady Show
CD:UK
Popstar to Operastar
The Two Ronnies
Any Dream Will Do
Just the Two of Us
QVC
Saturday Night Divas
The Heaven and Earth Show
An Audience with Celine Dion
Celebrating the Carpenters Read More

Previous Clients

Arcelor Mittal
Eversheds
Kensington Palace
The Dorchester, Park Lane
Lord's Cricket Ground
Beverley Polo Club
Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai
Armani Hotel, Dubai
Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane, London
Beau Rivage Palace, Lausanne
ATP World Tennis Finals, Doha 2015
Rugby World Cup Final 2015 at Twickenham Satdium
Monaco Grand Prix

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Christening Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Funeral/Memorial Service Grand Opening Party Hanukkah Celebration Hotel Event Jewish Wedding Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Trade Show / Exhibitions Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Additional Information

Insured for Public Liability
Travels Worldwide
Can provide PA system