Lily Press, Harp & Simon Linn-Gerstein, Cello

Category: Ceremony-only musician

Type: Harpist, String ensemble

Genres: Americana

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About Lily Press, Harp & Simon Linn-Gerstein, Cello

Lily Press & Simon Linn-Gerstein

Harpist & Cellist

We are delighted to offer harp and cello, either as solo instruments or as a duo, for your wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, or reception, as well as for gallery openings, fund raisers, memorial services, or other events. We create custom arrangements upon request and are equally at home performing everything from pop music to R&B, jazz, classical, country, indie rock, and everything in between!

Our harp and cello duo has been providing intimate, salon-style concerts and our own unique arrangements of classical and popular selections alike since 2007. We work closely with our clients to ensure their music experience is a source of joy that helps mark life's milestones, collaborating on custom arrangements and offering a music list with over 300 arrangements we've created during our time performing as an ensemble. We love the collaborative process - both in playing chamber music and coordinating with our clients and it is always an honor to be part of celebrating a special moment in someone's life.

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Services

Sound system capability audience <300 -

Musical genres

Americana
Arabic or Persian
Blues
Bollywood or Bhangra
Classical
Country/Folk
Disco/Funk
EDM/House
Gospel/Christian
Jazz
Latin
Motown/Soul
Pop/Top 40s
R&B
Rap/Hip Hop
Reggae
Rock
Scottish or Irish

Event types

After party
Cocktail hour
Couples luncheon
Elopement
Engagement party
Farewell brunch
Other
Rehearsal dinner
Wedding ceremony
Wedding reception
Wedding shower
Welcome party

Reviews

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Magical music by a professional & passionate duo
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•Natalie W.•Jul 7
We had the privilege of working with Lily and Simon for our microwedding at the Santa Barbara courthouse. We primarily worked with Lily in the months leading up to our wedding - she is so responsive, organized, detail oriented and provides such thoughtful guidance and clarity around music choices and song recommendations. Their repertoire was truly amazing, from classical music options, beautiful pop songs, and even to cinematic and gaming favorites - we truly had so many songs to choose from to best capture our love story and individual personalities. On the day of our wedding, their beautiful music filled the summer air, and was an absolute highlight for our guests. My only regret is not being able to just sit and listen to them play for longer :) We highly recommend working with Lily and Simon if you want to bring a touch of tasteful, brilliant harp and cello music to delight your guests, no matter your event.
Definitely book!!
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•Carrington M.•Nov 25, 2024
Lily Press, Harp & Simon Linn-Gerstein, Cello were an absolute delight to work with for our wedding. Their communication was attentive, timely, and detailed throughout the entire planning process. The quality of their work and the value they provided was truly exceptional - their beautiful, elegant, and romantic performance set the perfect tone and ambience for our special day. We could not have asked for a better musical trio to make our wedding celebration so memorable. Highly recommend this talented group!
Most beautiful music and people you will meet
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•Kimmy E.•Nov 5, 2024
Lily arranged a custom melody for my husband to walk down the aisle to. It was absolutely beautiful. She met with us to talk about the ceremony timeline and made sure she adjusted accordingly based of potential situations (we had a very young ring bearer). They showed up on time and were ready to go! Our guests absolutely loved them. We can’t wait to book them again for our 25th anniversary!
Remarkable musicians and people!
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•Genevieve•May 1, 2024
I simply cannot emphasize how amazing Lily Press & Simon Linn-Gerstein are. After falling in love with their music from hearing it on their website, we got in touch with them to play for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. From the very start of this process, Lily & Simon have gone above and beyond to help make our wedding day special. Their organization, professionalism, and talent made this part of our wedding planning process (a generally stressful time) feel so effortless and happy. They were always quick to respond and communicated with us so well that we always felt we were in good hands (not to mention it has been SUCH a joy to talk to them). Lily & Simon were truly one of the few wedding vendors we had that I NEVER had a single worry or hesitation about and I cannot recommend them enough. Their beautiful music helped shape our whole ceremony and the custom composition they composed for us (ABBA’s “I Have A Dream”), which we used for our recessional, had everyone in happy tears. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed their beautiful playing as much as we did and we will always remember what an amazing experience we had with them. Lily & Simon - thank you SO much!!!