Eliza Bourgault
Harpist, pianist and vocalist from Perth, Western Australia performing instrumental classical pieces as well as unique takes on contemporary songs.
Eliza is a professional harpist with over a decade’s experience providing live music for private, public and corporate events. Notable performances include a world premiere of Sean Tinnion’s work Remembrance with the Perth Symphony Orchestra in 2016; an Australian premiere of Rutter’s Visions with the Lux Aeterna choir in 2019; a performance of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols in 2021 and Rutter’s Dancing Day in 2022 with the Perth Symphonic Chorus. Eliza is a regular FRINGE festival artist having performed a season in 2018 and another in 2021.
Eliza has also recorded two albums. The first, Works for Harp and Guitar, was released in 2018 and features compositions for harp and guitar by contemporary composers such as Maximo Diego Pujol, Gary Schocker and Erik Marchelie. The second album, Girl in the Mirror, came out in 2020 and features 12 original songs.
Eliza started playing the harp after receiving a music scholarship at Churchlands Senior High School. She went on to study a Bachelor of Arts, completing a double-degree in music where she was the recipient of a number of prizes and scholarships including the Delanor Music Scholarship, the Ewen Prize in Music and the Wesley Music Scholarship.
When not performing, Eliza can be found running her music tutoring business Elda Music Studios through which she teaches over twenty students on a regular basis.
Eliza is a versatile musician who can play both classical, traditional and pop music. She can also sing and play piano. Eliza’s music is perfect for:
Engagement parties, wedding ceremonies and pre-receptions
Wakes & funerals
Luxury home opens
Birthday parties
Corporate functions
Art exhibitions
Award ceremonies
House warming parties
You can have confidence that the music will set an elegant, luxurious vibe to your event and that it will be enjoyed by all your guests.
Classical:
J.S Bach: Air on the G String
J.S Bach: Adagio Cantabile
J.S Bach: Be Thou But Near
J.S Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
J.S Bach: My Heart Ever Faithful
J.S Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
J.S Bach: Prelude in C
Barnby: O Perfect Love
Beethoven: Ode to Joy
Bond: I love you Truly
Brahms: Intermezzo No. 2 Opus 118
Brahms: Theme of Haydn
Campra: Rigaudon
Chopin: Prelude No. 15 Opus 28 (Raindrop Prelude)
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Delibes: Flower Duet
Frank: Panis Angelicus
Franz: Dedication
Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Grief: I love Thee
Handel: Air from the Water Music
Handel: Allegro Moderato from the Water Music
Handel: Larghetto
Handel: Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus
Handel: Hornpipe from the Water Music
Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Havah Nagilah (Israeli folksong)
Khachaturian: Theme from Spartacus
Lemare: Andantino
Liszt: Liebesträume
MacDowell: To a Wild Rose
Mallotte: The Lord’s Prayer
Martini: Plaisir D’Amour
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Massanet: Meditation from Thais
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Mendelssohn: Song without Words No. 6
Moret: Rondeau
Mozart: Theme from Piano Concerto
Mozart: Theme and Variations
Naegeli: Blest be the tie that binds
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Puccini: Musetta’s Waltz from La Boheme
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Rachmaninoff: Theme from Piano Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rubinstein: Romance
Saint Saëns: The Swan
Schubert: Ave Maria
Schumann: Träumerei
Schumann: Dedication
Slane: Be Thou My Vision
Tchaikovsky: Theme from Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile Op. 5
Tchaikovsky: Theme from Romeo and Juliette
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Wagner: Bridal Chorus
When Love is Found (English melody)
Popular Music:
Andrea Boceli: The Prayer
Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Ben E. King: Stand By Me
Beyonce: Halo
Brian McFadden: Like Only a Woman can
Bruno Mars: Just the way you are
Bruno Mars: Marry You
Christina Perri: A Thousand Years
Christine McVie: Songbird
Coldplay: Clocks
Coldplay: Viva La Vida
Coldplay: Yellow
Daft Punk: Get Lucky
Disney: Tale as Old as Time
Disney: A Whole New World
Disney: Theme from Up
Disney: Lava Song
Ed Sheeran: Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran: Photograph
Ed Sheeran: Perfect
Ellie Goulding: Love Me Like You Do
Elton John: Your Song
Elvis Presley: Can’t Help Falling in Love with You
Foreigner: I want to know what love is
James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (Titanic theme)
Jason Mraz: I’m Yours
John Legend: All of Me
Josh Groban: You Raise me up
Katy Perry: Fireworks
Lana Del Rey: Young and Beautiful
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Nat King Cole: When I Fall in Love
Owl City: Fireflies
Roberta Flack: First time I ever saw your face
Sam Smith: Stay With Me
Shania Twain: From this Moment on
Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Stevie Wonder: I just called to say I love you
Taylor Swift: Love Story
The Police: Every Breath You Take
The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
The Sound of Music: Edelweiss
Westlife: Beautiful in White
William Pharrell: Happy
RECOMMENDATIONS
Processional:
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Bach – Air on the G String
Handel – Hornpipe from the Water Music
Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Moret – Rondeau
Wagner – Bridal Chorus
Christina Perri – Thousand Years
Shania Twain – From this moment on
Signing of Register:
Debussy – C air de Lune
Delibes – Flower Duet
Saint Saëns – The Swan
Bruno Mars – Just the Way you are
Beyoncé – Halo
John Legend – All of Me
Recessional:
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Coldplay – Viva la vida
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
Taylor Swift – Love Story