Mary Amanda ~ WHAT Does She Play?

Mary Amanda plays Accordion.

Mary Amanda plays the koto with some Japanese friends
What does she play? Better said, what DOESN'T she play? Not only is Mary Amanda reputed internationally to have one of the world's largest repertoires of classical, jazz, pop, rock, showtunes, ethnic music, and just about every TV theme ever known, played on the harp, piano or sung... BUT!!! She also plays guitar, electric bass, drums, steel drums, koto, koru, lute, ukelele, accordion, flute, double-bowed psaltery, bagpipes, and a very mean kazoo!  Mary Amanda currently travels with her Lyon and Healy 85E concert grand harp, but often takes along her custom Paraguayan or one of her 4 beautiful celtic folk harps.  She also has arranged over 1000 backup tracks on the computer to accompany her for a fuller sound when no band or orchestra is available.  Mary Amanda has written close to 500 original works,  including a fully orchestrated harp concerto and numerous classicalcompositions. She is the author of numerous pop, rock and celtic themes, both vocal and instrumental,  and has worked on multiple movie and theatre scores.  Below is a short list of her most commonly requested pieces:
(THIS IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF OVER 1000 SELECTIONS MS. FAIRCHILD HAS IN HER REPERTOIRE…)
CLASSICAL:

CANON IN D/PACHELBEL

WINTER (FOUR SEASONS) /VIVALDI

JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING /BACH

TRUMPET VOLUNTARY/CLARK

AVE MARIA/SCHUBERT

LORD'S PRAYER/MALOTTE

ODE TO JOY/BEETHOVEN

MOONLIGHT SONATA/BEETHOVEN

TRUMPET TUNE/PURCELL

CLARE DE LUNE/ DEBUSSY

AIR/ RACHMaNINOFF

ARIA FROM LAKME/ DELIBES

ARIAS FROM CARMEN/ BIZET

AIR FOR THE G STRING/BACH

AVE MAriA/SCHUBERT

EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK/MOZART

FIRST GYMNOPEDiE/SATIE

FOUR SEASONS/VIVALDI

JOYFUL OVERTURE/GRANDJANY

MAGIC FLUTE/MOZART

NOCTURNE/GRANDJANY

PRELUDE IN C/BACH

PRELUDE IN C MINOR/CHOPIN

WALTZES/CHOPIN

SPIRIT DANCE/GLUCK

WATER MUSIC/HANDEL
 

HOLLYWOOD

HYMN TO THE SEA (TITANIC)

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE

A TIME FOR US (ROMEO & JULIET)
 



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 POPULAR & STANDARDS:

AUTUMN LEAVES/MERCER

EMBRACEABLE YOU/GERSHWIN

FASCINATING RHYTHM /GERSHWIN

FLY ME TO THE MOON/HOWARD

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE /MCHUGH

JAMAICA FAREWElL/BURGIE

QUE SERA, SERA/LIVINGSTON

UNCHAINED MELODY/NORTH

AS TIME GOES BY

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES

I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU

LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

MACK THE KNIFE ~ MISTY

NIGHT AND DAY

‘S WONDERFUL

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN

THORNBIRDS THEME

SOMEWHERE IN TIME

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

SOMEWHERE MY LOVE

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

EVERGREEN

ENDLESS LOVE

ANNIE'S SONG

WISH UPON A STAR

AS TIME GOES BY

VINCENT/STARRY, STARRY NIGHT

THE SUMMER KNOWS

MOON RIVER

BLUE MOON

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

VARIOUS BEATLES SELECTIONS
 



 

 BROADWAY:

WHERE IS LOVE? (OLIVER)

SUNRISE, SUNSET (FIDDLER ON THE
ROOF)

SUMMERTIME (PORGY AND BESS)

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (CAROUSEL)

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (OH, KAY)

ALL I ASK OF YOU (PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA)

AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME (OLIVER)

PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE
(OKLAHOMA!)

I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE
(MY FAIR LADY)

HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS (THE KING AND I)

IF I LOVED YOU (CAROUSEL)

MEMORY (CATS)

DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA (EVITA)

PEOPLE (PEOPLE)

THEME FROM ON GOLDEN POND

THEME FROM LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

THERE’S A PLACE FOR US (WEST SIDE STORY)

MARIA (WEST SIDE STORY)

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (SOUTH PACIFIC)

EDELWEISS (SOUND OF MUSIC)

HOLLYWOOD

MOON RIVER/MANCINI

MY HEART WILL GO ON (TITANIC)

ROSE (TITANIC)

UNCHAINED MELODY (GHOST)

THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE (ICE CASTLES)

CHARADE/MANCINI

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

CAVATINA (DEER HUNTER)

MUSIC OF GOODBYE (OUT OF AFRICA)

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBow


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