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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Zola (6)

5.0 (6 reviews)

Lily and Simon are the Best of the Best!
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•Christopher Oerman•7 months ago
Lily Press and Simon Linn-Gerstein are truly REMARKABLE. We hired them to play the harp and cello at our wedding 2 weeks ago at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside and we could not be more pleased. Lily is A DREAM to work with - she is thoughtful, detail-oriented and so talented. All of her email correspondence were well articulated and prepared, the phone conversations we had with her were a delight, she is thorough and always prepared and organized. Lily and Simon provided us with a complementary song list to choose from, filling in the blanks for us along the way, when we needed help, and even created a custom song ("Simply the best") for our Ceremony! We LOVED it. In addition to all of this, we appreciated the small details - Lily went as far as to ask what her and Simon should wear to the event so they could be coordinated to the wedding "look" we were going for. Lily and Simon are truly the best of the best and should be your #1 choice.
Highlight of cocktail hour
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•Matthew B.•9 months ago
Having Lily Press and Simon Linn-Gerstein play the harp and cello respectively at our wedding was the greatest gift from family. They made the cocktail hour feel regal and were an absolute delight. Their renditions of classics and pop vary greatly and are so wonderful. We are so grateful that they could be part of our wedding. All of our guests commented on how beautiful and elegant it was to have the harp and cello played during that time. I cannot praise or recommend this duo enough.
The Best Duo Ever!!
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•Monica C.•2 years ago
We booked Lily & Simon to play for our wedding day, and we had no regrets doing it! Their music made our ceremony so magical. From the regular songs to the custom arrangements we requested, they perfected every single one. Even when talking to them via phone and email, they were always so organized, communicative and timely when responding. I have had anxiety when speaking to wedding vendors since some of them take a while to respond, but rest assured, you certainly won't have this issue with Lily & Simon. 10/10 would recommend and hire them again for our next event!! Thank you for making our day as special as it could be!!!
Made our wedding so beautiful!
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•Victoria & A.•2 years ago
We HIGHLY recommend Lily Press and Simon Linn-Gerstein! They were not only incredibly professional and easy to work with, but their music is gorgeous! They have years of experience so getting the flow of the wedding was no problem for them! They knew exactly what cues to look for when starting a new song or stopping. Lily and Simon went above and beyond in making our wedding stress free and oh so beautiful! They have a lengthy list of beautiful songs to choose from. However, if they don’t have the song you would like them to play, they are willing to get the sheet music and practice so they can play it! They did that for one of our songs and it came out so lovely! We had tons of compliments, our guests loved their music. We highly recommend them for their outstanding service and thank them for everything from the bottom of our hearts!