- Ellie -
Violinist / Fiddler
After leaving the city of Charleston, which provided so many opportunities to study and play both classical music and other genres of music, Ellie attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. During her four years there, she earned a bachelors of violin performance under Kevin Lawrence, played in orchestra and opera orchestras, and studied chamber music, while taking all standard academic and music classes.
After graduation, she went to University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and studied violin performance under Sally O'Reilly. Additionally, Ellie also became certified in the Suzuki Program under Mark Bjork. After graduating and moving back to Charleston, she started a private teaching studio. Currently, Ellie teaches in multiple locations throughout the Lowcountry including with SC Music Lessons LLC. Ellie holds a tenured position in the South Carolina Philharmonic in Columbia and also plays with the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach. Additionally, she enjoys playing a variety of styles of music with local bands including bluegrass, rock and roll, country, Irish and Americana music. |
Ellie's Sample Song List
Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request.
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BROADWAY & FILM
A Whole New World from Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? from The Lion King
Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Some Day my Prince will Come - Snow White
Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of OZ
Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music
CELTIC / FOLK
Ashokan Farewell
Be Thou My Vison (Ur Chill A Creaghan) - Old Irish Hymn
Danny Boy - Traditional
Julia Delaney - Irish Reel
Loch Lomand - Traditional
Lover's Waltz - Jay Unger
Mairi's Wedding - Traditional
O My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose -Traditional
Red Haired Boy - Irish Jig
Scarborough Fair - Traditional
Skye Boat Song - Traditional
The Galway Piper - Traditional
The Price of My Pig - Irish Jig
The Water is Wide - Traditional
Turkey in the Straw - Traditional
CLASSICAL
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Air on the G String - Bach
Allegro Maestoso (from Water Music) - Handel
Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are with Me) - Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Clair de Lune (Abridged) - Debussy
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Hornpipe (from Water Music) - Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
Largo - Handel
Meditation from Thais
Meditation - Glazunov
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
The Swan - Camille Saint-Saens
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Wedding March (Traditional “Here Comes the Bride”) - Wagner
Wedding March (Traditional Bridal Recessional) - Mendelssohn
COUNTRY
Amazed - Lonestar
Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
From this Moment Own - Shania Twain
God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton
The Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
Valentine - Martina McBride
When You Say Nothing at All - Alison Krauss
JAZZ
All of Me - Dean Martin
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Call Me Irresponsible - Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra
Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
I’ll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
I’ve Got My Love to Keep me Warm - Tony Bennett
I’ve Got You Under my Skin - Frank Sinatra
La Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
More - Frank Sinatra
That’s Amore - Dean Martin
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What a Difference a Day Made - Dinah Washington
When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole
OLDIES
All My Loving - The Beatles
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Close to You - The Carpenters
Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas and the Papas
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Bing Crosby
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Loving You - Elvis Presley
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
We’ve Only Just Begun to Live - The Carpenters
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
When I'm 64 - The Beatles
POP / ROCK
All of Me - John Legend
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Beautiful in my Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Fields of Gold - Sting
Flightless Bird - Iron & Wine
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
I’ll Be - Edwin McCain
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Luckiest - Ben Folds
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
See You Again - Wiz Khalifa
To Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Your Song - Elton John
R&B / SOUL
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
For Once in my Life - Stevie Wonder
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - Marvin Gaye
I Swear - All For One
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole
SACRED
Amazing Grace
Ave Maria - Charles Gounod
Ave Maria - Schubert
Be Thou My Vision
For the Beauty of the Earth
How Beautiful - Twila Paris
I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy) - Cesar Franck
Take My Life and Let It Be
The Lord’s Prayer - Albert Malotte
The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli
Wedding Prayer (Lord Take Our Lives) - Mary Rice Hopkins
*Many Traditional Hymn Options Available by Request
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