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Rachel Baxter-Tam
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Pop music - Thousand years
Church music - As the deer
Classical music - Canon in D
About Rachel
Guaranteed to impress your guests, I have performed cello at churches and occasional event performances for over 10 years.
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Rachel's Song list
Air On The G String (Orchestral Suite No.3 In D) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
Andante cantible from String Quartet Op 11 [Tchaikovsky]
Andante from Surprise Symphony No 94 [Haydn]
Autumn (The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi, Antonio]
Ave Verum Corpus K.618 [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Berceuse (Jocelyn) [Godard, Benjamin]
Bourree (Water Music) [Handel, George Frideric]
Cakewalk [Debussy]
Canon [Tallis]
Clair De Lune [Debussy, Claude]
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker Op.71) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
Dreaming from Träumerei [Schumann]
Emperor Waltz Op.437 [Strauss II, Johann]
Entr'acte (Rosamunde) [Schubert, Franz]
First movement from Eine kleine Nachtmusik [Mozart]
First movement from Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 38 [Brahms]
First movement from Sonatina for Violin and Piano [Dvorák]
First movement from Symphony No 40 in G minor [Mozart]
First movement from Symphony No 5 in C minor [Beethoven]
First Theme (Funeral March Of A Marionette) [Gounod, Charles]
Gavotte [Reinecke]
Gavotte In D [Gossec, Francois-Joesph]
Gavotte in D [Gossec]
Gopak (Sorotchinsky Fair) [Mussorgsky, Modest]
Gymnopedie No.1 [Satie, Erik]
Hornpipe (Water Music) [Handel, George Frideric]
Humoreske [Dvorak, Antonin]
Impromptu [Schubert, Franz]
Jerusalem [Parry, Hubert]
Joyful Feelings After The Storm (Pastoral Symphony No.6) [Beethoven]
Largo (Symphony No.9 In E Minor 'From The New World' Op.95) [Dvorak, Antonin]
Largo (Xerxes) [Handel, George Frideric]
legro from Piano Concerto No 1 [Tchaikovsky]
Lullaby [Brahms, Johannes]
March from The Prophet [Meyerbeer]
March Militaire [Schubert, Franz]
March Militaire [Schubert]
Melody In F [Rubinstein, Anton]
Minuet In G [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Minuet in G [Purcell]
Minuet in G No 1 [Bach]
Minuet in G No 2 [Bach]
Moment musical [Schubert]
Morning (Peer Gynt Suite Op.46 No.1) [Grieg, Edvard]
Morning, noon, and night in Vienna [Suppé]
Nessun Dorma (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo]
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream) [Mendelssohn, Felix]
Nocturne [Chopin, Frederic]
Non Piu Andrai (The Marriage Of Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
O For The Wings Of A Dove [Mendelssohn, Felix]
O Star of Eve from Tannhäuser [Wagner]
Ode To Joy (Symphony No.9 'Choral') [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
On Wings Of Song Op.34 No.2 [Mendelssohn, Felix]
Papageno's Aria (The Magic Flute) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Pavane Op.50 [Faure, Gabriel]
Pomposo from Water Music [Handel]
Prelude for Piano [Scriabin]
Rigaudon from the Holberg Suite for String Orchestra [Grieg]
Romance in F for Violin and Orchestra [Beethoven]
Rondo from Horn Concerto No 4 [Mozart]
Sarabande for a sandwich
Second movement from Itlaian Symphony No4 [Mendelssohn]
See The Conquering Hero Comes (Judas Maccabeaus) [Handel, George Frideric]
Serenade from String Quartet Op 3 No 5 [Haydn]
Sleeping Beauty Op.66 [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
Sleeping Beauty Waltz [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
Slow movement from Violin Concerto Op 26 [Bruch]
Slumber Song [Schubert]
Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt) [Grieg, Edvard]
Song without words Op 109 [Mendelssohn]
Spring (The Four Seasons Op.8 No.1) [Vivaldi, Antonio]
St Anthony Chorale [Haydn, Franz Joseph]
Tambourin [Gossec, Francois Joseph]
The Can-Can [Offenbach, Jaques]
The Entertainer [Joplin, Scott]
The Harmonious Blacksmith [Handel]
The Soldiers' Chorus from Faust [Gounod]
The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saens, Camille]
The Wild Horseman Op.68 No.8 (Album For The Young) [Schumann, Robert]
Theme (Fantasie Impromptu Op.66) [Chopin, Frederic]
Theme (Scheherazade) [Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay]
Theme (Swan Lake) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
Theme (Symphony No.8 In B Minor 'Unfinished') [Schubert, Franz]
Theme from Capriccio Italien [Tchaikovsky]
Theme from Cello Concerto [Dvorák]
Theme from Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor [Saint-Saëns]
Theme from Pathétique Piano Sonata Op 13 [Beethoven]
Theme from Piano Concerto in A minor [Grieg]
Theme from Polovtsian Dances [Borodin]
100 Years
A Thousand Years
All About That Bass
All Of Me
Amazed
Apologize
Bad Day
Bad Romance
Beautiful
Beautiful Day
Beautiful In My Eyes
Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
Believe
Brave
Breakaway
Breathe
Butterfly Kisses
Call Me Maybe
Candle In The Wind 1997
Change The World
Chasing Cars
Clocks
Countdown
Cruise
Cryin’
Die A Happy Man
Dilemma
Don’t Know Why
Drift Away
Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
Fallin’
Fields Of Gold
Firework
Foolish Games
Forever And For Always
Friends In Low Places
From A Distance
Genie In A Bottle
Get Lucky
Hello
Here And Now
Hero
Hey, Soul Sister
Ho Hey
Hold On, We’re Going Home
Home
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
How To Save A Life
I Finally Found Someone
I Gotta Feeling
I Kissed A Girl
I Swear
I Will Remember You
Jar Of Hearts
Just The Way You Are
Let It Go
Lips Of An Angel
Little Talks
Losing My Religion
Love Song
Love Story
More Than Words
Need You Now
No One
Rehab
Roar
Rolling In The Deep
Royals
Save The Best For Last
Say Something
Secrets
Shake It Off
She Will Be Loved
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Something To Talk About (Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About)
Stacy’s Mom
Stay
Stay With Me Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Tears In Heaven
Teenage Dream
The Climb
The House That Built Me
The Power Of Love
Thinking Out Loud
This Love
Till The World Ends
Uptown Funk
Viva La Vida
Waiting On The World To Change
We Belong Together
We Can’t Stop
We Found Love
What Makes You Beautiful
When You Say Nothing At All
Yeah!
You Raise Me Up
You Were Meant For Me
You’re Beautiful
You’re Still The One
You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Rachel's Prices
Last updated: 2025
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
| Performance duration | Price | |
| Short performance (up to 15 min) | £100 | |
| Up to 1 hour | £187.50 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £275 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £375 |
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
Beautiful atmosphere created by the cello.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
Various churches.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
Bach, but I can usually play church music and pop songs I know of.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
Christmas services at Globe Church
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.
How much time do you need to set up?
I usually set up about 0.5 hours before the performance time.
Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?
It depends on the level of difficulty on the piece. I am definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
Yes, absolutely! I bring my cello to play acoustically.
Can you learn specific pieces before the event?
If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £15 per song to take into account rehearsal times etc.
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical crossover, Classical, Baroque, Fanfare, Musical theatre, Early music, Contemporary classical, Medieval music, Pop, Covers, Acoustic
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Event types:
Church service, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Charity event, Corporate event, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Hotel / Restaurant event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Theatre / Show, Birthday party
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Other skills:
Instrumental teaching, Songwriter
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