Tamy Violinist

Ottawa & National Capital Regions - Live Acoustic Violin for Events, Birthdays, Wedding Ceremonies, Cocktail Hour & Dinner, and Memorials.

Every package includes fully customized song selections — from classical to modern love songs, Disney, pop, and more — performed on solo acoustic violin.​​​

If possible, I follow standard performance cycles (about 30 minutes playing + a short break) to ensure the best sound quality.​​

Add‑Ons & Custom Options clients can add to any package for extra fees:​
- Additional performance time
- Travel outside Ottawa, Ontario
- Amplification
- Additional instrument: Violin + vocals / Violin + piano (depends on availability)

Examples of violin packages - Please note that the prices in the packages below do not include travel fee. Travel fee may be applied for some locations:

✨ Proposal Packages:

A. The One‑Song Moment

$150 A beautifully intimate moment featuring one meaningful song of your choice. Perfect for surprise proposals and private celebrations.

Includes:

The playing of one special song on the acoustic violin.
Total event time: up to 7 minutes

B. The Love Story Set

$250 A slightly longer experience with two or three songs to create a romantic atmosphere before, during, and after the proposal.

Includes:

The playing of two or three special songs on the acoustic violin with maximum duration of 15 minutes.
Total event time: up to 15 minutes

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💍 Ceremony Packages Options:

A. Short Ceremony — Up to 30 minutes

$400 Perfect for short ceremonies.

Includes:

30‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
Total event time: up to 30 minutes

B. Ceremony Essentials — Up to 45 minutes

$450 Perfect for traditional ceremonies.

Includes:

5–15 minutes of music as guests arrive
30‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
Total event time: up to 45 minutes

C. Ceremony Essentials — Up to 60 minutes

$500 Perfect for traditional ceremonies.

Includes:

5–15 minutes of music as guests arrive
30‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
10–15 minutes of transition music as guests exit or move to the next space
Total event time: 1 hour

D. Extended Ceremony — Up to 90 Minutes

$650 Ideal for ceremonies with extra rituals, readings, or longer timelines.

Includes:

5–15 minutes of music as guests arrive
60‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
10–15 minutes of transition music as guests exit or move to the next space
Total event time: up to 90 minutes

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🍸 Ceremony Essentials + Cocktail Packages:

A. Ceremony + Cocktail Hour — Up to 75 minutes

$700 Your most popular full‑experience package.

Includes:

5–15 minutes of music as guests arrive
30‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
10–15 minutes of transition music as guests exit or move to the next space
Cocktail hour (up to 15 minutes)
Total event time: up to 75 minutes

B. Ceremony Essentials + Cocktail Hour — Up to 90 minutes

$800 Your most popular full‑experience package.

Includes:

5–15 minutes of music as guests arrive
30‑minute ceremony (processional, signing, recessional)
10–15 minutes of transition music as guests exit or move to the next space
Cocktail hour (up to 30 minutes)
Total event time: up to 90 minutes, with one 10‑minute break included for the violinist if needed

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🍽️ Dinner Packages:

A. Dinner Atmosphere — Up to 45 minutes

$600 Soft, elegant violin music during the first hour of dinner. Perfect when the ceremony is at a different location.

Includes:

15 minutes as guests arrive
30 minutes during main course
Total event time: up to 45 minutes, with one 5‑minute break included for the violinist if needed

B. Dinner Atmosphere — Up to 120 minutes

$750 For longer dinners or full‑evening ambience.

40 minutes as guests arrive and early dinner
20‑minute break
40 minutes during main course
Total event time: up to 2 hours, with one 20‑minute break included for the violinist if needed.

📄 Contract and Payment

Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed and payment is received.

🎶 Playlist

Here is a sample setlist with some of the pieces I often perform at weddings. This is just an example — I can play any song you’d like and I’m happy to learn special requests.

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CLASSIC ROMANTIC SONGS

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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

A Whole New World – Aladdin

Always

Amazing Grace

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

At Last – Etta James

Beauty and the Beast

Cheek to Cheek

Dream a Little Dream of Me

Fascinação

Fly Me to the Moon

Frim Fram Sauce

I Love You Baby (Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)

L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

La Vie en Rose

Love – Sinatra

Moon River

My Way

New York, New York

O mio babbino caro

Que Será, Será

Stand by Me – Ben E. King

Strangers in the Night

Summertime

The Look of Love

The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

Too Marvelous for Words

What a Wonderful World

When I Was 17

You Always Hurt the One You Love

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MODERN ROMANTIC POP

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All of Me – John Legend

Don’t Stop Believin’

Hero

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur

Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

When You Wish Upon a Star

You Are the Reason – Calum Scott​

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INTERNATIONAL BALLADS

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Fix You – Coldplay

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen​

Shallow (acoustic version) – Lady Gaga

Someone Like You – Adele

Yellow – Coldplay

Besame Mucho

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Oh Holy Night

Sound of Music – Theme

Tears in Heaven

Titanic Theme

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INDIE / ALTERNATIVE ROMANTIC

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Bloom – The Paper Kites

Flightless Bird, American Mouth – Iron & Wine

Sea of Love – Cat Power

Turning Page – Sleeping at Last

Couer de Pirates – Comme des Enfants

She – Elvis Costello

Stay With Me

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BRIDAL PROCESSIONAL / WALK DOWN THE AISLE

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A Thousand Years

All of Me ​

Perfect

Air on the G String — Bach

Ave Maria

Can’t Help Falling in Love

Canon in D — Pachelbel

Clair de Lune — Debussy

Gabriel’s Oboe — Ennio Morricone

Nupcial March— Mendelssohn

Nupcial March— Wagner

Over the Rainbow

Perfect

Salut d’Amour

Schubert – Ständchen

Swan – Saint-Saëns

Thaïs – Meditation

Vivaldi – Spring (Theme)

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BLESSING / LITURGY MOMENT

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Ave Maria — Schubert

How Great Thou Art — Traditional

Nella Fantasia — Ennio Morricone

Oceans — Hillsong

Panis Angelicus — César Franck

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COCKTAIL HOUR / RECEPTION

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Better Together – Jack Johnson

Corcovado / Quiet Nights

Feeling Good

Frim Fram Sauce

Girl of Ipanema

Just the Two of Us

Just the Two of Us – Bill Withers

Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae

S’Wonderful

Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning – Maroon 5

Valerie – Amy Winehouse ​

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ELEGANT UPBEAT MOMENTS

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

Despacito

Hey Ya – Outkast

I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Por Una Cabeza

Runaway

Viva la Vida​

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BRAZILIAN SELECTION

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A ostra e o vento

Aguas de marco

Ainda Bem – Marisa Monte

Aquarela – Ary Barroso

Aquarela – Toquinho

Ate um dia – Nara Leao

Brasileirinho

Carinhoso – Pixinguinha

Este seu olhar

Eu nao existo sem voce

Eu Sei que Vou te Amar

Falando de Amor

Fico Assim Sem Você

Insensatez

Ligia – Tom Jobim

Lua Branca – Chiquinha Gonzaga

Outra vez

Pra Sonhar – Marcelo Jeneci

Rosa – Pixinguinha

Samba de verao – Marcos Vale

Samba frontier – Diogo Ramos

Stone Flower – Tom Jobim

Tico-tico no Fuba

Trevo – Anavitória

Velha Infância – Tribalistas

Wave – Tom Jobim

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About me
Tamiris Souza is a professional violinist and singer based in Ottawa, Canada. She holds a Masters' degree in violin performance from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor's degree in violin performance from the University of the State of Sao Paulo. Her main violin teachers were Liliana Chiriac, Luiz Amato and Yehonatan Berick.

She has attended several international music festivals, such as MDR MusikSommer, Young Euro Classic, Grachtenfestival, Berlioz Festival, 44th, and 45th Campos do Jordão Music Festival, Academia Teatro del Lago, Iberian Suite Festival, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Ilumina Festival. She also had violin lessons with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Summerfest - Young Artist Program, during which she assumed the concertmaster position of the orchestra.

In addition to that, she was a violinist at São Paulo State Youth Orchestra for six years, where she had opportunities to play with great soloists such as Marc Coppey, Jennifer Stumm, Ryu Goto, Washington Barella, and work with renowned conductors such as Frank Shipway, George Stelluto, Rolf Beck, Guillaume Bourgogne, and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Furthermore, she can play a wide range of music styles, such as classical music (traditional and contemporary), Brazilian jazz (Bossa Nova), Brazilian folk (MPB, choro, samba, forro, Brazilian tango), as well as a variety of world music in the style of traditional jazz, Irish fiddle, country, experimental rock, and pop music. She also plays her own compositions.

The musician will not perform outdoors in conditions that may endanger her or her instrument, including cold or hot temperatures, rain, snow, strong winds, or any environment lacking adequate shelter and protection. If such conditions occur, the event must be moved to an enclosed and weather-safe location. If a safe indoor alternative is not provided, the musician has the right to refuse to perform, and all amounts paid will remain non-refundable.