Classically trained soprano Elayna Mitchell specializes in singing at funerals and memorial services. Elayna is an exquisite vocalist whose sincerity and emotion often moves audiences to tears, and offers peace and comfort to family and friends through her heart-felt performances of memorial music.

At a time of loss choosing the right songs for a farewell tribute can be a difficult task. Elayna will help guide you through the selection of funeral or memorial music, finding the most suitable songs. Elayna feels her singing is not just a profession, but a ministry. She is available to perform in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Experience Counts

This gifted artist was a soprano soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a professional member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. For more than 20 years Elayna has dedicated her life to singing and is a full-time music professional. She teaches voice and piano at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. Elayna received her Master’s Degree in Vocal Pedagogy and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education with High Honors from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.

Elayna has more than 20 years of experience as a professional singer and church soloist. Her experience includes singing during hundreds of church services, concerts and special occasion ceremonies. She has also been employed as a church cantor in the Catholic faith.

Her broad experience and musical insights have provided her with the knowledge, flexibility and sensitively needed to meet the unique demands of preparing music to help celebrate a life in song. Elayna always performs with grace and compassion while displaying complete and professional emotional control.

Choosing the Right Songs

Whether singing during a church service, at a gravesite, or during a visitation, Elayna can suggest the perfect song or combination of songs that will provide comfort and a sense of peace. She can also orchestrate all the funeral or memorial music, including hiring other professional musicians such as a pianist, flutist, violinist, trumpeter, bagpiper or harpist. If necessary, Elayna will contact your church accompanist and will arrange a rehearsal to ensure everything is perfect.

Elayna is a versatile memorial soloist and her repertoire includes: traditional and contemporary memorial songs, hymns and psalms, and classical and opera selections. In addition to having a wide vocal range, she is also able to sing in Latin, Italian, German and French. Her repertoire includes music that is appropriate for any setting or denomination.

Listed below are just a few of the most requested musical selections available.

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          Classical

          Ave Maria

          Panis Angelicus

          The Lord’s Prayer

          Hymns

           How Beautiful

          Amazing Grace

          How Great Thou Art

          Modern/Popular

          The Prayer

          All I Ask of You

          You Raise Me Up

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The first step in picking memorial music is to contact Elayna. She will make the process as stress free as possible. Please CLICK HERE for availability and more information.

Learn more about how Elayna can help

to celebrate a loved one's life through music.

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or email Elayna at elaynamitchellsoprano@yahoo.com.

It would be a delight to serve you!