A familiar song can become one of the most distinctive musical details of a wedding or event when it is heard on the harp. In Inez and across Eastern Kentucky, favorite songs, traditional selections, and music with a personal connection can all take on the instrument’s characteristic sound while remaining immediately recognizable to you and your guests.
That combination of familiarity and a different musical interpretation is one of the harp’s strengths. With thousands of selections available, your music can draw from artists, eras, and styles you enjoy while the sound and appearance of the instrument add their own character to the occasion.
Harp Music for Your Wedding Ceremony
Prelude music begins before your wedding ceremony as guests arrive. From there, I play the selections chosen for family seating, the wedding party, and the grand entrance. Unity traditions and other ceremony elements can also have their own music when included in your plans. When the ceremony concludes, the recessional accompanies the newly married couple and wedding party as they exit, and postlude music follows for the remaining guests.
Processional music follows the entrances themselves. I watch the ceremony as it unfolds, continuing each selection for the time the procession requires and completing it musically once everyone is in place.
Harp Music During Cocktails & Dinner
For your wedding reception, harp music accompanies guests during cocktails and dinner, contributing to the atmosphere while conversation and celebration continue around it. The instrument is distinctive enough to add character to the setting while working beautifully as part of a social occasion.
Receptions also give guests opportunities to recognize songs they may know from entirely different musical settings. Hearing a favorite pop song, movie theme, jazz standard, or other familiar selection interpreted on the harp makes the music itself an engaging part of the reception.
A Repertoire from Classics to Today’s Music
My repertoire includes thousands of songs and pieces, combining music written for the harp with arrangements drawn from popular music, classical literature, stage and screen, folk traditions, and many other sources. The collection continues to grow, and special request arrangements are available for songs you would like to add.
Selections include:
· Pop songs & contemporary favorites
· Classical works & traditional wedding selections
· Country favorites & Americana
· Film scores, television themes, & video-game music
· Broadway songs & musical theatre selections
· Jazz standards & American songbook classics
· Celtic, folk, & international music
· Hymns & sacred selections
· Christmas music & seasonal favorites
The variety within my repertoire lets you combine different styles and eras of music while choosing each selection for its connection to your own tastes and plans.
Harp Music for Parties & Professional Events
The harp can bring its distinctive sound and appearance to corporate and social events as well. Anniversary celebrations, holiday parties, company receptions, milestone birthdays, awards events, grand openings, and retirement celebrations can all feature a professional harpist.
An extensive repertoire gives these events a changing musical backdrop, with recognizable songs appearing throughout the program alongside classic instrumental selections. Guests have music to enjoy as part of the occasion, and the harp adds a striking visual feature to the event setting.
Solo Harp & Ensemble Combinations
Solo harp has a full, resonant sound that stands beautifully on its own. The instrument can carry melody and accompaniment together, giving it the depth and presence to serve as the sole musical voice for a wedding or event.
Additional professional musicians can expand that sound through combinations of harp with violin, cello, flute, viola, clarinet, French horn, or guitar. Other instruments and ensemble configurations are available for celebrations calling for a different combination.
Reserve an Inez Harpist for Your Wedding or Event
Check availability for your date and request a personalized quote. I would be delighted to make the sound of the harp part of the celebration you are planning!
Harpist for Inez & Eastern Kentucky
Weddings and events throughout Martin County can include harp music in:
Inez · Warfield
My availability in neighboring areas includes Louisa, Paintsville, Pikeville, and Prestonsburg, Kentucky; as well as Kenova and Williamson, West Virginia.
The same musical possibilities extend to weddings and events across the United States and internationally. I provide harp music for celebrations around the country and abroad, including destination weddings in locations worldwide. Your chosen repertoire and special requests can be part of the occasion, wherever your plans take you.
Start Planning Your Harp Music
Favorite songs, traditional selections, and music connected to particular memories can all become part of your program. With thousands of existing choices and special requests available, you can select music based on what you want to hear and share with your guests.
Contact me to discuss your plans and begin choosing the music for your wedding or event!