Music on harp can move easily from quiet, intimate moments to selections with energy and momentum, giving a wedding or event a musical character that changes along with the occasion. Because the music is played in person, its pacing can respond naturally to what is happening while your own song choices make the experience personal.
I provide professional harp music for weddings and events in Durand and throughout Western Wisconsin. Each program is planned around the occasion itself, bringing together the music you enjoy with the timing and atmosphere you want your guests to experience.
Harp Music for Your Wedding Ceremony
Your wedding ceremony is accompanied by harp from the arrival of your first guests through the recessional. Prelude music welcomes everyone as they gather, followed by individual selections for family seating, the wedding party, and the grand entrance. Music can also accompany interludes within the ceremony before a celebratory selection marks the recessional.
Each processional selection is coordinated with the entrance it accompanies. I watch the procession and continue playing until everyone has reached their place, then bring the music to a natural conclusion. The next selection begins at the appropriate point in the ceremony, so the timing of the music follows the people and events as they unfold.
Traditional processionals can be paired with favorite songs, contemporary selections, cultural traditions, and music with personal significance. Special requests can be arranged for harp as well, making your ceremony music an individual part of the wedding you are planning.
Cocktails, Dinner, & Your Wedding Reception
Harp music can continue into your wedding reception, accompanying cocktails and dinner as guests visit and celebrate together. The sound of the instrument contributes to the atmosphere throughout these portions of the wedding, while the harp itself adds another beautiful visual detail to the reception setting.
An extended program creates room to draw widely from my repertoire. Favorite artists, songs connected with family and friends, current music, classics, soundtracks, and personal requests can all be incorporated, giving guests plenty to recognize and enjoy throughout the reception.
A Repertoire That Spans Centuries & Genres
My repertoire includes thousands of selections spanning centuries of music, contemporary favorites, and musical traditions from around the world. Special requests continually add to those choices, giving you broad possibilities for creating a program that reflects your own musical tastes.
Selections include:
· Popular favorites & contemporary songs
· Traditional wedding music & processional classics
· Classical repertoire & compositions for harp
· Jazz favorites & American standards
· Broadway numbers, movie music, & television themes
· Folk melodies & Celtic repertoire
· Music representing cultures & traditions around the world
· Video game music & soundtrack selections
· Sacred repertoire & hymns
· Christmas music & seasonal favorites
Different styles can be combined throughout a single program, allowing your selections to move naturally among artists, eras, and musical traditions.
Harp Music for Gatherings & Celebrations
I also provide harp music for corporate and social events throughout Western Wisconsin. Client gatherings, anniversary celebrations, company receptions, private dinners, awards events, holiday parties, and community celebrations can all include a professional harpist.
The music can be planned around the flow of the occasion, from welcoming guests through later portions of the schedule. With thousands of selections available, the program can reflect the character of the gathering and the people attending it.
Solo Harp & Ensemble Possibilities
Solo harp brings the full range and distinctive character of the instrument to an entire program. Its versatility makes it possible to move among contrasting musical styles while maintaining the unmistakable sound of the harp throughout.
Ensemble options add another dimension to the music. Harp can be paired with violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, piano, or vocalists, with duets and larger combinations available. Other instrumentation can also be arranged.
Make Harp Part of Your Plans
The harp offers a unique combination of musical versatility and visual presence, making it a distinctive choice for occasions ranging from intimate gatherings to large celebrations. With thousands of selections available and special requests welcome, the music can reflect your tastes, your guests, and the character of the event you are creating.
I would love to hear what you are creating and the music you would like to make part of it! Tell me about your wedding or event, and I will be happy to share availability, ideas, and a personalized quote.
Durand & Western Wisconsin Harpist
Harp music is available throughout the surrounding area:
Arkansaw · Durand · Pepin · Stockholm
Wedding and event harp services also extend to Eau Claire, Ellsworth, Menomonie, & Mondovi in Wisconsin, and Red Wing & Wabasha in Minnesota.
I also provide harp music for destination weddings and events throughout the United States and internationally. When a celebration brings your favorite people together somewhere meaningful to you, harp music can become one of the details that connects the experience to your own tastes and ideas.
Celebrate With Your Favorite Music
The harp offers enormous musical range in an instrument with a character all its own. Your selections can draw from centuries of music, include songs tied to important people and memories, and introduce guests to favorites they may never have heard performed on harp.
Tell me what you are planning, and let’s create a harp program that is the perfect fit for your celebration!