Genres:

• Classical
• Celtic
• Popular
• Jazz
• Sacred
• Holiday
• Broadway

Harp:

• Pedal Harp
• Electric Harp
• Lever Harp

• Harpist
• Singer
• Arranger

Performing Since:

1999

Available with Harp:

• Harp Ensembles
• Violin
• Flute
• Cello
• Guitar
• Marimba
• Piano
• Trumpet
• Singers

Raised in Jacksonville, Illinois, my musical training began at a young age with piano and voice lessons. I began harp study during high school at the age of 15. My first harp teacher was Alice Spero Keene, the professor of harp at the University of Illinois in Champaign. During this time, I performed in studio recitals as a soloist and in harp ensembles. Subsequent teachers include Beatriz Martin-Ruiz of the University of Illinois and Suzann Davids of Valparaiso University. I have also participated in workshops with Louise Trotter and Yolanda Kondonassis.

After attending Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois for two years, I transferred to Valparaiso University in Indiana where I graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and in 2005 with a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (History Concentration). While at Bradley, I sang with the Chorale and Community Chorus, played harp for a performance of George Crumb's "Ancient Voices of Children" with the New Music Ensemble, and appeared as a soloist in the Prism concert series. I was fortunate to be able to tour Poland and the Czech Republic with the Bradley Chorale. At this time, I also began teaching beginning harp students and performed at events in Peoria and the surrounding areas.

At Valparaiso University, I was a member of the Chorale and Orchestra, touring with both groups throughout the United States. I gave vocal solo recitals in January of 2001 and April of 2003. As a harpist, I also accompanied the VU Chorale for their Christmas recording “Christ Child: Songs of the Nativity,” available from VUCA Media, and the Kantorei choir for Christmas Vespers services. I was a member of the pit orchestra for Valparaiso University's production of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" in 2001, and for the Memorial Opera House production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in 2005.

Currently, I am active as a freelance harpist working throughout the Midwest, performing at numerous weddings, fundraisers, funerals, corporate functions, and other events. I am also a founding member of Glissando Harps, a harp ensemble that provides music for all occasions.

• Aria from Rinaldo; Handel * +
• Ave Maria; Bach/Gounod
• Ave Maria; Schubert
• Bridal Chorus; Wagner
• Canon in D; Pachelbel
• Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life (The Call); Vaughan Williams
• Hornpipe in G Major; Purcell
• Hymne; Vangelis
• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Bach
• Largo from Xerxes; Handel
• Meditation from Thais; Massenet
• Nocturne; Grundman
• O Cessate di Piagarmi; Scarlatti
• Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9; Beethoven
• Panis Angelicus; Franck
• Pavane Style Renaissance; Wachs
• Pistache from Epices; Andres
• Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7; Chopin
• Prince's March; Young
• Reverie; Hasselmans
• Romance Without Words; Godefroid
• Spring from The Four Seasons; Vivaldi
• Trumpet Tune; Purcell
• Trumpet Voluntary; Clarke
• Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mendelssohn

POPULAR:

• Ain't Misbehavin'; Waller
• All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera; Webber
• All My Loving; Lennon & McCartney
• Autumn Leaves; Kosma
• Beautiful Dreamer; Foster
• Because You Loved Me; Warren
• Blue Velvet; Wayne
• Can’t Help Falling in Love; Weiss
• Earth Angel; Williams
• Edelweiss from The Sound of Music; Rodgers & Hammerstein
• Embraceable You; Gershwin
• Evergreen; Streisand
• Fields of Gold; Sting
• From This Moment On; Twain
• Grow Old Along with Me; Lennon
• How Beautiful; Paris
• I Don't Know How to Love Him from Jesus Christ Superstar; Webber
• If I Had a Million Dollars; Barenaked Ladies
• I Get a Kick Out of You; Porter
• In My Life; Lennon & McCartney
• Lady; Richie
• La La Lu from Lady and the Tramp; Lee
• Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago; Jarre
• Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Friedman
• Long and Winding Road; Lennon & McCartney
• Lord of the Rings; Shore
• Love Story Theme; Lai
• My Own True Love (Tara Theme) from Gone with the Wind; David
• Only Time; Enya
• Our Love is Here to Stay; Gershwin
• The Prayer from Quest for Camelot; Sager
• Rhythm of the Rain; Gummoe
• The Rose; McBroom
• She's Leaving Home; Lennon & McCartney
• Somewhere in Time from Somewhere in Time; Barry
• Stairway to Heaven; Led Zeppelin
• Storybook Love from The Princess Bride; DeVille
• Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof; Harnick
• Tammy; Livingston
• Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera; Webber
• Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro); Sartori
• Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby); Shannon
• Try to Remember from The Fantasticks; Schmidt
• Unchained Melody; North
• The Wedding Song (There is Love); Stookey
• What a Wonderful World; Weiss
• When You Say You Love Me; Hammond
• When You Wish Upon a Star from Pinocchio; Harline
• Wind Beneath My Wings; Henley
• With a Little Help from My Friends; Lennon & McCartney
• Yesterday; Lennon & McCartney
• You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel; Rodgers & Hammerstein
• You Raise Me Up; Lovland

FOLK SONGS:

• Ash Grove; Welsh
• Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms; Irish
• Danny Boy; Irish
• Down by the Salley Gardens; Irish
• Flow Gently, Sweet Afton; Scottish
• Greensleeves; English
• Harp that Once Through Tara’s Halls; Irish
• Highland Mary; Scottish
• I See You, My Beloved; Bohemian/Czech
• Loch Lomond; Scottish
• March of the Men of Harlech; Welsh
• Melody of Cynwyd (Mwynen Cynwyd); Welsh
• Sakura; Japanese
• Scarborough Fair; English
• Serch hudol (The Allurement of Love); Welsh
• Shenandoah; American
• Shule Aroon; Irish
• Suogan (Lullaby); Welsh
• Tis the Last Rose of Summer; Irish
• The Water is Wide; English
• Ye Banks and Braes; Scottish

• Anniversary
• Awards Night
• Bachelor Party
• Bachelorette Party
• Banquet
• Bar Mitzvah
• Bat Mitzvah
• Birthday
• Casino
• Christening
• Christmas Party
• Church
• Club
• Coffee Shop
• Community Event
• Concert Series
• Convention
• Corporate Function
• Country Club
• Cruise Ship
• Dinner Dance
• Festival
• Fund Raiser
• Funeral
• Graduation Party
• Grand Opening
• Hotel
• Movie Soundtrack
• Picnic
• Private Party
• Prom
• Reception
• Rehearsal Dinner
• Resort
• Restaurant
• Reunion
• Shower
• Ski Lodge
• Studio Session
• Temple
• TV Soundtrack
• Wedding
• Other