Genres:

• Classical

• Celtic

• Contemporary

Categories:

• Harpist

• Singer

• Entertainer

• Songwriter

• Composer

• Arranger

Harps:

• Pedal Harp (47 string gold Salvi)

• Irish Harps: 40 string, 38 string and 34 string.

Performing Since:

1990

A harp at your special event will provide the perfect touch. Moira Stern plays gorgeous, unobtrusive harp solos on an exquisite golden harp, and sings popular and Irish tunes while your guests enjoy themselves. You can relax and enjoy yourself, knowing you have impressed everyone with your excellent taste.

If you are arranging a music festival, Moira Stern will make a stunning addition to your lineup: she will play a rollicking set of Irish or Scottish music and traditional songs in authentic Celtic style on a beautiful Irish harp. Her album is a proven seller, and her mailing list will help fill your hall.

Moira Stern sings and accompanies herself on the pedal harp. She sings in French, Italian, German, Latin, Spanish, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, and numerous native dialects. An award-winning Gaelic singer with a nearly five octave range, she specializes in the folk songs of Britain and Ireland.

When she was four, her mother noticed that Moira had perfect pitch, and could sing back any tune on the first hearing, whether an aria or a Gaelic folksong. She began memorizing folksongs at the age of six, and had amassed an enormous repertoire by her teens. From records and books, she taught herself to sing in Gaelic, and developed a passion for the harp. She played the harp in restaurants professionally for ten years.

Moira started memorizing operas in all languages at the age of ten, with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” She began formal vocal training at the unusually early age of fourteen. She joined the Renaissance Faire at the age of nine. She sang and played the harp, led hundreds of parades, and directed Shakespeare plays and Irish dance shows.

She earned a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Redlands, and did postgraduate work in Reno, Nevada. While in Reno, she taught both harp and singing, and directed the Celtic Youth Chorus.

Many singers have studied another instrument, but very few singers accompany themselves on the concert harp; fewer still would even attempt to sing opera while doing so. As a result, Moira’s talents have been in constant demand ever since she became a professional performer.

Moira has worked with award-winning vocal coach James Meredith, international opera star Olivia Stapp, Marjorie Call, harpist and wife of harp composer Carlos Salzedo, and Margie Butler, renowned harpist and singer from Golden Bough.

Repertoire Sample:

• Ah, non credea mirarti
• All I Ask Of You
• Amazing Grace
• Annie’s Song
• Ave Maria (both Bach/Gounod and Schubert)
• Beauty And The Beast
• Could I Have This Dance?
• The Doll Song
• Embraceable You
• Evergreen
• Everything I Do (I do it for you)
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
• Ice Castles
• In Trutina
• In Dreams (LOTR)
• La Vie En Rose
• The Lord's Prayer
• May It Be (LOTR)
• Morning Has Broken
• Memory
• Music Of The Night
• My Heart Will Go On
• National Anthem
• O mio babbino caro
• Perhaps Love
• Pie Jesu
• The Power Of Love
• Romeo And Juliet
• The Rose
• Scarlet Ribbons
• Send In The Clowns
• Seligkeit
• Somewhere Out There
• Storybook Love
• Sunrise, Sunset
• Think Of Me
• Wayfaring Stranger
• Wedding Song
• We Gather Together
• Wind Beneath My Wings
• When You Say Nothin’ At All
• Why Don’t You Do Right
• Unforgettable
• Unchained Melody
• You Light Up My Life
• You Needed Me
• Classical Harp Solos
• Air On The G String
• Bach/Grandjany Etude No. 3
• Bach Minuet In G
• Bach Prelude No. 1 in C
• Bride’s March
• Clair De Lune
• Chanson Dans La Nuit
• Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
• Für Elise
• Gymnopedies I-II-III
• Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
• Le Cygne
• The Little Fountain
• Meditation From Thais
• Ode To Joy
• Pavane
• Pachelbel's Canon In D
• Schone Erinnerung
• Sheep May Safely Graze
• St. Anthony Chorale
• Trumpet Tune
• Trumpet Voluntary
• Wedding March
• Original Compositions
• The Angel
• Anne Boleyn In The Tower
• Anthem For America
• After Danny Boy
• Killed In Action
• Forever And A Day
• God
• Guinevere’s Song
• I Do Not Sleep
• Lullaby For A Lonely House
• Mommy Said
• The Monster’s Lullaby
• Sunrise Over Stonehenge
• Turn To Love
• Twisted Frolic
• The Year King
• Irish Folksongs
• Believe Me, If All
• Bridget O’Malley
• By Chance It Was
• Carraig Donn
• The Castle Of Dromore
• Claudy Banks
• Danny Boy
• Down By The Glenside
• The Famine Song
• Galway Bay
• Gartan Mother's Lullaby
• The Generous Lover
• I Will Walk With My Love
• Jackets Green
• Kellswater
• Kitty of Coleraine
• The Leprechaun
• Lord Of The Dance
• Maid In Her Father’s Garden
• Maid On The Shore
• My Lagan Love
• Pretty Girl Milking A Cow
• The Quiet Land Of Erin
• Sally Gardens
• Searching For Lambs
• She Moved Through The Fair
• Silent, O Moyle
• Skibbereen
• The Song Of Glen Dun
• The Spanish Lady
• The Spinning Wheel
• Irish Gaelic Folksongs
• Anonn's Anall
• Ar Eirinn Ni n-Eosainn Ce h- I
• Ceol A' Phiobaire
• Deirin De
• Dilin O Deamhas
• Eirigh Suas A Storin
• An Mhaighdean Mhara
• Neansai Mile Gradh
• Oro Mo Bhaidin
• Rince Philib A’ Cheoil
• Roisin Dubh
• Seoladh Na nGamhan
• Seoithin Mo Leanbhin
• Seothin Seo
• Siubhan Ni Dhuibhir
• Sliabh Na mBan
• Scottish Folksongs
• Ae Fond Kiss
• Afton Water
• Annachie Gordon
• Annie Laurie
• The Bonny Boy
• Brochan Lom
• Cannily, Cannily
• Clerk Saunders
• Come Under My Plaidie
• Crookit Bawbee
• Dream Angus
• The Fairy Love Song
• Fear A’ Bhata
• The Fisherman's Song
• Grat For Gruel
• Inverey
• John Anderson My Jo
• John Grumlie
• Johnnie Lad
• Leezie Lindsay
• Mairi's Wedding
• The Queen Of Argyle
• Rothesay Bay
• Silkie
• Skye Boat Song
• English, Welsh and American Folksongs
• All Things Are Quite Silent
• All Through The Night
• The Ash Grove
• Band Played Waltzin' Mathilda
• Black Is The Color
• Bruton Town
• The Blacksmith
• Come By The Hills
• Crazy Man Michael
• Dance With Me
• Dark-Eyed Sailor
• Female Drummer
• Greensleeves
• The Grey Funnel Line
• The Lady Of Shalott
• Lovely On The Water
• The Lowlands Of Holland
• A Maid That's Deep In Love
• Matty Groves
• The Seasons
• The Victory
• Voices Of The Sea
• When I Was In My Prime

• Anniversary
• Awards Night
• Bachelor Party
• Bachelorette Party
• Banquet
• Birthday
• Casino
• Christening
• Christmas Party
• Church
• Club
• Coffee Shop
• Community Event
• Convention
• Corporate Function
• Country Club
• Cruise Ship
• Dinner Dance
• Featured Performer
• 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 - Featured Performer

$500.00 - $4,500.00 per Event.

• Weddings 500.00 (Includes ceremony music and 1 hr. of reception at the same site. Each additional hour is 100.00, and moving the harp to a new location is 100.00

• Receptions are 500.00 for the first two hours. Each additional hour is 100.00.

• Concerts are 500.00 to 4500.00 depending on travel; call for price.

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