Alice Yau (Los Gatos) is a freelance harpist, pianist and organist. She plays for wedding ceremonies and events in the San Jose and San Francisco Bay Area. She has played professionally for over 20 years, and enjoys the connection with her clients. In particular, she enjoys customizing music for their special event, whether it's learning a new piece, blending special songs together, or curating music to provide the perfect ambience. Contact her at [email protected], 408-656-3344 or visit www.gracefulmusic.com.
Diana Stork (East Bay) is well-known in the Bay Area for her eclectic harp style. She specializes in Celtic harp music, traditional and new arrangements of Latin harp music, and music for health and healing. She performs regularly throughout the Bay Area for weddings, memorials, private parties, corporate functions, and churches. She enjoys working with her clients to suggest and to help select music to fit each occasion - drawing on her large repertoire of world, popular, and classical music. Visit Diana's website at: www.harpdancer.com.
- Kristal Schwartz is a native of Santa Clara Valley who has been performing on the harp for over twenty years. She's in demand for solo performances, recordings, ensembles, teaching, weddings, private parties, afternoon teas, or any special event. Clients appreciate Kristal's attention to detail and her ability to bring out each client's personality in her selected repertoire. Kristal enjoys those engagements where she is able to provide and extraordinary atmosphere that is conducive to conversation, companionship, and memorable moments for those in attendance. More info for booking is available on her webpage under "packages". Angelicharp.com, [email protected]
Amelia Romano. A concertizing lever harpist programming classical re-imaginations alongside original works, Amelia received her master’s in music at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Karen Gottlieb, retired second harpist of the San Francisco Symphony. Her latest album, “Levers Engaged: Classical Works Re-imaged for Harp” and sheet music collection “Classical Re-imaginations," present the lever harp as a valid voice in classical music. A composer and arranger, she is equally at home writing Latin America inspired works for solo harp as she is adapting classical pieces for chamber collaborations. https://www.ameliaromano.com
Dominique Piana (Livermore). Specializing in performances of emotive romantic music in concert, salon or lecture-recital context. Also available for special events or informal gatherings where such music is expressly desired. 925-455-5333 - [email protected], www.dominiquepiana.com, www.harpiana.com.
Tamara Mead (Palo Alto). Tamara has been playing professionally for restaurants, hotels, symphony orchestras, recordings, weddings, private parties, corporate events and many other venues since the age of 17. She has performed in the Bay Area for 30 years. She has a warm, engaging personality and enjoys arranging special requests for her clients. For more information, visit www.tamaramead.com or contact [email protected].
Dan Levitan (Fremont). For your special event, consider Dan Levitan, virtuoso solo harpist and orchestral harpist with three Bay Area orchestras. He is an experienced musician/performer with an extensive repertoire. Dan is the Principal Harpist for the Marin Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Santa Rosa Symphony and the Ballet San Jose Orchestra. He is the consummate professional, having performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, in addition to countless solo engagements for weddings, parties and any special occasion. 510-304-1515 - [email protected], www.harpmandan.com.
Esther Lee (Santa Clara). Esther Lee’s passion and gift in music has led her through a career in music performing, teaching and music practitioning. She began her training in music on the piano at the age of four where her solid musical foundation brought her to excel as a harpist.
Her career as harpist began under the formal instruction of legendary harp instructors including Jessica Siegel, a former student of Alice Chalifoux, and Lou Anne Neill, the principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonia, at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned two degrees at the University in Music Performance as well as Music Education. She also studied under the masters program for education at UCLA and received her California Teaching Credential. Since returning to Northern California in 2004, Esther has performed as a professional harpist, taught private lessons of all ages and levels, and worked as a music practitioner with Hospice. Of the three professions, her greatest passion is teaching and pouring out to students as they journey through their lives in music. proharpist.com
Her career as harpist began under the formal instruction of legendary harp instructors including Jessica Siegel, a former student of Alice Chalifoux, and Lou Anne Neill, the principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonia, at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned two degrees at the University in Music Performance as well as Music Education. She also studied under the masters program for education at UCLA and received her California Teaching Credential. Since returning to Northern California in 2004, Esther has performed as a professional harpist, taught private lessons of all ages and levels, and worked as a music practitioner with Hospice. Of the three professions, her greatest passion is teaching and pouring out to students as they journey through their lives in music. proharpist.com
Stephanie Janowski (San Jose) is an experienced professional harpist who performs regularly at weddings, receptions, parties, dinners and special occasions. She has played professionally throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 1996, and is the resident harpist of the San Jose Wind Symphony. Stephanie's repertoire includes a wide selection of classical, popular and folk music, and she is happy to accept special requests. She enjoys helping her clients personalize their events, and has many examples of programs to provide ideas and inspiration. A free consultation is included with each wedding performance to allow each couple to select music that is perfectly suited to their ceremony. For more information, please visit www.harpeggio.com or contact Stephanie at [email protected] or 408-366-8810.
Carol Holsinger (Mountain View). Carol has played the harp for many years and delights in providing background music for your event. She has experience performing at weddings, receptions, church services, conferences and with orchestras. Her repertoire includes music appropriate for the pedal harp and lever harp. For additional information, see www.HolsingerHarps.com, email Carol(AT)HolsingerHarps.com, or phone 650-326-3146.
Committed to shifting the boundaries of harp performance, Jennifer R. Ellis (D.M.A. University of Michigan, M.M. Cleveland Institute of Music, B.M. Oberlin) thoroughly enjoys taking the harp off its pedestal and using the instrument in new and unexpected ways FortyNet. She embraces firsts, premiering over 100 works. Her love for innovative new music has led her to serve as a featured performer for the International Harp Festival, Festival of New American Music, Omaha Under the Radar, Sound of Late, Spitting Image Collective, Spark Festival, Piccolo Spoleto Festival and Kerrytown Edgefest. When not playing new music, she collaborates with her orchestral colleagues, performing with San Francisco Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony and has played concerti with ensembles including Colorado Chamber Orchestra, American Wind Symphony Orchestra, and Contra Costa Wind Symphony. Her recordings run the gamut from premieres (Tides by Brian Baumbusch on Other Minds Records, Entertainment Tonight by Steve Horowitz, and multiple tracks by Roscoe Mitchell on Wide Hive Records) to solo improvisation (January Lullaby on Persist) to commissions for harp and saxophone (Launch with Jonathan Hunting-Cohen on Albany Records). For more information, see www.harpellis.com