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Harp By Brittany

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Brittany Smith

Booking Info: Free Quote Travels 60 miles from Chicago Fee: $200 and up Accepts PayPal Languages: English Member Since 2012

Why hire Harp By Brittany?

Your event backdrop...sparkling elegance, lush romance, stately beauty, pure fun? Professional harpist, providing class, entertainment, and ambiance at special events throughout the northwest Chicago area since 1999. From weddings and corporate functions to small parties and memorial services. Classical to popular repertoire and special requests. Music tailored to you. Certified therapeutic harpist, and registered Suzuki harp teacher, teaching since 2006. Visit "HarpByBrittany" online!

Overview

About

Brittany has been professionally trained as a classical harpist, having studied privately under Shirley Lukey (Suzuki teacher), Dr. Alison Attar (D.M. in harp performance from Northwestern University), and others. Master class instructors include Liz Cifani (Northwestern University and Lyric Opera of Chicago), Jana Bouskova (Prague Conservatory and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra), Kayo Ishimaru (Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra), Ann Yeung (University of Illinois), and Suzann Davids (Valparaiso University).

She is a registered teacher of the Suzuki Harp School in all book levels, and a Certified Music Practitioner in therapeutic music, having completed extensive training and an internship of clinical bedside experience.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 60 - 180 minutes

Stage/Setup Requirements:
Covered performance location

Set/Song/Sequence List:
Sample Repertoire Listing:

CLASSICAL

Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, Opera, Ballet

Adagietto - J. Damase

Air on a G String - J.S. Bach

Allegretto (from Spring “The Four Seasons”) - A. Vivaldi

Allegro Grazioso (from Spring “The Four Seasons”) - A. Vivaldi

An Artist’s Life Waltz - J. Strauss

Andante (from Sonata No. 2) - J.S. Bach/Grandjany

Aria from “Sonata for Flute” - Vinci

Aria in Classic Style - M. Grandjany

Arioso - J.S. Bach

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from “Solomon”) - G. Handel

Art Thou Troubled (Air from “Rodelinda”) - G. Handel

Barcarolle (from “Tales of Hoffman”) - J. Offenbach

Blue Danube Waltz - J. Strauss

Brocliande pour Harpe - A. Challan

Canon in D – J. Pachelbel

Chanson De Mai - A. Hasselmans

Chorale (from “St. Matthew Passion”) - J.S. Bach

Clair de Lune - C. Debussy

Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294 - G. Handel

Courante from Le Tresor D'Orphee - A. Francisque

Dance from the Ballet Pakhita - L. Minkus/V. Dulova

Duet from “The Pearlfishers” - G. Bizet

Esquisse - H. Reni

Etude - F. Godefroid

Etude No. 21 - F. Dizi

Fantasy on Psalm 19 - B. Marcello

Final from “Organ Symphony No. 3” - C. Saint-Sans

Flower Duet (from “Lakme”) - L. Delibes

For I Love You So (from “The Merry Widow”) - F. Lehar

Hornpipe - H. Purcell

Intermezzo (from “Cavalleria Rusticana”) - P. Mascagni

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach

Joy of Love (Plaisir d’Amour) - G. Martini

La Danse des Sylphes - F. Godefroid

La Donna e Mobile - G. Verdi

La Rjouissance (from “Music for the Royal Fireworks”) - G. Handel

La Srnade (Fantaisie pour Harpe) - F. Godefroid

Largo - G. Handel

Largo (from Sonata no. 3, BWV 1005) - J.S. Bach

Largo (from Winter, “The Four Seasons”) - A. Vivaldi

Largo from the New World Symphony - A. Dvorak

Love Unspoken (from “The Merry Widow”) - F. Lehar

Love’s Fascination - J. Thomas

Maid with the Flaxen Hair - C. Debussy

Meditation from "Thais" - J. Massenet

Merry Widow Waltz - F. Lehar

Moonlight Sonata - L. Beethoven

Morning (from “Peer Gynt”) - E. Grieg

Musetta’s Waltz (from “La Bohme”) - G. Puccini

O Mio Babbino Caro (Aria from “Gianni Schicchi”) - G. Puccini

Ode To Joy (from 9th Symphony) - L. van Beethoven

Opera Arias (Medley)

Pakhita’s Dance (from the Ballet “Pakhita”) - L. Minkus/V. Dulova

Passacaille - G. Handel

Pavane and Variations - A. de Cabezn

Polovtsian Dance (“Stranger in Paradise” inspiration) - A. Borodin

Porgi, Amor (Aria from “Le Nozze di Figaro”) - W. Mozart

Prelude in C - J.S. Bach

Romance in F - P. Tchaikovsky

Romance No. 13 - E. P. Alvars

Sarabande (from Violin Partita No. 1) - J.S. Bach

Serenade - P. Godefroid

Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach

Siciliana (Aria from “Cavalleria Rusticana”) - P. Mascagni

Sinfonia (from “Wedding Cantata” No. 196) - J. S. Bach

Sleepers Awake - J.S. Bach

Sonata in C minor - G. Pescetti

Thee I Adore (Aria from “Julius Caesar”) - G. Handel

Theme and Variations - J. Haydn

Valse en La - F. Chopin

Valse No. 1 - L. van Beethoven

Viennese Waltzes - Lehar/Strauss

Wedding Hymn from "Ptolemy" - G. Handel



ROMANTIC

Easy-Listening, Original Compositions, Ambient, New Age, Therapeutic

A Day Without Rain – Enya

Beyond a Dream - Lorie Line

Cridhe - Christina Tourin

Fallen Embers – Enya

Flora’s Secret – Enya

Forever in Love - Kenny G

Forever My Love - O'Neill Brothers

From the Heart - L. Line

Heartland - Jim Brickman

Highland Cathedral - M. Korb/U. Roever

Homecoming - Hagood Hardy

Hymne - Vangelis

In the Garden - C. Schuetze

Irish Blessing - arr. L. Line

Let It Be a Dance - K. Robertson

Lisa’s Song (Processional) - K. Nelson

Love Solo - D. Coates

Nataliana - D. Henson-Conant

Nightingale - D. Henson-Conant

Nightingale – Norah Jones

Only Time – Enya

Perfect Day - M. Stockley

Pilgrim – Enya

Processional - L. Wood

Queen for a Day - Lorie Line

Reminiscent Joy - O’Neill Brothers

River Flows in You - Yiruma

Silver Inches – Enya

Song for Sam - Cindy Kleinstuber

Threads of Love - Lorie Line

With You in Mind - D. Coates



POPULAR STANDARDS

Love Songs, Show Tunes, Movie Themes, Classical-Crossover, Disney, Children’s

A Time for Us (from “Romeo and Juliet”) - N. Rota

A Whole New World (from “Aladdin”) - A. Menken

After All - D. Pitchford/T. Snow

All I Ask of You (from “Phantom of the Opera”)- A. L. Webber

Anne’s Theme (from “Anne of Green Gables”) - H. Hardy

Anniversary Waltz - D. Franklin

Ashokan Farewell (from PBS “Civil War”) - J. Ungar

Ballad of Davy Crockett - G. Bruns

Bare Necessities (from “Jungle Book”) - T. Gilkyson

Beauty and the Beast Theme - A. Menken

Bella Notte (from “Lady and the Tramp”) - P. Lee/S. Burke

Bless the Broken Road - M. Hummon/B. Boyd/J. Hanna

Brave Heart Medley - J. Horner

Chim Chim Cher-ee (from “Mary Poppins”) - R. Sherman/R. Sherman

Cinema Paradiso (Josh Groban) – E. Morricone

Come Back to Sorrento - E. deCurtis

Dances with Wolves Medley - J. Barry

Edelweiss (from “Sound of Music”) - R. Rodgers

Endless Love - L. Richie

Evergreen - B. Streisand

Feed the Birds (from “Mary Poppins”) - R. Sherman/R. Sherman

From This Moment On - Shania Twain/R.J. Lange

Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone

Get Me to the Church on Time (from “My Fair Lady”) - A.J. Lerner/F. Loewe

Heigh-Ho (“Snow White”) - F. Churchill

Hymn to the Sea (from "Titanic") – J. Horner

I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman

Jane Austen Soundtrack Selections

Lndler (from "The Sound of Music")

May It Be - Enya

Memory (from “Cats”) - A. L. Webber

Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole) – J. Livingston/R. Evans

Moon River - H. Mancini

Music of the Night (from “Phantom of the Opera”) - A. L. Webber

My Favorite Things (from "The Sound of Music") – R. Rodgers

My Heart Will Go On (from “Titanic”), J. Horner

My Own True Love (Tara’s Theme) - M. Steiner

Nella Fantasia – E. Morricone

The Prayer (Josh Groban) - C. Sager/D. Foster

Rainbow Connection (from “Muppets”) - P. Williams

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B. Bacharach

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Theme - B. Adams/M. Kamen

Rose (from "Titanic") – J. Horner

The Rose - A. McBroom

Send in the Clowns - S. Sondheim

Siamese Cat Song (from “Lady and the Tramp”) - P. Lee/S. Burke

Solo Por Ti (Josh Groban) - M. Hammond

Some Day My Prince Will Come (“Snow White”) - F. Churchill

Somewhere (from "West Side Story") – L. Bernstein

Somewhere in Time - J. Barry/M. Mueller

Somewhere Over the Rainbow - H. Arlen

Sound of Music Selections - R. Rodgers

Stay Awake (from “Mary Poppins”) - R. Sherman/R. Sherman

Sunrise, Sunset (from “Fiddler on the Roof”) - J. Bock

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from “Mary Poppins”) - R. Sherman/R. Sherman

Tea for Two - V. Youmans

Tears in Heaven - E. Clapton/W. Jennings

Tennessee (from “Pearl Harbor”) - H. Zimmer

Think of Me (from “Phantom of the Opera”) - A. L. Webber

Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from “Ice Castles”) - M. Hamlisch

Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partir) - F. Sartori

Titanic Medley - J. Horner

Valentine - Jim Brickman

The Way You Look Tonight – J. Kern

Whale of a Tale (from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”) - A Hoffman/N. Gimbel

What a Wonderful World - G. Weiss/B. Thiele

When You Say You Love Me (Josh Groban) - M. Hammond

Wind Beneath My Wings - L. Henley/J. Silbar

You and I (Michael Buble) – S. Wonder

You Raise Me Up - B. Graham/R. Lovland

You’ll Never Walk Alone (from “Carousel”) - R. Rogers

You’re Still You (Josh Groban) - E. Morricone



FOLK

Celtic, International, Oldies, Campfire, Sing-Along

All The Pretty Little Horses – Trad. American

All Through the Night - Trad. Welsh

An Irish Blessing - arr. Lorie Line

Auld Lang Syne - Trad.

Bally Loo Lammy – Trad. Scottish

Bernard the Butterfly - B. Wicklund

Blarney Pilgrim - Irish

Blue Bells of Scotland, Trad. Scottish

Cockles and Mussels - Trad. Irish

Danny Boy – Trad. Irish Air

David of the White Rock - Trad. Welsh

Foggy, Foggy Dew – Irish Folk Song

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow – Trad.

Gentle Maiden - Ancient Irish

Goodnight, Ladies! - Trad.

Happy Birthday – M. Hill/P. Hill

Havah Nagila - Trad. Jewish

Home On The Range - D. Kelley

Loch Lomond - Trad. Scottish

Loch Tay Boat Song - Trad. Scottish

Maids of Mourne Shore – Trad. Irish

Matt Malloy's Reel - Irish

Miserlu - Hassidic Dance Tune

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean - Trad. Scottish

My Lagan Love (Charlotte Church) – Trad.

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose – Trad. Scottish

O’er the Sea to Skye – Trad. Scottish

Scarborough Fair – Trad. English

She Moved Through the Fair – Trad. Irish

Sheebeg and Sheemore (Sidh Beag and Sidh Mor) – T. O’Carolan

Shenandoah – Trad. American

Sleep, My Baby - Trad. Welsh

Water is Wide (Gift of Love) - Trad. British Isles



SACRED

Religious, Hymns, Christian, Worship

Hymnal Selections

Amazing Grace - Trad.

Ave Maria – F. Schubert

Ave Maria - J.S. Bach/C. Gounod

Be Thou My Vision - Trad. Irish

He Hideth My Soul – W. Kirkpatrick

How Beautiful - Twila Paris

How Great Thou Art – Trad.

I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman

It is Well with My Soul – P. Bliss

The Lord's Prayer - A.H. Malotte

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need - Trad. American

Panis Angelicus – C. Franck



WEDDING

Because - G. D'Hardelot

Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" – R. Wagner ("Here Comes the Bride")

La Rjouissance (from “Music for the Royal Fireworks”) - G. Handel

Trumpet Tune - J. Clark/D. Purcell

Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) - J. Clark

Wedding March (from “A Midsummer Night's Dream”) – F. Mendelssohn

Wedding Processional from “Sound of Music” - R. Rodgers

The Wedding Song - Kenny G

Wedding Song (There is Love) - N. Stookey



HOLIDAY

Christmas

Angels We Have Heard on High – Trad. French Carol

Christmas Comes Anew (Noel Nouvelet) – Trad. French Carol

Deck the Halls – Old Welsh Air

Ding Dong! Merrily on High – Trad. French Carol

First Noel – Trad. English Carol

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Trad. English Carol

Greensleeves – Trad. English

Holly and the Ivy – Trad. English Carol

I Wonder as I Wander – Appalachian Carol

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – R. Willis

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence – Trad. French Carol

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – J. Styne

Mary Did You Know? - M. Lowry/B. Greene

Noel Provencal - M. Grandjany

O Come O Come Emmanuel – 15th Century French

O Holy Night – A. Adam

O Little Town of Bethlehem – L. Redner

Silent Night, F. Gruber

Sussex Carol - Trad. English Carol

The Chipmunk Song – R. Bagdasarian

The Christmas Waltz - S. Cahn/J. Styne

We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Trad. English Carol

What Child is This? – Trad. English

When a Child is Born - F. Jay/Zacar

Winter Wonderland – F. Bernard

Performance Schedule

Past Booked Dates:

06-30-2012 — Garden Wedding, Rockford, IL

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Anniversary Party, Awards Night, Baby Shower, Birthday Party, Bridal Shower, Christmas Party, Church Service, Concert Venue, Convention, Corporate Event, Fundraiser, Funeral Service, Graduation, Grand Opening, Holiday Party, Hotel, Luncheon/Tea, Private Party, Restaurant, Retreat, Reunion, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Reception

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