Over the Rainbow
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Automne - by Grandjany
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Celebrating high school graduation in style!
Playing wedding music on the lawn outside Berry Hill Mansion, VA
Testing out my new lever harp in my aunt's garden
Beautiful music with a friend
Enjoying the triumph of my senior recital
With a very happy bride and groom following their beautiful ceremony!
Entertaining guests before the wedding
Performing is my passion, and I take pride in both the quality and the variety of music that I can provide. When you choose me to perform for your event, you are choosing elegant music prepared to the highest standard, whether it be classical, Celtic, sacred, or pop! I work with the client to personalize the music style and will learn new songs to help realize the client's vision for whatever special event is in the works. Anniversary parties with video game music, medieval-themed weddings, Celtic birthday parties, memorial services, anniversary parties, bridal showers, graduation parties--whatever you're celebrating, your guests will thank you for making the music a highlight of your event!
18 reviews
Alyssa D.
April 21, 2026Heather is incredibly talented, my husband and I recommend her for any event. We hired her on for our wedding that was Enchanted Forest themed. She paired extremely well with the Scottish fiddler we hired, David Klingler, and filled the air with magical music. We had her play Celtic tunes, a few of which she learned, but was familiar already with most since she has such an extensive playlist. We cannot speak higher of Heather and her talent, as well as how easy it was to work with her!
Hired as: Celtic Music, Harpist
Carson R.
November 4, 2025Heather played beautifully at our wedding! She included a combination of classical and modern music that all of the guests really enjoyed. It was perfect for our ceremony. Heather was very professional and we highly recommend her!
Hired as: Harpist
Dorothy D.
August 31, 2025Everything was Perfect,.
Heather Is very friendly, helpful & professional all in one.
Makes the Process of planning the music side of things Very Simple.
Hired as: Harpist
Stephen B.
July 3, 2025Heather is a very talented musician that we recently booked for my father's 80th birthday party. She was wonderful and only made him cry a few ti.es with her celtic songs. Thanks Heather for being part of our special day!
Hired as: Celtic Music, Harpist
Kellie H.
June 1, 2025I was so pleased with the harpist’s performance at our Bridgerton Bridal Tea. She was prompt, professional, and carried herself with grace and poise. Dressed beautifully and with a kind spirit, she set the perfect tone for our event. One of the most special moments was when she played a Disney princess song just for my granddaughter — it was magical. A truly elegant and memorable touch to our day.
Hired as: Harpist
Heather Hills, Harpist
Thank you so much for your kind words! It always means a lot to me to know that I someone's special day even more special. It was a pleasure to play for your delightful tea!
Price range: $300-$1000
Languages: English, Spanish
Gig length: 45 - 240 minutes
Insurance: $2,000,000 - General liability insurance
What you can expect from my performance depends on what kind of event I am performing for. Please find your event below to find out what I provide!
Weddings
My wedding package includes 30 minutes of prelude music as well as the processionals, the recessionals, and any other music requested during the ceremony. You will choose the ceremony songs yourself, and you can either select the prelude music from my setlist or give me a favorite genre or general vibe and leave the selections to me. I will accept up to 3 requests for new songs per event at no extra charge. Wedding packages start at $400.
Wedding rehearsals are not included in the wedding package. If my presence is required at the rehearsal, the extra time required for the rehearsal (including travel time) will be charged at a rate of $75 per hour.
If I am accompanying another musician on the day of the wedding, I will schedule a rehearsal with that musician prior to the start of the prelude at no extra charge. If the other musician wishes to schedule a rehearsal on a different day prior to the wedding day, that musician may come to my studio for the rehearsal at a mutually convenient time. Rehearsals on a different day incur a $75 charge.
Parties and Special Events
I perform between 1 and 4 hours of background music for a variety of events including birthday parties, graduation parties, Christmas parties, retirement parties, and corporate events. You can choose music from my setlist or give me a favorite genre or general vibe and leave the selections to me. I will accept up to 3 requests for new songs per event at no extra charge. Background music for parties starts at $300.
Funerals and Memorial Services
My package for funeral and memorial services includes 30 minutes of prelude music and any special music requested during the service. You will choose the ceremony songs yourself, and you can either select the prelude music from my setlist or give me a favorite genre or general vibe and leave the selections to me. I will do my best to honor special requests, but depending on the amount of lead time before the event, I may not be able to accept certain requests. Funeral/Memorial Service packages start at $325.
Orchestra Concerts
If you are scheduling a concert, chances are that you have already chosen the music for the event! I ask that the part be provided as early as possible and no less than three weeks before the concert so I have ample time to prepare it to the highest standard for performance. Examples of past orchestral performances include the Nutcracker with the New Carolina Sinfonia, Symphonie Fantastique with the North Carolina Symphony, La Forza del Destino with the Chapel Hill Philharmonic, and the Faure Requiem with various ensembles.
Solo performances
Solo performances serve as the focal point for an event and can be tailored to your preferred genre and length. You can choose from classical, Celtic, sacred, seasonal, or pop works, or you can ask me to mix and match. Examples of past programs include a program of all-Scottish developed for a Scottish heritage event and a classical program including a variety of composers from Bach to Grandjany. Solo performances start at $550.
Logistics
Arrival time
You can expect me to arrive about 30 minutes before I start playing to have time to unpack and set up. I need about 5 square feet for me and my equipment.
Outdoor Events
For outdoor events, sufficient shade must be provided in the intended set-up space. Adequate shelter from the sun can be provided by a pavilion with a solid ceiling, a small tent, or shade from buildings or trees on the property. Inadequate shelters include decorative pavilions with latticed ceilings and patio umbrellas.
Having a rain plan for an outdoor event is essential since the equipment I use can be damaged or destroyed by even a light sprinkling of rain. Adequate shelter from the rain can be provided by a large pavilion or tent with protected sides; however, for the comfort of the guests and musicians alike, moving inside in case of rain is strongly encouraged. If an outdoor event is rained out and no rain plan is enacted, the musician is excused from performing, but the client is still liable for full payment.
Heather Hills earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University, graduating in 2014 with highest distinction. She has been performing for weddings and other events since 2013, having played at numerous venues throughout North Carolina and Virginia, including Rose Hill Plantation, historic All Saints Chapel, The Umstead Hotel and Spa, High Grove Estate, The Washington Duke Inn, and Berry Hill Plantation. Her events have included orchestra concerts with the North Carolina Symphony, Durham Symphony, Chapel Hill Philharmonic, and the New Carolina Sinfonia; solo recitals for various concert series, including the First United Methodist Church in Wilson, NC, the Scottish Heritage Event in Sanford, NC, and the Delaware Valley Music Club of NJ; and multitudinous weddings, parties, and special events.
In addition to performing, Heather maintains an active studio of 20-30 students, teaching them piano, harp and voice lessons each week. She is blessed and happy to be able to make a living entirely through music and is committed to maintaining excellence in her work so that she can continue doing so. She seeks to honor the Lord by doing all things with cheerful diligence and by praising Him with her music whenever possible.
Amplification
The harp projects well enough that it usually does not need to be amplified unless it is competing with the sound of a nearby fountain or trying to fill a very large space. If amplification is desired and you have hired a DJ, I recommend asking the DJ to provide a microphone which he can connect to his sound system. If no DJ is available, I can provide a small amplifier setup of my own. Power must be provided by the client. The cost for me to provide the extra equipment needed is $40.
Space
I need at least 5 square feet of open space in which to set up. If I am using extra amplification, I need at least 7 square feet.
Equipment
I provide all my own equipment, including my stool and music stand.
Shade
For outdoor events, protection from sun is needed. If there is not enough foliage at the venue to provide a shady spot, the client is responsible for providing adequate shade in the form of a tent or awning.
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Cary, NC
Tuesday
Personal Occasion
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Smithfield, NC
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Wilmington, NC
Friday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Goldsboro, NC
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Garner, NC
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Clayton, NC
Saturday
Wedding Engagement
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday
Cocktail Party
4:00pm - 6:30pm
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Raleigh, NC
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Raleigh, NC
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Raleigh, NC
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Burlington, NC
Saturday
Cocktail Party
11:00am - 1:00pm
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Pittsboro, NC
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Raleigh, NC
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 5:00pm
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Cary, NC
Friday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Garner, NC
Friday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Cary, NC
Sunday
Anniversary Party
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Clayton, NC
Thursday
Holiday Party
4:30pm - 7:00pm
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Colfax, NC
Saturday
Baby Shower
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Wadesboro, NC
Friday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Durham, NC
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Cary, NC
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 5:45pm
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Fuquay Varina, NC
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Fuquay Varina, NC
Sunday
Religious Celebration
10:30am - 12:00pm
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Greensboro, NC
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Burlington, NC
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 8:00pm
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Cary, NC
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 7:30pm
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Holly Springs, NC
Monday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Pinehurst, NC
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Cary, NC
This set list includes as much of my music collection as I could squeeze into a list. You can choose songs from this list, request songs not on this list, or ask me to mix and match. Most importantly, this is meant to be a source of inspiration, not a list of limitations. Don't be afraid to get creative!
Traditional Wedding Music
Because - Guy D'Hardelot
Be Still My Soul - Jean Sibelius
Be Thou My Vision - Traditional Irish
Bist du bei mir (Art Thou With Me) - J. S. Bach
Blest Be the Tie That Binds - Johann G. Naegeli
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Consolation - Mendelssohn
I Love You Truly - Carrie Jacobs Bond
The Lord's Prayer - Albert Hay Malotte
Meditation from "Thais" - Jules Massanet
Ode to Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven
O Perfect Love - Joseph Barnby
Trumpet Tune - Henry Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
Wedding March - Wagner
Wedding Recessional - Mendelssohn
Pop Tunes
Ain't Misbehavin' - Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks
All of Me - John Legend
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Body and Soul - John Green
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Chances Are - Robert Allen
Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
Crazy - Willie Nelson
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Despacito - Luis Fonsi
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Evergreen from A Star Is Born - Paul Williams and Barbara Streisand
Everybody Loves Somebody - Ken Lane
Fields of Gold - Sting
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Ewan MacColl
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
I'll Be There For You - Theme from Friends
Imagine - John Lennon
Into the West from The Lord of the Rings - Howard Shore
It Had to Be You - Isham Jones and Gus Kahn
It's Been a Long, Long Time - Jule Styne
I Want to Be Happy - Vincent Youmans
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Killing Me Softly - Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox
Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid - Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
The Look of Love - Hal David and Burt Bacharach
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Lover - Taylor Swift
A Man and a Woman - Francis Lai
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Moonglow - Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills
Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancini
More - Nino Oliviero
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers & Hart
My Girl - Smokey Robinson
My Heart Will Go On from Titantic - James Horner and Will Jennings
Never My Love - Addrisi Brothers
Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Once Upon a Dream from Sleeping Beauty - Sammy Fain and Jack Lawrence
Paradise - Coldplay
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Pure Imagination from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
River Flows in You - Yiruma
Some Day My Prince Will Come from Snow White - Larry Morey and Frank Churchill
Somewhere Out There from An American Tale - James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil
Stand By Me - Ben King
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Tale as Old as Time from Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Tea for Two - Vincent Youmans
A Thousand Years - Christina Perry
Time After Time - Jule Styne
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
When I Fall In Love - Victor Young
When I'm 64 - The Beatles
A Whole New World from Aladdin - Alan Menken and Tim Rice
The Wind Beneath My Wings - Henley and Silbar
With a Smile and a Song from Snow White - Larry Morey and Frank Churchill
Yellow - Coldplay
You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
Your Song - Elton John
Broadway Favorites
By Rodgers and Hammerstein:
The Sound of Music
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music)
Morning Hymn (from The Sound of Music)
Alleluia (from The Sound of Music)
If I Loved You (from Carousel)
You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)
Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific)
Dites-Moi (from South Pacific)
A Wonderful Guy (from South Pacific)
Younger than Springtime (from South Pacific)
Love Look Away (from Flower Drum Song)
You Are Beautiful (from Flower Drum Song)
Oklahoma!
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (from Oklahoma!)
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (from Oklahoma!)
People Will Say We're in Love (from Oklahoma!)
Getting to Know You (from The King and I)
We Kiss in a Shadow (from The King and I)
Dance of Anna and Sir Edward (from The King and I)
Hello, Young Lovers (from The King and I)
Ten Minutes Ago (from Cinderella)
By Andrew Lloyd Webber:
Angel of Music (from The Phantom of the Opera)
Think of Me (from The Phantom of the Opera)
The Phantom of the Opera (from The Phantom of the Opera)
All I Ask of You (from The Phantom of the Opera)
Memory (from Cats)
Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita)
Tell Me on a Sunday
Pie Jesu (from Requiem)
Starlight Express
I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ, Superstar)
By other composers:
On My Own (from Les Miserables) by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Movie and TV Themes
Across the Stars from Star Wars - John Williams
Cantina Band from Star Wars - John Williams
The Fellowship Theme and the Shire Theme from The Lord of the RIngs - Howard Shore
Fluffy's Harp from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - John Williams
Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission - Ennio Morricone
Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - John Williams
I'll Be There for You from Friends - The Rembrandts
Jurassic Park Main Theme - John Williams
A Song of Ice and Fire, theme from Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi
Tara Theme from Gone with the Wind - Max Steiner
To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X - Nobuo Uematsu
Themes from Titanic - James Horner
Light Classical
Andantino - Edwin H. Lemare
Aria - G. F. Handel
Arioso - J. S. Bach
Concerto in Bb Major - G. F. Handel
Concerto in D major - Vivaldi
18th Variation from Variations on a Theme by Paganini - Rachmaninoff
Largo from the New World Symphony – Dvorak
La Source - Hasselmans
Sonata - Rosetti
Sonatina No. III - Dussek
Suite of Eight Dances - Salzedo
Themes from Favorite Operas
To a Wild Rose - Edward MacDowell
Celtic
Arran Boat Song
Believe Me, If All These Endearing Young Charms
Bittersweet II
Blarney Pilgrim
Blind Mary
The Butterfly
By Kell's Waters
Carolan's Draught
Carolan's Dream
Casey's Hornpipe
Castle Kelly
Chanter
Danny Boy
David of the White Rock
Dream Song
Eleanor Plunkett
Fhear a'Bhata (The Boatman)
Give Me Your Hand
I Gave My Love a Cherry
I Saw My True Love
Jimmy Owen
Lament (Carolan)
The Lark in the Morning
Last Night's Joy/Matt Malloy's Reel
Londonderry Air
The Maid from Cornaig
Maids of Mourne Shore
March of King Laois
Martin Wynnd's Air
Megan's Fair Daughter
Morgan Magan
Musical Priest
Oopla
The Parting Glass
Parting Time
Pavane
Roving Galway Boy
Sail Away
Separation of Soul from the Body
She Moves Through the Fair
The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell
Skye Boat Song
The Spinning Wheel
Suogan
Sweetheart Reel/Irish Pat
Washing Lullaby
The Water Is Wide
Water Spirit
Early Music
Alfonso XII el Sabio
Kalenda Maya
La Rotta
Lauda (15th cent. Italy)
Lauda to Sta. Maddalena (13th cent. Italy)
Paduana all Venetiana
Spagnoletta (Praetorius)
Sacred Songs
10,000 Reasons
Amazing Grace
All Creatures of Our God and King
Ave Maria
As the Deer
Be Still, My Soul
Be Thou My Vision
Blessed Assurance
It Is Well with My Soul
Lamb of God
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord's Prayer
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