Skyla Budd

Long Island, NY

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Travels up to 30 miles

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Pachelbel's Canon in D

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Prelude in C by Bach

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Sonata in A Major K 209

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Sonata in C Minor

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Heckscher Museum

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Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center

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Alice Tully Hall

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Long Island Harp Society

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Performing at Huntington Arts Council Event

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Wedding

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Jazz Band Concert

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Overview

Harpist for Happy Happenings. Will provide beautiful harp music for your special event. Classically trained harpist. Can play a variety from classical to pop music. Can also sing, and play the harp at the same time.
Also available: Harp and flute harp, flute and guitar trio, harp and guitar duet or harp and voice duet
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Reviews

19 reviews

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Michelle A.

September 15, 2019

Beautiful harpist for our wedding!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Skyla. We communicated solely by email and everything was flawless. She even let me change songs a few times and was so kind and patient with me during the planning process. Her music was so elegant for my wedding ceremony and it sounded like a fairytale.

Hired as: Harpist

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Skyla Budd

Thank you so much for leaving this review! So happy I was able to play on your special day!


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Amanda J.

September 9, 2019

Excellent Harpist for our Wedding

We hired Skyla to play during our ceremony at the Tarrytown House Estates in New York. She was extremely professional and versatile. Skyla played a variety of beautiful music, from Pachelbel's classic Cannon in D to Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years", to Elvis's "Can't help falling in love", and of course, the Bridal March. Everything worked out perfectly - the gorgeous sound of the harp permeated throughout the garden for all of our guests, and even for other people who were walking around the site, to hear. I would highly recommend Skyla. She really is fabulous at her craft, and she made our day all the more special.

Hired as: Harpist

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Skyla Budd

Thank you so so much for the review Amanda! So happy I was able to play for your special day!


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Erik W.

August 25, 2019

80th birthday party

Broad range of music which complimented without being intrusive to the whole event. The harpist was extremely accommodating and very flexible to our needs.

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Skyla Budd

Thank you Erik for leaving a review. Happy 80th Birthday to Ruth!


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Corinne M.

October 16, 2018

Wedding Ceremony

Skyla was such a beautiful touch to our wedding ceremony! She played beautifully and was able to offer us a combination of both classical and contemporary music and even offered to learn music by request. We got plenty of compliments from our guests about our ceremony music and Skyla was very prompt and easy to reach leading up to our wedding.

Hired as: Harpist


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Elle G.

August 11, 2018

Skyla played beautifully for our wedding!

This review is long overdue! My husband & I have been married 3 years now. Skyla played beautifully at our wedding & our guests commented endlessly about her playing as well. In fact we just celebrated our anniversary & her playing came up in conversation. The conversation reminded me that I still had not posted a review. Skyla made our day even more perfect with her wonderful playing! I'm grateful she was part of our special day!

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 300 minutes

About

Skyla Budd is a versatile harpist who has performed in many traditional and unusual and venues. She has performed at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and at Carniege Hall. She has also performed at the Governor’s Comedy Club in Wantagh, at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, and at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Skyla received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Performance at Adelphi University and her Masters Degree in Music at The Mannes School of Music. She has had the opportunity to work with well-known conductors, David Hayes and JoAnn Falletta, for the Mannes Centennial Celebrations, and Joseph Colaneri for the Mannes Opera Productions.
Skyla has been part of the Mannes American Composers Ensemble (MACE) with conductor David Fulmer. She is the founder of a unique chamber group, Trio Delphi, and she, a flutist, and a guitarist perform at various events.
She has been part of the LIU Post Chamber Festival multiple times; she was soloist with the Chamber Orchestra in the Summer of 2013 when they performed the first movement of Handel’s Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major.
Skyla currently performs with different orchestras, at weddings, and at other special occasions. She also teaches students privately and frequently visits public schools, Girl Scout troops, and senior citizen homes to perform and educate people about the harp.

Services offered

Past booked events

October 2017

28

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:00pm - 3:30pm

08

Sunday

Wedding Cocktail Hour

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Woodbury, NY

06

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Centerport, NY

August 2017

05

Saturday

East meadow Library

11:00am - 2:00pm

June 2017

27

Tuesday

Bridal Expo

6:30pm - 9:00pm

December 2016

09

Friday

Cocktail Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Glen Cove, NY

July 2016

31

Sunday

Cinema arts brunch

10:00am - 12:00pm

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