Monika Vasey, harpist Harpist from Falls Church, VA
Will travel up to 60 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 58 Reviews
- 100 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2009
- 5 Awards & Badges
- Virtual Services Offered
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $500 per event
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Monika Vasey is in demand as one of the area's premier musicians, performing as a harp soloist and chamber musician for a variety of exclusive events. Her extensive experience and conservatory training at the Peabody Institute of Music at Johns Hopkins University ensures the highest level of performance at each and every event. With her harp and passion for music, she creates a unique musical experience tailored to each client's personal preference and vision. Her personal attention and dedication to the musical details of each and every unique event ensures client satisfaction and ease of mind. Her artistic talent and musical sensitivity guarantee a memorable experience that clients and their guests talk about for years to come. Monika is available as a solo harpist or can coordinate various ensembles including harp with voice, violin, cello, flute, or guitar. Her repertoire is extensive, including Classical, Pop, Broadway and Jazz; allowing her to tailor each playlist and create the desired ambiance for any event. She plays on a stylish ebony Concert Grand pedal harp, adding a stunning accent to any event setting. BIOGRAPHY Monika Vasey is a professional harpist in Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia where she is in demand as a performer and teacher. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of Music at Johns Hopkins University, Ms. Vasey holds a Masters degree in Music Education as well as Bachelors degrees in Music Education and Harp Performance. As a frequent performer and lecturer, she has traveled the U.S. as well as Canada, Mexico, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, and the United Arab Emirates. She performs regularly as a soloist and orchestral harpist, often engaging in studio work, as well as many other events such as weddings and corporate functions. Performance highlights include engagements for many dignitaries including the 44th President of the United States, the President of Liberia, as well as the Kennedy Center Honors, the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and Millennium Stage, Carnegie Hall, and for many high-profile and government clients. An advocate of new music compositions for the harp, Ms. Vasey has concertized with numerous esteemed chamber groups and orchestral associations. She maintains a private harp studio in her home and directs the Maryland Classic Youth Harp Ensemble at Strathmore Hall. Ms. Vasey coaches for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras and Young Artists of America, also at Strathmore.
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- Air on a G String | Bach
- Arioso | Bach
- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | Bach
- Prelude in C | Bach
- Sheep May Safely Graze | Bach
- Siciliano | Bach
- Sleepers Awake | Bach
- Ave Maria | Bach/Gounod
- Moonlight Sonata | Beethoven
- Ode to Joy | Beethoven
- Rigaudon from “Idomenee” | Campra
- Fantasia Impromptu "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" | Chopin
- Trumpet Tune | Clarke/H. Purcell
- Trumpet Voluntary | Clarke/H. Purcell
- Arabesque | Debussy
- Clair de la Lune | Debussy
- Le Fille aux Cheveau de Lins | Debussy
- Sunrise Sunset | Fiddler on the Roof
- Panis Angelicus | Franck
- Nocturne | Glinka
- Fantasie on a Theme of Haydn | Grandjany
- Largo "Ombra Mai Fu" | Handel
- Pasacaille | Handel
- Sonata in C Major G.59 | Handel
- The Peace from "Royal Fireworks | Handel
- Water Music- Suite 1: Hornpipe, Air, Allegro Maestoso, Minuet Finale | Handel
- Where E'r You Walk from "Semele" | Handel
- La Rejouissance from "Royal Fireworks" | Handel
- The Lord's Prayer | Malotte
- Psalm XIX | Marcello
- Meditation from "Thais" | Massanet
- On Wings of Song | Mendelssohn
- Wedding March from “Midsummer Night's Dream” | Mendelssohn
- Rondeau from “Suites de Symphonies” | Mouret
- Concerto for Harp and Flute, K.299- II.Andantino | Mozart
- Canon in D | Pachelbel
- All I Ask of You | The Phantom of the Opera
- Impromptu | Pierne
- Feuillets d'Album | Renie
- Love Theme from “Scheherezade” | Rimsky-Korsakov
- Ave Maria | Schubert
- The Minstrel's Adieu | Thomas
- Danny Boy | Traditional
- Greensleeves | Traditional
- Largo from "Winter" | Vivaldi
- Allegro from "Spring" | Vivaldi
- Allegro Pastorale from "Spring" | Vivaldi
- Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Here Comes the Bride) | Wagner
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Wizard of Oz
- Beauty and the Beast Theme
- Try to Remember from "The Fantastiks"
- Can't Help Falling in Love with You
- Endless Love
- Unchained Melody
- What a Wonderful World
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