Ruth Mertens Thompson Harpist from Philadelphia, PA

With nearly two decades of experience performing at weddings, receptions, dinner parties, and church services, Ruth is a perfect choice for your special event. Ruth holds degrees in harp performance from the University of North Texas and Boston University and has performed as a soloist, orchestral harpist, and chamber artist across the United States. She has a wide variety of pieces in her repertoire to choose from, including Bruno Mars, Claude Debussy, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Elvis Presley, George Gershwin, J.S. Bach, Lady Gaga, Rogers & Hammerstein, and Taylor Swift. Because she arranges most of her own songs, Ruth can usually incorporate any special music request you ask for. She can either perform alone or with other instruments, such as the violin or flute. Ruth works with you to come up with the perfect setting for your event, tailoring the music to each occasion.

• A Thousand Years (from Twilight) | performed by Christina Perri
• All I Ask of You (from The Phantom of the Opera) | Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Almost Like Being in Love (from Brigadoon) | Frederick Loewe
• Autumn Leaves | Johnny Mercer
• Ave Maria | Franz Schubert
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King) | Elton John
• Canon in D | Johann Pachelbel
• Can’t Help Falling in Love | performed by Elvis Presley
• City of Stars (from La La Land) | Justin Hurwitz
• Claire de lune | Claude Debussy
• Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music) | Rogers & Hammerstein
• Falling Slowly (from Once) | Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
• Fields of Gold | Sting
• Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually) | Craig Armstrong
• Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
• Hey Jude | performed by The Beatles
• I Got Rhythm | George Gershwin
• I See the Light (from Tangled) | Alan Menken
• If I Loved You (from Carousel) | Rogers & Hammerstein
• Into the West (from The Return of the King) | Howard Shore
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | J. S. Bach
• Joanne | Lady Gaga
• Largo from The Seasons | Antonio Vivaldi
• Longer | Dan Fogelberg
• Love Story | Taylor Swift
• Lover | Taylor Swift
• Marry You | performed by Bruno Mars
• Million Reasons | Lady Gaga
• Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s) | Henry Mancini
• My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic) | James Horner
• Norwegian Wood | performed by The Beatles
• Ode to Joy | Ludwig van Beethoven
• Perfect | Ed Sheeran
• Prelude in C | J. S. Bach
• Shallow | Lady Gaga
• Someone to Watch Over Me | George Gershwin
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) | Harold Arlen
• Stairway to Heaven | performed by Led Zeppelin
• Tale as Old as Time (from Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken
• The Rose | Amanda McBroom
• The Scientist | Coldplay
• Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran
• Watermark | Enya
• Wedding March | Felix Mendelssohn
• When I Fall in Love | Victor Young
• You Are Always On My Mind | performed by Elvis Presley
• Your Song | Elton John