Anniversary Harpist, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

As much of the view as the camera could fit!

The Museum of Contemporary Art does events in several different locations throughout the building, but this room is really the only one that is a truly private space that can host an event during regular museum hours. I think it made for a really fun and relaxed celebration of the couple, and the views of the sculpture garden are lovely. I played background music as the party goers came and went, spending some time together in the exhibits. Then, as the museum closed, they settled down to food, speeches, and celebration!

I thought my harp fit in nicely with the 
surrounding architecture!

My regular wedding and cocktail hour repertoire makes for great party music, too! www.ChicagoWeddingHarpist.com

Wedding Ceremony Harpist Contemporary Museum of Art, Chicago

This was the proverbial "Plan A".

Well, we were supposed to be out on the lower patio in the sculpture garden, but the rain just wouldn't cooperate.  The staff at the museum was really hoping it could work out, too, and they held off on making the decision until 5:15 for the 6 pm wedding.  Once the decision was made, the turn around was fast and efficient, and soon we were set up and ready to go in the front lobby area.

Final preparations for the now indoor ceremony.

The bride had selected an eclectic mix of music for the prelude that included Amazing Grace, Only Time (Enya), I'm Yours (Jason Mraz), and Everything I Do (Bryan Adams).  For the ceremony, she wanted to juxtapose those with the most traditional choices, so I played Bridal Chorus (also known as "Here Comes the Bride") and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March".  One more traditional wedding song ("Rondeau" by Mouret) and I launched into the theme from "Game of Thrones", which was a special request for the bride! The guests were able to walk around the corner to the reception, and most wonderfully, the rain stopped long enough for the wedding party to get pictures on the front steps of the museum!

If you want music that can easily move from one site to another, you may want to consider harp.  My bragging rights?  My acoustic set up was packed, moved, and unpacked again in half the time it took the sound guys to move the mic and amp for the officient. What can I tell you?  Harp music is efficient!

Visit my popular music repertoire list to see what kind of a program you might like!

The harpist's view.  So dramatic, and a nice long aisle!