To inquire about availability: 

Via e-mail, please leave your name and phone number along with the date, time, nature and place of the proposed event.
You will receive an e-mail or phone call within a few days regarding your inquiry. If I am unavailable for your date, I will provide you with contact information for my harpist colleagues in the greater Capital District.

Home phone: (518) 453-6312                            E-Mail: harp@dragonflower.com

Promotional packet:

Nearly all of the needed information has been supplied on this web site. However, if you prefer to receive additional materials, such as a demo tape, those can be mailed upon request.

Fees/rates for musical services: 

All jobs are quoted on a "flat-fee" basis that includes mileage, all musical time at the event, round-trip transportation, road tolls, lodging, meals, harp insurance and professional liability insurance. 

All-inclusive package prices are offered to clients, so that the client will know in advance exactly how much money to budget. (Some other harpists charge by the hour or half hour.)

Factors determing prices are:
1. How far of a drive the venue is from the performer's home.
2. Total duration of the event, including round-trip driving time, set up time, tear down time, and duration of the musical portion of the event.
3. How much new music needs to be prepared.
4. Whether special attire is needed to be purchased prior to the engagement.
5. Whether the performer needs to find her own hotel accommodations and pay for her own meals.
6. Whether the event involves any potential hazards, such as performing outdoors, performing near a waterfall, etc.
7. If the event is held on a major holiday, such as Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve, etc., the prices will be higher than usual due to the premium nature of the engagement.

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While there is some regional variation in rates charged by harpists, the list below indicates "average rates" charged by conservatory-trained harpists for solo harp bookings in the Capital District (Albany) of NY in 2008.

Wedding ceremony, indoors:  $300
Includes pre-service music, processional, incidental music, recessional, receiving line.

Cocktail hour or brunch, indoors: $300
Up to 90 minutes of harp background music during a cocktail hour or brunch.

Wedding/cocktail package, indoors: $400
Wedding ceremony followed immediately by cocktail hour in the same location - harp does not need to be moved more than 100 feet to an adjacent room for cocktails.

Cocktail/dinner package, indoors: $400
Up to 3 hours total of harp background music during cocktails and while guests are dining.

Funeral/memorial service, indoors: $300
Up to 90 minutes of harp music total; includes prelude, incidental music or hymns, postlude.

Outdoor functions: add $50 to the above rates.
In addition, the harpist must be shelted by a porch roof, gazebo or waterproof tent during all outdoor events, as harps are very sensitive to sunlight or moisture. All outdoor events must have a contigency plan in place to move indoors during inclement weather, or the booking will not be contracted.

Late fees: $50 per half hour.
Engagements are expected to start within 30 minutes of the contracted time. A late fee of $50 per additional half hour may be imposed if the event starts or ends after the contracted time.

Premium engagements: add minimum of 25% to the above rates.
Bookings on any holiday or holiday eve are considered "premium" engagements and charged accordingly.

Union jobs/orchestral jobs:
AFM minimum scale, plus harp cartage & mileage; add principal player surcharge if solo harp.

Out-of-town functions:
Add hotel, meals, and current IRS mileage charge to the basic rate.

Excess mileage charge:
An additional mileage charge will be assessed for all events more than 40 miles away.

Discounts:
Events within 5 miles of the harpist's residence may qualify for a $50 discount. Some charitable institutions (i.e. nursing homes, hospice) may also qualify for a discount. Please inquire for special pricing for these events.

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