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Why use a harpist for your Minnesota wedding ceremony?  

• Magical sound.  The harp sounds like nothing else, and played well, brings a lightness to a ceremony that no other instrument can match. 

• Rare. Few people have heard the amazing sound of a harp solo, and the sound can really differentiate your wedding from others.

• Calming.  Instead of revving people up, as most music does, so that the guests are still excited, talking, and not "ready", harp music calms everyone down and brings your guests to a mellow, receptive place so that by the time the wedding starts, they're at ease and ready for the ceremony.

What to look for in a wedding harpist?

• Improvisational ability.  Is the harpist trained in the Baroque tradition, which values improvisation, and thus the musician can adapt to changes during the ceremony?

• Memorization.  Is the harpist so skilled that they don't have to have a music stand?

Other things to look for

I highly recommend Reuben Correa because:

• His professionalism

  • You can go directly to his site and hear his music - you don't have to request a CD

  • Reuben doesn't require anything

    • He brings his own chair - No special seating requirements - 

    • Everything's memorized - No need for a music stand

    • He brings a board for his harp to stand on (so he can play on grass or thick carpet and the harp will still project the sound)

• Incredibly talented

  • Award-winning - considered one of the top 1% of musicians in the world (out of 350,000 submissions for the JPF Music Awards, he was one of the top 10 for "Best Solo Instrumental Song")

  • Instead of just a nice sound, Reuben makes the music sound like it's alive and flowing

• Experienced with weddings

  • Reuben has played at over 500 weddings worldwide

  • Is always alert - will always jump in with mellow music if needed (Reader coming up to the podium, etc.)

  • Will travel

Reuben website has samples of his work, but he also has a nice explanation of how music works in a wedding ceremony.  His fee is $375, and there is an additional optional fee of $125 for first hour of the wedding reception, or you can book him to play all night.