Ruth Bennett Harpist from Center Moriches, NY
Will travel up to 60 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 6 Reviews
- 14 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2004
- 1 Award or Badge
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $300 per event
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Praised as "a solid musician with a beautiful sound and impressively refined playing" (Bart van Oort- chairman, Dutch International Harp Contest 2012), Ruth is an exceptional performer with years of experience providing beautiful music for a variety of events ranging from solo recitals and recording sessions to weddings and private parties. Her playing has taken her all over the world from touring Japan with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, to performing as a soloist with the National Orchestra of Peru. She has performed in some of the finest hotels in New York including afternoon tea at the St.Regis, Ritz-Carlton, and special events at the Plaza Hotel and the Rainbow Room at NBC Studios. A versatile performer, she also appeared in Broadway hits such as "Beauty and the Beast", "The Producers" and "The Fantasticks". Performing across the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe she has shared the stage with artists such as Placido Domingo, Reneé Fleming, Elton John, Sarah Brightman, Armando Manzanero and Duncan Sheik to name a few. She holds advanced performance degrees from Manhattan School of Music and Eastman School of Music and has been a top prize winner in international and national competitions. Most recently (2018), Ruth has been a trialist for principal harp with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England. Ruth is passionate about what she does and takes great pride in tailoring each event to her clients taste, whether it be helping to choose the music, making her own arrangements, or getting into costume (!). She will also be delighted to accommodate your specific requests for music. You will find her to be easy to work with and you and your guests will be delighted with the results!
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Rehearsal Dinner•Reviewed on June 29, 2024•From Bridgehampton, NY
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Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on November 16, 2022•From Southampton, NY
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Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on June 8, 2017•From Westhampton, NY
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Song List
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- Canon in D | Pachelbel
- Bridal Chorus (from "Lohengrin") | Wagner
- Wedding March (from "Midsummer Nights Dream") | Mendelssohn
- Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring | JS Bach
- Sleepers Wake | JS Bach
- Sleeping Beauty Waltz | Tchaikovsky
- Arabesque #2 | C. Debussy
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair | C.Debussy
- Various selections by Handel | Mozart
- Waltzes from the movie "Amelie" | Yann Tiersen
- Lovers in Japan | Coldplay
- Young and Beautiful from the movie "The Great Gatsby" | Lana del Rey
- River Flows in You | Yiruma
- Yesterday | The Beatles
- She's Leaving Home | The Beatles
- Like Someone in Love | Johnny Burke
- The Way you look Tonight | Jerome Kern
- The Days of Wine and Roses | Henry Mancini
- Misty | Johnny Burke
- Embraceable You | Gershwin
- Carolans Concerto | O'Carolan
- Carolans Dream | O'Carolan
- After Venus | Enya
- A Day without Rain | Enya
- Prelude in C | JS Bach
- Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring | JS Bach
- Air on the G string | JS Bach
- Ave Maria | Schubert
- Air from Water Music | GF Handel
- Concerto for harp in B-flat major | GF Handel
- Claire de Lune | Debussy
- Arabesque #2 | Debussy
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair | Debussy
- The Sleeping Beauty Waltz | Tchaikovsky
- Gymnopedie #1 | Satie
- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise | Henry Mancini
- Dream | Johnny Mercer
- Days of Wine and Roses | Mancini/Mercer
- Fools Rush In | Rube Bloom
- La Vie en Rose | Edith Piaf
- Somebody Loves Me | Gershwin
- The Way you Look Tonight
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | Jerome Kern
- Misty | Eroll Garner
- Ain’t Misbehavin | Fats Waller
- Body and Soul | Johnny Green
- Everybody Loves Somebody | Gershwin
- Like Someone in Love | Jimmy van Heusen
- Tea for Two | V.Youmans
- Popular | Latin
- Amazed | Lonestar
- Make Me Feel Your Love | Adele
- Close to You | Carpenters
- Marry Me | Bruno Mars
- I Can’t Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley
- Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
- Besame Mucho | Consuelo Velazquez
- Perhaps | Perhaps
- If it’s Magic | Stevie Wonder
- Trouble | Coldplay
- Young and Beautiful | Lana del Rey
- Sorry | Justin Bieber
- La Valse de Amelie (from the Motion Picture Amelie) | Jan Tierson
- Danny Boy | traditional Irish
- My Wild Irish Rose | traditional Irish
- Carolans Concerto | O’Carolan
- If I Fell | The Beatles
- Michelle | The Beatles
- Here | There and Everywhere
- Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles
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