{"id":852,"date":"2025-10-23T03:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/?p=852"},"modified":"2025-10-23T03:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:31:50","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%b6-eight-of-the-most-talented-harpists-in-boston-for-private-events-2025-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/2025\/10\/23\/%f0%9f%8e%b6-eight-of-the-most-talented-harpists-in-boston-for-private-events-2025-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfb6 Eight of the Most Talented Harpists in Boston for Private Events (2025 Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Looking for the perfect harp performance to add grace, beauty, and a magical touch to your next event in Boston, Massachusetts? From elegant weddings and intimate private parties to concert halls and educational programs, Boston is home to a remarkable group of harpists whose artistry elevates every occasion. Whether you want classical sophistication, Celtic charm, or contemporary creativity, these Boston-based harpists will bring unforgettable music to your celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are eight of the most talented harpists you can book in Boston today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shelley Otis<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Harpist, pianist, multi-year winner of the Couple&#8217;s Choice award, and the Knot&#8217;s Wedding Hall of Fame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/shelleyotis.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shelleyotis.com\/\">Website<\/a> |\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shelley.otis.harp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shelley.otis.harp\/\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shelley.otis.harp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shelley.otis.harp\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1JZM52e3F1hn3d8RxGIaJA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1JZM52e3F1hn3d8RxGIaJA\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Charles Overton<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston-based harpist Charles Overton is known for bridging classical and jazz traditions, bringing a fresh, engaging perspective to every performance. As both second and substitute harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, Overton has accompanied world-renowned artists such as Cynthia Erivo, Queen Latifah, and Terence Blanchard. His chamber music experience is extensive, including performances with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Winsor Music, and the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia, as well as appearances at the Yellow Barn and Marlboro Music Festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesovertonmusic.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.charlesovertonmusic.com\/\">Website<\/a> |\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/charlesovertonharp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/charlesovertonharp\/\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charlesovertonharp\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charlesovertonharp\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnw1kFsXx3pIxHo_zDiXEGA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnw1kFsXx3pIxHo_zDiXEGA\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ting Sung<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Ting Sung is a Boston-based harpist renowned for her powerful and expressive sound. With a lifelong passion for music, she embraced both piano and harp at an early age. Her versatility shines through in her performances, spanning from classical orchestral and opera to contemporary pieces, including jazz, pop, and folk. Ting holds both a BA and MA in Music Performance from New York University and Boston University, respectively. She has studied under esteemed harpists Jessica Zhou, June Han, Rita Costanzi, and Bridget Kibbey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/harptings.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/harptings.com\/\">Website<\/a> |\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harpistting\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harpistting\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harptings\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harptings\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/harptings\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/harptings\/\">LinkedIN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Erin Hansen Janke<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>In my years of experience performing, I have played for countless weddings and other events, first in the Midwest, then in upstate South Carolina, the Boston area, and now Lincoln, RI. One of my greatest joys is making music and sharing God&#8217;s gift of music with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/erintheharpist.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/erintheharpist.com\/\">Website<\/a> |\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erintheharpist\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erintheharpist\/\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erin.the.harpist\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erin.the.harpist\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJIZhp2WLY9YaEfZAloqPOQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJIZhp2WLY9YaEfZAloqPOQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lishan (lishantheharpist)<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello! My name is Lishan and I am a Singaporean harpist currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. My love for the harp has spurred countless projects and performances internationally, and I work towards showcasing this beautiful instrument in new, different and unexpected ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lishantheharpist.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lishantheharpist.com\/\">Website<\/a>\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lishantheharpist\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lishantheharpist\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lishantheharpist\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lishantheharpist\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/lishantheharpist\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/lishantheharpist\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Judy Saiki<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>My love for music began in Poland, seated at a piano when I was just nine years old. But it was the ethereal sound of the harp that truly captured my heart by the time I turned thirteen and that spark has never faded. Today, as the founder and creative force behind Harpist Karina, I bring that same sense of wonder and elegance to weddings, corporate, private dinner, and social events across Miami, Lighthouse Point, Palm Beach, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/harpistkarina.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/harpistkarina.com\/\">Website<\/a>\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harpistkarina\/?_rdr\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harpistkarina\/?_rdr\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harpist_karina\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harpist_karina\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Molly McCaffrey<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly McCaffrey is a graduate from the Boston Conservatory, where she obtained her Master\u2019s of Music in Harp Performance, under the direction of concert harpist, Ina Zdorovetchi. McCaffrey performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. She is a founding member of Trio Notturno, as well as the Apollonian Duo, comprised of violin and harp. She earned a Bachelor\u2019s in Music Performance from Rhode Island College, where she studied with Joan Harrison Ceo under the Helen Foreman Scholarship for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/mollymccaffreyharp.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mollymccaffreyharp.com\/\">Website<\/a>\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mollymccaffreyharpist\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mollymccaffreyharpist\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollymccaffreyharp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollymccaffreyharp\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mollymccaffrey631\/videos\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mollymccaffrey631\/videos\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Krysten Keches<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Massachusetts native Krysten Keches has been called an \u201cexcellent young soloist\u201d by the Boston Globe and currently serves as an assistant professor of harp at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She began harp lessons at age four with Elizabeth Morse and has since appeared as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician at venues throughout the United States and overseas, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Teatro alla Scala, the Gewandhaus, and Boston\u2019s Symphony Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krystenkeches.com\/about\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.krystenkeches.com\/about\">Website<\/a>\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kkeches\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kkeches\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>From enchanting wedding specialists to innovative contemporary performers, Boston\u2019s harpists bring a magical blend of elegance, tradition, and creativity to private events. Whether you\u2019re planning a wedding, corporate gathering, or intimate celebration, these eight outstanding harpists will ensure your special occasion resonates with unforgettable music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the perfect harp performance to add grace, beauty, and a magical touch to your next event in Boston, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-of-2025","category-boston-musicians"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":854,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852\/revisions\/854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.booklive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}