Annette Bjorling - Harpist
- Evanston, IL
- Harpist
- 22 Verified Bookings
John S. said “Annette played our wedding and cocktail hour. It was so beautiful to have her play. My only complaint was I had no time to listen to the beautiful music!…”
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I am a harpist in northwest Indiana and the Chicago area. Harp is the perfect instrument to compliment your event, providing perfect background music and a touch of elegance.
We are so happy to have hired Martha for our special day. The weather took a turn for the worse and she was adaptable when we had to change ceremony location. Incredibly professional as she arrived early to tune and prepare for the service. Her pieces were gorgeous and many of the attendees were commenting on how lovely it was to have live music. I highly recommend her services if you're in the Chicago -land area!
Martha is charming and a breeze to work with. Not only did she choose and provide a prelude, a postlude and an anthem for our church service, she accompanied the congregation on every hymn. They were so enamored with her performance they're already asking me if we can have her back again! Will definitely invite her so.
Absolutely stunning experience for my grandmother's 80th birthday. Martha was on time, professional, and even did a mini harp lesson for the kids. She worked with our needs and even stayed longer than booked for. Will definitely work with Martha again!
Martha was lovely and easy to coordinate with - I certainly intend to hire her again!
Martha was extremely prompt, poised and very professional. She added so much class and elegance to our event. She is beautiful inside and out. If you book her, you will be so glad that you did... I will be adding photos by the end of the week.
Response from Martha Mapes, Harpist:
Thank you so much! It was such a pleasure performing for you. Thank you for the photos in advance.
I had the most pleasurable, enjoyable and delightful experience with GigSalad. My guest and I discovered that Miss Martha Mapes was an extremely talented and skillful harpist. She was able to accompany one of the guests with the harp with no rehearsal. The performance was flawless. In addition, later Miss. Martha Mapes entertained the guests with solo music on the harp. Her selections were marvelous, superb and very pleasing. Her interactions with the guests were polite, respectful, well mannered, accommodating and thoughtful. In the future, I would certainly call on Miss Martha Mapes to perform. In other words, if you're looking for someone to do an excellent performance with a wonderful personality, extremely accommodating, pleasurable, get the job done flawlessly; I would highly recommend Miss Martha Mapes.
My father died recently and he requested a harpist at his funeral visitation. We contacted Martha on a Friday evening to play Sunday afternoon. She was quick to respond and we easily, thru GIGSalad, worked out all details. Martha set up in the entry area so as people arrived, and waited, for Dad's visitation they were treated to her amazing musical talent. She was wonderful!
Martha was awesome. Even better than we hoped for. Had sent her a few request rock songs to see if she could include with her set. She spent extra time to prepare and was right on the money with her performance.
Aerosmith..." Dream On"... nailed it!
Thanks for the effort Martha.
Martha is extremely talented! She arrived early, was very professional and every guest commented on how beautifully she played the harp. We enjoyed every minute and would recommend her anytime. Thank you so very much !
Do not think that age has anything to do with quality. Martha is young, but her talent is professional and her music ethereal. When Martha practiced her music, we kept hearing comments of the beauty. During the ceremony, her music was so moving and she provided a spiritual, magical atmosphere. She also arranged a piece, for a small amount, that was not in her repertoire that I wanted for our procession. Martha is so talented and will go so far professionally.
July 15, 2022 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
March 20, 2022 • 9:30am - 10:30am | Nonprofit Event |
March 13, 2022 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Birthday Party |
December 19, 2021 • 11:30am - 1:00pm | Christmas Party |
October 03, 2020 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Birthday Party |
November 30, 2019 • 8:30pm - 10:30pm | Dinner Party |
November 16, 2019 • 7:00pm - 7:45pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour |
December 01, 2018 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Wedding Reception |
September 22, 2018 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Wedding Reception |
August 25, 2018 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
June 17, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Fundraiser |
August 26, 2017 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | House Party |
August 20, 2017 • 1:00pm - 6:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
July 29, 2017 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour |
May 20, 2017 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Reception |
John S. said “Annette played our wedding and cocktail hour. It was so beautiful to have her play. My only complaint was I had no time to listen to the beautiful music!…”
Jennifer F. said “What an amazing artist! We adore Erin. I hope that she will be at many of our future events at the ASB Museum. She is so talented, professional and personable!…”
Janelle S. said “Very helpful and they came to play a memorial last minute and played the songs we wanted. Don't hesitate to hire them!”
Volha said “I highly recommend Ksenia for any special occasion. Our birthday celebration became truly extraordinary. The beautiful sounds of the harp filled the room,…”