Tara Novak is one of the most sought-after performers in the USA & Europe for concerts, festivals, weddings, & private/corporate events.
Tara toured as a solo violinist/Irish fiddler with Riverdance & the Three Irish Tenors, as well having shared a stage with Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Mannheim Steamroller, and countless other celebrities.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, her performance styles range from background music to high-impact choreographed sets; her musical genres include classical, jazz, pop, Irish, & rock & roll.
Tara can perform as a soloist or with numerous other ensembles. She's also a highly trained vocalist & can add vocal numbers to the set if desired.
Delivered what I asked for and made it my fairy tail wedding 💒. Out of this world happy with everything and appreciate all of your patience even tho I was running late getting ready.
Response from Tara Novak:
Thanks so much for booking me for your wedding! All the very best to you, your husband, and beautiful family!
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Tara performed at our wedding and did an amazing job. She was very easy to work with and made lots of great suggestions. She was very in tune with what we wanted.
Response from Tara Novak:
Hi Lisa, thanks so much for the kind review. More than that, what a pleasure to be able to play music for your wedding. It was a beautiful day! Congratulations to you and Anthony!
Tara is an incredible artist, she listened to everything I asked for. We did a lot of pop covers for our ceremony and I wanted to walk down the aisle to Halo. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect person to do our ceremony. As soon as I have some video back I will upload here. 10/10 she is incredible!!!!
Response from Tara Novak:
Hi Aoife, thanks so much for the review, and it was such a pleasure to be a part of your wedding!! Congratulations and all the very best to you and your husband!!
Tara is a beautiful, warm and kind soul who had all of us at the Gallery Reception wanting more. She is professional, accommodating and had an inviting smile the whole time. She is a rare gem. Will book again and would recommend her for all occasions.
Response from Tara Novak:
Thank you so much, Jennifer! It was such a pleasure meeting you, and performing surrounded by your beautiful art!
Tara was amazing! Easy to work with. She and my daughter assembled the ceremony playlist and it was beautiful. A solo violinist was the right touch for the ceremony. Tara played with such grace, it really added to the event. She also played at the cocktail hour and her repertoire of songs were both wide ranging and well suited for the event, providing perfect background music. Tara was the perfect choice!
Response from Tara Novak:
Thanks so much, Kevin!
It was an absolute pleasure to both meet you and perform for your daughter’s wedding.
It was a beautiful event- congratulations again to your daughter and her husband, and to both of the families.
For sure one of the best decisions of our wedding day was having Tara and her string trio play our ceremony music. We opted for a mix of classical/celtic-y/folk-y music for our ceremony. I met with Tara prior to the event to go over what I was thinking and talk about what she could make happen (though we met in person over coffee in the city, she was willing to discuss however was most convenient for me.) All along the way, Tara was super accommodating and willing to work with me to really make sure the music for our wedding was exactly what we had envisioned. She was very understanding of what we were looking for and gave really helpful suggestions when I was unsure of some exact details. Our processional/exit pieces were a little more non-traditional, but she was more than willing to learn the new pieces to play for our ceremony. I can't count how many compliments I got from the guests about how amazing the trio was, and the few songs I was able to hear before the processional begin sounded absolutely beautiful (their rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" had my dad and me tearing-up). The processional, entrance, and exit pieces were all so beautiful and were even better than I could have imagined. Thank you, Tara, for providing the perfect music to our wedding day.
Response from Tara Novak:
Thank you so much, Amy, for having us be a part of your wedding. It was a really beautiful and unique setting, and I’m so glad we were able to contribute to that.
All the very very best to you and Michael in the future!!
She was amazing! So very kind and alot of fun to be around! She completed my wedding day perfectly and everyone really enjoyed her music!
Response from Tara Novak:
Thanks so much for the review, Brieanna! Truly, the pleasure was mine - I loved being able to contribute to your beautiful ceremony and a very special day. All the very best to you and Lance!
From the start Tara was amazing and accommodating. If you have a song that you would love to have her perform, she can do it! It was an elegant wedding and Tara made it exceed our expectations with her professionalism and beautiful music.
Thank you for making our wedding extra special!
Response from Tara Novak:
Thanks so much for the kind review, Casey! Really, your wedding was very beautiful! All the very best - and congratulations!
We saw Tara perform an electric violin set while on vacation in Ireland in 2009. When it was time to plan my father-in-law's retirement party, I knew we wanted her to perform. Tara has a way with connecting to people while she plays. She doesn't please the crowd, she really wows them!
Price Range: $250 and up
Gig Length: 20 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
Unions: AFM, IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organization)
Classically trained violinist, singer, and composer Tara Novak has devoted the past 20 years of her life to exploring and performing music of many genres, specializing in Irish, Broadway, Pop, Folk, and EDM.
She works extensively as a soloist, and has toured North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia with Riverdance and the Three Irish Tenors. Since 2012 she has worked as a violinist on various Broadway tours, and in 2019 she was the guest concertmaster for Disney's North American Aladdin tour. She has also appeared on stage with Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, il Divo, Evanescense, and many other headlining acts.
In 2020, Tara launched her solo singer/songwriter project, and has currently released 4 original singles, with a full album due out this year. She is currently touring the East Coast with this project.
As of 2021, Tara has performed at more than 1000 weddings, and even more private & corporate events. She specializes in high-end events where the music is a feature of the programming.
While Tara works largely as a solo performer, she can also provide any number of ensembles for your event: classical strings (solo to quartet), electric violin (solo or with DJ), violin & piano duo, additional vocalists, etc. She can work with you to tailor the program to your event, and is happy to provide quotations on special arrangements of pop or contemporary songs as well.
Please feel free to contact Tara for more information or a quote for your event.
If you are interested in hiring Tara Novak as an electric violinist, it is important that proper sound, lighting, and staging are provided for the event.
Please contact Tara for assistance in determining the level of sound/lighting equipment or staging required for your event.
Tara will provide her own wireless microphone and in-ear monitor system.
Below is a small sample of repertoire available. Please contact Tara for more details or for any specific requests.
• Classical Wedding repertoire (Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi Spring, Ave Maria, etc)
• Classical Concert repertoire (Meditation from Thais, Czardas, Paganini Caprices, etc)
• Jazz Standards (Misty, Girl from Ipanema, Night and Day, etc)
• Light Pop/Rock Standards (Beatles, Fields of Gold, Time after Time, New York State of Mind, If, etc)
• Light Pop Contemporary (Home, Turning Page, Rolling in the Deep, Firework, etc)
• Up Pop/Rock Standards (Don't Stop Believing, Beat It, With or Without You, Funkytown, etc)
• Broadway Standards (Bring Him Home, Send in the Clowns, Copacabana, etc)
• Irish Ballads (Danny Boy, Red is the Rose, Fields of Athenry, etc)
• Irish/Celtic Traditional Music (Jigs, Reels, Barndances, etc)
• Club/Dance/Classical Crossover (in the style of Bond, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, etc)
If hiring Tara as an electric violinist, power must be provided at the site of performance. For events larger than 50 people, a full sound company must also be provided.
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