Lara Garner - Pianist/Harpist/Flutist

As an international artist, I have been performing as a solo pianist, harpist & flautist for over 25 years in the Bay Area and in Europe, and also with other top-notch Bay Area musicians. My other groups have been on Gigmasters since 2007(See Amethyst Trio and Celtic Sands.) Both groups have won the Gigmasters Rising Star Award multiple times, making them the top performing groups nationwide in their categories. Please read the reviews on those sites.

Note: Every sample you hear here is a live musician. There are NO digital soundtracks in the background. All samples you are hearing were recorded with Lara playing either solo or with other live musicians.

"Lara Garner lit up the stage each time she told her audience a story, each time her virtuosic fingers found tone and light on piano and harp, each time she smiled while playing music that she loves." .....Jeans Magazines Review April 2009

My music degree is from UC Berkeley (1989) with an M.A. from SF State University in International Relations (1995). I lived in Paris, France for three years where I performed and developed my style and also in Rome, Italy for one year. I provide the highest standard in professional performance and will work with you throughout the process in music selection and in providing suggestions to make your event run smoothly without worries on your part when the day arrives.

I have a top of the line Sandpiper 5'5" celtic harp and a full 88-keyed weighted hammer-action black stage piano with a beautiful grand piano sound. I also provide my own discreet amplification, to maintain not only a performance that can be heard, but also something that is visually pleasing.

My goal is the same as yours - to make your event something beautiful and memorable. The choice of music and musicians is one of the most important decisions for a sucessful event.

• A River Flows Through You - Yiruma
• Across the Stars - John Williams
• Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
• Air on the G String - Bach
• All I Ask of You from "Phantom" - Andrew Lloyd Weber
• All My Loving - John Lennon
• All That Jazz - John Kander
• All the Things You Are - Jerome Kern
• All You Need is Love - John Lennon
• Amapola - Argentinian tango
• Amazing Grace - trad hymn
• And I Love Her - John Lennon
• Angel - Sara McGlauchlan
• Angel Eyes - Jim Brickman
• Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore" - Verdi
• Arioso - Bach
• As the Deer - Christian
• Ash Grove - English
• Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
• At Last - Etta James
• Autumn Leaves - Johnny Mercer
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Ave Maria - Bach-Gounod
• Bach selected works - Bach
• Baroque selections - Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, etc
• Be Thou My Vision - Irish
• Beatles selections - The Beatles
• Beautiful Blue Danube - Strauss
• Beautiful Day - U2
• Because We Believe - Andrea Boccelli
• Besame Mucho - Latin
• Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
• Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• Bonney Swan - Loreena McKennitt
• Born To Run - Bruce Springstein
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Greenday
• Bridal Chorus - Wagner
• Broadway selections - assorted
• Bubbly - Colby Caillat
• Butterfly Waltz - Brian Crain
• California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas
• California Girls - Beach Boys
• Calliope House - Dave Morrison
• Can I Have This Dance? - Anne Murray
• Canon in D - Pachelbel
• Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis
• Carmen Suite - Bizet
• Carolan's Concerto - O'Carolan
• Carolan's Draught - O'Carolan
• Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
• Children's Songs - trad & Disney
• Chopin waltzes - Chopin
• Christian hymns - selections
• Christmas carols - trad
• Clap Yo Hands - Gershwin
• Classical selections - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
• Clocks - Coldplay
• Cockles and Muscles - Irish
• Coilsfield House - Nathaniel Gow
• Colors of the Wind - Pocohantas
• Country Roads - John Denver
• Crazy Love - Van Morrisson
• Dances - Schubert
• Danny Boy - Irish
• Dark Island - waltz
• Der Mirjambrunnen - Jewish
• Disney selections - Disney movies
• Dodi Li - trad Jewish
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
• Down By the Salley Gardens - Irish
• Drops of Jupiter - Train
• El Choclo - Argentinian Tango
• Emperor Waltz - Strauss
• English Suites - Bach
• Entre'Acte from "Carmen" - Bizet
• Erev Ba - Israeli
• Evenstar from "Lord of the Rings" - Howard Shore
• Every Breath You Take - Sting
• Fallen Embers - Enya
• Falling Slowly - from "Once"
• Feed the Birds from "Mary Poppins" - Disney
• Feels Like Home - Randy Newman
• Fields of Athenry - Irish
• French Suites (I-VI) - Bach
• Fur Elise - Beethoven
• George Brabazon - O'Carolan
• Georgia on My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
• Give Me Your Hand - Irish
• Good Riddance - Greenday
• Greensleeves - English
• Habanera from Carmen - Bizet
• Hava Nagila - Jewish
• Have You Been to Carrick? - Irish
• Hedwig's Theme - John Williams
• Here Comes the Sun - George Harrison
• Hey Jude - John Lennon
• Hornpipe - Purcell
• How Great Thou Art - Christian
• I Dreamed a Dream - "Les Mis"
• I Swear - popular
• I Will Be Here - Steven Chapman
• If I Fell - John Lennon
• If I Should Fall Behind - Bruce Springstein
• I'll Always Love You - Dolly Parton
• I'll See You In My Dreams - Gus Kahn/Isham Jones
• Imagine - John Lennon
• In Dreams from "Lord of the Rings" - Howard Shore
• Independencia - Argentinian tango
• It Don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington
• I've Got Rhythm - Gershwin
• Java Jive - 40's jazz
• Jerusalem of Gold - Israeli
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
• Jewish traditional - trad
• Jupiter - Gustav Holst
• Killing Me Softly With His Song - Norman Gimbel
• King William's March - Clarke
• Klezmer - Jewish
• Kokomo - Beach Boys
• La Cumparsita - Argentinian tango
• La Rejoiussance - Handel
• Lady Athenry - O'Carolan
• L'Arlesienne from "Carmen" - Bizet
• Les Miserables selections - Legrand
• Let it Be - John Lennon
• Lord Willoughby - English Ren.
• Love Story - Taylor Swift
• Malaguena - Spanish
• Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin
• Married Life from "Up" - Pixar
• May It Be from "Lord of the Rings" - Enya
• Memories from "Cats" - Andrew Lloyd Weber
• Menuet et Danse - Rameau
• Minuet - Beethoven
• Minuet and dances - Telemann
• Misty - jazz
• Moon River - Dean River
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
• Morning Has Broken - Celtic
• Morrison's Jig - Irish
• Mozart selected works - Mozart
• Mozart sonatas - Mozart
• Mrs Maxwell - O'Carolan
• Music of the Night from "Phantom" - Andrew Lloyd Weber
• My Heart Will Go On from "Titanic" - James Horner
• My Immortal - Evanescence
• O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
• Pachelbel Canon in D - Pachelbel
• Part of Your World - Little Mermaid
• Passepied - Handel
• Pavane - Faure
• Penelope's Song - Loreena McKennitt
• Phantom of the Opera selections - Andrew LLoyd Weber
• Piano Man - Billy Joel
• Planxty Drew - O'Carolan
• Pomp And Circumstance - Elgar
• Por Una Cabeza - Argentinian tango
• Praise hymns - assorted
• Prelude in C - Bach
• Renaissance selections - English, Italian
• Romance Sans Paroles - Faure
• Rondo Alla Turca - Mozart
• Rustles of Spring - Sinding
• Salut D'Amour - Elgar
• Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
• Scottish strathspey selection - Scottish
• selected works - Rachmaninoff
• selected works - Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn
• September - The Fantastiks
• Serenade - Sinding
• Serenade - Schubert
• Shepherd Moon - Enya
• Siboney - Lecuona
• Somewhere Out There - from "An American Tail"
• Sonatas - Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn
• Songs Without Words - Mendelssohn
• Southhampton from "Titanic" - James Horner
• Spanish Lady - Irish
• Spring - Vivaldi
• Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
• Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
• Sweetness of Mary - Scottish
• Tangos - Argentinian, French, Piazolla
• That's Amore! - Dean Martin
• The Best Day - Taylor Swift
• The Bonny Swans - Loreena McKennitt
• The Butterfly - Irish slip jig
• The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• The Ludlows - James Horner
• The Prayer - Andrea Boccelli
• The Rose - Amanda McBroom
• The Throne Room - John Williams
• This is the Day - praise song
• Tico Tico - Latin jazz
• Tobin's Jig - Irish
• Triumphal March from "Aida" - Verdi
• Trumpet Tune - Purcell
• Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
• Unforgettable - Frank Sinatra
• Vienna Nights - Strauss
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Vivaldi selected works - Vivaldi
• Volare! - Italian
• Water Music - Handel
• Wedding March - Mendelssohn
• When I'm Sixty Four - John Lennon
• When Irish Eyes are Smiling - Irish
• When September Ends - Greenday
• When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Kraus
• Will Ye No Come Back Again? - Scottish
• Will You Remember Me? - Sara McLaughlan
• Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
• Winter Wonderland - Christmas jazz
• With or Without You - U2
• Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand
• Women of Ireland - Irish
• Yellow - Coldplay
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
• You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Lara was very professional and accomodating. She was thoughtful in her music selection and everything was well executed. I would recommend her for any special event and will be using her services again. -- Adrienne D, Healdsburg, CA, 12/11/2011
• Perfect. Lara arrived in plenty of time, and her whole approach was one of empathy towards the event and providing the appropriate atmosphere and professionalism. Everyone loved what she contributed in quality of music, warmth and sensitivity. Would definitely book Lara again and so would everyone there. Jane Blake -- Jane B, Mill Valley, CA, 5/19/2011
• I would highly recommend Lara for any event. We had a small intimate wedding and she added that special extra touch of beautful harp music to the ceremony. -- Liz W, San Francisco, CA, 9/30/2011
• Lara was wonderful! We could not have had a better experience. Her music was just perfect and she was really easy to contact beforehand and very helpful in selecting music. So many people came over to tell me how much they enjoyed the music. I highly recommend her! A+ -- James J, San Martin, CA, 8/15/2009
• Lara is amazing. When ever I emailed her with a question she responded immediately. When I asked for recommendations she knew exactly what would work. The best way to describe my satisfaction is to say, " She made our wedding a dream come true". The music was beautiful and she is a true artist. I would say that anyone wanting a no worry event should hire her. Thank you Lara. Lucy Posey-Davis -- Lucy P, Stinson Beach, CA, 9/11/2010
• Excellent. I was very pleased with the pianist we hired and with the whole gigmaster's experience. Lara played beautifully and turned out exactly as what we had in mind when we were searching for a musician. She played a great selection and kept the sound at a good level. Some of our guests requested specific songs and she knew them and played them! I wholeheartedly recommend gigmasters and Lara for great musical entertainemnt. -- Derek A, San Francisco, CA, 11/29/2011
• Lara was absolutely wonderful. She made our party incredibly special for all of our guests. -- Denis T, Petaluma, CA, 10/18/2010
• We hired Lara for our wedding and reception and couldn't have been more pleased. She was able to accommodate all 4 of our special song requests, including one where we had to provide the sheet music to a hard-to-find song. She played harp at our wedding and piano at our reception and added classic elegance to each. We would not hesitate to recommend her. -- Andy D, Palo Alto, CA, 6/27/2010
• Lara is a fantasic pianist and harpist--and as an added caveat, she is wonderful to work with. I would give her my highest recommendation for weddings, special events, and other venues where profesionalism and musical talent is need! The Rev. W. Robert Martin, III First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto -- The Rev. W. Robert M, Palo Alto, CA, 9/5/2010
• Lara and her violinist, Sue, were absolutely fantastic! I would HIGHLY recommend her to friends! She played at my mother-in-law's, Bernice, 80th birthday dinner and my mother-in-law just LOVED their music. She could not stop talking about how much she enjoyed them! I am truly satisfied with their performance and grateful to have them take part in such a special event! TRULY AWESOME!!! -- Bertha , Cupertino, CA, 1/30/2010
• She was great! I am very glad that we were able to find her and use her for our event. -- Bretta H, Los Altos Hills, CA, 12/10/2010
• She played at my wife's memorial and it was the perfect background and mood I looking for ..very pleased -- Terry A, San Mateo, CA, 11/30/2010
• Lara and her Amethyst Trio were awesome! Lara was very kind & easy to work with. We stayed in touch throughout the timeframe leading up to our ceremony and she accomodated our music requests with no problem, even going out and finding the music for one of our requests! The Trio was excellent on the day of the ceremony. Lara played the harp during the ceremony and her stage piano for the cocktail hour and dinner. I would highly recommend Lara and her Trio for weddings or any other special occasion. They certainly made our celebration more meaninful. Thank you Lara & Amethyst Trio!! -- Susan L, San Ramon, CA, 4/30/2011
• Couldnt of asked for any more -- Sanna T, San Jose, CA, 1/29/2011
• Lara was very easy to work with. She made my daughter's wedding extra special with her beautiful harp playing. I would definitely recommend Lara and would not hesitate to hire her again. -- Donna P, San Ramon, CA, 9/18/2009
• Lara and her violinist played for our baby shower tea party, which we meant to be an elegant affair. Their live music enhanced the atmosphere. They are the consummate professionals, yet friendly and approachable. They played music everyone knew at a volume appropriate for the event. Our guests were quite impressed, even the teenagers. We took a risk booking through GigMasters and we are extremely happy with the results. -- Mercedes H, Milpitas, CA, 6/25/2011
• She is professional. I like her choice of songs. -- Laudelyn G, Foster City, CA, 12/17/2011
• We were extremely satisfied with the musician we hired for our event. She played beautifully and was on time and played everything we requested. She was also very easy to work with and responded to my emails and calls right away. I would defintely hire her again! -- Kevin L, Hillsborough, CA, 11/1/2009
• Lara's beautiful music was a delight and she was very professional and charming. She knew just what to play, how loud or soft, so that the music could be heard throughout the house, but never overwhelmed the party. I received many compliments from my guests about the music. I recommend her highly and plan on asking her again! -- Evelyn R, Cupertino, CA, 12/30/2009
• Lara was the perfect choice for this party. We needed a pianist at one day’s notice because ours had cancelled and Lara stepped in. She is incredibly talented and very professional. This was an elegant event and I couldn’t have asked for a better musician. Some of our guests who are quite into classical music, were really impressed with the quality of Lara's playing. I hired her to play mainly classical, but she also played in other styles, which provided a good overall mix to the event. Also, the gigmasters booking process was very quick and easy. -- Marty D, Palo Alto, CA, 1/3/2010
• Mrs. Lara Garner made our wedding extra special!! Thank you so much for your wonderful music!!! -- Mimi Y, Berkeley, CA, 6/3/2010
• The musicians were great. They were on time, accomodating, and the crowd loved the music. Thanks for helping make the event special! -- Midge D, Arbuckle, CA, 9/26/2010
• Lara helped make our wedding celebration as beautiful as we hoped it would be. She was very accomodating from planning stages through the ceremony. She was punctual, personable, reliable and easy to communicate with. She is a very talented pianist and harpist and did a wonderful job accompanying our vocalists during the ceremony and playing background music for the reception on both the harp and piano. We would highly reccomend her to anyone seeking her services. Dana and Linda Dier Sacramento, Ca. -- Dana D, Sacramento, CA, 11/26/2011

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