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Nadia Pessoa
Classical Harp
Violin | Harp | See all
Washington, District of Columbia
Will travel 300 miles from Washington
About
Nadia Pessoa is an award-winning harpist with more than 20 years of experience providing elegant music for weddings, receptions, and private events. As one of the most sought-after harpists in Washington D.C., she has performed at distinguished venues including the U.S. Capitol, State Department, the United Nations, Ford's Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall.
As part of her commitment to her clients, Nadia will personally work with you on selecting music that is unique, meaningful, and memorable. She takes great pride in handling each event with creative and thoughtful attention and can provide elegant music to accommodate any size of event and budget.
Recently, she performed with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett at the Inaugural Staff Ball in January 2013, and Ford's Theatre's Annual Fundraising Gala at the U.S. Capitol. Nadia also served as featured harpist for the White House Christmas Party in 2006, and for the State of the Union Address receptions for the diplomatic corps at the State Department in both 2011 and 2012.
Other recent engagements include concerts with the National Philharmonic and Apollo Chamber Orchestra, corporate receptions at the Ronald Reagan Building and J.W. Marriott, the Washington Ballet's 2011 production of "The Nutcracker" at the Warner Theater, and weddings at leading venues including Trump National, Evergreen Country Club, Bristow Manor, 1757 Golf Club, and the Ritz-Carlton.
A few of the notable guests she has performed for include: First Lady Michelle Obama, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Madeleine Albright, Martha Stewart, Condoleezza Rice, Gen. Colin Powell, Michael Douglas, Matthew Morrison from "Glee," Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens, musical group The Civil Wars, Chef José Andrés, Joshua Bell, Michelle Kwan, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Nadia holds degrees from the prestigious harp program at Indiana University as well as the University of Michigan, and has been on the faculties of Louisiana State University, the Washington Conservatory of Music, and Howard University.
She regularly performs throughout D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland as an orchestral harpist with the Annapolis Symphony, National Gallery of Art Orchestra, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Catholic University, and can be heard on the 2005 Grammy award-winning recording of William Bolcom's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" under Leonard Slatkin (winner of four Grammy awards, including "Best Classical Album").
Whether it's an intimate gathering or a large-scale event, Nadia can provide elegant harp music that will elevate and transform your occasion. Available styles include classical, jazz ballads, folk, Irish, pop, Broadway, top 40, and contemporary. Her artistry and unique attention to detail ensures that your music will be in the hands of an experienced, trusted professional.
As part of her commitment to her clients, Nadia will personally work with you on selecting music that is unique, meaningful, and memorable. She takes great pride in handling each event with creative and thoughtful attention and can provide elegant music to accommodate any size of event and budget.
Recently, she performed with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett at the Inaugural Staff Ball in January 2013, and Ford's Theatre's Annual Fundraising Gala at the U.S. Capitol. Nadia also served as featured harpist for the White House Christmas Party in 2006, and for the State of the Union Address receptions for the diplomatic corps at the State Department in both 2011 and 2012.
Other recent engagements include concerts with the National Philharmonic and Apollo Chamber Orchestra, corporate receptions at the Ronald Reagan Building and J.W. Marriott, the Washington Ballet's 2011 production of "The Nutcracker" at the Warner Theater, and weddings at leading venues including Trump National, Evergreen Country Club, Bristow Manor, 1757 Golf Club, and the Ritz-Carlton.
A few of the notable guests she has performed for include: First Lady Michelle Obama, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Madeleine Albright, Martha Stewart, Condoleezza Rice, Gen. Colin Powell, Michael Douglas, Matthew Morrison from "Glee," Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens, musical group The Civil Wars, Chef José Andrés, Joshua Bell, Michelle Kwan, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Nadia holds degrees from the prestigious harp program at Indiana University as well as the University of Michigan, and has been on the faculties of Louisiana State University, the Washington Conservatory of Music, and Howard University.
She regularly performs throughout D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland as an orchestral harpist with the Annapolis Symphony, National Gallery of Art Orchestra, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Catholic University, and can be heard on the 2005 Grammy award-winning recording of William Bolcom's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" under Leonard Slatkin (winner of four Grammy awards, including "Best Classical Album").
Whether it's an intimate gathering or a large-scale event, Nadia can provide elegant harp music that will elevate and transform your occasion. Available styles include classical, jazz ballads, folk, Irish, pop, Broadway, top 40, and contemporary. Her artistry and unique attention to detail ensures that your music will be in the hands of an experienced, trusted professional.
- Anniversaries
- Banquets
- Birthday Parties
- Children's Birthday Parties
- Celebrations
- Christenings
- Christmas Parties
- Church Services
- Clubs
- Cocktail Parties
- Community Events
- Conventions
- Corporate Functions
- Dinner Dances
- Events
- Festivals
- Fund Raisers
- Funerals
- Graduation Parties
- Grand Openings
- Picnic
- Private Parties
- Proms
- Restaurants
- School Assemblies
- Sweet 16 Parties
- Weddings
- Wedding Ceremonies
- Wedding Cocktail Hours
- Wedding Receptions
- Air on a G String J.S. Bach
- All I Ask of You The Phantom of the Opera
- Amazing Grace Traditional
- Arioso Bach
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
- Ave Maria F. Schubert
- Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Here Comes the Bride) Wagner
- Canon in D Pachelbel
- Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
- Claire de Lune Debussy
- Concerto in B-flat Handel
- Dodi Li Traditional Hebrew
- Erev Shel Shoshanim Traditional Hebrew
- Evergreen Popular
- Flower Duet from "Lakme" Delibes
- Forever in Love Kenny G
- Hornpipe from Water Music G. F. Handel
- I'm Yours Jason Mraz
- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
- Largo from "Xerxes" Handel
- Laudate Dominum Mozart
- Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet N. Rota
- Meditation from Thais Massenet
- Misty Garner
- Moon River Mancini
- My Heart Will Go On (from "Titanic") Celine Dion
- Nella Fantasia Morricone
- O Mio Babbino Caro Puccini
- Prelude No. 1 in C Bach
- Ribbon in the Sky Stevie Wonder
- Somewhere in Time Popular
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow Wizard of Oz
- Spring (Allegro) from the Four Seasons Vivaldi
- Take Five Brubeck
- The Lord's Prayer Traditional
- The Prayer Sager/Foster
- The Way You Look Tonight Kern/Fields
- The Wedding Song Kenny G
- Time to Say Goodbye (Con te Partiro) Popular
- Trumpet Tune Purcell
- Trumpet Voluntary Clarke
- Un bel di (from Madama Butterfly) Puccini
- Water Music (various selections) Handel
- Wedding March Mendelssohn
- Wind Beneath My Wings Midler
- Winter (Largo) from the Four Seasons Vivaldi
- Yesterday Beatles
- You Raise Me Up Josh Groban
- This is only a partial list as my repertoire is too extensive to list here To inquire about a song or to make a special request please contact me directly.
- Ambient Harp
- Cello
- Celtic Harp
- Chamber Music Harp
- Classical Flute
- Classical Guitar
- Classical Harp
- Flute
- Harp
- Meditational Harp
- Pop Harp
- Violin
Reviews (54)
Wedding Ceremony
in Arlington, VA
on 03/17/2012
"Nadia was absolutely WONDERFUL to work with from beginning to end. She contacted me shortly after booking to discuss our ceremony and ideas we might have about it. She kept in contact throughout the planning process and was especially helpful in selecting music that was appropriate to our wedding and fitting for our celtic theme. Her playing was MUCH COMPLIMENTED by all our friends and family. She was the PERFECT choice for our venue, the Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer in Arlington, VA. I cannot recommend Nadia highly enough. She is warm, friendly, easy to work with and beautifully talented! We are SO HAPPY we included her in our ceremony!"
- Jennifer O.
Wedding Ceremony
in Washington, DC
on 09/04/2010
"Nadia is an outstanding harpist. She worked with us to ensure our wedding ceremony was beautiful when a previously booked performer told us she could not perform only weeks before the wedding. Nadia was also very accommodating......playing Ave Maria with a vocalist from the church. Our guests are still talking about how beautiful this song was weeks after the wedding. I would highly recommend Nadia if you want your wedding ceremony music to be memorable! Thanks Nadia! "
- Melissa B.
Private Party
in Washington, DC
on 06/29/2010
"Nadia was wonderful. Her professionalism and beautiful music took our event to a whole new level. She was easy to work with and accommodating. We highly recommend her and hope there will be an opportunity to have her perform for us in the future!"
- Adam M.
Corporate Function
in Arlington, VA
on 12/06/2011
"Nadia was well dressed and very polite. She kept in contact with us prior to the event, and arrived early as discussed. She played beautifully and we received many compliments on the music she provided. I would highly recommend her for a corporate event."
- Mary N.
Wedding Reception
in Lothian, MD
on 10/03/2009
"It was a wonderful experience for us to have Nadia Pessoa play her harp at our wedding reception. Nadia is a very talented harpist and her professionalism, personality and music added a touch of class to our wedding reception. Our guests were thrilled by the music she played and her playing was at the right volume for our guests to talk while enjoying beautiful renditions of our favorite jazz and classical tunes. Nadia is easy to work with, shows up on time for events and is very personable. We highly recommend this outstanding and talented harpist for such venues and we would hire her again in a heartbeat! You can't go wrong with Nadia!"
- Thomas H.
Wedding
in Lewes, DE
on 05/30/2009
"Nadia was incredibly easy to work with and was very responsive and helpful throughout the process and her performance on the day of was more than we could have asked for. We would highly recommend her and feel very lucky to have found her for our wedding. "
- Maria F.
Corporate Function
in Ashburn, VA
on 05/05/2010
"We were so happy that Nadia was part of our 5th Anniversary in celebration of our Wellness Spa. She was a true professional and we would recommend her to anyone.
Gail J. Rush
Director of Spa Operations
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- Gail R.
Wedding
in Fairfield, PA
on 07/11/2009
"I LOVED working with Nadia. She is very professional and accomodating. Prior the wedding, she sent me a number of song selections that really helped me decide which songs to pick for the ceremony. She always responded in a timely manner to my e mails prior to the ceremony to confirm details. She showed up early to the ceremony and did a wonderful job. I am so happy that I had the opportunity to work with such a great vendor on my wedding day! She is talented and professional and I would highly recommend her to anyone that I know. Thank you so much Nadia!"
- Julia C.
Wedding
in Snowshoe, WV
on 06/06/2009
"Nadia was fabulous! Her music was absolutely beautiful and she was the most professional of all vendors I worked with. She made our day so special. On a scale of 1-5 she deserves a 10! "
- Nicole G.
Corporate Function
in Washington, DC
on 12/01/2011
"Nadia is very professional and talented. Will definitely book her for future events!"
- Jenny L.
Wedding Cocktail Hour
in Chantilly, VA
on 11/26/2011
"She was wonderful added a great touch to our wedding! "
- Nargis G.
Anniversary Party
in Washington, DC
on 10/15/2011
"Nadia was my first experience with a harpist and I was thoroughly pleased with her entire performance and dealing with her altogether. A great person and a beautiful harpist. She will be reserved for any other company function that we may have if a harpist is needed and I will make sure to refer her to anyone that will need a harpist. The experience was absolutely great."
- Dapreena S.
Rehearsal Dinner
in Washington, DC
on 10/13/2011
"Nadia was the ultimate professional. Her music was beautiful. She arrived in a timely fashion and played for the time requested.
We highly recommend her and would use her again in the future.
Thank you for this wonderful website making it all possible.
Patricia and Joe Olivares"
- Patricia O.
Event
in Potomac, MD
on 01/20/2012
"Nadia' performance was elegant and beautiful. She was very professional and overall added to the elegance of the evening. The party consisted of Doctors, Lawyers and many of professionals within the Washington DC area. Everyone was very impressed with her and her performance. Thank you Nadia, for adding to the success of our event. "
- Darlene C.
Funeral
in Frederick, MD
on 11/28/2012
"Nadia was wonderful. I booked her only a few days before my father's funeral and wanted her to play the Harpo Marz version of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, plus some other special requests. She learned the songs in such a short time but you would have thought she had known them for years. This was a very difficult day and she was sensitive and kind. I strongly recommend Nadia."
- Jennifer J.
Wedding Ceremony
in Alexandria, VA
on 10/05/2012
"We really enjoyed having Nadia Pessoa provide music at our wedding ceremony!!! The music was beautiful and was thoroughly enjoyed by us and our guests!!! Nadia was very prompt to respond to any questions we had and she provided wonderful suggestions! We would recommend Nadia and if we ever need a musician again we would definitely hire Nadia!!"
- Eunice C.
Memorial Service
in Alexandria, VA
on 09/08/2012
"Thouroughly pleased! Very professional and accomadating. Arrived early and was set up before the first guest arrived. Very nice selection of music. Lots of positive comments from the guests. Thanks Nadia."
- Wayne G.
Anniversary Party
in Washington, DC
on 06/20/2012
"It was a pleasure working with Nadia; the music made filled our evening with elegance!"
- Diana K.
Wedding Ceremony
in Haymarket, VA
on 06/10/2012
"We were absolutely delighted with Nadia Pessoa, the harpist we selected to play for our recent wedding. She played prelude and processional music, and accompanied a soloist for the outdoor ceremony. She then played throughout the cocktail hour and reception dinner. Apart from the pieces we had chosen for the ceremony itself, we'd left the choice of music to her, after telling her broadly what we liked. Our guests spoke glowingly about the sensitivity of her playing and of her selection of music appropriate to the occasion. Nadia was a delight to work with during the planning of our 'big day', and her participation went a long way toward making it truly special."
- Connie K.
Wedding Ceremony
in Washington, DC
on 06/02/2012
"Nadia Pessoa did a fabulous job at our wedding ceremony. She was quick to respond at emails and work with our music selection requests. Before we booked her, we did a hearing at her house. We wanted to hear her live and discuss our music selection. When I heard her play, I almost cried (I was trying to keep my cool and not be a crybaby during our appointment with her...lol). I knew that she was the one I wanted for our ceremony, everyone said she did a wonderful job and how elegant it was to hear a harpist and flutist play at the ceremony. I can truly say I would recommend Nadia to anyone --- be it for a ceremony, cocktail, corporate or even a retirement party."
- Sandra C.
Wedding Ceremony
in Stevensville, MD
on 04/20/2012
"She was great. I couldn't of asked for a more talented harpist. She stayed and played even after everyone was already up and as we were taking pictures. She was very professional and played all of our requests and more. I would strongly recommend her to anyone who wants someone who is talented, very accommodating, nice & professional. Thank you so much."
- Melanie B.
Cocktail Party
in Washington, DC
on 05/21/2013
"Nadia is a true professional. She made my first experience with GigMasters seamless. Her response to the request for proposal was extremely professional and timely and all of her correspondence was detailed. The fact that she touched based again two days before the event to reassure me of her arrival time was a huge plus! One less thing to worry about. "
- Donna V.
Graduation Party
in Woodbridge, VA
on 05/18/2013
"All of the guests at my graduation celebration were extremely impressed with Nadia Pessoa's musical performance and artistry. Her ability in selecting the appropriate music for this event set the atmosphere for an enjoyable evening for everyone in attendance. Nadia Pessoa is a superb harpist and her professional demeanor was consistent throughout her entire time at this event."
- Theresa B.
Private Party
in Lorton, VA
on 05/18/2013
"Nadia is professional and wonderfully talented. She added elegance to our tea and was gracious to all our guests. Her lively harp music was the finishing touch to our event. The is the second year Nadia performed for us and we were treated to anothet outstanding performance."
- Micheyl B.
Christmas Party
in Washington, DC
on 12/18/2012
"Nadia performed for our corporate holiday event and we can't begin to count how many glowing comments we received regarding her talent, professionalism and of course the absolutely beautiful harp music which created a lasting impression on our guests! We would fully recommend Nadia based on this....she was fantastic to work with and will be considered once again for our events in the future.
-GHA"
- Brent R.
Holiday Party
in Haymarket, VA
on 12/08/2012
"I could not say enough about Nadia! She is talented, professional, accommodating, and a very nice person. I felt I knew her all my life she was so easy to talk with and just fit right into the party. I will definitely call her again!!!!!
Big thanks to you Nadia for everything!
Debbie Bonner
Haymarket, VA"
- Debbie B.
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