About Kara Bershad, native Chicagoan, began playing harp at age 10 and has studied with some of the world's finest music educators. Her formal studies include Eastman School of Music, Brown University, and the Paris Conservatory in Paris, France. Appearances with orchestra include numerous prestigious performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Hall in Chicago & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert Tour, Japan), Ravinia Festival Orchestra (Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois), Symphony II (Lyric Opera Orchestra) & The Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra (Chicago's Grant Park). In addition, Kara holds the position of principal harpist with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. Her
experience...
Kara is no stranger to sharing the stage with popular celebrity entertainers. Recent concert appearances include Johnny Mathis, Julie Andrews, The Moody Blues, and the band Kansas, to name a few. Broadway theatre performances include A Little Night Music (Goodman Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Chicago Theatre), Carousel (Rosemont Theatre) and Showboat (Auditorium Theatre). Kara
also has extensive recording studio experience. Among her credits are
nationally recognized radio and television commercials for Princess Cruise Lines, Budweiser Beer, and McDonald’s Corporation.
Her
performances on harp can also be heard in the Hollywood film scores, My
Best Friend's Wedding, Home Alone
II, and the Kodak Film documentary, Symphony.
Where
she can be seen ..
Fortune 500 corporate convention dates, social affairs such as weddings, anniversaries, or any celebration where discriminating guests are requiring the finest harp music available often find performances by Kara Bershad. She
is often seen at some of the city's finest venues including Chicago's premiere
restaurant, Charlie Trotter’s.
Available as harp solo or as a harp/flute duo, from "Baroque to Broadway," Kara provides the finest music Chicago has to offer. Whether she is working closely with a bride-to-be or a corporate event planner, Kara Bershad promises nothing but the best when it comes to great performances.
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