Dr. Vanessa Fountain (née Sheldon) is an award-winning harpist servicing the Coachella Valley who can enhance the mood of your wedding with her classical, jazz, pop, and rock styles on a variety of harps. She enjoys the challenge of reinventing a diverse range of music for harp and tailoring her performance to couples' preferences.
Experience
Dr. Fountain has been a professional harpist for over 20 years. At age 19, she was honored as the youngest doctoral graduate at the University of Arizona, where she received her Doctorate of Musical Arts in harp and musicology. She has performed across the world, including China, South Africa, and Washington D.C. for people like Maya Angelou, Tippi Hedren, Florence Henderson, and Oprah Winfrey.
Services Offered
Dr. Vanessa Fountain can accompany ceremonies, cocktail hours, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and more. Music selections can be chosen from her extensive repertoire list, but requests for processionals, recessionals and ceremony song beyond the list are generally accommodated with advance notice.
