About

The harp is an elegant and versatile choice for your wedding day music. It adds a touch of class to any church ceremony or dinner hour. The harp is also perfect for any garden or non-church ceremony, where pianos and organs are not available. The harp is one of the few instruments that is transportable and can be performed as a solo instrument. In addition, I have a flautist, violinist, trumpeter, cellist, and vocalists that I work with in a variety of combinations to tailor the music to the couple’s specific taste. I also work with any musician/vocalist of the bride’s choice and am able to play almost any requested song. The harp will treat your guests to a unique and celestial sound that will be forever memorable. 

Harpist Claudine Cappelle-Harig is a seasoned orchestral player and was a soloist with both the Milwaukee Festival City Symphony and the Sherwood Chamber Orchestra in performances of Mozart’sConcerto in C Major for Flute and Harp. Claudine’s appearances as a featured soloist also include performances with the Windy City Chorus, Vox Caelestis Women’s Chorus, the Fleur de Lys Chorale, Corioles, the Downer’s Grove Choral Society, the Waukegan Concert Chorus, and the DePaul Community Chorus. She has performed first harp and backstage solos for five seasons with the Pamiro Opera Company and for two seasons played principal harp in productions of The Nutcracker ballet with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, as well as several performances with the Milwaukee Ballet. 

In addition to solo work, Claudine regularly performs with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Festival City Symphony, and she is resident harpist with Lake Forest Civic Orchestra, and she is in her twenty-fifth year with the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra. Claudine also performed for the Goodman Theatre’s production of “The Light and the Piazza.” Other orchestral credits include performances with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee’s Bel Canto Chorus, the Northbrook Symphony, the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, the Green Bay Civic Orchestra, the Park Ridge Symphony, and the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra.

Claudine was twice a national finalist in the National Harp Competition in the intermediate and advanced divisions. She has placed second in the Catholic Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and in the Highwood Women’s Club Music Competition. In addition to private teaching, Claudine plays for a variety of corporate events and weddings.