Cortney & Trey

Congratulations to Cortney and Trey on their marriage! Cortney and Trey were married on Saturday evening, April 24 in the beautiful sanctuary at St. James Lutheran Church in Rockwell, North Carolina in front of 500 family and friends! Due to the large crowd arriving to support the marriage of Cortney and Trey, I performed an hour of prelude music beginning at 4:30pm for their 5:30pm ceremony start time. For the prelude, I performed a variety of popular and classical music, including What a Wonderful World, Can't Help Falling in Love, From this Moment On, Psalms 19, and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. For the seating of the grandparents, I performed Surely the Presence of the Lord by Wolfe with organist, Susan Trivette. For the seating of the mothers, Holly Wagoner (vocalist) performed How Beautiful by Paris. For the processional, Susan performed Canon in D by Pachelbel for entrance of the bridal party and Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke for the entrance of the bride. During the lighting of the unity candle, William Bradley (vocalist and groomsman)performed You Raise Me Up by Lovland/Graham. For the recessional, Susan performed Allegro Maestoso from Water Music by Handel. I had so much fun being a part of this beautiful wedding ceremony with such a variety of music! Congratulations again to this beautiful couple on their gorgeous April wedding and enjoy JAMAICA!

Katie & Eric

Congratulations to Katie and Eric on their marriage! Katie and Eric were married on Saturday evening, April 17 in a beautiful wedding ceremony at Konnoak Hills United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. I performed a variety of classical and religious music for the prelude, including Air on the G String by Bach, You Raise Me Up by Lovland/Graham, and When Peace, Like a River by Bliss. For the seating of the grandparents, Katelyn Marks and Derek Drye, talented vocalists from Winston-Salem, performed When God Made You by O'Brien/Carswell. I met Katelyn and Derek in August 2009 while performing at Summer and Lance's wedding in Lexington, NC. I was so excited to be able to hear them sing again! Katelyn will be opening for Bucky Covington (country singer and former American Idol finalist) on May 7 in High Point, NC. Katelyn and Derek are certainty on the rise to country music fame and I enjoyed seeing them both again! You can check out Katelyn's music on her MySpace page . For the seating of the mothers, Katelyn performed The Parent's Prayer by Steven Curtis Chapman. For the processional, I performed Canon in D by Pachelbel for the entrance of the bridal party and Bridal March from Lohengrin by Wagner for the entrance of the bride. During there ceremony, Katelyn and Derek performed The Prayer by Sager/Foster after the giving of the bride and I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman for the lighting of the unity candle. For the recessional, I performed Psalms 19 by Marcello. I had so much fun performing at this beautiful wedding ceremony! Congratulations again to this gorgeous couple on their beautiful April wedding!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I performed at Corinth Reformed Church in Hickory, North Carolina for their worship service this beautiful Easter morning! It was such a pleasure to perform at Corinth again and to see so many familiar faces! I performed a variety of religious selections for the prelude, including Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, Jesus Loves Me (based on Clair de Lune), and The Lord's Prayer. For the offertory, I performed my own arrangement of Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up. I always enjoy performing at Corinth and had so much fun being a part of this beautiful worship service. HAPPY EASTER!

Donna & Rodney

Congratulations to Donna and Rodney on their marriage! Donna and Rodney were married on Saturday afternoon, April 3 in an imitate wedding ceremony at Bethel United Church of Christ in Hickory, North Carolina. For the prelude, I performed a variety of classical and religious selections, including Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, and Simple Gifts. For the processional, I performed Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach for the seating of the mothers, Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke for the entrance of the bridal party, and Canon in D by Pachelbel for the entrance of the bride. During the ceremony, I performed The Lord's Prayer by Malotte for the lighting of the unity candle. For the recessional, I performed Ode to Joy by Beethoven. I had so much fun being a part of this gorgeous wedding ceremony on such a beautiful spring day! Congratulations again to this beautiful couple on their gorgeous April wedding!

Snips and snails...

I noted in a previous post that some very exciting things were happening in the Ludtke household keeping me distracted from blogging. What might this distraction be? My husband, Tim and I are expecting our first child (a little boy) in late July or early August 2010! We are very excited to begin this incredible journey of parenthood to a hopefully healthy and happy bundle of baby cuteness! Due to this exciting news, I will not be accepting professional harp engagements in the months of June, July, August and September 2010, except for those events that have been scheduled previously. I know of some other wonderful harpists that I would be happy to refer you to if your event is happening during these months. I will still be teaching harp lessons in Greensboro and Newton during this time, so please contact me if you are interested in harp lessons.

Since I haven't really been keeping everyone updated on my harp performances recently, I have decided to start fresh (instead of trying to catch up on posts) beginning with a wedding tomorrow afternoon! I am looking forward to performing at some wonderful events in the upcoming months...so STAY TUNED!

What little boys are made of? (Nursery Rhyme)

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails,
And puppy dog tails,
That's what little boys are made of.