MICHELLE SELL
415-457-3912
http://www.michellesell.com
http://www.sanfranciscoweddingharpist.com
NOW SEEN AS THE WEDDING HARPIST IN THE SONY PICTURES' MOVIE, "RENT"!
PRINCIPAL CLASSICAL HARP PERFORMANCES WITH:
San Francisco Chorus - San Francisco "Pops" Orchestra - California Symphony
American Conservatory Theater Orchestra - Orpheum Theater Orchestra
Golden Gate Theater Orchestra - Curran Theater Orchestra
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus - Reno Philharmonic
Las Vegas Symphony - Napa Symphony - Las Vegas Chamber Orchestra
Marin Symphony - Marin Opera - Marin Ballet
RECENT PRINCIPAL JAZZ HARP PERFORMANCES WITH:
Josh Groban, Paramount Theater, Oakland
Johnny Mathis, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
Diana Krall, Concord Pavilion
Bernadette Peters, Orpheum Theater
Dianne Reeves, San Francisco Jazz Festival
Olivia Newton John, Davies Symphony Hall
PERFORMANCES WITH VOCALISTS:
Linda Ronstadt - Frank Sinatra, Sr. - k.d. Lang - Tony Bennett
Betty Carter and the Kronos Quartet - Count Basie - Sarah Vaughn
Henry Mancini - Nelson Riddle - Sammy Davis, Jr. - Robert Goulet
Perry Como - Bernadette Peters - Liza Minelli - Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme - Juliet Prowse - Rudolf Nureyev
Ray Stevens - Anthony Newley - Melissa Manchester
Mary Chapin Carpenter Crystal Gayle - Loretta Lynn - Michael McDonald
Johnny Mathis - Eartha Kitt - Burt Bacharach - Aaron Neville
Stevie Nicks - Sheryl Crow - Norton Buffalo - Ferron - The Temptations
Joni Mitchell - Trisha Yearwood - Diana Krall - Dianne Reeves
TELEVISION/RECORDING PERFORMANCES:
Tonight Show, Linda Ronstadt
Good Morning America, Linda Ronstadt
Tony Bennett and K.D. Lang, Sony DVD
Jurassic Park #3, George Lucas's Skywalker Studios
Home and Garden Television, "Buenos Aires", Composer
Discovery Channel, "Dancing on Air", Composer
Windham Hill, 25th Anniversary Recording
Ballets Russes, George Lucas's Skywalker Studios, Sundance Film Festival
CLIENT LIST:
Francis Ford Coppola
Steve Young
Linda Ronstadt
Western Association of Colleges and Employers
Merrill Lynch
The Commonwealth Club
UCSF
USF
Nestle’s Corporation
Hewlett Packard
Omidyar Foundation (Founders of eBay)
Bechtel
Ritz Carlton
San Francisco Marriott Hotel
Grgich Winery
Niebaum Coppola Winery
Mondavi Winery
EJ Gallo Winery
Pine Ridge Winery
Viansa Winery
Genentech
Project Open Hand
City Club of San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Club
Hospice of Marin
BACKGROUND:
Alumna of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Has played the harp for 34 years. Has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Entertainment Tonight and the "E" Channel. Has played for President Jimmy Carter and toured with Frank Sinatra. A CD with Linda Ronstadt (with whom she's also toured) won a Grammy Award in 1997. Michelle appears on Polygram/Universal Records and Windham Hill Records. Her compositions and performances are used throughout the world. Michelle recently completed a live television performance with Tony Bennett and k.d. lang. Additionally, she plays more than 150 performances a year at weddings, corporate events, fund raisers and numerous other types of events.
SERVICES:
Has a vast repertoire, from Bach to Bacharach, Celtic to Brazilian and can play solo or with flute, cello or violin. Offers consultations and sound system. Will arrange and learn new music for a nominal fee. Helps plan all details of ceremony and reception music.
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