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Updated 8/21/2024

Lara Herscovitch

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Lara Herscovitch is singer-songwriter-poet-performer-author gem. As described in The Boston Globe, she brings “a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence… big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life… Herscovitch’s music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit or a dormant creative life.”

Lara leads with authenticity, integrity, humor and heart. Sound Waves Magazine described her music as “expertly written prose… songwriting at its best… Lara gets it all done with her skillful songwriting – musical timing, memorable melodies, and compelling lyrics. It’s good for your ears AND your soul” – and with a voice Performer Magazine called “clear and smooth like expensive liquor.” 

She tours and performs in solo, duo and trio configurations, all with a modern, new-folk / Americana and thoroughly unique and inspiring feel. Her trio is billed as Lara Herscovitch & the Highway Philosophers.

The wisdom of her artistry comes from decades of humanitarian work focused on education, community development, environmental protection, and justice system reform. The depth of this experience resonates throughout her music; as Acoustic Live in New York City described, “She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global concern and a fierce intellect... It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.”

Lara is also a keynote presenter, guest speaker and workshop facilitator -- in nonprofit, arts institution and faith settings and venues. She earned a BA from UMass and a policy MSW from the UConn School of Social Work. She grew up in the Northeast U.S. and lives in Connecticut, where she was jury-selected and honored to serve as a State Troubadour.

Find Me

Lara Herscovitch (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Singer-Songwriter-Poet-Performer
Phone: 203-500-4035
Address:
PO Box 719
Durham, CT 06422

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Folk

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Writing Services
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Virtual Events
  • Community Arts
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 50

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • General Public
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • Nonprofits
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Folk Alliance International
  • National Recording Academy (NARAS)
  • Northeast Regional Folk Alliance

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Folk Alliance International
  • National Recording Academy (NARAS)
  • Northeast Regional Folk Alliance

Awards

Awards:

  • Connecticut State Troubadour (2009-2010)
  • Artist Fellowship, CT Office of the Arts, DECD
  • Artists Respond Grant, CT Office of the Arts, DECD
  • International Folk Alliance Official Showcase
  • New England Music Awards, two category nominations
  • Solarfest Singer-Songwriter Competition Grand Prize Winner
  • Roots on the River (VT) Songwriter Award
  • Family Folk Chorale Songwriting Contest Winner
  • Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Grassy Hill Emerging Artist
  • Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Formal Showcase artist
  • Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Formal Showcase artist

Education

Education:

  • Music: guitar, voice, performance - multiple
  • MSW policy, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
  • BA political science, University of Massachusetts

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Designated Arts Community:

  • Connecticut Service Region Member - Arts Council of Greater New Haven Service Region
  • Connecticut Service Region Member - Shoreline Arts Alliance Service Region

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • MSW policy (University of Connecticut School of Social Work)
  • BA political science (University of Massachusetts / Amherst)

Fee range:

$500 - $3,500 depending on duration, distance / travel and scope of work, including number of facilitators (normally 1-2).

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • MSW policy (University of Connecticut School of Social Work)
  • BA political science (University of Massachusetts / Amherst)

Fee range:

$500 - $3,500 depending on duration, distance / travel and scope of work, including number of facilitators (normally 1-2).

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Solo: sturdy boom stand + XLR-out x 2, power source x 2, line out to IEM transmitter
  • Band: depends on configuration & personnel

Fee Range:

$500 - $3,500 depending on distance / travel time and costs, concert + workshop or stand-alone concert, PA needs / provision, and number of band members.

State of Residence:

Connecticut

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

3