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Lara Herscovitch is singer-songwriter-performer 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.”
Former State Troubadour of CT, 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 -- Lara Herscovitch & the Highway Philosophers -- is a very special new group. The band gets its name from her new album, Highway Philosophers, with themes reflecting about courage, authenticity, adventure, healing, love and loss, the hero’s journey, faith and freedom. Connecticut Public Radio host Colin McEnroe observed, "Lara reminds us that music can be heroic when it springs from a strong heart. Walt Whitman would recognize his own soul in her expansive American vision, and there really is no higher compliment I can pay an artist.”
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.
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2000
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Music - FolkAdditional Disciplines:
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$500 - $3,500 depending on duration, distance / travel and scope of work, including number of facilitators (normally 1-2).Teaching Settings:
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$500 - $3,500 depending on duration, distance / travel and scope of work, including number of facilitators (normally 1-2).NEST Eligible Artist
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$500 - $2,500 depending on distance / travel time and costs, concert + workshop or stand-alone concert, PA needs / provision, and number of band members.State of Residence:
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