Kirsten Agresta is an American harpist based in New York City. Agresta was Bronze Medal winner in the 1989 USA International Harp Competition. Her debut album, Dream World was released in August, 2001. She is an Affiliated Artist on the music faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.
Agresta has performed as a solo artist throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Israel, Japan, and the South Pacific. She has appeared in People (Magazine) and presented on NBC, CBS, and ABC-TV, MTV, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, and the Today Show.
Commanding a wide range of genres, Agresta has collaborated with many hip hop, R&B, and pop icons, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles, Enya, Kanye West, and The Roots. She is featured on the Erykah Badu album New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh on the hit single "Window Seat" and "Incense".
Agresta had the honor of performing for President Obama at the second official White House State Dinner (honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderón) with R&B icon Beyoncé. She has also privately performed for notable officials and dignitaries, such as: Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and former Vice President Al Gore.