Concert Program and Performers
November 17, 2012 7 p.m.
Eclatante

PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Sixth French Suite…………………………………………………………JS Bach (1685-1750)
I. Allemande
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Polonaise
V. Gavotte
VI. Menuet
VII. Bouree
Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 20………………………………….Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Duet on Subjects from Bizet’s Carmen……………………………….John Thomas (1826-1913)

Intermission

Parvis………………………………………………………………………….Bernard Andres (b. 1941)
I. Cortege
II. Danse
Antique Dances and Airs……………………………………………….Ottorno Respighi (1879-1936)
I. From the Ballet Count Orlando (1559) by Simone Molinaro
II. Villanella by Unknown
III. Laura Soave (1581) by Fabrizio Caroso
IV. Siciliana by Unknown
V. Gagliarda (15??) by Vincenzo Galilei
Spanish Dance No. 5 Andaluza…………………………………….Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

.A Harp Duo
featuring Melissa Tardiff Dvorak
and Michelle Lundy
Melissa Tardiff Dvorak is an active soloist and chambermusic musician in the Greater Washington DC area,performing frequently at locations including the US Supreme Court, US Department of State, the Kennedy Center, MyerhoffSymphony Hall, Strathmore Music Center, US Naval Academy,DAR Constitution Hall, the Georgetown Club, The RitzCarlton and other area landmarks. Her recent orchestralappearances include Washington National Opera, National Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Maryland
Symphony, Arlington Symphony, and Salisbury Symphony. Sheis a founding member of the flute and harp duo Eclatante.Melissa was the featured harpist for the 55th PresidentialInauguration. In addition to a busy performance schedule,Melissa maintains a private studio of about 30 harpstudents. Melissa is currently serving as Mid-AtlanticRegional Director of the American Harp Society. She holdsBachelor and Master of Music degrees in Harp Performancefrom The Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland.. She has studied withworld-renowned harpists Alice Chalifoux and JeanneChalifoux, and attended the Salzedo Summer Harp Colony.
Michelle Myers Lundy is a professional harpist who performs throughout the Washington, DC area. She has performed at the Capitol, Supreme Court, National Archives, the Lyceum Museum, Strathmore Mansion and Hall, Alden Theatre and several of the Smithsonian Museums. Ms. Lundy is currently principal harpist with the McLean Orchestra and a substitute harpist with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Lundy performs frequently as a soloist with different choruses throughout the Washington DC area including the Congressional Chorus, Thomas Circle Singers and the Choir of Holy Trinity Church.

Ms. Lundy began her musical studies in St. Louis on piano at the age of six. She spent five summers at National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan where she began her harp studies. She received her Bachelor in Music from Northwestern University in harp performance. While at Northwestern she was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She continued her studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she received a Master in Music
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