Mary Fitzgerald
Harpist — Bowie, Maryland
For 20 years, I was the US Navy's primary White House support musician; have adjudicated
 harp competitions; have given workshops on Celtic harp styles & ornamentation; have given
solo concerts and been in concert and have recorded with local Celtic groups "Connemara"
and "IONA." I have been a full-time professional for 26 years; teach ear-training, melodic
dictation (play /write a tune upon hearing it), theory (pick out chords during a seissiun),
improvisation over a lead sheet and over a chord chart, and accompaniment in addition to solid
 ergonomical technic training for playing comfortably.  I'm also contracted to prepare an entire
 book of O'Carolan tunes for Mel Bay music publishers.
 You can contact Mary Fitzgerald at: celtic-harp@erols.com.

Emily Reid
Harpist — Adelphi, Maryland
Emily Reid plays and teaches both the Celtic harp and the double Celtic harp.
 Also known as troubadour or bardic harps, they are smaller and more portable
than the orchestral instruments.  Emily owns several harps of varying sizes,
and one will fit the needs of your room and audience. Emily fits the music to the occasion.
  Her repertoire goes beyond Celtic music, ranging from traditional ballads and hymns
to classical, New Age, and Sephardic works.  emily.reid2@verizon.net

Robin Roys
Harpist — Silver Spring, Maryland
Robin Roys is a professional harpist with over 20 years of experience.  She brings a beautiful
concert grand harp to all performances and has a wide range of song titles available.
 Ms. Roys is also a recording artist with 3 CDs available for purchase.  She works with top musicians
in the area and can provide an instrumentalist to play with the harp if desired.  She also provides
 a sound system for hotel and outdoor performances.  Celtic and Troubadour harps are also available.
 Complimentary demo CD can be sent upon request. rroys@erols.com
www.harpistrobinroys.com

Wendy E. Willis
Harpist — Silver Spring, Maryland
Add heavenly music to your affair. Harpist available for weddings, banquets and receptions;
graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Performs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region
 this includes: Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
 Harp lessons are also available in the Washington DC area.  wwillis218@aol.com
Click here to visit my website.

Melissa Tardiff Dvorak
Harpist — Falls Church, Virginia
Melissa Tardiff Dvorak, a professional, conservatory-trained harpist, is devoted to the magic of the harp, delighting her audience with a varied and distinctive repertoire, including music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods; traditional Hebrew and Christian melodies; and an expansive selection of contemporary favorites. Melissa has played for hundreds of special events, recently she was a featured artist at the 55th Presidential Inauguration of George W. Bush.
Please visit her website www.capitolharpists.com or call 202.262.2613 for more information.

Kate Hazzard Rogers
Harpist — Fairfax, Virginia
Kate Rogers has provided music for hundreds of weddings and special events.
She was the harpist for afternoon tea at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia for two years,
and has performed in many D.C. area venues, including the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery
of Art, Constitution Hall and the National Museum for Women in the Arts.  Her repertoire includes
all the popular classical wedding songs as well as pop/jazz/contemporary selections.
She can be reached by e-mail at: jubalslyre@yahoo.com or by phone at: 703-725-1379

Mary-Margaret Buchanan
Harpist — Baltimore, Maryland
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, Mary-Margaret Buchanan provides harp music for weddings, receptions, fundraisers, funerals, corporate functions, and more. She considers herself fortunate to have studied under such inspirational instructors as Alice Chalifoux, retired Cleveland Symphony, and Jeanne Chalifoux, retired National Symphony. As a professional harpist, Ms. Buchanan has played under many conductors including Marin Alsop - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Gene Young - Peabody Camerata Ensemble, and Michael Jinbo - Monteux Festival Orchestra.   buchananharpist@yahoo.com

Julia Martin
Harpist — Baltimore, Maryland
Julia Martin is a conservatory trained professional harpist available to provide elegant harp music for weddings, concerts and special events throughout the Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, DC metro areas.  With years of experience in the event planning field, Julia provides interesting and varied harp music with the highest level of professionalism.  Website includes biographical info, photos, and sound clips.  Contact info:  www.harpsounds.net.  e-mail: juliamartin@harpsounds.net.  phone: 410-254-4709.

Iraida Poberezhnaya
Harpist — Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Iraida Poberezhnaya has an extensive career as a professional harpist. In preparing for that she received two Doctorate Degrees in Music, Harp Major, one from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, the other is from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, where she studied with the world-known harpist Olga Erdely, People Artist of Russia. Iraida is a winner of International Music Competition (Baku, 1955), and a winner of a State Music Competition of Azerbaijan in 1993. She was selected among 35 harpists around the world to participate in International Harp Competition in Israel, 1994, and US, 1995. Iraida's journey took her all the way from Russia throughout the United States. She now resides in Baltimore, MD  and performs around the world. She taught at the University of Central Oklahoma, and at the Southern Nazarene University. Her orchestra experience includes Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Maria Philharmonic, Tulsa Opera, and Moscow Stanislavsky Opera and Ballet Theatre. Iraida actively performs at social events. Her presentations include a broad range of performances, from participation in NBC commercials to Christmas Concerts at the Basilica of National Shrine, from Four Seasons Hotel to private celebrity parties. To contact Iraida, please call (410)818-6784. Sample CD is available upon request.

Shelley Greene
Harpist — Richmond, Virginia
Beautiful, tasteful classical harp music for ANY occasion!  I have 20 years of professional performing experience at weddings, church services, baby showers, bridal teas, receptions, dinner parties and holiday events.  I am available to perform in and around the Mid-Atlantic Region of the US and beyond if requested.  harpist@harmonyofvirginia.com

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