🎼 Elegant Live Harp & Piano Music for Your Special Event

Live Music for Weddings, Events & Special Occasions

Live music transforms an ordinary space into an unforgettable experience. With over 30 years of professional performance experience, I provide elegant piano and harp music tailored to the atmosphere of your event.

Currently booking performances in Maryland, Gettysburg, and the Orlando, Florida area (including special availability for the holiday season).

The Instruments & Sound

Every venue is unique, and I bring the right instrumentation to match your space:

• Piano: From grand venue pianos to high-quality portable keyboards, perfect for everything from classical ambiance to modern pop covers.
• Lever Harp: I perform on a beautiful 34-string Dusty Strings lever harp in Maryland and a beautifu Aoyama Japanese lever harp in Orlando as well as a portal electric harp called a Harp-E perfect for strolling and smaller venues. It is equipped with a professional electric pickup and amplification system, allowing the delicate acoustic sound to easily fill larger event spaces or outdoor venues without losing its warmth.

Performance Packages & Offerings

🎹 Wedding Ceremonies & Receptions Set the perfect tone for your special day with a live wedding harpist or pianist.

• Live music as guests arrive, processional, recessional, and special selections.
• Elegant background music during cocktail hour or dinner.
• Tailored repertoire (classical, sacred, pop, or custom requests for your Maryland or Central Florida wedding).

🍷 Restaurants, Wineries & Fine Dining Enhance your guests’ dining experience with elegant, live background music that elevates the atmosphere without overpowering conversation.

• Perfect for holiday brunches, special tasting events, or establishing a sophisticated weekend ambiance.
• Compact, professionally amplified harp or keyboard setups designed to fit seamlessly into intimate dining spaces while projecting warmly over room noise.
• Curated setlists featuring jazz standards, light classical, and familiar pop covers.

🎉 Private Parties & Corporate Events Engaging live piano or harp music for birthdays, holiday parties, corporate dinners, and community events.

• Wide-ranging repertoire to match your event’s theme or mood.
• Booking for local businesses, library programs, and corporate venues.

🕊 Funerals, Memorials & Hospice Care Reflective, compassionate music for services, celebrations of life, or therapeutic gatherings.

• Sacred, classical, or soothing therapeutic harp selections available.
• Extensive experience providing gentle background music for care facilities and private family gatherings designed to provide comfort and reduce stress.

📚 Library & Community Programs Engaging public performances that introduce audiences to the mechanics, history, and beauty of the harp and piano.

Repertoire & Original Compositions

Your event’s soundtrack should reflect your vision. My repertoire spans a wide variety of genres:

• Piano: Classical, jazz standards, hymns, pop, rock, and film music.
• Harp: Celtic & Irish, sacred, original arrangements, and therapeutic compositions.

Looking for something truly unique? I also perform original compositions, including pieces from my piano album Piano Pearls, and upcoming original works for the harp.

Venues & Experience

With decades of performance experience, I am comfortable adapting to any venue’s acoustic needs—from intimate cafes to grand hotel ballrooms. I am currently booking for venues across Carroll County, Maryland, the greater Baltimore/DC area, and Orlando, Florida.

Past performances include:

• Gettysburg Hotel
• Marriott Inner Harbor
• BridgeLife Hospice Care
• Carroll County Public Library
• BWI Airport for the deployed troops as an USO piano entertainer
• Various wineries, cultural venues, and private residences

Client Testimonials

Lydia’s harp music created the perfect atmosphere at our wedding. Guests are still talking about it! – Darcy 🎹

Her piano playing at my father’s memorial brought so much comfort to our family. – Denise 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Words cannot describe how perfect Lydia helped make our wedding day! She is an extremely talented and remarkable pianist….very accommodating to our requests. Many guests commented on how great she was. We would definitely recommend her! – Romina Purpora Ridlon, Bride 👰

Ms. Lydia Bandy has been an entertainer for several of our special events over the past few years. Lydia is not only a very talented musician, she also has a wonderful rapport with the audience. We receive compliments when she performs; therefore, she has been invited to play at our establishment numerous times. Ms. Bandy is a personable, professional, and stylish young woman, and I assure you that she would an asset for your entertainment program. -Gypsy “Jo” Fleck, Proprietor Gypsy’s Tearoom ☕

Let’s Plan Your Event’s Soundtrack

Dates fill up quickly, especially during the fall and holiday seasons in Central Florida. Every event is unique, and I’d love to help you plan the perfect music for yours.