The music of flute and harp are well known for their soothing and emotional, yet dramatic sounds.  The sounds can move you, comfort you, and bring back powerful memories.

Particia Dominowski and Flute

Hello and welcome to the online home of Patricia Dominowski.  I have been providing performances and instruction on the flute and harp for nearly 30 years.

Please consider the value that live music can bring to your wedding, family gathering, or any celebration with friends.  You will be surprised at how affordable a live performance can be. Allow me to bring that special atmosphere to your next event.

The entertainment a live performance brings creates life-long memories — flute and harp is truly music for life.

1. Food and party favors will be forgotten, the music (and the impression it makes) will remembered forever by your guests and by you on your wedding video.

2. Music is not the best place to save money in your wedding budget. Most people would not want to hire an amateur caterer, minister, photographer or florist, why hire amateur musicians?

3. Wedding professionals tell horror stories about musicians who showed up late, played out of tune, didn’t play what you wanted, or didn’t know what they were supposed to do. This doesn’t happen when you hire professionals.

4. Let the students get their on-the-job experience at someone else’s wedding, even if the wedding books suggest it as a way to cut corners. It can be a disaster waiting to happen. Remember, you get what you pay for.

5. This may be the one time in your life, or in the lives of your guests, where you get to hear great classical music up close; make it beautiful and memorable, not sloppy and amateurish.

6. If you have a singer, the same points above apply. Don’t put an amateur vocalist with a professional group. A lost or off-key singer sounds the same whether or not they are a friend or relative.

7. Live music adds elegance to your ceremony.

8. If it’s outdoors, consider the weather, have a tent or other shelter. Instruments are both expensive and delicate. Music will fly away in a quick breeze, and even a slight drizzle is bad. Clothespins, sunglasses, winter coats, and sweaty faces look bad in wedding photos.

9. There’s more to life than a string quartet, be open to other groupings of instruments. A mix of flute with strings can sound surprisingly good!

10. Shakespeare said: “If music be the food of love, play on.”