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Savannah Philharmonic Presents “Bach Brandenburgs & More” March 7th and 8th

SAVANNAH, GA – The Savannah Philharmonic  presents “Bach Brandenburgs & More” on Friday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 8th at 3:00 p.m.  Both concerts will be held at Independent Presbyterian Church located at 207 Bull Street in historic downtown Savannah. 

“Bach Brandenburgs & More” will be conducted by Savannah Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director, Keitaro Harada, and feature Jeana Melilli, Savannah Philharmonic’s Principal Flutist; Jacob Fuhrman, Director of Music at Independent Presbyterian Church, on harpsichord; and Susan Conant on recorder.

Melilli is the Principal Flute of the Savannah Philharmonic and Piccolo/Third Flute for the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she has appeared with the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, Charleston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, and other orchestras throughout the Southeast. As a Baroque flutist, she is a founding member of Savannah Baroque and the Vista Ensemble in Columbia, South Carolina. Melilli is from Stockbridge, GA, and studied flute performance at The Catholic University of America and for her masters at Northwestern. She also has a PhD in musicology, specializing in the music of Sicily in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Fuhrman is Organist and Director of Music at the Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, Georgia. He holds degrees in organ performance from Wheaton College, IL (BM, 2012) and the Eastman School of Music (MM, 2014; DMA, 2019). He has served on the faculties of the State University of New York at Geneseo and Georgia Southern University, and in various roles with the American Guild of Organists and Organ Historical Society. His research considers historical approaches to organ accompaniment of congregational singing in England and the Netherlands

Conant specializes in playing chamber music on recorders, flutes and whistles. Her musical journey spans across ages and cultures as evidenced by her three current Charleston, SC based ensembles; Spartina Consort (Early Music), Porto Seguro, (Brazilian music) and Zephyr (Celtic). She has shared her chamber music in a variety of venues and concert series including Piccolo Spoleto, the Charleston Library Society, Forte Jazz Lounge, North Charleston Arts Festival, Brazil Fest at I’on, Fripp Island Friends of Music, Northern Illinois University, Morton Arboretum, the College of Charleston, McClellanville Arts Council, and UUC Santa Fe. Conant has played with the Charleston Symphony for Harry Potter Live #3, The Christmas Revels, Charleston Pro Musica and the Taylor Festival’s Celtic Christmas. Also a composer, arranger and conductor, Conant is a former Music Director for the Unitarian Church in Charleston and for the UU Society of Geneva, IL. She has published two discs of her own chamber compositions – Lowcountry Sojourn (2013) and A New Leaf (2006). 

The concerts will feature Bach Overture & Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Telemann Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, Bach Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, and Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.

For tickets and additional information, please visit www.savannahphilharmonic.org. 

About The Savannah Philharmonic:

The Savannah Philharmonic, a nonprofit 501©(3), is a community-focused arts organization which strives to present concert performances and music education of the highest caliber throughout the southeast. Composed of a professional orchestra and community chorus, and led by the masterful baton of Keitaro Harada, the SavPhil performs a vast range of works from composers of the past and present, and in all genres from classical to contemporary. The organization focuses on fostering community and inspiring a true appreciation of music through equitable access to performances and education programs. To learn more visit savannahphilharmonic.org.

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