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Flutist and Patagonia Winds founder Melissa Lindon freelances and teaches in the Washington, D.C. area. She is principal flute with the Avanti Orchestra and has performed with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Inscape Chamber Orchestra, and Manassas Ballet Theatre Orchestra, among others.
A passionate educator, she serves on the music faculties at Washington Adventist University, Howard Community College and the Music Institute at HCC, and Northwestern VPA High School. She maintains a private studio with a mission to inspire and nurture a lifelong love of music in flute students of all ages, helping them thrive as performers as well as developing confidence, creativity, and leadership skills.
She also co-directs Flute-a-rama Summer Flute Camp, which offers a creative, engaging flute and chamber music experience for 6th-12th grade flutists in Takoma Park, MD.
A Maryland native, she holds flute performance degrees from Boston University (BMus and MMus) and Southern Methodist University (Artist Certificate). Also a certified yoga teacher (E-RYT500), she enjoys leading “Yoga for Musicians” workshops at colleges, conventions, and music camps.