02/12/20: Named Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

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02/12/20: Named Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania PhilharmonicFEBRUARY 23, 2020 Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Search: RECENT NEWSDavid Letterman, Maggie Contreras, & Mélisse Brunet on the red carpet!!June 8, 2023In the New York Times!June 8, 2023“Maestra”, featuring MélisseMarch 1, 2023Mélisse (on poster) featured in the documentary “Maestra”, by Director Maggie ContrerasMarch 1, 2023Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy’s ArticleJuly…

Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

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Respect: A Tribute to Aretha FranklinFEBRUARY 23, 2020 © Pina Bausch DATEFebruary 14, 2020TIME8:00 P.M.LOCATIONNortheastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-BarreBUY TICKETSABOUTShe fought for civil rights. She fought for women’s rights. She won eighteen Grammy Awards. She appeared on the Billboard charts 112 times making her the most charted female artist in history. She was…

R.I.T.E.S.

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R.I.T.E.S. DATEFebruary 28, 2020TIME8:00 P.M.LOCATIONAppalachian Symphony Orchestra The Schaefer Center for Performing Arts Boone, NCFREE ENTRANCEFEATURING Andrew Hannon, Unremembered, world première Tan Dun, Contrabass Concerto: Wolf Totem, NC première, featuring Adam Booker Igor Stravinsky, Rite of Spring Search: RECENT PERFORMANCESMozart and Mendelssohn with the Eugene SymphonyAugust 1, 2023A CATHEDRAL CHRISTMASAugust 1, 2023Picnic With The PopsAugust…

Dallas Opera

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Dallas OperaFEBRUARY 23, 2020 DATEApril 3, 4, 5, 8, 2020LOCATIONDallas Opera, TXABOUTPulcinella/La Voix Humaine Stravinsky, Cocteau, and Poulenc Mélisse Brunet will be part of the Music Team, assisting conductor Nicole Paiement Cast: Patricia Racette, Lindsey Metzger, Matthew White, Richard Ollarsaba Creative: Nicole Paiement, Patricia Racette, Candace Evans, Tommy Bourgeois, Krista Billings Search: RECENT NEWSDavid Letterman,…

Selected for La Maestra, International Conducting Competition

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Selected for La Maestra, International Conducting CompetitionJANUARY 2, 2020 © Karen Almond Mélisse Brunet has been selected among 11 other candidates to compete in the La Maestra Conducting Competition, the first international competition for women conductors! This is an incredible initiative that aims to discover, celebrate and support the world’s most talented women conductors and…

Italia!

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PERFORMANCEItalia!FEBRUARY 23, 2020 DATEApril 26, 2020TIME2:00 P.M.LOCATIONAppalachian Symphony Orchestra The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Boone, NCSETLIST Gioachino Rossini, Overture to Guillaume Tell Gioachino Rossini, Aria from Guillaume Tell, “sois immobile”, featuring Matt Moore Gaetano Donizetti, Aria from Don Pasquale, “bella siccome un angelo”, featuring Matt Moore Fanny Mendelssohn, Overture in C Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto, mvt…

Celebrating Tchaikovsky

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PERFORMANCECelebrating TchaikovskyDECEMBER 30, 2019 DATEMay, 02, 2020TIME8:00 P.M.LOCATIONNortheastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Peoples Security Bank Theater at Lackawanna College, ScrantonBUY TICKETSABOUT Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme, featuring Alberto Parrini Tchaikovsky, 5th Symphony Search: RECENT NEWSDavid Letterman, Maggie Contreras, & Mélisse Brunet on the red carpet!!June 8, 2023In the New York Times!June…

Violin or Fiddle?

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PERFORMANCEViolin or Fiddle?OCTOBER 5, 2019 DATES & TIMESNovember 16, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. November 17, 2019 @ 3:00 P.M.LOCATIONGuest Conducting the West Virginia Symphony & the WV Symphony Chorus Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of WV One Clay SquareCharleston, WVBUY TICKETSPROGRAM Brahms, Nänie with WV Symphony Chorus Torke, Sky (BlueGrass Concerto) featuring Tessa…

Die Fledermaus

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PERFORMANCEDie FledermausOCTOBER 4, 2019 DATESNovember 8 & 10, 2019TIMETBDLOCATIONAppalachian Symphony Orchestra & Appalachian Opera Theater Rosen Hall, Hayes School of Music, Boone, NCPROGRAM Strauss II, Die Fledermaus Search: RECENT NEWSDavid Letterman, Maggie Contreras, & Mélisse Brunet on the red carpet!!June 8, 2023In the New York Times!June 8, 2023“Maestra”, featuring MélisseMarch 1, 2023Mélisse (on poster) featured…

Winston Salem Symphony & Hiss Golden Messenger

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PERFORMANCEWinston Salem Symphony & Hiss Golden MessengerOCTOBER 4, 2019 DATESNovember 2, 2019TIME8:00 P.M.LOCATIONAppalachian Symphony Orchestra & Appalachian Opera Theater Rosen Hall, Hayes School of Music, Boone, NCADMISSION$25LEARN MOREPROGRAMEnjoy The Soldier’s Tale — Stravinsky’s dramatic genius heard through an eclectic mix of only seven musicians — then a set of HGM’s latest and greatest, including “Watching…