Music Of The KnightsOCTOBER 6, 2021 DATESaturday, October 23, 2021TIME8:00 P.M. ESTLOCATIONF.M. Kirby Center 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701Buy tickets hereABOUTWe proudly present a thrilling musical celebration of three of Britain’s legendary songwriters. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are not only knights — they also happen to be…
Joan Tower & DvořákSeptember 12, 2021 DATEWednesday, September 22, 2021TIME7:30 P.M.LOCATIONVoxman Concert Hall School of Music University of Iowa 93 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA 52240 Free ConcertABOUTFirst concert with the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra for the new Director of Orchestral Studies Mélisse Brunet. It is also the first concert of the 100th…
Song From The UproarJune 03, 2021 DATEJune 06, 2021TIME6:00 P.M.LOCATIONThree Rivers Arts Festival Ten Days of Free Music + Arts Pittsburgh, PABUY TICKETSABOUTPreview performance & collaboration among Amanda Van Story Lewis, Kassia Ensemble, and DEMASKUS Theater Collective of acclaimed opera by Missy Mazzoli. Conducted by Mélisse Brunet The all-new Riverside Stage at Allegheny Overlook…
The Daily Iowan: UI School of Music selects first woman to direct orchestral activitiesAPRIL 23, 2021 Read Delaney Orewiler’s article in The Daily Iowan. Mélisse Brunet, a conductor from Paris, will join the UI School of Music as the director of Orchestral Activities this fall. The University of Iowa School of Music took to Facebook…
Mélisse Brunet named U of Iowa’s director of orchestral activitiesAPRIL 22, 2021 “We’re excited to announce that Dr. Mélisse Brunet will be joining the University of Iowa School of Music as our next director of orchestral activities. Beginning in the fall of 2021, Brunet will conduct the orchestras and teach conducting to graduate students.” Read…
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…
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 PERFORMANCESOn the Soul Train!August 1, 2023Philharmonia @ the University of IllinoisAugust 1, 2023Simply The Best: The…
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…