David Letterman, Maggie Contreras, & Mélisse Brunet on the red carpet!!June 9, 2023 DATEJune 9, 10, 15, 2023TIMEALL DAYLOCATIONTribeca Film FestivalGo to the Festival HereABOUTMaestra is the first documentary by Director Maggie Contreras. David Letterman is one of the Executive Producers of the movie. The World Premiere was on 6/9/23 at the Tribeca Film Festival.…
Mélisse (on poster) featured in the documentary “Maestra”, by Director Maggie ContrerasMarch 1, 2023 DATEMarch 1, 2023TIMETBALOCATIONTBARead Full Article HereABOUT”‘Maestra’ follows five internationally-based women as they prepare for and perform in La Maestra, the only competition in the world for female orchestra conductors. Personal stories of survival, passion and perseverance are woven together with the…
Herald Leader’s Article by Rich CopleyJuly 11, 2022 DATEJuly 12, 2022TIMELOCATIONRead Full Article HereABOUTMélisse Brunet thought she was just picking up a last-minute guest conducting gig in May, when she came to Lexington to lead the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra’s season finale concert. She was stepping in for the sixth and final candidate for the orchestra’s…
Review of the Competition La MaestraMarch 12, 2022 DATEMarch 4, 2022TIMELOCATIONCité de la Musique Paris, FranceRead Article HereABOUT Excerpts from Christophe Huss’s article in Le Devoir (Montreal), today from La Maestra Paris competition: “notablement, ici, la Française Mélisse Brunet, dernière candidate à passer vendredi, qui a dynamisé un orchestre épuisé et relu interprétativement la 2e…