Melany
graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Peabody Institute of Johns
Hopkins University with her
Masters Degree in Clarinet
Performance. While attending the Peabody Institute she studied
with Steven Barta. Melany was principal clarinet of both the
Concert and Symphony Orchestras at Peabody and performed with
many chamber groups in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.
Melany
is the recipient of the Martha and William Bill Memorial Prize,
the Excellence in Woodwind Performance, and the Jane
Emel Donato Scholarship. She has been principal clarinet
for the Summer
Opera Theater Company of Washington D.C., the section leader
for the Hanover Wind Symphony, and has been affiliated with
the Allentown Symphony Orchestra as well as the Eastern Wind
Symphony.
Melany
has studied clarinet with Edward Palanker, Enid Blount, Mark
Nuccio, and David Singer. She has also performed
for
Lawrie Bloom and Ricardo Morales. Her music has allowed
her to perform
both in and out of the United States. Melany has performed
in Vienna, Haag, Linz, Bad Ishel, and Salzburg. She has
also performed
at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and
also the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. She has performed
with
Leon Flesher and students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
in Singapore.
In
addition to performing, Melany is on the music faculty for the
Mount Olive School District. She is a member
of
both the
New Jersey Educators Association and the Music Educators
National Conference and has also just recently been nominated
for the
Who’s Who of American Women. |