Melanie Chirignan @flutistmelaniec

Flute, piccolo, alto flute

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Melanie Chirignan @flutistmelaniec

Flute, piccolo, alto flute

About

I earned my Master's in Flute Performance from Hartt (in Hartford, CT), and my Bachelor's in Flute Performance and Music Education at SUNY Fredonia (the boonies, ahem, Fredonia, NY). I play classical music, both old and newly commissioned. My personal website is www.MelanieChirignan.org, and with my quintet's website is www.Quintocracy.org

Music

I am a chamber musician at my core. I love to collaborate with others and most frequently play in duos with guitar, piano, harp, or cello, in a trio with harp and viola, with piano and cello or in a quartet with jazz piano trio.

For solo programs, I have a mix of solo flute works for flute, piccolo, alto flute, from baroque, to modern day. I really love extended techniques like singing and playing, and percussive sounds found in beat box flute, especially when used in an approachable, tonal way. I love to hear, "I didn't know the flute could do all that" after a concert!

My training is in classical music, but lately I've been improvising with pianist Melanie Hardage, and enjoying co-creating music with her.

Videos

Photos

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Audio

Peruvian Suite IV. Zipline by Laurel Zucker for flute and guitar

Vicoria by Karina Contreras for flute and guitar

Two Hearts by Alice Gomez

Close to Home III. Rhythms by Gwyneth Walker

Gravity Flying by Concetta Abbate

Upcoming groupmuses

  • Living room

    Sounds of Japan

    Sunday, Jun 2 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Troy
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Spots available

  • Sounds of Japan at Arts Letters and Numbers!

    Saturday, Jul 20 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Averill Park
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Spots available

  • Partially improvised compositions

    Saturday, Jul 27 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Averill Park
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Spots available

Programs

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Past groupmuses (52)

  • Virtual Livestream

    Part 2: Music by women composers for flute and guitar!

    Sunday, Feb 14, 2021 3:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Troy, NY
    • Composers: Hoover, Gomez, Zucker, Walker
    • Instruments: Flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Part 1: Music by women composers for flute and piano

    Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 3:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Troy
    • Composers: Beach, Strozzi, Hoover, Higdon
    • Instruments: Flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    The Starry Messengers

    Sunday, Nov 15, 2020 3:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Schenectady, NY
    • Composers: Poulenc, Giuliani, Ibert, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Trio music by Women composers!

    Saturday, Oct 3, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Schenectady, NY
    • Composers: Fanny Mendelssohn, Beach, Tann
    • Instruments: Flute, piano, cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Dance with Quintocracy

    Sunday, Sep 13, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Albany
    • Composers: Brahms, Khachaturian, Haydn, Tchaikovsky
    • Instruments: Wind Quintet
    • Price: Free to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Quintocracy goes to band camp (virtually)

    Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020 12:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Albany, NY
    • Composers: Debussy, Haydn, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: woodwind quintet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Groupmuse with heavenly acoustics

    Saturday, Jun 20, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Stockade district
    • Composers: Faure, Poulenc, Bozza, Miyagi
    • Instruments: Flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 4 years ago

  • Dancing with Symbols: Music for Flute & Guitar (+ Dancer)

    Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Upper West Side, New York
    • Composers: Bartok, Piazzola, Giuliani, Ibert
    • Instruments: Flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened about 4 years ago

  • Gypsy/Tango Graffiti Muse

    Saturday, Jun 30, 2018 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: East Village, New York
    • Composers: Monti, Saints-Saens, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Sea in Springtime, Towards the Sea, and other water inspired tunes to bring us into Summer

    Sunday, Jun 24, 2018 6:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Crown Heights
    • Composers: Takemitsu, Michio Miyagi, Saint-Saens
    • Instruments: Flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Groupmuse Schenectady Launch Party!

    Sunday, May 20, 2018 3:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Union Area
    • Composers: Ibert, Guiliani, Piazzolla, Satie
    • Instruments: Flute and guitar duo
    • Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    The Rake Punished, 230th Anniversary

    Sunday, Oct 29, 2017 6:15 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Fort Greene
    • Composers: Bach, Foote
    • Instruments: strings and flute
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Summertime rooftop garden music

    Friday, Jul 7, 2017 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: East Village, New York
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Outdoors

    What a Belated Good Saturday

    Saturday, Apr 22, 2017 6:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Fort Greene
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago

  • April 15th Tax Day Soiree

    Saturday, Apr 15, 2017 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Crown Heights
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago

  • La Groupmuse en Rose

    Friday, Feb 17, 2017 8:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Crown Heights
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago

  • Mid-Winter Muse

    Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 8:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Crown Heights
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • COLD NIGHTS, HOT SOUNDS

    Saturday, Jan 7, 2017 8:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Union, NJ
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Morningside Heights Flute and Piano Shindig

    Sunday, Nov 13, 2016 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Uptown Manhattan
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Tenga un Tango

    Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Astoria
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago