Melissa Brun is a professional cellist and freelance teaching artist. Holding a Bachelors of Music and a Performers Certificate from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory, she has recently been on faculty at Millersville University, UArts, and currently hosts her own private studio. She has performed and soloed with various orchestras and choral associations in the Philadelphia area, and manages the Chester County Youth Orchestra. Non-classically, she is a founding member of the chamber-folk sextet, The Sound Accord, and a former member of Irish trio, Maggie’s Boots. As a co-creator of the children’s music duo, Big Idea Committee, Melissa blends musical theatre vocals and live cello instrumentals to create an interactive and theatrical experience for kids ages 3-8 with everyone’s favorite musical friend, Karl the Cello.
Also an avid pit musician and member of Local 77, Melissa has performed at various professional theaters in the Philadelphia region (American Music Theater, Fulton Opera House, The Walnut Street Theater) has played with Broadway touring companies (Cinderella, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Matilda) and soloed with Broadway stars, Kristin Chenoweth and Jonathan Groff.
Melissa has been a String Clinician with D’Addario Orchestral since 2018, and delivers free workshops to students and educators across the country. A veteran clinician, she has presented at ASTA, PMEA, DMEA, Harvard’s “Continuing the Conversation” conference, among others, and has worked with students at over 150 schools across the country.
Melissa lives in Phoenixville, PA, with her husband, Chris, daughter, Hazel, Karl the Cello, and cat, Mac.
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