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

Programs

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Past groupmuses (62)

  • Flute and cello music return to Clover Pond Vineyard

    Sunday, Feb 23, 2025 2:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Altamont
    • Instruments: Flute and cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 1 month ago

  • Flute and guitar at Clover Pond vineyard

    Sunday, Jan 12, 2025 1:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Altamont
    • Instruments: Flute and cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened 3 months ago

  • Living room

    10,000 Groupmuses! 🤩

    Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 5:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Upper West Side
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $40+ at event

    Happened 4 months ago

  • Duo Envol in Downtown Albany

    Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 6:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Downtown, Albany
    • Instruments: Flute and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 5 months ago

  • Patio

    Fangtastic Tunes, a Halloween concert

    Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Rexford, Rexford
    • Instruments: flute and keyboard
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened 5 months ago

  • Living room Potluck

    Cozy Celtic Concert

    Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Downtown Beacon
    • Instruments: Flute and Celtic harp
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened 6 months ago

  • Partially improvised compositions

    Saturday, Jul 27, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

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

    Happened 8 months ago

  • Sounds of Japan at the Barn at Arts Letters and Numbers!

    Saturday, Jul 20, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

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

    Happened 9 months ago

  • Living room

    Sounds of Japan

    Sunday, Jun 2, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

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

    Happened 10 months ago

  • Patio

    Flute and Cello Duo at Vischer Ferry General Store

    Sunday, May 19, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Clifton Park
    • Instruments: Flute and cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 11 months ago

  • Flute and cello music at Clover Pond Vineyard

    Sunday, Feb 25, 2024 2:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Altamont, NY
    • Instruments: Flute and cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • MC^2 performance at cozy and hip Novel Biblio Brew!

    Sunday, Sep 10, 2023 3:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Seward Place, Schenectady
    • Composers: Prokofiev, Clarke, Max Caplan
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Music in the music room!

    Sunday, Aug 6, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Ballston Spa
    • Composers: Hoover, Walker, Aubert
    • Instruments: flute and guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Music in the Trees: Classical Flute, Cello, and Piano Trios at the Pine Hollow Arboretum

    Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Slingerlands
    • Composers: Tailleferre, Smith Moore, Tann, Caplan
    • Instruments: Flute, cello, piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Melanie Chirignan and Melanie Hardage in Kips Bay

    Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Kips Bay
    • Composers: Satie, Glass, Saint-Saens
    • Instruments: Flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 2 years ago

  • Groupmuse For the Birds at Arts Letters & Numbers

    Saturday, Apr 15, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Averill Park
    • Composers: Saint-Saens, Messiaen, Vivaldi
    • Instruments: flute and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 2 years ago

  • Arts Letters & Numbers Groupmuse - Flute, Harp, Viola Trio

    Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Averill Park
    • Composers: Debussy,
    • Instruments: Flute, harp, viola
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Arts Letters & Numbers Groupmuse-James St. String Quartet + Flutist

    Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 3:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Averill Park
    • Composers: Dvorak, Ginastera, Foote
    • Instruments: Flute + string quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Ciao Italia!

    Sunday, Nov 13, 2022 1:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Altamont, NY
    • Composers: Puccini, Rossini, Vivaldi
    • Instruments: Flute, piano, oboe
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Music at Michele and Dan’s House

    Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Amenia
    • Composers: Beach, C.P.E. Bach
    • Instruments: Flute, keyboard, cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago