"As a clarinetist, Melissa Morales brings warmth and spirit to every performance. She is a consummate professional whom is dedicated to the craft of creating, teaching, and performing music. It has been my honor to not only have performed alongside her, but to have her solo with my concert band and inspire my students. It was such an invaluable experience for them to perform alongside such a bright light and virtuosic musician as Melissa Morales." |
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Upcoming Performances
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September 7, 2024 @ 6:00p
Mankato Symphony Orchestra: Symphony on the Prairie Program: Star Spangled Banner Moncayo | Huapango West Side Story Journey Greatest Hits Brahms | Hungarian Dance No. 5 Fiddler on the Roof Medley Bohemian Rhapsody Tribute to John Williams Washington Post Stars and Stripes Forever Benson Park North Mankato, MN 56003 |
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October 18, 2024 @ 7:30p
Four Low Pitches Bass Clarinet Quartet, Collage Concert Program: Synge by Cornelius Boots University of Minnesota Ted Mann Concert Hall 2128 S 4th St. Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
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October 26, 2024 @ 5:30p
Mankato Symphony Orchestra: "Melodías del Corazón" Program: Ortiz | Kauyumari Assad | É Gol Moncayo | Huapango Chávez | Sinfonía India Márquez | Conga del Fuego Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No. 2, mvt. 1 Mankato West High School 1351 S Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001, USA |
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December 7, 2024 @ 6:30p
December 8, 2024 @ 3:00p Mankato Symphony Orchestra: "The Bold North" Program: Inniger | Bold North Blake | The Snowman Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker Suite Maple River High School 801 Central Ave S, Mapleton, MN 56065 Saint Peter High School 2121 Broadway Ave. St Peter, MN 56082 |
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January 8-11, 2025
Four Low Pitches Bass Clarinet Quartet at Low Clarinet Fest "Divergent PItches: The Low Like Blending of Genres" Program: She’s No Pearl - Zoe Sones Holt Unveiled - Alexandra Vaduva Glendale, AZ |
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February18, 2025
10th Wave Collective, "In Love & Light" Program: Stars Within - Elwyn A. Fraser Jr. Heaven's Sunrise - Elwyn A. Fraser Jr. We Are Free - Elwyn A. Fraser Jr. Our Hearts Will Sing On -Elwyn A. Fraser Jr. St. Paul, MN |
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March 6, 2025
Four Low Pitches Bass Clarinet Quartet at Apple Valley High School "Divergent PItches: The Low Like Blending of Genres" Program: She’s No Pearl - Zoe Sones Holt Unveiled - Alexandra Vaduva Apple Valley, MN |
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March 15, 2025 @ 7:00p
March 16, 2025 @ 3:00p Mankato Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and The Emperor Program: Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’ Mozart | Requiem in D-minor Saint Peter High School 2121 Broadway Ave St Peter, MN 56082 Grace Lutheran Church 300 S Grant St. Fairmont, MN 56031 |
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March 22, 2025 @ 2:00p
Rose Tyler, DMA Recital Program: Dvorak Serenade for Winds Mozart Cosi fan tutte Francais Sept Danses Prospect Park United Methodist Church 22 SE Orlin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414 |
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March 24, 2025 @ 4:00p
MPR's Class Notes with the 4 Low Pitches MPR Downtown St. Paul, MN |
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May 4, 2025 @ 3:00p
Mankato Symphony Orchestra: Fiery and Intelligent Program: Dvorák | Cello Concerto Sibelius | Symphony No. 2 New Ulm High School 1600 Oak St. New Ulm, MN 56073 |
Selected Past Performances
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November 18, 2023 @ 7:30p
South Dakota Symphony, Celebrate America Program: John Williams Aaron Copland Military commemoration including songs from the branches of the Armed Forces Featuring soprano Andrea Ross Mary W. Sommervold Hall at The Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
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September 14 @ 7:30p
10th Wave Collective, "At Dusk" Program: Ralphs Old Records by Kenji Bunch Evlogimenos by Sungji Hong Maombi Asante by Valerie Coleman Dan Poongm by Jungyoon Wie Karakurenai byAndy Akiho Mosquito Blute by Maria Kaneko Millar Shattuck St. Mary's 1000 Shumway Ave Faribault, MN 55021 |
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September 9, 2023 @ 6:00p
Mankato: Symphony on the Prairie Program: Star Spangled Banner Washington Post Danzon No. 2 West Side Story Suite Radetzky March Fiddler on the Roof Medley Tribute to John Williams Stars and Stripes Forever Benson Park North Mankato, MN 56003 |
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August 19, 2023 @ 7:00p
August 26, 2023 @ 7:00p 10th Wave Collective, "At Dusk" Program: Ralphs Old Records by Kenji Bunch Evlogimenos by Sungji Hong Maombi Asante by Valerie Coleman Dan Poongm by Jungyoon Wie Karakurenai byAndy Akiho Mosquito Blute by Maria Kaneko Millar August 19th, 2023 @ 7:00p Lutherie Lab 2619 Ulysses St NE Minneapolis, MN 55418 August 26th, 2023 @ 7:00p University Lutheran Church of Hope Courtyard 601 13th Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 |
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February 25, 2023 @ 1:00p-5:30p
Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery Grand Opening Schedule: 1:00p Meet and Greet with Scott Winkler 2:00p Solo Recital with Sangyoon Kim and Mary Jo 3:15 Masterclass with Sangyoon Kim 4:45p Closing Reception Schmitt Music - Bloomington 7800 Harmony Dr. Bloomington, MN 55439 |
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February 18, 2023 @ 7pm
Rhapsody: An All American Concert with the Itasca Symphony Orchestra Program: George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue featuring Satoko Hayami Leonard Berenstein, Candide Overture Ferde Grofé, Grand Canyon Suite Reif Center 720 Northwest Conifer Drive Grand Rapids, MN, 55744 |
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July 3, 2022 @ 9am-9:25am
ClarinetFest® 2022: Connecting People, Ideas and Cultures Program: Living Black Voices in the Americas Valerie Coleman, Portraits of Langston Hughes The Anacostia Chamber Players: Ceylon Mitchell, Flute Alex Kostadinov, Piano Peppermill Resort Spa Casino Room: Tuscany 12 2707 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89502 |
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June 19, 2022 @ 4:00pm
Apollo Orchestra Program Rachel Laurin, Movement 3 of the Concerto in D Op. 59. Julie Vidrick Evans, soloist W.A. Mozart, Concerto in A for Violin and Orchestra, KV 219. Cho-Liang Lin, soloist Pablo de Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen, op. 20. Cho-Liang Lin, soloist Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 Concert is free and open to the public. To be played without intermission in accordance to CDC recommendations and guidelines for concerts & performances. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church 1 Chevy Chase Cir Washington, DC 20015 |
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Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 5:30pm
Music of Grace Concert Series Presents: Balance Campaign Program Viet Cuong, **premiere Nathan Lincoln de Cusatis "ANIMAL" Missy Mazzoli "Still Live With Avalanche" Charles Peck "Kindling" Concert is free and open to the public. Grace Episcopal Church 1607 Grace Church Rd Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
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May 04, 2022 @ 5:00pm
Ceylon Mitchell, The Music of Valerie Coleman Program Valerie Coleman, Amazonia Valerie Coleman, Portraits of Langston Hughes Valerie Coleman, Afro-Cuban Concerto for Woodwind Quintet Concert is free and open to the public. Ulrich Recital Hall 7751 Alumni Drive University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 |
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May 01, 2022 @ 4:00pm
Apollo Orchestra Program Carlos Simon, "Fate Now Conquers" Schuman, Concerto for Cello. Amit Peled, soloist Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 4, "Italian" Concert is free and open to the public. To be played without intermission in accordance to CDC recommendations and guidelines for concerts & performances. Church of the Resurrection 3315 Greencastle Rd Burtonsville, MD 20866 |
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April 22, 2022 @ 7:00pm
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra & the United States Naval Academy: Mahler Symphony No. 2 Alumni Hall 675 Decatur Rd Annapolis, MD 21402 |
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March 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm
March 19, 2022 @ 7:30pm March 20, 2022 @ 3:00pm Annapolis Opera: Into the Woods Maryland Hall 801 Chase Street Annapolis, MD |
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February 20, 2022 @ 3pm
Annapolis Symphony Woodwind Quintet Program: William Grant Still, Summerland Eric Ewazen, Roaring Fork Valerie Coleman, Afro-Cuban Concerto Bernstein, Overture to Candide John Williams, The American Process Tickets can be purchased here. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis 333 Dubois Rd Annapolis, MD 21401 |
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February 12, 2022
Southeastern Louisiana's Reed Day Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Fine and Performing Arts Pottle Music Hall 310 Ned McGehee Dr. Hammond, LA 70402 |
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March 5, 2020 @ 6:00pm
Apollo Orchestra Program Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 featuring Peter Orth, piano soloist Free Concert, limited seating **free tickets available prior to performance Terrace Theater John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts 2700 F Street NW Washington, DC 20566 |
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September 27 @ 8:00pm
September 29, 2019 @ 3:00pm Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Meyeroff 1212 Cathedral St Baltimore, MD 21201 September 28th @ 8:00pm Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Ln North Bethesda, MD 20852 Program: Rouse - Processional: Death of Poe Verdi - Overture to La forza del destino Danie Bernard Roumann - Voodoo Violin Concerto --Intermission-- Tchaikovksy - Symphony No. 4 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Meyerhoff & Strathmore |
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May 4, 2019 @ 1:00pm
Melissa Morales DMA Recital #3 William Thomas McKinley's Greatest Clarinet Works Program: Clarinet Duos, Book 1 Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Dane Clark, clarinet Andrew Jonathan Welch, Piano Free Concert Ulrich Recital Hall 7751 Alumni Drive University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 |
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April 19, 2019 @ 6:30pm
Melissa Morales DMA Recital #2 A Survey of William Thomas McKinley Program: For One (1971) Mostly Blues for Marimba and Clarinet Two romances : for violin, clarinet and piano (1984) Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 Free Concert Leah Smith Hall University of Maryland 8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742 |
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December 7, 2018 @ 5:00pm
Melissa Morales DMA Recital #1 Influences of William Thomas McKinley Program Clarinet Sonata by Aaron Copland Divertimento for Five Winds by Mel Powell A Trio Setting by Gunther Schuller Tashi by Lukas Foss Featuring Musicians: Sarah Park & Phoebe Suzuki, violins Andrew Welch & Dr. Summer Xia, pianos Sinan Wang, viola Katie McCarthy, cello Dr. Yongus Clark, flute Dr. Michael Homme, oboe Luke Spence, trumpet Qun Ren, bassoon Free Concert Gildenhorn Recital Hall 8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742 |
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September 24, 2018 @ 11:00am
Melissa Morales & Ria Yang, Artist in Residence Opening Recital Program Bela Kovacs - Hommage à de Falla Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise Brilliant Beethoven - Cello Sonata No.4 Gabriel Hightower, cello Miklós Rózsa - Sonatina for Clarinet Solo George Gershwin - Three Preludes for clarinet and piano Free Concert Collington Assisted Living Center 10450 Lottsford Road Mitchellville, MD 20721 |