"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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March 25, 2023
University of South Dakota Clarinet Day Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery University of South Dakota & National Music Museum Vermillion, SD |
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March 7-8, 2023
Raging Red Band Festival Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery North Dakota State University Fargo, ND |
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March 4, 2023
Clarinet Day : University of Wisconsin at Eau-Claire Haas Fine Arts Center 121 Water St Eau Claire, WI 54703 |
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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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February 16-18, 2023
Minnesota Music Educator's Association Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery Minneapolis, MN |
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January 27, 2023 @ 4:00p
Amery Middle School, Band Lock-in Performance Weber Concerto, No. 1 and excerpts Amery Middle School 501 Minneapolis Ave S Amery, WI 54001 |
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January 5-8, 2023
International Clarinet Association, Inaugural Low Clarinet Festival Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ |
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December 6, 7, & 14, 2022
School Instrument Demos Instrument Demonstrations and petting zoo High School |
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December 2, 2022
Instrumental Demonstrations High School |
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November 22, 2022
Instrumental Demonstrations & Step Up Event High School North Dakota |
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November 16-18, 2023
Nebraska Music Educator's Association Conference Schmitt Music The Clarinet Gallery Embassy Suites Lincoln, NE |
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November 10, 2023
Valley Middle School Clarinet Sectionals Valley Middle School MN |
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October 16, 2022
Woodwind Day University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
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October 13, 2022
School Visit and Demonstration DeFalla, Hommages Middle School Minnesota |
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October 8, 2022
Youth in Music Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN |
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October 3, 2022
School Visit Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery Eau Claire, WI |
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September 29, 2022
Middle School Visit Twin Cities |
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September 27, 2022
Edina High School Clarinet Fundamentals Workshop Edina High School Edina, MN |
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February 20, 2022 @ 1pm **POSTPONED TO 2023**
Mid-Atlantic Flute Festival: Inspirations Program: Living Black Voices in the Americas Valerie Coleman, Portraits of Langston Hughes Sully Room Hilton Washington Dulles Convention Hotel 13869 Park Center Road Herndon, VA 20171 |
Past Performances
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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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March 3, 2022 @ 8:00pm
Ceylon Mitchell, Brazillian Classical Program Radams Gnattali, Sonatina for Flute and Guitar Camargo Guarnieri, Sonatina Clarice Assad, Triptico Julio Medaglia, Suit popular brasileira Concert is free and open to the public. Gildenhorn Recital Hall 8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742 |
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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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December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Washington Adventist University Free to the public. Washington Adventist University 7711 Greenwood Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 |
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September 29, 2021 @ 8:00pm
Ceylon Mitchell, Strathmore Artist in Residence Closing Concert Program Guantanamera Coleman: Portraits of Langston Hughes Tumbao a lo Paganini Guarnieri Sonatina Ceylon's Danzon Pare Cochero Ticketed Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Ln North Bethesda, MD |
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July 28, 2021
Easton Clarinet Day Schedule: Masterclasses Workshops Instrument Demos Clarinet Choir! Free Easton Middle School 201 Peach Blossom Ln, Easton, MD 21601 |
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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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February 2, 2020 @ 4:00pm
Georgetown Epiphany Festival Tickets: $12.50 Dumbarton United Methodist Church 3133 Dumbarton St NW Washington DC, 20007 |
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January 12, 2020 @ 4:00pm
Apollo Orchestra Program Malcomb Arnold: Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 47 Mvt. 3 featuring Julie Vidrick-Evans, organ soloist Bizet: Suite No.1 from L’arlesienne Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra featuring Roberto Diaz, viola soloist Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 Scottish Free Concert Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church 1 Chevy Chase Cir NW Washington, DC 20015 |
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November 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm
Apollo Orchestra Program: Schubert: Rosamunde Overture Haydn: Cello Concerto C Major featuring Carter Brey Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (original version 1841) Free Concert Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church 1 Chevy Chase Cir NW Washington, DC 20015 |
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October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm
Centarius by JC Cantrell premiere Closed Concert Museum of the Bible Washington, DC 20024 |
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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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June 17, 2019 @ 3:00pm
Melissa Morales & Ria Yang, Artist in Residence Farewell Recital Closed Concert Collington Assisted Living Center 10450 Lottsford Road Mitchellville, MD 20721 |
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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 |