Mélisande McNabney

Mélisande McNabney performs keyboard music of all periods, on harpsichord, piano and fortepiano. In August 2015, she received the third prize at the International Competition Musica Antiqua in Bruges, Belgium. Very active on the concert scene, Ms. McNabney is regularly invited as a soloist in series such as Série Jacques Dansereau at Bourgie Hall or with distinguished ensembles including Les Violons du Roy, Montreal Bach Festival Orchestra, Les Idées heureuses, the Theater of Early Music and Ensemble Caprice. She is a member of Pallade Musica and ensemble Les Songes, with whom she took part in numerous tours of Canada and the USA. In January 2019, she released her debut solo album, Inspirations : D’Anglebert, Forqueray, Rameau which received 5 Diapasons from the famous French magazine.In addition to her performing activities, Ms. McNabney is also a researcher in the field of performance practices and has presented at conferences such as the Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music in Birmingham, UK.She is a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory where she studied harpsichord, continuo and fortepiano under Bob van Asperen and Richard Egarr. In 2017, she received a Doctorate degree at McGill University under the guidance of Hank Knox and Tom Beghin.