Session #2

July 8 – 26

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Laura Melnicoff and Melanie Chirignan, collaborators and performers whose residency will support the development of new compositions.

Laura Melnicoff & Melanie Chirignan

Laura Melnicoff

Melanie Chirignan, Collaborator

Laura Melnicoff is a classically-trained cellist based in Albany, New York. This is her first stay at Catwalk. She will be here together with her collaborator, flutist Melanie Chirignan. We have a flute and cello duo, Duo Envol, and will be working together on compositions we are developing, including a work that we will record at a Looking Glass Arts Neighborhood Recording Residency. They will also use this time to work toward becoming their own official nonprofit, read up on scholarship about the New Jewish School of Music, and practice for cello performances at the Berkshire High Peaks Festival..

Affiliation: Mannes