10/14/2023
Have you checked out Melissa Dunphy's music at https://melissadunphy.com/compositions.php?
Congratulations to Melissa Dunphy, My Score’s Composer of the Month! https://bit.ly/Melissa_Dunphy_My_Score
Melissa is an innovative composer and educator specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music that resonates with audiences worldwide. She has served as composer-in-residence for prestigious institutions including the Immaculata Symphony Orchestra, Volti, and the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus. She has written commissioned works for VOCES8, the Mendelssohn Chorus, and the Kennett Symphony.
Melissa’s large-scale choral piece The Gonzales Cantata was featured by media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, National Review, and The Rachel Maddow Show. Her song cycle Tesla’s Pigeon has won several prizes including the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Art Song Composition Award. Another of her choral works, What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?, won the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Competition and has been performed across the nation by esteemed ensembles Chanticleer and Cantus.