Noted for her "extraordinary bell-like soprano" (Gramophone), Melanie Germond is a founding member and co-artistic director of LIBER: Ensemble for Early Music (formerly known as Liber unUsualis), with whom she has performed across North America and Europe since 1996.

Melanie sings a broad range of music, from medieval to modern, and has sung with such ensembles as the Newberry Consort, Boston Secession, Composers in Red Sneakers, Musica Sonora, Tucson Chamber Artists, and Santa Fe Pro Musica. She has also performed in recital with the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Zimbabwe), Boston Early Music Festival Concurrent Events Series, WFMT Chicago’s Live from Studio One, and the Arizona Early Music Society.

Melanie received a Masters in Early Music Performance from Longy School of Music, and has studied voice with Nina Hinson, Laurie Monahan, and Helen Boatwright. She has also participated in master classes and workshops with Sequentia, Jill Feldman, Kees Boeke, William Christie, and Catherine King.

Melanie currently lives high in the mountains of Bisbee, AZ with her husband and two small children. She teaches voice and directs the chamber choir at Cochise College.

www.melaniegermond.com