Mélanie Barney, organist

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A graduate from the Conservatory of Music of Montreal, Mélanie Barney was unanimously awarded the prize with « high honours » in the organ class of Jean Le Buis. Over the years, she benefited from many grants: Wilfrid Pelletier Foundation, Art Friends, McAbbie and Canimex. She also received a grant from UQAM's Music Department for an undergraduate degree in music teaching. In 2001 and 2002, she won the national organ competition of the Canadian Music Competition. She also won the “2003 Young Artists Auditions” organized by the French network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In April 2004, her organ concert at St-Nom-de-Jésus church was recorded and broadcasted by the French network of the CBC, for the “Summer Concerts” broadcast. In July 2004, she did a concert tour in Germany, France and Belgium with the little singers of the Maîtrise du Cap, from Cap-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec.


In Quebec and Ontario, she performs as a soloist in many organ concert series. She regularly accompanies different chamber music ensembles, choirs and orchestras under the direction of renowned Quebec conductors. With the “Organ and Colours” Festival, she recorded, along with six other young Quebec organists, a first CD entitled “Génération.Orgue”. Internationally, she performed in concerts in France, Germany, Belgium and also, a solo performance at St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris. In the United States, she will give an organ concert at Washington National Cathedral, the first of May 2005.
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