M É L A N I E L É O N A R D
MUSIC DIRECTOR, SYMPHONY NEW BRUNSWICK
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MCGILL UNIVERSITY -
SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MUSIC

U P C O M I N G S E A S O N 2025-2026
September 19 2025
Hommage to Julius Eastman
Eastman, Foss, Maxwell Davies
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
MMR, Schulich School of Music, Montreal, QC
October 5 2025
Rossini, Murphy, Shostakovich
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa, ON
October 15 2025
Chants libres, Paramirabo, Le Vivier
Espace Orange, Édifice Wilder
Montréal, QC
October 20, 21, 22 2025
Hohvahness, Holst
Symphony New Brunswick
Capitol Theatre, Moncton
Playhouse, Fredericton
Imperial Theatre, Saint-John
November 10, 12, 13 2025
Ichmouratov, Schubert
Symphony New Brunswick
Capitol Theatre, Moncton
Imperial Theatre, Saint-John
Playhouse, Fredericton
November 28 2025
Hommage to Alcidès Lanza
Stossel, Lanza, Rodrigue, Saariaho
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
MMR, Schulich School of Music, Montreal, QC
January 23 2026
Defining Time
Lachance, Wu, Hui, Coates
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
MMR, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
February 27 2026
Defining Space
Aalto, Szlavnics
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble and Ensemble Contrechamp
MMR, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
March 30, 31, April 1 2026
Montgomery, Beethoven
Symphony New Brunswick
Capitol Theatre, Moncton
Playhouse, Fredericton
Imperial Theatre, Saint-John
May 11, 12, 13 2026
Rossini, Laurin, Mendelssohn
Symphony New Brunswick
Capitol Theatre, Moncton
Playhouse, Fredericton
Imperial Theatre, Saint-John
June 1, 2, 3 2026
Edmunds, Joe, Debussy, Elgar
Symphony New Brunswick
Capitol Theatre, Moncton
Playhouse, Fredericton
Imperial Theatre, Saint-John