pianist, composer
Since 1992, Melanie Monsour has been playing music for the Gurdjieff Sacred Movements in the US, Europe, Australia, Chile and Canada.
In 2008 she concentrated on presenting selections from the concert repertoire of Gurdjieff/deHartmann.
In August 2007 she gave a concert in Moscow, Russia at the Scriabin Museum for a standing room only audience.
In April 2008 she performed in Russia at three venues; an historic monastery in Yaroslavl, a salon in the Sheremetev Palace and Museum of Musical Instruments in St. Petersburg and at the Armory Museum at the Kremlin in Moscow.
In July 2008 she performed to a sold out audience in Rome, Italy.
On November 1st she presented the final concert of the tour in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Back home in Santa Fe, Melanie has released a CD of music inspired by the study of Enneagram personality types.
She has released the third in a series of seven CDs that present her compositions on solo piano.
This new CD is called "Along The Way".
The next in this series of CDs is in the process of being conceived and recorded and will be out by the summer of 2012.
This summer Melanie will give a workshop, "Sound and Rhythm" and concert at the Buddha Hall, Corfu, Greece, June 28
for info; www.corfubuddhahall.com
Artist Statement; I have been wondering about the world of sound and feeling for as long as I can remember. My work continues to examine the ways in which music can provoke reactions in the listener, myself included.
Like breath and light, music is elemental and its potency can barely be assessed.
I hope to live in and create through this world for the rest of my life on earth. thank you.
