× Upcoming Events Our Musicians Keeping You Safe Your At-Concert Guide Thank You to Our Donors Symphony Nova Scotia Foundation Land Acknowledgement Past Events
Home Our Musicians Keeping You Safe Your At-Concert Guide Thank You to Our Donors Symphony Nova Scotia Foundation Land Acknowledgement
Mélanie Léonard
Conductor

Born in Montreal, Mélanie Léonard was most recently Music Director of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. She has also been Resident Conductor and Associate Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. She was invited to conduct at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and several Canadian orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre Métropolitain; the National Arts Centre Orchestra; the Edmonton, Regina, Calgary and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras; and Symphony Nova Scotia. Mélanie has recorded soundtracks for Aura at Montréal’s Notre-Dame Basilica; Land of Fantasy, a Cirque du Soleil show presented in Hangzhou, China; and Paradise City, an immersive multimedia universe in South Korea. Mélanie was the first woman to complete a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Montreal. In 2012, she received the Jean-Marie Baudet Prize in Orchestral Conducting awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Mélanie Léonard
Conductor

Born in Montreal, Mélanie Léonard was most recently Music Director of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. She has also been Resident Conductor and Associate Conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. She was invited to conduct at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and several Canadian orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre Métropolitain; the National Arts Centre Orchestra; the Edmonton, Regina, Calgary and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras; and Symphony Nova Scotia. Mélanie has recorded soundtracks for Aura at Montréal’s Notre-Dame Basilica; Land of Fantasy, a Cirque du Soleil show presented in Hangzhou, China; and Paradise City, an immersive multimedia universe in South Korea. Mélanie was the first woman to complete a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Montreal. In 2012, she received the Jean-Marie Baudet Prize in Orchestral Conducting awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.