Mélisande McNabney performs keyboard music of all periods, on harpsichord, piano, fortepiano, and organ. Very active on the concert scene, Mélisande has performed solo recitals across Canada and Europe, notably at Early Music Vancouver, the Festival International de Lanaudière, Clavecin en Concert and Bourgie Hall in Montréal. She was invited as a soloist with leading ensembles such as Les Violons du Roy, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Arion Baroque Orchestra and the Toledo Symphony. Mélisande made her conducting debut in 2023, leading ensemble Accademia de’ Dissonanti and contralto Sonia Prina at the Festival Bach Montréal. She is a solo recording artist with the label ATMA Classique.

In 2023, Mélisande was appointed at the Conservatoire de musique de Québec, where she teaches harpsichord and leads the Baroque Ensemble. She teaches summer masterclasses at the Domaine Forget International Academy. She is also an active researcher in the field of performance practices, and presented papers at the HKSNA conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Mélisande is a prizewinner of the International Competition Musica Antiqua in Bruges, Belgium, holds a master’s degree from the Amsterdam Conservatory and a doctorate degree from McGill University. Mélisande is grateful for the teaching of Bob van Asperen, Richard Egarr, Luc Beauséjour, Hank Knox, Tom Beghin and Bernard Labadie, and for the support of Musicaction, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Banff Centre, the SSHRC, the FQRSC, the CALQ, Festival Classica and of Mr. Jacques Marchand.