Ms. Melissa Pierson Barrett

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  Melissa Pierson Barrett, Associate Concertmaster*Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra - Jacksonville, Florida
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  Melissa Pierson Barrett, Associate Concertmaster
  
  Member of the JSO: Since 1989; Associate Concertmaster since 1990.
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  Musical Study: Melissa started studying violin in school at age 10 and began taking private lessons about a year later."We had a really good orchestra program in our school," she says.
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  Performance & teaching: Melissa was the violin instructor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and performed with the faculty piano trio and the Houston Grand Opera.She also spent a season with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, and has participated in numerous summer festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz, Austria), the Colorado Music Festival and the Lake George Opera Festival.Melissa is an active chamber musician in Jacksonville, and is also a member of Chamber Music Hilton Head She has a substantial teaching studio, and several of her students have won the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.
  
  Home front: Melissa enjoys home life in Mandarin with her husband Michael and their two dachshunds, Mustard and Relish.They like to howl when she practices ("everyone's a critic!").
  
  Other music: Melissa has somewhat eclectic musical tastes and is a big James Taylor fan."He performed with the orchestra a few years ago and it was a huge thrill!"
  
  Miscellaneous: The statuesque violinist has very little free time, but when she does, she enjoys gardening, movies ("chick flicks" and classic movies especially), and shopping.Chocolate is her "favorite food group," closely followed by Mexican food and margaritas.She and husband Michael enjoy traveling.

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  Closing the program is Franz Joseph Haydn's "Emperor" string quartet, featuring violinists Tristan Lehnart and Melissa Barrett.

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  Closing the program is Josef Haydn's famous "Emperor" string quartet, featuring violinists Tristan Lehnart and Melissa Barrett.

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  And closing the program is the Franz Josef Haydn's famous "Emperor" String Quartet, with violinists Tristan Lehnert and Melissa Barrett joining the ensemble.

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  Ms. Pierson Barrett has been Associate Concertmaster of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra since 1989.Originally from Detroit, she attended Michigan State University and the Eastman School of Music.Prior to her tenure with the JSO, Ms. Pierson Barrett was full-time instructor of violin at Sam Houston State University.There she performed with the faculty piano trio and the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra.She spent one season as a member of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra and has participated in numerous summer music festivals including those in Aspen, Boulder, Lake George, Sandpoint, Banff and Sarasota.While in Jacksonville, Ms. Pierson Barrett has been an active performer of solo and chamber music.She enjoys teaching and works with many of the area's young string players.

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  CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | ponte vedra beach, florida - [Cached Version]
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  Performers will be violinist Melissa Pierson Barrett, cellist Betsy Federman and Mary McKee.
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  Ms. Federman lives in Mandarin, not too far from Melissa, and enjoys playing together with friends in chamber music performances.

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  Island Packet Online: Chamber concert unveils the joy... - [Cached Version]
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  Melissa Barrett, violinist, joins Kremer, Johnson and Maleh in this performance.

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  Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra - Jacksonville, Florida - [Cached Version]
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  Melissa Pierson-Barrett, violin

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  Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra - Jacksonville, Florida - [Cached Version]
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  Melissa Pierson Barrett, Associate Concertmaster*

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  LowCountry Weekly: Chamber Music Hilton Head - [Cached Version]
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  Melissa Barrett, violinist, is associate concertmaster of the Jacksonville (FL) Symphony Orchestra.

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