Melanie Ferrabone

Melanie Ferrabone is a bassoonist from Panama, who currently lives and studies in the United States. Having recently completed her master’s degree from the University of Miami Frost School of Music, she is currently a DMA candidate serving as the teaching assistant for the bassoon studio at the Frost School under the instruction of Gabriel Beavers and is a fellow with the distinguished Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Melanie began her studies in Panama at the National Institute of Music with Professor Daniel Agudo. She represented her country in Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica with the Central American Youth Orchestra and at the Alfredo de Saint Malo Festival. Awarded a scholarship by The University of Southern Mississippi, Melanie completed her undergraduate degree with bassoon professor Dr. Kimberly Woolly. During this time, she was the winner of several competitions such as the Mississippi Music Teacher Association Collegiate Competition, the USM Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition, and the USM Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. Melanie frequently performs as a chamber and orchestral musician. During her time in Mississippi, she played with the Meridian Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and Mobile Symphony. She has also been a substitute bassoonist in the New World Symphony in Miami, FL . As a chamber musician, she is a founding member of the KHAOS Winds woodwind quintet, which aims to connect and inspire audiences of all ages with contemporary music written for this instrumentation.