Melanie Williams

Melanie Williams is a historical and modern flutist and calls New York City and Navarre, Florida home. Education is a large part of Dr. Williams’s mission to bring new audiences to classical music. She enjoys teaching adults and children and is on faculty at The Juilliard School where she teaches courses in music theory in the Pre-College and Extension Divisions. She is also on faculty at Musart Music in Syosset, Long Island where she teaches flute. 

As an artist, Williams enjoys performing with early music ensembles throughout the Eastern US including Brooklyn Baroque and Upper Valley Baroque. She appears in solo and faculty recitals hosted by Musart Music. A dedicated passion includes making music movies that highlight classical music of all genres. Her film, Aviary premiered at the New York Short Film Festival at Cinema Village in 2022. She has also recently recorded Schubert’s Sonata Arpeggione and Weber’s Trio. Op. 63 on historical, 1830s flutes from Paris and Vienna.