Fern Hill by John Corigliano
with the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra 

December 7 & 8, 2024
​Mendocino College Theater, Ukiah, CA
Melinda will sing Fern Hill by John Corigliano with the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Phillip Lenberg, and the Mendocino College Choir, directed by Janice Timm. 

RDL+ Winter Solstice Concert

December 15, 2024
​St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Bolinas, CA
Melinda will sing songs celebrating the winter solstice with pianist Ruthie Dineen and bassist Doug Lee. 

Past Performances

Elijah's Call: An Oratorio for an Abolitionist
​World Premiere

November 3, 2024
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco 

Renegade Duo at SF Music Day

October 20, 2024
War Memorial + Performing Arts Center - Green Room

Faculty Artist Series Recital: Margaret Halbig, piano

September 9, 2024
​San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Tell Me a Bedtime Story (ABRAXAS)
a multimedia chamber opera by Brett Carson

July 25-27, 2024
Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio, Oakland, CA

ClassiCann Music Festival

May 25, 2024
​Plantshop, Ukiah, CA

​John Adams Young Composers
Program Concert

May 23, 2024
The Back Room, Berkeley

The Language of the Birds

April 26, 2024
836M Gallery, San Francisco

Music of Resistance
with The Greek Chamber Music Project

January 28, 2024
St. Mary Magdalen Church, Berkeley, CA

Seaverse Hebrew Chanting Workshop

January 13-27, 2024
The Firehouse, San Francisco, CA

Kanta Judezmo
with the Musical Art Quintet

December 3, 2023
Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa, CA

Dominican Chorale Fall Concert
performing as alto soloist

November 16 & 19, 2023
Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, CA

The Best Bad Things 
at Jackson Square Arts Day

September 23, 2023
Jackson Square, San Francisco
Songs of Love, Life & Memory with Friction Quartet
May 5, 2023
Old First Concerts, San Francisco
May 6, 2023
First Presbyterian, San Anselmo
May 13, 2023
​Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco

Dominican Chorale + Orchestra Spring Concert

April 28, 2023
Angelico Concert Hall, San Rafael

April 30, 2023
First Presbyterian San Anselmo
Performing as Alto soloist, conducted by Francisco Ortiz

Cavalleria Rusticana
​Opera on Tap

March 3, 4 & 5, 2023
Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco 
Lucia (cover)
Ballad of the Brown King with
​Ukiah Symphony Orchestra
December 3 & 4, 2022
Mendocino College Center Theater
​Performing as Alto soloist, conducted by Phillip Lenberg
Dominican Chorale Fall Concert
November 18 & 20, 2022
Angelico Concert Hall & San Anselmo Presbyterian Church
Performing as Alto soloist, conducted by Francisco Ortiz

Full Series - BAMPFA

May 15, 2022
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Performing with Friction Quartet

The Best Bad Things

April 14, 2022
The Drawing Room, San Francisco

Symphony of the Redwoods
Opus Chamber Music Series

Sunday, March 20, 2022
Mendocino Presbyterian Church, Mendocino

Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer with Ukiah Symphony Orchestra

Friday, October 22, 2021 
Mendocino College Center Theater, Ukiah, CA - Livestream Concert 

San Francisco
​Leonard Cohen Festival

November 1, 2021 
Amados, San Francisco
Performing with Classical Revolution strings

New Moon Duo at
​Old First Concerts

Friday, February 28th, 2020 8:00pm
Old First Church, San Francisco
New Moon Duo performs trio music with Natalie Raney, cello

Renegade Duo at
​Fifth Street Farms 

Saturday, December 7, 2019
Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley
Renegade Duo with Jon Mendle, guitarist

Fall Concert Series:
​New Moon Duo

October 7, 2019, 7:00pm
United Church of Penacook, New Hampshire

Residency at Avaloch Music Institute

October 3-12, 2019
Boscawen, New Hampshire
New Moon Duo residency, with composer Nicolas Benavides

Kanta Judezmo

Sunday, June 30th, 2019 4:00pm
Old First Church, San Francisco
​Composed by Sascha Jacobsen, Libretto by Bobby Coleman
 www.kantajudezmo.com

Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Concert

Friday, June 21, 2019
Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
New Moon Duo performs Cuatro Canciones Andinas - Gabriela Lena Frank
http://www.gardenofmemory.com/

Other Minds Festival 
Brian Baumbach - The Pressure 

Saturday, June 15, 2019
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
​Lightbulb Ensemble + Friction Quartet
https://www.otherminds.org/festivals/

Kanta Judezmo

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 7:30pm
Congregation Emanu-el, San Francisco
http://www.kantajudezmo.com

The Black Rider, the musical -
​Tom Waits & William Burroughs

March 20, 22, 27 & 29 7:00pm; March 24 2:00pm
​International High School Arts Pavilion
​Vocal Direction by Melinda Becker
https://www.internationalsf.org/page.cfm?p=613​

Tracking Series: Women Composers and Gender Equity Discussion

Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:00pm
Center for New Music, San Francisco
​https://centerfornewmusic.com/calendar/tracking-series-3-women-composers-and-gender-equity/

Sunset Music & Arts presents Liaison Ensemble + Helia Collective

​Saturday, January 19, 2019 7:30pm
Incarnation Episcopal Church, San Francisco
​https://sunsetarts.wordpress.com/liaison-ensemble-helia-collective/

Women Hold Up Half the Sky on KALX 90.7FM Berkeley

Saturday, January 5, 2019 11:00am
Tune in to hear Liaison Ensemble interviewed on this radio program dedicated to talk radio and music by and about women.

New Moon Duo @ IHS

Friday, December 14, 2018 12:00pm
Dennis Gallagher Arts Pavilion, San Francisco
Melinda and Anne Rainwater perform the inaugural concert of International High School's series. Free admission

Liaison Ensemble + Helia Music Collective

Saturday, October 27th 7:30pm
Center for New Music, San Francisco
Liaison Ensemble and Helia Music Collective present a program of both Baroque and Contemporary works by women composers.
http://centerfornewmusic.com

​Voy Solo: 20th Century Poetic Narratives

Two Oakland Concerts
*Vernon Salon Series, Friday, Sept 14, 8pm
*St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Friday Oct 12, 7:30pm
Melinda performs with pianist Anne Rainwater in two evening concerts on a program featuring Cuatro Canciones Andinas by local composer Gabriela Lena Frank, Claude Debussy's Trois Chansons de Bilitis, and Samuel Barber's Hermit Songs.
​http://annerainwater.com/vernonsalonseries/
http://www.stpaul-lutheran.com/events.php

Evening of Hope - OMID Foundation

Sunday, September 23, 2018 5pm
San Domenico Winery, San Carlos, CA
​https://www.omidfoundation.com/event/5th-annual-bay-area-omid-fundraiser-evening-of-hope/

Liaison Ensemble at SF Music Day Festival

Sunday, September 30, 2018 4:20pm
War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco
http://www.intermusicsf.org/sf-music-day

Trinity Concerts presents Renegade Duo

Sunday, June 16, 2018 8pm
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA
​http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

Liaison Ensemble at Berkeley Fringe Festival

Sunday, June 3, 2018 3:30pm
The Musical Offering, 2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
For tickets and more information, click here​.
http://www.berkeleyfestival.org/

Classical Guitar Concert Series presents Renegade Duo 

Saturday, May 12, 2018, 7pm
Davis Arts Center, 1919 F Street, Davis, CA
http://www.davisartscenter.org/events/calendar/archive-classical-guitar-concert-series/

Renegade Duo Private Salon Concert

Saturday, March 17, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA

Renegade Duo at The Red Poppy Art House

Friday, March 16, 2018, 7:30pm
Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco

Musical Art Quintet: Chamber con Alma

Saturday, December 9, 2017 8pm
Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco
http://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/musical-art-quintet-20171209/

Vernon Salon Series presents Renegade Duo

Friday, December 8, 2017 8pm
Oakland, CA (Location TBA for attendees with RSVP)
A program of early, contemporary and Victorian era works with guitarist Jon Mendle. Works by Dowland, Eister, Castro de Gistau and more, played on lute, modern guitar and 19th century guitar.
http://annerainwater.com/vernonsalonseries/

1st Sunday Concert Series with Renegade Duo 

Sunday, December 3, 2017  3pm
National Hotel, 2 Water Street, Jackson, CA 
Early, Contemporary and Victorian era works with guitarist Jon Mendle. Works by Dowland, Eister, Castro de Gistau and more, played on lute, modern guitar and 19th century guitar.

Voice + The Machine

Saturday, October 14, 2017 8pm
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco
Works for voice, cello and electronics by composers Dennis Aman, Aaron Gervais, Laura Steenberge and Isaac Shankler
http://centerfornewmusic.com/calendar/the-voice-and-the-machine-an-amy-foote-production/

Phonochrome: Banned Books Solidarity Concert

Sunday, September 24, 2017 12-1pm
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco
Tickets: http://centerfornewmusic.com/calendar/phonochrome-banned-books-solidarity-concert/
Photo by Kersh Branz