MELISSA MUÑOZ is a vibrant and dedicated trumpeter and educator based in New York City. She enjoys playing various genres of music and has performed with The Dallas Winds, New World Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and subbed on Broadway's Phantom of the Opera. Melissa has a particular interest in chamber music and competed in the 2020 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition with Elm Street Brass Quintet. The group advanced to the semi-finals round and received the American Brass Quintet Prize. 

Melissa earned her Bachelor of Music degree at The University of Texas at Austin in 2018 and graduated with her Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music in May 2020, where she was awarded the John Swallow Brass Prize. She also studied at the Colburn School under the tutelage of Jim Wilt. Melissa was a fellow in the Cleveland Institute of Music's inaugural Future of Music Faculty Fellowship, a program designed to represent “a critical step forward in creating diversity within the music academy and beyond.” 

Melissa has a passion for education and loves bringing out meaningful musicianship in her students. She has served as Adjunct Instructor of Brass at Cheshire Academy since 2019 and maintained a private lesson studio since 2017. Melissa is on trumpet faculty at The Browning School. Melissa is a Bach/Conn-Selmer trumpet artist. Her hobbies include reading, running, and roller skating.