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Contact

Melissa Woodroffe

Principal Contrabassoon / Tutti Bassoon

When Melissa plays with the full orchestra you can usually spot her in the middle of the stage with fellow woodwind musicians.

‘I heard a radio segment about the bassoon solo in Shostakovich’s 9th Symphony and I realised then that I needed to quit the clarinet and do bassoon instead.’

About Melissa

Born in Brisbane, Melissa grew up playing as many instruments as she could, starting with piano at age three and trying everything from recorder to bagpipes.

Before moving to Hobart to join the TSO in 2024, she had a busy freelance career in Sydney, working with the country's major symphony orchestras as well as Orchestra Victoria, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.

Melissa studied at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and took part in the Sydney Symphony Sinfonia program and the Sydney Symphony Fellowship program.

During her studies, she played as principal bassoon with the Queensland Youth Symphony and attended the Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp.

Did you know?

Melissa first studied clarinet at the University of Queensland, but switched instruments after hearing a radio segment about the bassoon solo in Shostakovich’s 9th Symphony.

Strong likes: Food and going to restaurants.

Strong dislikes: Blue cheese and cooking. ‘However, I am oddly addicted to cooking shows’. ‍