Cellist Melody Giron, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, began her musical studies at the age of four at the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School. She has since established herself as a versatile performer, appearing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in the US, Europe, and Asia. Currently splitting her time between NYC and Boston, Melody's diverse portfolio encompasses new music premieres, Broadway theater, orchestral engagements, chamber music, and solo performances. She has also added to her credits recording for movie scores and TV commercials and collaborating with popular music artists.

Melody guest performs with esteemed ensembles such as A Far Cry, Palaver Strings, the Metro Chamber Orchestra NYC, Chamber Orchestra of New York, and CMI San Antonio Opera ,among others.

Melody also enjoys pushing musical boundaries through new music collaborations. She performed the world premiere of Julia Wolfe's "Spinning" at Montclair State University alongside Maya Beiser and performed Ted Hearne's "PLACE" premiere at BAM, Brooklyn. She also soloed with the Metro Chamber Orchestra of New York in a performance of David Chesky's "Arbeit Macht Frei".

Melody’s versatility extends to the popular music scene where she has collaborated with a diverse array of artists. She toured with Sara Bareilles on the "Amidst the Chaos Tour" and has graced stages alongside musical heavyweights such as Stevie Wonder, Shawn Mendes, Eminem, 50 Cent, Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Skylar Grey, Keyshia Cole, H.E.R, Andra Day, Emily King, and The Burned, Kelly Clarkson among others. She has also performed on prominent platforms like Saturday Night Live, The Today Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Melody has left her musical mark on television as well. She made her commercial debut as the star of the nationally-aired GMC Acadia car commercial and has since booked another for Classe Audio. Her TV credentials also include being part of the string ensemble for season 10 of NBC's America's Got Talent and appearing in seasons 2 and 4 of Amazon's Mozart In The Jungle. On the big screen, she can be heard in the feature films Boy Erased and Gemini Man.

Melody’s Broadway Theater experience includes being handpicked by playwright Edward Albee to play "The Musician" in the Off-Broadway production of "The Sandbox" at the Signature Theatre Company in NYC. In 2020, she was part of the NYC premiere of "Unknown Soldier" at Playwright's Horizons and has previously performed for the Bard SummerScape Theater productions.

Melody is also a longtime collaborator with the renowned contemporary artist Cally Spooner, who works across visual, sound, sculpture, film, and performance art. Most recently, Melody was invited by Mrs. Spooner to collaborate in creating a sound installation titled "Melody’s Warm Up: Deadtime." The installation was housed in a 7-story massive building that had previously served as a test ramp for Fiat vehicles. "Melody’s Warm Up" was on display in Turin, Italy at the Pinacoteca Agnelli from May 2022 through November 2023. It also had showings at ZERO Gallery in Milan, Art Basel in Switzerland, and Cukrarna in Slovenia. Upcoming collaborations with Cally include a performance at the Graham Foundation in Chicago.

Melody is dedicated and passionate about teaching, she holds a private studio in NYC and Boston and has been a guest artist and educator at various schools including the Manhattan School of Music Prep. Program and the New England Conservatory Preparatory School. She completed the Suzuki Pedagogy teacher training program at the School for Strings in NYC. Melody is presently a teaching artist at Project STEP, a highly-regarded program dedicated to providing classical music education to underprivileged youth in addition to teaching at the Suzuki School of Music in Newton, MA and The Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, MA.

Melody earned her bachelor’s degree in cello performance from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA under the tutelage of Natasha Brofsky. She also holds a master’s degree in cello performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, at which she studied with Alan Stepansky.