Melissa Bach

Cello | Chicago, IL

Melissa Bach is an active orchestral and chamber musician in the Chicago area, performing with New Philharmonic, Opera Festival of Chicago, Chicago Sinfonietta, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and Quartet Parapluie, for which she is a founding member. 

Additionally, Bach has performed live on Chicago’s WFMT with the International Chamber Artists, as well as on WFMT’s Folkstage. No stranger to the pop/rock world, she is a frequent studio musician in the Chicago area. Additionally, she appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman with Bright Eyes, while on the U.S. portion of a world tour. Bach has also performed live with Peter Gabriel, Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé, Barry Manilow, Kishi Bashi, Sleeping At Last (who featured her in a music video), Jason Narducy, and Pinetop Seven, among others. 

Bach received her Bachelor’s degree with highest honors from DePaul University, where she studied with Christopher Costanza.