Melissa Robason

Melissa Robason first started with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2004 as a young library summer intern looking for a career that suited her love for music and detail-oriented nature. She continued to work on a part-time basis during the summers while she studied Music and English at Texas Christian University. In 2008, she began working full-time as Assistant Librarian with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and spent three summers working at the Aspen Music Festival and School (one year as Orchestra Librarian and two years as Head Librarian). In 2013, Melissa moved to New York City to work as Music Librarian with the Metropolitan Opera, where she developed a deeper appreciation for operatic repertoire. In 2021, Melissa moved back to Texas and occasionally assisted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra with various library projects. In 2024, she returned to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra full-time in the role of Orchestra Librarian until winning the audition for Principal Librarian in 2026. In her free time, Melissa is an avid reader. However, free time is quite rare as she would more likely be caught chasing her three boys around (Ethan, Benjamin, and Oliver) and occasionally her husband, Zac, as well.