BRITTANY NICOLE PHOTOGRAPHY
eet Michelle Merrill Rapidly rising conductor, Michelle Merrill, will soon be joining our community as Music Director and Conductor of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia (CSG). A passionate and dynamic artist, Michelle hopes to bring about a new wave of excitement for each concert program of the 20182019 season, her first with the symphony. “That is what is so enchanting about music as an art form,” she says, adding that “it is ever changing and evolving.”
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ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING
On meeting Michelle, one is struck by her energy and enthusiasm for music and for life. She and her husband Steve Merrill, principal percussionist of the Jacksonville Symphony
