Maria Emma Meligopoulou

BIO

Dr Maria Emma Meligopoulou, LB, MusM, PhD, PostDoc
Shi is Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting in Macedonia University of Thessaloniki School of Music Science & Art (Greece), where she teaches choral conducting techniques and directs the University choirs. She also teaches in the master’s programs of Macedonia and Ionian Universities and is visiting Professor at Aegean University.
She holds a Master Degree in Choral Conducting from Boston University CFA and a PhD and Post-Doctoral in Choral Conducting and Choral Pedagogy from Ionian University SFA. She also holds a Bachelor in Law, from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 1992 she founded and directs the SS. Cyril & Methodios Choir of Thessaloniki, which today has over 250 singers at the ages of 6 – 25 years and is regarded to be the largest choral association of Northern Creece for Children and Youth.
She has performed numerous concerts in Greece, Europe, Asia, Africa and America (USA, Canada) and is recipient of many international distinctions as choral conductor.
Dr. Meligopoulou is International lecturer on demand, adjudicator and guest conductor in Greek and International festivals (China, USA, Canada, Italy, Germany, Turkey, South Africa e.tc).
She is also author of the textbooks Introduction to the Art of Choral Praxis (2011 & 2013 3rd edition), and “Choral Method for Young Singers” and has also published the score editions 42 Choral Works by Greek Composers for Equal Voices (2014), both available by Nakas- Papagregoriou Editions, Athens.