Melinda O'Neal

Melinda O'Neal is a conductor of choral music and choral-orchestral music.

She received her doctoral and master's degrees in conducting from Indiana University and has a bachelor's degree in music education from Florida State University. Her mentors included Julius Herford, Jan Harrington, Fiora Contino, Helmuth Rilling, Marcel Couraud, John Nelson and Thomas Dunn.[1]

She was music director and conductor of the Handel Society of Dartmouth College from 1979–2004, and in 2002 co-founded the vocal ensemble Sonique. She was principal guest conductor of the Hanover Chamber Orchestra 1991-2004 and was guest conductor-in-residence at the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Chorale. She is now artistic director and conductor of Handel Choir of Baltimore[2] and continues half-time as professor of music at Dartmouth (1979–present), teaching courses in conducting and music theory.

References

  1. ↑ "Melinda O'Neal biography". Handel Choir of Baltmore. 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Smith, Tim (2009-12-08). "A chance to hear 'Messiah' as Handel heard it". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 April 2011.



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