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College of Arts & Sciences
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The Department of Music and Dance Program
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Michael Melton
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Michael Melton
Education:
B.M. (piano and vocal performance/vocal music education) and M.A. (choral conducting), University of Iowa
Professional Affiliations:
American Guild of Musical Artists
American Choral Directors Association
Michael Melton, Director of Choral Activities at Northeastern Illinois University, has been active throughout his professional life as a conductor, singer, pianist and teacher.
As a conductor, he has worked with the Chicago Children's Choir, the Choral Institute Children's Project of the Aspen Music Festival, and 25 years with church and community choirs. He has also worked with WTTW in Chicago as score reader for several televised broadcasts. He now conducts the University Chorus and Chamber Singers, as well as staged opera productions, at Northeastern.
As a singer, he has been a member of the chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, member/soloist with the Grant Park Symphony Chorus, section leader/soloist with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and member/soloist with the Chamber Choir of the Aspen Music Festival.
As a pianist, he has performed as coach/accompanist in numerous concerts, accompanied rehearsals of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and performed for three years at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.
As a teacher, he conducted choirs and taught general music classes at the junior high school level. His university teaching has included the University of Chicago, North Park University in Chicago, and his present position teaching Basic and Choral Conducting and Diction for Singers (Italian, French, German, and English) at Northeastern.
Mr. Melton attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and the University of Iowa, where he received his Bachelor of Music in voice and piano and his Master of Arts in choral conducting.
In his spare time, he enjoys giving flight instruction at Chicago Executive Airport.
Sites of Interest
http://www.acdaonline.org
http://choralnet.org
http://chorusamerica.org
http://www.il-acda.org
http://menc.org
Michael Melton
Office:
FA-123
Phone:
773.442.5907
E-mail:
M-Melton@neiu.edu
