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Jennifer Clarke, founder and producer of Melodia,
has many years experience as an arts administrator, producer, and manager. She has a B.A. in Music and English
from Leeds University, England, and a Masters in Non-Profit Arts Management Studies from NYU. Currently, she works
with non-profit arts organization in New York City, including Symphony Space and Stages of Learning.
Cynthia Powell, conductor of Melodia since the group's inception,
is the Artistic Director of the Stonewall Chorale in NYC; Music Director and Organist of Christ Church, Ridgewood; and
Organist/Choirmaster of Temple Sinai in Tenafly, New Jersey. Powell has directed the choral program of Sarah
Lawrence College and was a guest conductor at the Festival Internacional des Coros in Havana, Cuba.
Equally at home as a pianist and organist, Powell has toured with
Meredith Monk's opera Atlas and Celebration Service in Europe, at the Spoleto, USA Festival, the
Walker Arts Center and Lincoln Center 2000 Festival and recently performed at the Spoleto, USA Festival in a revival of Meredith
Monk's opera, Quarry and with Allison Sniffin in a performance of Monk's works for two pianos at the World Financial
Center.
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