Melanie DeMore is a three-time Grammy-nominated singer/composer, choral conductor, music director, and vocal activist who believes in the power of voices raised together. In her presentations, Melanie beautifully brings her participants together through her music and commentary. She facilitates vocal and stick-pounding workshops for professional choirs and community groups as well as directing numerous choral organizations across the US, Canada, and beyond.
Melanie is a featured presenter of SpeakOut!, the Institute for Social and Cultural Change, Master Teaching Artist at UC Berkeley/Cal Performances. She was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. Melanie is music director for Obeah Opera by Nicole Brooks. She is a charter member of Threshold Choir founded by Kate Munger, a mentor to the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, and conducts song circles with an emphasis on the voice as a vessel for healing. In her own words: “A song can hold you up when there seems to be no ground beneath you. Don’t give up hope—lead with love.”