As Musical Director of THE MELJON SINGERS, JANETTE RUOCCO has shaped the development of the group since its inception. A graduate of Sheffield University, Janette also holds an MA in Choral Education, and is a practitioner council member of the Association of British Choral Directors. She is Vocal and Choral Development Manager for Essex Music Services and her busy freelance career embraces conducting, choral workshops, composing and music journalism.

Janette has a passionate and wide-ranging interest in vocal music. With THE MELJON SINGERS she has pioneered a creative form of concert programming which draws together music, themes and ideas in unexpected and enlightening ways. As an educator as well as an accomplished conductor, she seeks to enhance the experience of singers and audiences, championing unjustly neglected composers and exploring the rich diversity of new choral writing, as well as revisiting well-known gems of the repertoire.

Janette's own compositions include several works for the THE MELJON SINGERS, as well as cantatas such as the multi-media "Swallow Tale" for performance in schools, and many other sacred and secular pieces. THE MELJON SINGERS' CD Inner Harmonies includes her setting of Psalm 23.

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