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Welcome to the APMExMEMECO Italy 2026 Conference!
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Join us July 14–16 in Sulmona, Italy, as we share voices and shape the future of popular music, identity, and education.

Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am CEST
This panel explores how music education can move beyond restrictive labels and borders through Mediterranean perspectives. Drawing on MEMECO and APME research and practice, panelists examine culturally responsive pedagogy, participatory music-making, and transnational collaboration to reimagine music education as inclusive, fluid, and intercultural.
Speakers
avatar for Kat Reinhert

Kat Reinhert

Professor/CEO, Berklee College of Music/Songwriting for Music Educators
Kat Reinhert is a genre-defying songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader. She has released five independently produced albums and collaborated with artists like Anat Fort, Jo Lawry, Ross Pederson, Michael Leonhart, Josh Logan, Stephen Lit, and David Cook. Her songwriting... Read More →
avatar for Maria Doreste Velazquez

Maria Doreste Velazquez

Music educator, Boston Public schools and Berklee Institute for the arts and accessible education
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Christiane Karam

Professor, Berklee College of Music
Born into a legacy of resilience—with genocide in her DNA as the descendant of Armenian genocide survivors and having grown up amid violent conflict— Christiane Karam has transformed personal trauma into a powerful healing methodology. As a Professor of Voice, Ensemble, and Songwriting... Read More →
avatar for Stefano Marchese, Ph.D.

Stefano Marchese, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Berklee College of Music
Stefano Marchese is an award-winning Italian singer-songwriter and educator. He has collaborated with Grammy winners Bobby McFerrin and Luis Enrique, among others. Thanks to his solo album Radici, in 2021 he was nominated by Serafini as one the 100 most relevant Abruzzesi abroad... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 2 PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
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