Welcome to the APMExMEMECO Italy 2026 Conference! Here you can register and update your Sched profile. A draft schedule will be available May 15th, when you’ll be able to explore sessions and build your agenda.
Artistic Director Masterclasses, Andrea Bocelli Foundation
Alessio Nelli is an Italian pianist, keyboardist and composer. He graduated in piano from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in 2010 and subsequently attended a two-year course in accompaniment at the Giulio Briccialdi Conservatory in Terni. From 2011 to 2012, he studied at Mogol’s... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am CEST Auditorium dell'AnnunziataCorso Ovidio, 231 - 67039 Sulmona (AQ)
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 →
Managing Director, Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education; Assistant Chair, Music Education Department, Berklee College of Music
Rhoda Bernard, Ed.D. is the Founding Managing Director of the Institute for Accessible Arts Education and the Assistant Chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee College of Music. Bernard holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in government from Harvard University and a Bachelor... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am CEST Auditorium dell'AnnunziataCorso Ovidio, 231 - 67039 Sulmona (AQ)
Professore Associato, Università degli studi Roma Tre
I deal with Italian, British, American folk song and folklore. My research is especially about the area of Naples and Southern Italy. In addition to that I work on songwriting in Italy, America and the British Isles.
Simone Pilon serves as executive director for Berklee College of Music at its campus in Valencia, Spain. Pilon joined Berklee Valencia in 2020 as dean of academic affairs and previously served as chair of Berklee’s Liberal Arts department. Prior to Berklee, Pilon worked as a professor... Read More →
Thursday July 16, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am CEST Auditorium dell'AnnunziataCorso Ovidio, 231 - 67039 Sulmona (AQ)
