About Us

Mary Cohen, USA

With a strong interest and practice in peacebuilding, meditation, yoga, group singing, and improvisation, Mary L. Cohen is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Iowa. She researches (continue)

Mike Dines, UK

British musician, writer, scholar and publisher. He founded Itchy Monkey Press (http://itchymonkeypress.com) with the publication of the anarcho-punk novella the darkening light (2014) (continue)

Amira Erlich, Israel

Dr. Amira Ehrlich is an educator as a music teacher, producer, and researcher. Among other positions, she has served as a member of the national leadership team (continue)

Arnaldo Huff, Brazil

Arnaldo Huff is a professor of Religious Science and a musician based in Juiz de Fora (MG, Brazil). Since 2009, he has taught at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, in the fields of Protestantism, theory of religion (continue)

Brian Inglis, UK

Senior lecturer at Middlesex University and co-programme leader, BA Music. He studied music at the University of Durham and City University, London (continue)

Tebogo Moroe Maphosa, South Africa

The Reverend Tebogo Moroe-Maphosa is a South African-born musician, theologian, and scholar. His passion for music was nurtured at Potchefstroom High School (continue)

Petra Jerling, South Africa

Dr Petra Jerling is a registered music psychotherapist and positive psychology practitioner in private practice since 2013. With 22 years of teaching music, she has worked (continue)

Laetitia Orlandi, South Africa

Letitia completed the degree Doctor of Music with Music Performance at North-West University with Prof Liesl van der Merwe as her promotor. Her research (continue)

Maria Soriano, UK

Trained as a classical singer, graduated in History and director of Singing4Health CIC, Maria specializes in Singing for Health and Wellbeing, having trained in Singing (continue)

Giorgos Tsiris, UK

Giorgos Tsiris PhD, is Director of Education, Research & Creative Arts at St Columba’s Hospice Care, and Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK. (Continue)

Stephen Roberts, UK

Stephen Roberts is an academic theologian, Anglican priest and amateur musician based in Cardiff (Wales, UK). He worked as a parish priest (continue)

Liesl van der Merwe, South Africa

Liesl van der Merwe was awarded the degrees DMus in bassoon performance, MMus (cum laude), BMus Honours (cum laude) and BMus (continue)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

David Allinson, Independent scholar and conductor

Dr Bruce Ellis Benson, University of St Andrews, UK

The Revd Dr Terry Biddington, Winchester Institute for Contemplative Education & Practice, UK

Dr Amira Ehrlich, Levinsky College of Education, Israel

Professor Peter Fribbins, Middlesex University, UK

Professor Anne-Marie Forbes, University of Tasmania, Australia

Dr John Habron, Royal Northen College of Music, Manchester

Dr Frank Heuser, Professor, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Professor Ruth Illman, Uppsala University, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Dr Karin Hendricks, Boston University, US

Dr Brian Inglis, Middlesex University, UK

Dr Christo Lombaard, Professor of Christian Spirituality, University of South Africa

Professor Dr George A. Lotter, Faculty of Theology, North West University, South Africa

Dr Koji Matsunobu, University of Hong Kong, China

Dr Noah Potvin, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, US

Revd Dr Stephen Roberts, South Wales Baptist College and Cardiff University, UK

Tawnya D. Smith, PhD, Boston University, US

Dr Olu Taiwo, Winchester University, UK

Giorgos Tsiris PhD, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK

Dr Liesl van der Merwe, Skool vir Musiek & MASARA/School of Music & MASARA, South Africa

Dr Etienne Viviers, MASARA niche entity, North-West University, South Africa

Katherine Zezerson , Independent, UK