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Julia Katarina

Julia Katarina

Mezzo-soprano

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mezzo-soprano and multi-instrumentalist, founder of UnityMusicموسيقى توحيد

  • Education

    • Michael Hall

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      GCSE Art & German

      Activities and Societies: Singing, acting, drama, violin, piano, classics

    • University of Roehampton

      2012 - 2013
      MSc Applied Music Psychology

      Activities and Societies: Music performance Experimental research in music and colour perceptionSang at uni events, recitals, opera

    • Birkbeck, University of London

      2004 - 2005
      Diploma in Opera Performance MSc Psychology of Music Merit

      Staged and semi-staged opera scenes

  • Experience

    • Freelance

      Jan 2007 - now
      Mezzo-soprano

    • AlKamandjati Music School, Palestine

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
      Singing teacher

      taught singing, cello, choir & music theory in Ramallah, Jenin & Deir Ghassane and Arabic songs in AlAmari, Jalazon, Qalandia and Shofat refugee camps. Sang Bach arias and led the children's choir in church concerts around the country in 2 music festivals per year

    • The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Palestine

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
      Singing teacher

      taught solo and group singing to the acting students in the drama school

    • University of Roehampton

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Researcher in Music and Colour Psychology

      MSc Applied Music Psychology

    • Peace and Prosperity Trust

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Associated Artist

    • Open Bethlehem

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Co-ordinator

    • Mena Media

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2017
      Studio team

      Arranging live satellite interviews to Middle Eastern and North African TV channels

    • UnityMusicموسيقىتوحيد

      Jan 2016 - now
      Founder, musician

      Workshops and concerts with and for refugees in Europe and the Middle East, specialising in Arabic and English songs and German Lieder accompanied by Oud, Cello and other Eastern and Western instruments

    • Palestine 100 Initiative

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Singer, oud player, reader, writer, music director

      Palestine 100 Initiative (P100I) core mission is to keep the candle of hope and the Palestinian flame of activism alive and proliferating. While seeking freedom and independence, it is intended to preserve the broader Palestinian cultural heritage both oral and physical, and to promote it to the wider public, including future generations. Moreover, it aims to act as an umbrella for a vast network of groups that wish to connect and collaborate in different spaces, regions and languages.

    • The European Centre for the Study of Extremism

      Apr 2017 - now
      PR, writer, researcher, editor, translator, singer, music director, oud player

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Psychological First Aid

      Coursera Course Certificates
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World

      COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Law, Centre for Entreprise Liability
      Feb 2014
      View certificate certificate

    • Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World

      Coursera
      Feb 2014
      View certificate certificate

    • Sultan Qaboos College of Arabic for Non Native Speakers

      Sultan Qaboos University
      Aug 2019

    • Opera Performance

      Birkbeck, University of London
      Nov 2005

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Musician - singer, oud and cello player

      Issued by Music with Refugees on Jan 2015
      Music with RefugeesAssociated with Julia Katarina