Anjana Abraham
Founder and Artistic Director

Anjana Abraham is founder and artistic director of Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education. A choral conductor, singer (mezzo soprano), and educator, she enjoys working with Church, school and community choirs. Abraham has been granted honorary membership of The Association of Croatian Choral Directors, and the honorary title of Maestra Mentor. She has also been invited as adjudicator at international choral competitions. 
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Abraham graduated with a Master of Music in Music Education from The Boston Conservatory (M.M.Ed ’17), where she was awarded the Promising New Music Teacher Award 2016 and the Music Education Award 2017. Abraham was President of the Collegiate Chapter of NAfME (National Association for Music Education) in 2015-16 at The Boston Conservatory. 

​An alumna of Singapore Management University, Abraham has an undergraduate degree in Information Systems Management (BSc ISM), with a second major in Corporate Communications. Abraham was President and Music Director of SMU Voix (a cappella group), and was in the founding executive committee of the SMU Chamber Choir. She is the 2009 recipient of the University Student Life Arts Excellence Award (SMU's most prestigious honour for artistic achievement - individual). 

​Abraham has been involved in the administration of Nava Nirman Public School since 2011, and has also provided artistic direction for the programs of the performing arts department. Prior to this, she has worked as Regional Coordinator (Asia Pacific) with New York Stock Exchange Technologies (NYSE Euronext) based in Singapore. During her undergraduate studies, Abraham had the opportunity to be a trainee at the Delegation of the European Commission to Singapore (Delegation of the European Union to Singapore), and intern in technology public relations with Weber Shandwick in Singapore.

Her love for music has taken her on travels to Poland, Russia, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Singapore, Croatia and the U.S.A. Abraham is also a keen photographer -- and focuses on exploring the beauty of nature.

Abraham is pursuing graduate studies in Theology with a Concentration in Sacred Scripture from the U.S.A. 

​aabraham@anpalcreativearts.in

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjanaabraham/​

• Awards & Recognitions
• Recent Notable Engagements
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Organization	Award/Recognition
The Boston Conservatory	Music Education Award 2017
The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	Honorary Title - Maestra Mentor
The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	Honorary Membership
The Boston Conservatory	​Promising New Music Teacher Award 2016
Singapore Management University	University Student Life Arts Excellence Award 2009 (SMU's most prestigious honour for artistic achievement - individual)

Role	Event	Organization	Description
Adjudicator	47th Festival of Songs  Olomouc, Czech Republic ​	Festa Musicale	International Choral festival
Adjudicator and Workshop Facilitator	Mundus Cantat 2019 ​​Sopot, Poland	Mundus Cantat Festival	15th International Choral Festival
Adjudicator	Aurora Cantat 2019 ​Karlovac, Croatia	The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	International Choral Competition
Artistic Director/Performer	The Christmas Rose 2018 ​Kochi, India	Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education	Fundraiser Concert for Flood Rehabilitation
Adjudicator	Vallis Aurea Cantat 2018 Požega, Croatia	The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	​International Children's Choir Competition
Invited Speaker	Ars Choralis 2018 Zagreb, Croatia	The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	Fourth Symposium on Chorusology
Singer	Wrinkles in the Air XI	Singapore Management University Chamber Choir	Concert
Choral Conductor	Christmas Tree 2018 ​Kochi, India	The Anglo-Indian Association, Ernakulam	Christmas Carol Concert
Artistic Director/Performer	The Christmas Rose 2018 ​Kochi, India	Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education	​Mezzo soprano solo recital & choral performance
​Guest Conductor & Choral Trainer - CAC Choir & Orchestra	Inaugural Holy Eucharistic Celebration  ​Kochi, India	KRLCC Mission Congress & BCC Convention 2017	​Main Celebrant: ​His Grace Rev. Dr. Giambattista Diquattro Apostolic Nuncio to India & Nepal
Adjudicator	Aurora Cantat 2017 ​Karlovac, Croatia	The Association of Croatian Choral Directors	International Choral Competition