1. PAOLA MUNDA
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41, Edgerly rd. • Boston (MA), 02115 pmunda@berklee.edu -510-5381
ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY
Paola is a second semester student at Berklee. Before coming to Berklee in September 2014,
she was a school teacher in Italy. She is currently taking a sabbatical from teaching to advance
her studies at Berklee. She has recently declared her major in Music Therapy while also
exploring her songwriting abilities.
She was born and raised in Sicily, in a family full of artists. Her grandmother was an organist,
her grandfather a tenor and a painter and her father a drummer and singer. She learned to
paint and sing even before she was able to write.
At 10, she started her musical life, becoming part of the children’s choir in one of the main
theaters in Italy. After 8 year spent singing Puccini and Bizet, Mozart and Britten, she was
forced to stop.
Now, finally, Berklee is her second chance in life! After two bachelor degrees in
psychopedagogy and education, two specializations in teaching methods for children with
special needs and a master in Infantil Glottodidactics, she decided to follow her dreams and
come to Berklee. Thirsty for learning always something new, there, she will study what she
was born to do and will find a path to bridge her interests between the theatre, stage and the
classroom.
PERFORMANCES
“The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series”
A cappella group performance of the song “To Sleep” an original composition by Dylan
Varner-Hartley
(BOCO, March 31, 2015)
"International Folk Music Festival" – Partecipation with "Sicilianish Folk Band"
as Lead Singer and Founding Member
(Berklee Performance Center, 03-26-2015)
"LoveRanRed-Chris Tomlin Tour"- Guest Star: Reverence Gospel Choir
(Paul Tsongas Arena, Lowell (MA), 03-20-2015)

2. "Marina Vinogradova Recital"
Backvocalist
(Oliver Colvin Recital Hall, 03-05-2015)
"Middle Eastern Music Festival: The Music of Persia"
Pletenitsa Balkan Choir
(Berklee Performance Center, 03-03-2015)
"Hildegard: Orders of virtues"
Choir
(New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 02-17-2015)
“Tribute to Ricky Dillard”
Reverence Gospel Choir Performance
(St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Boston, December 2014)
“Lalgudi Days”
Berklee Indian Ensemble Recital - Choir
(Berklee "Zero Gravity Room”, December 12th, 2014)
“The Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble Recital”
Backvocalist
(David Friend Recital Hall, December 8th, 2014)
“Pletenitsa Balkan Choir Recital”
Choir
(David Friend Recital Hall, December 8th, 2014)
“Festival of Lights – A. R. Rahman Meets Berklee”
Berklee Indian Ensemble
(Boston Symphony Hall, October 24th, 2014)
“The Clocks” directed by Inna Dudukina
Backvocalist
(David Friend Recital Hall, October 14th, 2014)
“The triumph of the Witch – He knew what he was doing”
Original song written, arranged, orchestrated by Paola Munda for “Le cronache di
Narnia, dal testo alla trasposizione teatrale” thesis in Sciences of Multimedia Show by
Francesca Monica Santangelo.
(Faculty of Philosophy and Art of the University of Palermo, Spring 2013)

3. "La Neve"
Lead Singer and co-founding member - Rock band but also a "musical modular system"
open to collaborations with all kind of musicians, noisers, screamers, writers, poets,
and artist in general. It is a totally independent and free project, opera to the
participation of every artistic human being.
(Palermo, from December 2011 to present)
“Teatro Massimo Foundation”
Choir singer in the permanent company of the Theatre.
Performed solo parts in “Tosca” and “L’Arca di Noè” “ Pollicino”, choir parts in
“Boheme”, “Carmen”, “Tosca” (Palermo, 1993/2000)
“Inno alla Gioia” by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Choir
(Teatro Biondo, Palermo, 1995)
RECORDING SESSIONS
“Love is the answer” project directed by The Jimmy Carter Foundation – Berklee
Reverence Gospel Choir (Berklee College of Music, 03-27-2015)
“Persian Suite” directed by Eugene Friesen and Christiane Karam, Arranged by Inna
Dudukina (Berklee College of Music, 03-09-2015)
“Prayer for Nigeria” by Kayo – Choir (Berklee College of Music, Fall 2014)
SINGING STUDIES
Renowned artists teacher: Tom Baskett, Joey Blake, Norma Winstone, Michelle
Hendrix, Kurt Elling, Jason Lindner, Panagiotis Andreou, Anita Vitale, Stefania
Patanè.
PAINTING WORKS
"The Kiss: An Original Musical" (Lawrence and Alma Berk Hall, 04-06-2015)
 "More Than Numbers" Club - Launch Event (160 Caf, 02-26-2015)
 “Lame e seta” – Label for “Lame e seta” EP by Acting Out (Palermo, Fall
2010)

4. INCOMING EVENTS
“Wanderlust” Paola Munda’s Recital – Lead Singer (Oliver Colvin Recital Hall,
November 2, 2015)
“Keep Dancing (You’re Not Alone)” from an original song of Paola Munda, co-written
with Tracy Robertson and arranged by Inna Dudukina – Recording Session on April
2015 – Video release on May 2015.
Berklee Pletenitsa Balkan Choir Recital - David Friend Recital Hall, April 30th 2015
Circle Song Class Recital, directed by Joey Blake - David Friend Recital Hall, April 14th
2015
Reverence Gospel Choir Recital – Berklee College of Music, April 19th 2015