Irina Georgieva is an Associate Professor of Conducting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she has been teaching in the Department of Composition within the Professional Writing Division since 2014. She teaches a range of conducting classes and lessons, with a focus on choral and instrumental music, particularly masterworks.

Throughout her career, Irina has led numerous choirs and orchestras, including the Sage Chapel Choir at Cornell University, the Chamber Singers, Men’s Glee Club, and Women’s Chorus at the University of Rochester, the College Community Chorus at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Singers at Rochester Institute of Technology, and the choirs at Sacred Heart University and the Greece Community Orchestra.

Irina has also served as a Music Director and Organist at several churches in the United States, including St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, MA. Before moving to the US, she was a staff singer at Orthodox churches in Sofia, Bulgaria. She currently serves as the Director of Music Ministries at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, CT.

Irina holds an undergraduate degree in Choral Conducting from the State Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music.

Irina is thrilled to join Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus in Fall 2024 as their new Music Director. She eagerly anticipates bringing their shared passion for choral masterworks to life.