Irina Kirchberg
Executive Director
Artenso (Centre for Innovation and Applied Research in Arts and Social Engagement)
About Irina Kirchberg
A musicologist and sociologist, Irina Kirchberg is the Executive Director of the Centre for Innovation and Applied Research in Arts and Social Engagement (Artenso). She produced the first Panorama des pratiques de médiation de la musique au Québec (2020), edited an issue of the Revue musicale de l’OICRM (2020) and an issue of Intersections (2025) dedicated to music mediation. As co-director of the Etude Partenariale sur la Médiation de la Musique (EPMM), she organised the Rencontres Internationales sur les Médiations de la Musique (2022). She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Music Mediation, and visiting professor at the Université de Montréal.
Events with Dr. Irina Kirchberg
SIMM Panel: Essential Skills for Musicians Facilitating Social and Community Music Projects
This session focuses on the specific skills, training and personal qualities required of musicians who facilitate participatory music projects