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Merete Ellegaard

Lecturer

Assistant director musices

Presentation

Merete Ellegard was appointed assistant director musices at LiU in 2009. She has artistic responsibility for the Linköping University Symphony Orchestra and the Linköping University Women’s Choir – Linnea, with teaching responsibility for the Symphony Orchestra course and Choral Activities courses given at the Department of Culture and Communication at LiU.

Ellegaard studied as oboist the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg and has studied conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. She has long experience as orchestral conductor, teacher of conducting and leadership, and has had freelance engagements with orchestras, both professional and amateur.

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Professors and award winners get their own Academic Ceremony

New professors will be inaugurated and award winners and Alumni of the Year will be celebrated at the Academic Ceremony on 10 October. Linköping University is growing, and as of this year two Academic Ceremonies will be held.

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Academic Celebrations for semi-centennial university

This spring’s Academic Celebrations will take place on 23-24 May. Among the highlights are the performance of a new piece of music composed in honour of the university, and open lectures by honorary doctors, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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LiU’s choir singing number one on the Billboard chart

LiU’s choir singers feature in the intro to the world-famous band Ghosts’ latest album Skeletá, which was released on 25 April. The album became part of music history by reaching number one on the US Billboard chart.

Linköping Academic Orchestra

Linköping Academic Orchestra, LAO

Linköping Academic Orchestra, LAO, is the university's own symphony orchestra.