Melinda O'Neal is a conductor of choral music and choral-orchestral music. She was music director and conductor of the Handel Society of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

 from 1979–2004, and in 2002 co-founded the vocal ensemble Sonique. She was principal guest conductor of the Hanover Chamber Orchestra 1991-2004 and was guest conductor-in-residence at the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Chorale. She is now artistic director and conductor of Handel Choir of Baltimore

Handel Choir of Baltimore

The Handel Choir of Baltimore is a choir based out of Baltimore, Maryland, which has been performing since the 1930s. The ensemble is known for an annual performance of Messiah by George Frideric Handel....

and continues half-time as professor of music at Dartmouth (1979-present), teaching courses in conducting and music theory.