Directors and Faculty

Gregory Buchalter

Music Director and Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera

Charles Evans

Conducting Faculty
Long Bay Symphony

Kent Hatteberg

Choir Master
University of Louisville

Jeremy Mims

Conductor
Winthrop University

Trey Davis

Choir Master
Louisiana State University

Justin Smith

Choir Master
Queens University of Charlotte

Sara Morey

Choir Master
Grand Strand Voices Youth Choir

Eliezer Yanson

Choir Master
Jacksonville State University

Dale Morehouse

Music Administrator & Stage Director
University Missouri-Kansas City

Kathryn Frady

Stage Director, Bizet
Marble City Opera

Jeffrey Jones

Voice faculty & Administrator
Coastal Carolina University

Serena Hill-LaRoche

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina

Amy Shoremount-Obra

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Carol Wilson

Voice Faculty
University of North Texas

Caitlin Mohr

Voice Faculty
Rollins College

Lynn Kompass

Vocal Coach
University of South Carolina

Natalia Rivera

Vocal Coach
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Alex LeFevre

Broadway Director and Opera Coach
Coastal Carolina University

Andrew Pham

Opera Coach
Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando

Catherine Garner

Pianist
East Carolina University

Anne Pengilly

Collaborative Pianist
UNC - Greensboro

Anna Stoytcheva

Pianist
American Chamber Players, NYC

Abigail Albaugh Martinez

Alexander Technique
Coastal Carolina University

Miroslav Hristov

Violin
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Michael Emery

Violin
Skidmore College

Evie Chen

Violin
University of Tennessee

Erin Althoff

Violin
Long Bay Symphony

Stephanie Meyers

Violin
University of Texas - El Paso

Roumena Georgieva

Violin
Augusta Symphony Orchestra

Caroline Nordlund

Violin
Samford University

K. Brandon Ironside

Violin
bob Jones University

Hilary Gamble

Viola
Jacksonville Symphony

Lauren Hodges

Viola
University of Florida

Rachel Loseke

Viola
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

Samuel Nordlund

Cello
Samford University

Cully Salehi

Viola
Palmetto Chamber Orchestra

Seth Russell

Cello
Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Chad Hammer

Cello
Long Bay Symphony

Kellen Degnan

Cello
Toledo Symphony Orchestra

Tamar Ben-Pazi

Cello
Long Bay Symphony

André Laurent O'Neil

Cello
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra

Joshua D. Colbert

Cello
St. Michael's Catholic Church

Ian Narlock

Bass
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Vanessa Mulvey

Flute
New England Conservatory

Trey Bradshaw

Flute
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

Joy Zalkind

Flute
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Pedro Diaz

Oboe and English Horn
The Metropolitan Opera

Richard Kravchak

Oboe
College of Southern Nevada

Joelle La Rue-Gardner

Clarinet
Long Bay Symphony

Holly Patterson

Oboe and English Horn
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Cara Luffey

Bassoon
El Paso Symphony

Billy Hunter

Trumpet
The Metropolitan Opera

Nancy Taylor

Trumpet
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Kimberly Beasley

Horn
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra

Kolio Plachkov

Horn
Colorado Symphony

Raya Panova

Horn
Colorado Symphony

W. Harold Oliver

Horn
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra

Steve Skillman

Horn
Opera Wilmington Orchestra

James Martin

Trombone
The American Pops Orchestra

Jessica Eaton

PIanist
Lister-Sink Method Certified Instructor

Colleen Blagov

Flute
Orlando Philharmonic

Ekatrina Tangarova

PIanist
University of Texas at Austin

Vanguel Tangarov

Clarinet
Austin Opera

Yuting Chen

Pianist
University of South Carolina

Nikolay Blagov

Clarinet
Orlando Philharmonic

Daniel Ellis

Oboe
SC Philharmonic & Aiken Symphony

Patrick Herring

Bassoon
SC Philharmonic

David Seder

Trombone
Asbury University

Connor Holland

Trumpet
Amo Brass Quintet

Abby Temple

Trumpet
University of Kentucky

John Wickey

Harp
Greenville Symphony

Laury Christie

Alexander Technique
USC School of Music