VIMA in Europe Faculty

Conductors

Gregory Buchalter

Music Director and Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera

Jeremy Mims

Conductor
Winthrop University
Stage Directors

Aleksandar Nikolić

Stage Director
Belgrade National Theater, Serbia
Voice Faculty

Dale Morehouse

Music Administrator & Stage Director
University Missouri-Kansas City

Caitlin Mohr

Voice Faculty
Rollins College

Darina Takova

Voice Faculty
Sofia National Opera

Janet Hopkins

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina
Collaborative Pianist

Jamila Hla Shwe

Opera Coach
Czech National Opera Theatre

Jodi Goble

Pianist
Iowa State University

VIMA in USA Faculty

Conductors

Gregory Buchalter

Music Director and Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera

Charles Evans

Conducting Faculty
Long Bay Symphony
Composer

JAC Redford

Composer
Symphony #2: A Plague Journal and "Homing"
Choir Masters

Kent Hatteberg

Choir Master
University of Louisville

Sara Morey

Choir Master
Grand Strand Voices Youth Choir
Stage Directors

Dale Morehouse

Music Administrator & Stage Director
University Missouri-Kansas City

Eve Summer

Stage Director
Marvel Arts
Voice Faculty

Amy Shoremount-Obra

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Renée Tatum

Voice Faculty
The Metropolitan Opera

Adam Diegel

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

David Crawford

Voice faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Janet Hopkins

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina
Collaborative Pianist

Lynn Kompass

Vocal Coach
University of South Carolina

Alex LeFevre

Broadway Director and Opera Coach
Coastal Carolina University

Andrew Pham

Opera Coach
Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando

Kate Wogoman

Opera Coach
University of Tennessee

Jamila Hla Shwe

Opera Coach
Czech National Opera Theatre

Jessica Eaton

PIanist
Lister-Sink Method Certified Instructor

Ekatrina Tangarova

PIanist
University of Texas at Austin

Yuting Chen

Pianist
University of South Carolina
Italian Language and Alexander Technique

Jolene Flory

Opera coach and diction
University of South Carolina

Kevin Regan-Maglione

Italian Diction
University of Oregon

Laury Christie

Alexander Technique
USC School of Music
Instrumental Faculty

Michael Emery

Violin
Skidmore College

Stephanie Meyers

Violin
University of Texas - El Paso

Caroline Nordlund

Violin
Samford University

K. Brandon Ironside

Violin
bob Jones University

Lauren Hodges

Viola
University of Florida

Samuel Nordlund

Cello
Samford University

Seth Russell

Cello
Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Ian Narlock

Bass
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Trey Bradshaw

Flute
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

Colleen Blagov

Flute
Orlando Philharmonic

Vanguel Tangarov

Clarinet
Austin Opera

Joe Eller

Clarinet
University of South Carolina

Nikolay Blagov

Clarinet
Orlando Philharmonic

Daniel Ellis

Oboe
SC Philharmonic & Aiken Symphony

Patrick Herring

Bassoon
SC Philharmonic

Olivia Martinez

Horn
Bay Atlantic Symphony

David Seder

Trombone
Asbury University

Connor Holland

Trumpet
Amo Brass Quintet

Abby Temple

Trumpet
University of Kentucky

John Wickey

Harp
Greenville Symphony