VIMA Faculty

Gregory Buchalter

Music Director and Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera

Jeremy Mims

Conductor
Winthrop University

Kent Hatteberg

Choir Master
University of Louisville

Dale Morehouse

Music Administrator & Stage Director
University Missouri-Kansas City

Amy Shoremount-Obra

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Renée Tatum

Voice Faculty
The Metropolitan Opera

Janet Hopkins

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina

David Crawford

Voice faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Caitlin Mohr

Voice Faculty
Rollins College

Jamila Hla Shwe

Opera Coach
Czech National Opera Theatre

Lynn Kompass

Vocal Coach
University of South Carolina

Alex LeFevre

Opera Coach
Coastal Carolina University

Andrew Pham

Opera Coach
Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando

Jessica Eaton

PIanist
Lister-Sink Method Certified Instructor

Ekatrina Tangarova

PIanist
University of Texas at Austin

Yuting Chen

Pianist
University of South Carolina

Jolene Flory

Italian Language
University of South Carolina

Laury Christie

Alexander Technique
USC School of Music

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

David Seder

Trombone
Asbury University

Abby Temple

Trumpet
University of Kentucky

Connor Holland

Trumpet
Amo Brass Quintet

John Wickey

Harp
Greenville Symphony