Faculty & Performing Artists Conductors Gregory Buchalter Music Director and Conductor The Metropolitan Opera Clayton Parr Choir Master Albion College Brent Wilson Choir Master University of California, Santa Barbara Desmond Siu Guest Conductor Northern Arizona University Stage Directors Corinne Hayes Stage Directors University of Maryland Darren Lawson Stage Director James Marvel Stage Director Florida State University Sam Mungo Stage Director Northern Arizona University Voice Faculty Jessica Bloch Voice Faculty New England Conservatory Tammy Hensrud Voice Faculty Hofstra University Janet Hopkins Voice Faculty Metropolitan Opera Morgan Manifacier Voice Faculty Baylor University Amy Shoremount-Obra Voice Faculty Metropolitan Opera Brigitte Mungo Voice Faculty Northern Arizona University Marcía Porter Voice Faculty Florida State University Lori Şen Mezzo-Soprano Shenandoah University Christopher Sierra Voice Faculty Boston Conservatory at Berklee Opera Coaches Christopher Cooley Opera Coach Brooklyn College Conservatory Jolene Flory Opera coach Lynn Kompass Vocal Coach University of South Carolina Jamila Hla Shwe Opera Coach Czech National Opera Theatre Doriana Tchakarova Vocal Coach Stuttgart Conservatory Instrumental Faculty Ilya Kaler Violin Cleveland Institute of Music Levon Ambartsumian Violin The University of Georgia Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva Violin University of Georgia Huifang Chen Violin South Florida Symphony Orchestra Michael Emery Violin Skidmore College Sheng-Ching Hsu Violin California State University - Long Beach Ji Hyun Kim Violin Albion College Patrick Herring Bassoon SC Philharmonic Jessica Pelltier Flute Coastal Carolina University Robert Radliff Violin New Jersey Youth Symphony Qiao Chen Solomon Violin Agnes Scott College Lauren Hodges Viola University of Florida James Kim Cello University of Georgia Joe Eller Clarinet University of South Carolina Amber Dean Horn Florida Grand Opera Danny Alford Trombone Eastern Kentucky University Sharon Niessen Piano
