Faculty & Performing Artists

Conductors

Desmond Siu

Conductor
Northern Arizona University

Gregory Buchalter

Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera

Trey Davis

Conductor
Louisiana State University

Charles Evans

Conductor
Long Bay Symphony

Kent Hatteberg

Conductor
University of Louisville

Jeremy Mims

Conductor
Winthrop University

Sara Morey

Conductor
Grand Strand Voices Youth Choir

Michael Short

Conductor
Orange Community Master Chorale

Justin Smith

Conductor
Queens University of Charlotte

Bryce Thompson

Conductor
Columbia International University

Eliezer Yanson

Conductor
Jacksonville State University
Stage Directors

Corinne Hayes

Stage Directors
University of Maryland

LUCA BARACCHINI

Stage Director

Kathryn Frady

Stage Director, Bizet
Marble City Opera

Darren Lawson

Stage Director

Dale Morehouse

Music Administrator & Stage Director
University Missouri-Kansas City

Sam Mungo

Stage Director
Northern Arizona University

Alessandro Pasini

Stage Director
Voice Faculty

David Crawford

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Janet Hopkins

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina

Jeffrey Jones

Voice Faculty
Coastal Carolina University

Margaret Lattimore

Voice Faculty
The Metropolitan Opera

Serena Hill-LaRoche

Voice Faculty
University of South Carolina

Caitlin Mohr

Voice Faculty
Rollins College

Amy Shoremount-Obra

Voice Faculty
Metropolitan Opera

Leonid Shoshyn

Voice Faculty
Odessa National Opera

Megan Stapleton

Voice Faculty
Bob Jones University

Carol Wilson

Voice Faculty
University of North Texas
Opera Coaches

Leonardo Angelini

Opera Coach
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Jolene Flory

Opera Coach

Lynn Kompass

Opera Coach
University of South Carolina

Alex LeFevre

Opera Coach
Coastal Carolina University

Maria Nikitin

Opera Coach
Conservatory Santa Cecilia

Anne Pengilly

Opera Coach
UNC - Greensboro

Andrew Pham

Opera Coach
Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando

Natalia Rivera

Opera Coach
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Jamila Hla Shwe

Opera Coach
Czech National Opera Theatre

Lorenzo Tomasini

Opera Coach

Matteo Dal Toso

Opera Coach
Conservatorio "A. Pedrollo", Vicenza, Italy
Instrumental Faculty

Erin Althoff

Violin
Long Bay Symphony

Levon Ambartsumian

Violin
The University of Georgia

Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva

Violin
University of Georgia

Evie Chen

Violin
University of Tennessee

Susan Dunn

Violin
Soothing Reflections

Michael Emery

Violin
Skidmore College

Roumena Georgieva

Violin
Augusta Symphony Orchestra

Sheng-Ching Hsu

Violin
California State University - Long Beach

K. Brandon Ironside

Violin
bob Jones University

Ji Hyun Kim

Violin
Albion College

Stephanie Meyers

Violin
University of Texas - El Paso

Caroline Nordlund

Violin
Samford University

Hilary Gamble

Viola
Jacksonville Symphony

Lauren Hodges

Viola
University of Florida

Rachel Loseke

Viola
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

Cully Salehi

Viola
Palmetto Chamber Orchestra

Michael Weaver

Viola
North Greenville University

Tamar Ben-Pazi

Cello
Long Bay Symphony

Michele Chiapperino

Cello
Santa Cecilia Conservatory

Joshua D. Colbert

Cello
St. Michael's Catholic Church

Kellen Degnan

Cello
Toledo Symphony Orchestra

Chad Hammer

Cello
Long Bay Symphony

Johnny Mok

Cellist
Saint Anselm College

Samuel Nordlund

Cello
Samford University

André Laurent O'Neil

Cello
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra

Seth Russell

Cello
Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Richard Thomas

Cello
Presbyterian College

Ian Narlock

Bass
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Matthew Waid

Double Bass
Hendersonville Symphony

Trey Bradshaw

Flute
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

Judy Grant

Flute
Boston College

Vanessa Mulvey

Flute
New England Conservatory

Joy Zalkind

Flute
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Pedro Diaz

Oboe and English Horn
The Metropolitan Opera

Daniel Ellis

Oboe
SC Philharmonic & Aiken Symphony

Jessica Haislip

Oboe
Mississippi State University

Richard Kravchak

Oboe
College of Southern Nevada

Holly Patterson

Oboe and English Horn
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Nikolay Blagov

Clarinet
Orlando Philharmonic

Joe Eller

Clarinet
University of South Carolina

Rodolfo La Banca

Clarinet
Frosinone's Conservatory, Italy

Joelle La Rue-Gardner

Clarinet
Long Bay Symphony

Vanguel Tangarov

Clarinet
Austin Opera

Patrick Herring

Bassoon
SC Philharmonic

Cara Luffey

Bassoon
El Paso Symphony

Stephanie Whitson

Bassoon
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Alexander Freund

Trumpet
Georgia State University

Connor Holland

Trumpet
Amo Brass Quintet

Billy Hunter

Trumpet
The Metropolitan Opera

Nancy Taylor

Trumpet
El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Abby Temple

Trumpet
University of Kentucky

Kimberly Beasley

Horn
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra

W. Harold Oliver

Horn
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra

Raya Panova

Horn
Colorado Symphony

Kolio Plachkov

Horn
Colorado Symphony

Steve Skillman

Horn
Opera Wilmington Orchestra

Judy Thompson

French Horn

James Martin

Trombone
The American Pops Orchestra

David Seder

Trombone
Asbury University

Mark Whitfield

Trombone
North Carolina State University

Colleen Blagov

Flute
Orlando Philharmonic

Rita Dunn

Harp
Soothing Reflections

John Wickey

Harp
Greenville Symphony

Yuting Chen

Pianist
University of South Carolina

Jessica Eaton

PIanist
Lister-Sink Method Certified Instructor

Catherine Garner

Pianist
East Carolina University

Andrew Sheffield

Pianist
Presbyterian College and Newberry College

Anna Stoytcheva

Pianist
American Chamber Players, NYC

Ekatrina Tangarova

PIanist
University of Texas at Austin

Wes Strasser

Percussion/Timpani
Fine Arts Center Greenville

Alessia D'Alanno

Percussionist
Alexander Technique

Laury Christie

Alexander Technique
USC School of Music

Abigail Albaugh Martinez

Alexander Technique
Coastal Carolina University