Based in the United States, Shohei Kobayashi is Director of Choral Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and serves as Co-Artistic Advisor and Associate Conductor for Resonance Ensemble. Kobayashi is an active guest conductor and has enjoyed recent appearances with Portland Symphonic Choir, Resonance Ensemble, and First Presbyterian Church...
Michael Denomme is a Canadian musician, educator, conductor, and performer, holding a Bachelor of Music with honorary standing from the University of Toronto. With a background in classical piano and music education, he is currently studying choral conducting at the Masters level with Dr. Jamie Hillman at the University of Toronto. Michael has also had...
Matheus Coelho is a Brazilian-born conductor, baritone, and clarinetist. With engagements in symphonic, choral, operatic, and popular music, Matheus has been trained in multifaceted settings that correspond to his versatile performance style and production. Matheus was part of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra Academy of Music, studying under the guidance of Marin Alsop and Wagner...
Klaudia Zając is a Polish conductor and singer. She first studied piano and classical singing at the W. Żeleński State Music School in Kraków. She graduated with honours in conducting at the Academy of Music in Krakow and at Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover. In 2018, Klaudia moved to Brussels, Belgium to...
Jamison Stevens is a conductor and composer from Redlands, California. He is currently finishing a master’s of music degree in choral conducting from the University of Redlands. There, he also received, with honors, a bachelor’s of music degree in music composition with a minor in religious studies. He is a student of Nicholle Andrews and...
Heeseong Lee, a native of South Korea, is a DMA student in Choral Music, minoring in Instrumental Conducting and Organ at the University of Southern California. She is currently the director of the Los Angeles Full Gospel Church Choir and assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Zimyiah Choral and Korean Community Christian Singers in Los...
Emmanuel de Leon Jr., DMA Candidate (ABD), is an award-winning Filipino conductor, music educator, scholar, and advocate of contemporary choral music. He was named Outstanding Conductor at the 2nd Tokyo International Choir Competition in 2019, and is a recipient of several grants from the University of Notre Dame and the University of the Philippines (UP)...
Joung-A Yum is a conductor, singer, and pianist currently based in Los Angeles, USA, and was born in South Korea. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Piano Performance from Sookmyung Women’s University, she realized her true passion was vocal music and worked to earn her Master’s in Choral Conducting from the Korean National University of Arts...
Dr. Lauren Ramey is the Associate Director of Choral Activities and Director of Music Education at East Tennessee State University where she conducts BucsWorth Tenor Bass Choir and Greyscale. She also teaches courses in choral conducting and music education. Prior to her appointment at ETSU, Dr. Ramey served as assistant conductor for the Florida...