Author: Greenville Chorale

Bingham Vick, Jr, Conductor and Artistic Director

Bingham Vick, Jr, Conductor and Artistic Director

Jun 3, 2022 |

Bingham Vick, Jr. is in his fortieth season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Greenville Chorale. Since 1981 he has expanded the repertoire of the Chorale and excited the Chorale’s ever-growing audience with highly acclaimed performances of great choral-orchestral literature. In 1997 he founded and continues to conduct the professional Herring Chamber Ensemble. Dr. Vick retired as Professor Emeritus from Furman University in May, 2010. He was Director of Furman Singers for forty years. A native of Charlotte, NC, he earned degrees from Stetson University and Northwestern University, where he was a student of Margaret Hillis and Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. He sang for several years in the Robert Shaw Festival Chorus, conducted by Robert Shaw.

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Nancy Lyons Smith, accompanist

Nancy Lyons Smith, accompanist

Jun 3, 2022 |

Mrs. Smith is completing her sixteenth year as Chorale and Herring Ensemble accompanist. She is a graduate of Furman University (B. Music) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.C.M.). She was a member of the music faculty at The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville for 17 years where she taught AP music theory, aural skills, class piano, and served as vocal coach/accompanist. For 9 years, Mrs. Smith was part-time lecturer at Furman University where she taught piano and music theory…

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Lisa Barksdale, soprano

Lisa Barksdale, soprano

Jun 8, 2022 |

is a twenty-six year veteran of the voice faculty at Furman University, and a frequent soloist in the Greenville, SC area. Having earned vocal performance degrees from Furman and Northwestern University, she is passionate about teaching her students to communicate expressively and to sing healthily. Prior to moving to Greenville, Lisa was active in the Atlanta music community, teaching choral music at Pace Academy, serving in several churches, and singing in the ASOC under the direction of Robert Shaw…

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Pamela Dodson, soprano

Pamela Dodson, soprano

Oct 4, 2023 |

Pamela has been a resident of Greenville, South Carolina since 2004. She holds a degree in Voice Performance from Bob Jones University where she studied under Pam Dunbar. She performed with the Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Warren Cook as well as Opus 6 under Dr. David Parker. Pamela has also had the privilege of studying voice with Dominque Labelle, Bradley Williams and vocal coaching and performance with Anthony di Bonaventura. Her greatest joy is teaching private voice lessons and sharing her great love of singing with all ages. She also enjoys teaching the Mini Maestro’s children’s music classes…

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Lindsey Foster, soprano

Lindsey Foster, soprano

Feb 18, 2025 |

Lindsey is a musician and educator in Greenville, SC. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal/Choral Music Education from Anderson University in 2014. She performed in choirs directed by Dr. Richard Williamson and studied voice with Dr. Tommy L. Watson. She then went on to receive her Masters in Music in choral conducting in 2018 from Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, PA…

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