Author: Greenville Chorale

Suzie Evjen Hagopian, mezzo-soprano

Originally from California’s Bay Area, Suzie holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Elisabeth Phinney. Suzie spent a transition year singing in Nashville, TN and Graz, Austria before moving to New York City. Suzie continued voice study in New York with Patricia Scimeca and later, Frederick Martell. Suzie has been an active recital and concert soloist and has performed opera roles with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble and New York Opera Project…

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Katelin Hawkins, mezzo-soprano

Katelin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Education from Winthrop University. Katelin played piano, French horn and sang in choirs as a student in Rock Hill, SC. She currently lives in Simpsonville, SC and works as a music teacher and choir director at Fountain Inn Elementary. Katelin is a fully- certified Kodály music educator and her students perform often at community and Rotary events and have been invited to perform with the Fountain Inn Chorale this year…

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Melissa Pressley, mezzo-soprano

Melissa is a native of Williamston, SC, attended Furman University, and has been a member of the Greenville Chorale for forty years. She is a charter member of the Chamber Ensemble, and her choral experience is extensive in the upstate. She is a long-time member and soloist with the Sanctuary Choir at First Baptist Church, Greenville..

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Stephanie Shelburne, mezzo-soprano

Stephanie graduated with degrees in vocal performance and literature from Bob Jones University (Jean Greer) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Dawn Harris). She has studied at the Berlin Opera Academy, Foothills Opera Experience, Lyric Theatre Illinois, and recently debuted on the Rodeheaver Stage, Greenville, South Carolina as Madame de la Grande Bouche in the Disney musical Beauty and the Beast…

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Luke Browder , tenor

Luke is Lecturer of Choral and Vocal Studies at Clemson University, where he directs the Men’s and Women’s Choirs, teaches applied voice, and provides music direction for Clemson Players musical productions. He holds the DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina, a MM in Voice Performance from Converse University, and a BM in Voice Performance from Furman University…

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