PAMELA DODSON, LYRIC SOPRANO grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina where she began singing in church at a very young age. She began her formal training in Meredith College Community School of Music. After moving to Greenville, South Carolina she received her bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance from Bob Jones University where she studied with Pam Dunbar. During college, Pamela developed a deep love for opera while performing roles in Samson et Dalila, The Old Maid and the Thief, as well as her favorite role Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. Pamela continued her studies at Valor Music Conservatory where she studied under professional singers Dominque Labelle and Bradley Williams as well as vocal coaching and performance with the talented Anthony di Bonaventura.
Pamela has performed and taught vocal classes periodically at the Greenville Theater and South Carolina Children’s Theater. She has also been the Production Assistant and Music Director for several of their shows.
Choral singing has always been a major part of Pamela’s life. In college, she performed with the Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Warren Cook. For the past twelve years, she has had the pleasure of singing with the Greenville Chorale and Herring Chamber Ensemble under Bingham Vick Jr. A few of the highlights have been singing Carmina Burana at the Brevard Music Center, premiering Dan Forrest’s Lux: The Dawn from on High, and the most exciting performance of her career, the Herring Ensemble singing with Andrea Bocelli in the 30th Anniversary Concert Tour in Greenville.
For fourteen years Pamela has devoted her time to teaching. Her greatest joy in life is sharing her great love of singing with all ages. She teaches private voice, piano and Mini Maestro classes for music exploration and fundamentals to young students. For the last five years, she has volunteered at a local elementary school with vocal coaching and rehearsal assistance for the beginning and upper-level choirs and ministers faithfully as a vocalist at Faith Baptist Church in Taylors.
