Bernie Hall recently retired after teaching band, elementary, and general music in the public schools of North Carolina for 39-1/2 years. He also taught at the UNCG Summer Music Camps for 23 years, has been an adjunct instructor at Greensboro College and Randolph Community College, and teaches ukulele at Moore Music Company. Bernie is a graduate of Grimsley High School, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was a National Board Certified Teacher. His honors and awards include the H. Grady Miller Band Award at Grimsley, the Thomas J. Stone Award at UNCG, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, the American School Band Directors Association, Teacher of the Year at Asheboro High School, Band Director of the Year and the Award of Excellence from the Central District Bandmasters Association, and the UNCG Summer Music Camp Hall of Fame. He is a regular performer on trombone, guitar, bass guitar, and vocals, and can be heard locally in several groups. Bernie is a former member of the Greensboro and Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestras. All of his family are musicians, and he is the proud grandfather to Addison, Edith, Carwile, and Miriam, and the owner of two rescued dachshunds, Elsa and Annie. Bernie lives in Asheboro, where he will be facilitating remote learning for his grandchildren this fall, and serving as the trombone instructor for the Guilford County Schools’ Lyceum Program.  

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Brad Dickerson has been an active teacher in Greensboro for 15 years. He is chair of the guitar department at the Music Academy of NC and has taught at numerous schools in the area including Brookes, St. Pius, B'nai Shalom, Noble Academy, and Our Lady of Grace, He received his bachelor's degree in classical guitar performance from Appalachian State University, cum laude, where he studied with Douglass James and Roger Cope. He loves teaching and playing many styles including rock, blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, and songwriting. His students have been recognized in statewide guitar competitions and have passed college auditions. In 2007 he received the Mary Elizabeth King Brown excellence in teaching award. He performs regularly in the piedmont has appeared with the Greensboro Symphony, the Allamance Chorale, and his music has been featured on N.P.R

As a teacher, Chris works with many different styles and age groups. He began teaching in 2002 on the side so he could share his love for guitar. In 2010 Chris moved to the triad to pursue a Bachelor of Music with a focus on teaching and pedagogy. With eight years of teaching experience, he started teaching at Don’s Music City in Greensboro through his degree. In 2015, after the music store moved to Winston-Salem, he co-founded Cloud Music Academy with several teachers and expanded his instrument portfolio. He also began teaching Classic Guitar classes at Bishop McGuinness in Kernersville the same year.

Chris continues to develop and transform his curriculum to fit the needs of his students. He has had several students accepted into music programs including Greensboro’s own Weaver Academy. He also tries to stay active in the music community and connect students to more performance opportunities. With connections to the Piedmont Classic Guitar Society and the Piedmont Blues Preservations Society, students have been able to perform in large ensembles, compete in guitar competitions, and even perform at the yearly Carolina Blues Festival.

"The secret to truly learning an instrument and feeling successful in music is all about tiny victories. Set a series of small goals and approach each one with as much energy and passion as you would something more difficult."

Clarice Weiseman, from Ypsilanti, Michigan, holds an MM in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BM in Voice Performance from Eastern Michigan University. She currently sings in the soprano sections of Bel Canto Company, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra’s Master Chorale, and the Greensboro Opera Chorus. She has performed frequently with many other opera theatres and chorales, including The Straits Chorale, UNCG and EMU Choirs, UNCG Opera Theatre, EMU Opera Theatre, Pittsfield Opera Theatre, and Arbor Opera Theatre.. Her most notable roles include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), and Geraldine in Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge. Equally at home on and off the stage, she is the choir director at Union Ridge Church in Union Ridge, NC, and teaches private voice and piano lessons. 

Catherine Box is a native of Texas where she began playing the viola in her school orchestra in 5th grade. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University and her Master of Music Performance degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Catherine has studied viola with Dr. Kathryn Steely, Dr. Scott Rawls, and Erika Eckert. She has studied violin with Dr. Fabian Lopez.

Catherine currently lives in Greensboro where she enjoys performing and teaching students of all ages. She has been teaching violin and viola lessons for over 10 years. She has taught both young beginners and older students. Her students have successfully auditioned for GSYO, middle and high school all-county and western region, and university music schools. She is currently a member of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and also frequently performs with the Winston-Salem Symphony as a substitute violist.

Russ received his Bachelors in Music Education from Winthrop University, where he held the position of Principal Trumpet in the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra as well as Lead Trumpet in the Jazz Ensemble all 4 years. In his senior year, Russ auditioned for and was awarded the Lead Trumpet position with the South Carolina All-Star College Jazz Ensemble fronted by Dizzy Gillespie and performed at the SC Spoleto Festival in Charleston in 1984.

Russ received his Masters in Trumpet Performance from UNCG in 1987 and continued to hold Principal and Lead positions in all ensembles. After graduation, Russ made Greensboro his home along with his wife Lou Anne who taught elementary music at Jones Spanish Immersion for 29 years. 

Since 1980 Russ has played for countless Wedding and Religious services, and in Beach Music bands and off-Broadway shows. Over the past 40 years, Russ has also taught over 2,500 lessons to players of all ages from beginner through adult and many of his students have placed in All-County, District and All-State bands, as well as prepared for college scholarship auditions. Russ's teaching mantra is "Be Methodical in Your Practice & Creative in Your Performance and loves helping students of all ages excel in their music.

Russ is proud to be part of The Lyceum program with GCS Arts and is excited to help and inspire other Trumpet Players.

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Described by Arts Atlanta as having a “musical chemistry that is on target”, Clarinetist and Saxophonist Jonathan Goodman is no stranger to the New Music realm.  He has stayed active as a new music chamber player playing for various groups across the United States, including Atlanta-based GremlinsDuo and Chicago-based Wei Zhongle, as well as having performed at the International Clarinet Association’s Conference back in 2014.

 Locally, Jon frequently plays the Piedmont Wind Symphony and Western Piedmont Symphony, as well as playing in various pit orchestras, pick-up ensembles, and chamber groups across central and western North Carolina. Jon has also been active in the classical world performing with Winston-Salem Symphony, the New Chicago Chamber Orchestra (as a part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival) and Northern Symphonic Winds. As a clinician and lecturer, Mr. Goodman has given masterclasses and lectures at Appalachian State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro among others.

 Originally from Syracuse, NY, Jonathan now resides in Greensboro, NC, where he stays active performing as well running his own woodwind repair business Goodman Custom Woodwinds. He also started repairing instruments as Instrument Repair Technician/Inventory Manager at the University of North Carolina School of Visual and Performing Arts. His primary teachers include Norbert Buskey, Raphael Sanders, and Eric Mandat. He received his Bachelors of Music from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and his Masters of Music from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 

Heather Lambert is a Texas native currently working towards her Master of Music Performance degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she studies violin with Marjorie Bagley. Heather received her Bachelor of Music degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, with concentrations in violin performance and string education. 

Since moving to Greensboro in 2019, Heather has enjoyed playing the violin as a member of the Greensboro and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestras. She is looking forward to her second year as a teaching artist for the GCS Lyceum program

Sierra Taylor, (Greensboro, NC) graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance: Choreography and Performance in May 2021. During her time at UNCG, Sierra had the honor of learning from BJ Sullivan, Clarice Young, Duane Cyrus and many others. Currently, Sierra is a freelance artist in Greensboro, teaching and performing around the Triad. She most recently performed alongside the Van Dyke Dance group in the North Carolina Dance Festival 2021 Season. 

Taylor Taylor is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance: Choreography and Performance (‘21). At UNCG Taylor had the privilege of learning from professors like B.J. Sullivan, Clarice Young, and Maurice Watson among others. Taylor credits her love of dance to her home studio, Dance Project: School at City Arts in Greensboro, NC. She is delighted to be choreographing for the Moana Jr. production at Swann Middle School.

Dr. Jared Gilbert, from Shepherd, Michigan, recently graduated from UNCG with his Doctorate in Trombone and also received his MM from UNCG. He also received his B.M.E in Music Education from Central Michigan University. Dr. Gilbert is a passionate educator who enjoys teaching students of all ages and ability levels. Dr. Gilbert has performed throughout the triad area with the Greensboro Opera, Piedmont Wind Symphony, Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra and Bel Canto. He has played professionally on tenor trombone, bass trombone, euphonium and tuba. Dr. Gilbert is currently an adjunct faculty member at Averett University in Danville, VA and teaches private lessons at Moore Music in Greensboro and the North Raleigh School of Music in Raleigh. 

Carmen Eby is an active freelance artist and educator in the Piedmont Triad region.  She holds the position of principal clarinet with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Opera Roanoke in Virginia.

In addition to her position as Instructor of Clarinet at High Point University, Greensboro College, and Guilford College, Ms. Eby maintains a private lesson studio in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ms. Eby gives clinics and master classes throughout the Piedmont Triad Region as well as working regularly with the Greensboro Youth Symphony and Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra.  She has also been on the faculty at UNCG Summer Music Camp, Lutheran Summer Music Program, Summer Music Institute,  and New England Music Camp.

Previously, Ms. Eby was on the faculty at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio and was an active clinician and educator in the Central Ohio region.  She holds her MM in clarinet performance from Ohio State University and her BA in Music Education from Luther College.  Carmen lives in Greensboro with her husband, Chad Eby, and their two children Spenser and Mira. 

As a teacher and lecturer he founded, The Poetry Project, where he works in both the educational and corporate setting focusing on “Education through Correlation”, where he uses poetry as a catalysts for literacy, leadership and service.

The Host of 90.1FM’s The Poetry Café his voice is heard weekly over the airwaves as he showcases talented artists from all over the world in the genres of poetry, hip-hop, and R&B to name a few. The show also tours nationally and can now be seen was featured on Amazon Prime !

He has performed for Oprah, opened for Kanye West and Floetry, shared stages with The Last Poets, traveled to Australia, London, Seoul, and South Africa as well as back and forth across the United States sharing his gift.

He coaches The Gate City Youth Slam Team, teaches in the public and colligate school system, hosts and performs at events across the world. He is the founder of The Poetry Project Institute, a series of Professional Development workshops for teachers to provide them with resources and training on the use of spoken word in the classroom.  Every day he searches for new ways to use his gifts and abilities to pursue the hopes, dreams, ambitions and purpose of his life. Poet, Host, Recording Artist, Entrepreneur, Teacher, Dreamer, Visionary, Mentor, Brother, and Son…..

Charlene Marchant is a voice faculty member of The Music Academy of NC. She holds an M.M. in vocal performance from The Catholic Univ. of America. She has taught voice at Hampton Univ., Chowan Univ., and The Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA. In Greensboro, she has taught voice at Bennett College, and music at several area schools. She is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, former member of British Equity, and a lifetime member of the music fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota. She has a son in Seattle; and a daughter, son-in-law and two lively grandsons  who live in London. This is her second year as a Lyceum Teaching Artist.

Victoria Morris graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA in Acting and a minor in Musical Theatre, where she was able to go on tour with the Theatre for Young Audiences production A Year with Frog and Toad. Victoria has worked as a Kids Worship Director where she taught dance and song to young learners weekly. Victoria’s recent regional credits include Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre (Ft. Myers, FL) productions Little Shop of Horrors, A Bronx Tale, and Beehive: A 60's Musical. Her favorite roles include Maria/Lisa in Mr. Burns A Post Electric Play, Emmie from Caroline or Change, Lady Bird from A Year with Frog and Toad, Ensemble in Spamalot and many many more! Victoria cannot wait to bring Moana Jr. to life with Swann Middle School!