Voice Faculty

Kemper Florin - Voice

Kemper H.L. Florin (soprano) holds a Bachelors degree in Music from the University of North Carolina and a Masters degree in Music from the Eastman School of Music.
 

Kemper was selected as a District Winner and Mid-Southern Regional Finalist in the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She most recently understudied the role of Antonia in Man of La Mancha at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre. She also performed the roles of Maria in The Sound of Music and Princess Margaret in The Student Prince with The Ohio Light Opera Company during their 2007 summer repertory season. On the operatic stage, Kemper has sung Second Witch in Dido and Aeneus, performed at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center. As a concert artist and recitalist, Kemper has sung in Philadelphia’s 2007 Bach Festival as well as Holy Trinity’s Lunch Hour Concert Series. In December 2006, Kemper was featured as the Angel in Respighi’s Laud to the Nativity with the Mendelssohn Club.
 

Kemper’s recording releases include a new Ohio Light Opera recording of The Gondoliers, featuring Kemper as Gianetta on the Albany Records label and a recording of Dido and Aeneas featuring Ms. Florin as the Second Witch on the Lyrichord label. Future engagements include the role of Bastienne in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne in January 2008 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

Terrance Gaines - Voice
Terrance studied Voice at University of the Arts, and has been teaching over 40 students per week at Music Training Center since early 2003.

Terrance has extensive performance and teaching experience in opera, soul, funk, jazz, hip-hip, R&B, and gospel styles.  

Terrance's performance experience includes lead singing roles in a number of operas and Broadway-style plays, percussion performances with the West African Drum Ensemble, played hand bells with Peter Nero at the Kimmel Center, and has otherwise performed at over 100 venues including the Kennedy Center, the Department of State, and the White House.

Daniel "Nature" Lloyd - Electric Bass, Voice

After graduating from the Girard Academic Music Program in 1985, Daniel has spend the last 18 years as a performing musician, teacher, and songwriter, as both a bassist and vocalist.   Daniel studied classical voice technique at Girard, and now teaches and performs across a wide range of popular vocal styles. 

Daniel has performed with blues, funk, and popular music groups, and has recorded in the studio with artists including Phillip Bailey, Chaka Kahn, George Clinton, and Phyllis Hyman.

Suzanne Spencer - Voice
Suzanne is currently studying at University of the Arts, completing a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance and Music Education. Prior to attending UArts, Suzanne studied classical Voice Performance and Music Therapy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

Suzanne is experienced in a multitude of different genres including jazz, musical theater, classical, R&B, and pop.  She currently performs in N'Zehn, a contemporary A cappella group at University of the Arts, and is a lead singer of Love Jones, a Philadelphia cover/dance band. She has also performed with the Duquesne University Chamber Singers, the Pittsburgh Camarata, and has had lead roles in various plays and musicals in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas.

Kelly Stallard - Voice
Kelly is a graduate of Syracuse University, with a degree in Music Education and Voice. 

Kelly has performed leading roles in shows ranging from Grease to West Side Story.  Her Music Directing credits include The Dickens Festival in Skaneateles, The Wall, and Godspell.  In addition to teaching private Voice lessons at Music Training Center, Kelly is also a director of Music Training Center's Musical Theatre programs.

Kelly was a staff member and regular volunteer for West Chester Area School District Musical Theatre, where she coached young performers for the stage.  Kelly has also conducted, arranged, and performed with the "The Mandarins", Syracuse's award-winning contemporary a cappella group.

Jessi Teich - Voice
Jessi is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where she studied voice as her principle instrument and received her degree in music education. Jessi has been involved in the production of various plays and musicals throughout school while also having heavy involvement in the jazz, blues and soul worlds.

Jessi has sung with groups at Berklee such as the Afro-Pop ensemble and the Tower of Power ensemble, a band that was inspired by the original Tower of Power group, routing itself in big band funk. She has also gigged around New Jersey, New York, and Boston singing the sweet sounds of jazz and blues. This eventually led to a gig where Jessi had the opportunity to sing at the Apollo Theatre for "Amateur Night" and the long-time TV series "Showtime at the Apollo."

Sara Tiemogo - Voice

Sara is from Terre Haute, Indiana, where she studied voice, piano and violin in the Music Education Department of Indiana State University (ISU). 

Sarah has been a member of various ensembles including The ISU Symphony Orchestra (violin), ISU Concert Choir (soprano), The Potter Voice Studio (soprano), ISU Symphonic Band (clarinet), ISU Theatre Workshop (soprano), and many others.  Sarah was also the assistant Concert Master for the Terra Haute Youth Symphony Orchestra.  She is currently attending West Chester University.