Our Artistic Director & Conductor
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Dr. Meg Hulley Frazier is thrilled to be back at the helm of NOVA after a 2-year hiatus. Dr. Frazier serves as Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Loyola University New Orleans, a position she has held since 1998. A native of Longview, Texas, Dr. Frazier earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees at Sam Houston State University, where she studied conducting with Bev Henson. She then completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at LSU under the mentorship of Ken Fulton. Dr. Frazier has served as President of Louisiana ACDA and Program Chair for ACDA Southern Division.
Dr. Frazier is an active clinician, guest conductor, and accompanist and has conducted numerous honor choirs in ten states, including the Kentucky Women's All-State in 2002 and 2009, and the Louisiana Junior High All-State in 2000. Dr. Frazier also had the honor of conducting the Linz International Choral Festival in Linz, Austria in June 2007.
In her spare time, Dr. Frazier enjoys singing with the women’s choral ensemble Inconspicuous 8, studying all things medical (she is a Certified Medical Transcriptionist), Saints and LSU football, travel, and reading. She and her husband, Rob, live in Covington, Louisiana. |
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Our Singers
Soprano
Celia Bezou
Melissa Brocato
Caroline Carson
Annelise Cassar
Rinda Coleman
Cheryl Dupont
Rachel Harvey
Tara Hinds
Meredith Hotard
Rachel Ricks
Celeste Veillon
Barbara Williams
Alto
Eve Crusto
Cecile Fallon
Jennifer King
Jen Kuylen
Louise LaBruyere
Mary McConnel
Lindsey Piattoly
Jan Schluter |
Tenor
Joel Bevington
Jered Bocage
Cedric Bridges
Jon Burroughs
Robert Comeaux
Bart Folse
Rob Frazier
Eric McCrary
Philip Ricks
Bass
Aaron Ambeau
David Coleman
Joel Colman
Chris Corbin
Bryan Gilbert
Jeremy Orgeron
Larry Ozenberger
Paul Starr
Justin Whitley |
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Our Accompanist
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Since spring 2006, Dilyara Shiderova has been a staff
accompanist for the Loyola University Department of Music.
At Loyola, Ms. Shiderova accompanies Ballet classes, Choral,student
recitals, Opera Workshop as well as Master Classes. She is also an active
recitalist and accompanist in the New Orleans community and happy to be a member of NOVA family!
Prior to joining Loyola University Music Department, Ms
Shiderova taught at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
Ms. Shiderova graduated from the University of New Orleans
with a Master of Performing Arts degree in 2003 and received
her undergraduate degree in Piano Performance, Accompanying,
and Pedagogy from Almaty State Conservatory in Kazakhstan.
Ms Shiderova made guest artist appearances on university
campuses such as Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA),
Musicians Institute (Hollywood, CA) as well as performing at
International Jazz Conference in New York in 2001. |
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