Vivian Hamilton
Principal Keyboard
Vivian Hamilton is conductor of the Furman Chorales and Staff Accompanist.
An accomplished pianist as well as vocalist and conductor, Dr. Hamilton offers a wealth of musical expertise to her students. In addition to her work at Furman, Dr. Hamilton is Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina, and holds the position of Principal Keyboard with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. She is the former Music Director of the Foothills Chorale in Clemson, South Carolina.
Dr. Hamilton has been a singer in the Robert Shaw Institute Festival Singers where she had the opportunity to work with Robert Shaw, and has also studied conducting with Dan Lewis and Edvard Tchivzhel. She has worked as a professional accompanist in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout South Carolina. Dr. Hamilton has worked with choirs at Simmons College, Emerson College, Northeastern University, the University of South Carolina, and Clemson University. Her teaching experience also includes experience teaching in the Boston public schools, and in the Oconee County and Greenville County public schools in South Carolina.
She received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina, her Masters degree from New England Conservatory of Music, and her Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University. She is a former President of the South Carolina American Choral Directors Association.