Tamara harper

As a native of Ohio, Dr. Harper earned her Bachelor of Music degree from The Ohio State University after graduating from Bellefontaine High School as valedictorian. After leaving Ohio State, she earned the Master of Music at the Boston Conservatory and the Doctor of Music from Florida State University. Her extensive collegiate teaching career includes tenure-track appointments at Angelo State University, Georgia Perimeter College, Reinhardt University, and Georgia Southern University. Outside of her collegiate teaching, Dr. Harper is an accomplished choir director and is currently Director of Music at Sylvania First United Methodist Church and one of the directors of the Statesboro Youth Chorale. She has also worked hard to become a highly regarded lyric soprano and operatic director. Dr. Harper is married to Dr. Steven A. Harper, and their son, Dean, is a senior at Statesboro High School.