Graduate Assistants
- Aida Mark, pianist – Timisoara, Romania
- In-Sook Park, pianist – Seoul, South Korea
- Ashley Robinson, soprano – Greenville, South Carolina
- Jonathan Smith, tenor – Birmingham, Alabama
- Brad Lee, business manager – Birmingham, Alabama
Productions
- Suns, Moons, and Stars: Celestial Music for the Stage – November 7 and 8, 2008.
- Sister Angelica (Puccini) – March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.
- Pagliacci (Leoncavallo, sung in Italian with English supertitles) – March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.
- One Night Only: an Annual Evening of Broadway Favorites – April 7, 2009.
Visiting Artists/Instructors
- Natalia Rivera – vocal coach
- Dr. Kevin Chance – vocal coach
- Dr. Elaine Sisman – opera history, Haydn opera
- Noelle Partusch – ballet
- Darin Michael Cabot – stage combat
- Marian Montevani – acting, clown work
- Emma Cullimore – stage make-up