Caio Lopes is a Brazilian conductor and educator based in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to his appointment at UIndy, Caio serves as Chorus Master for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Assistant Conductor and pianist for the Bloomington Chamber Singers, and Music Director at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. As a graduate student at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Caio worked as an assistant conductor for NOTUS - IU Contemporary Ensemble, Oratorio Chorus, University Singers, and the Grammy Award-winning Singing Hoosiers. He was also an assistant chorus master for several productions at the IU Opera Theater. Caio was one of four conductors selected as an active participant in the 2023 American Choral Directors Association National Masterclass, as well as the 2023 National Collegiate Choral Organization National Masterclasses.
Before coming to the U.S., Caio worked as a choral director and voice teacher at Guri Santa Marcelina in his home state of São Paulo. In addition to his work with choirs, Caio has extensive experience in musical theater, serving as music director for numerous Broadway workshop titles at Casa de Artes OperÁria, and as a pianist for professional productions. In opera, Caio worked as a pianist and coach at the opera academy at Theatro São Pedro and as assistant music director for the São Paulo State University opera studio during his undergraduate studies.
Caio is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Music degree at the Jacobs School of Music, where he also received his Master of Music in choral conducting. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in conducting from São Paulo State University in Brazil.
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Terence Mayhue is currently the Associate Adjunct Professor of Percussion at the University of Indianapolis and has taught at the university level for over two decades. Here at UIndy he teaches applied instruction, directs the Percussion Ensemble, and works with Outreach. An in-demand percussionist, clinician, and arranger throughout the Midwest, Terence works with many local high school programs and is the house percussionist at the Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre performing over 200 shows a year. Prior to moving to Indianapolis, Terence was the Director of Percussion and Jazz Studies at McKendree University where he taught all applied lessons in percussion, jazz, and commercial voice in addition to writing and arranging for the Concert and Commercial Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo.
Previous to McKendree, Terence served as the Head of Percussion Studies, Commercial Music Instructor, and General Lecturer at Eastern Illinois University for 10 years. There he wrote for and directed several groups such as the Concert and Commercial Percussion Ensembles, the Latin Rock Ensemble, and the Mid-West Funk Factory Drumline which performed with artists such as Kelly Rowland, Zoro, and Beyonce. Terence has also been on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Kaskaskia College, Rend Lake College, IUPUI, Marian University, and the EIU Continuing Education Dept. He is regularly booked throughout the Mid-West as a clinician, arranger, and performer ranging from orchestral to commercial music.
Terence has performed with artists such as 4-time Grammy award-winning B.J. Thomas, Motown legends The Contours, Broadway legend Mitzi Gaynor, Disney’s Toy Story 2 music writers Riders in the Sky, platinum-selling artist Robert Michaels, Irish tenor Anthony Kerns, Broadway mainstay Maureen McGovern, the “Tonight Show’s Doc Severinsen, Chicago Brass, and many others. Terence received his BM from Millkin University, MA from Eastern Illinois University, and has completed work towards his DMA at the University of Illinois. He lives here in Indianapolis with his wife Jeannie and children.
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As a winner of 16 international guitar competitions, Nemanja Ostojić has appeared as soloist in 19 countries. Nemanja Ostojić is a graduate of University of Belgrade, Serbia, as well as Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has performed with orchestras like Turkish Bilkent Symphony Orchestra , Buffalo Philharmonic , Allentown Symphony , St. George Strings , Greek Athens Kamerata , while closely working with conductors like Leo Brouwer, JoAnne Falletta, Dianne Wittry, Bujor Hoinic, etc. His discography includes the debut album "First Born" which has received the rave reviews from the Guitar Foundation of America, as well as the Seichorde , the leading Italian journal for classical guitar. In 2007, the Italian label La Guitarra published a DVD of Nemanja Ostojić's live concert in Milan's Palazzina Liberty .
A highlight of Ostojić's career is certainly his appearance with the legendary Leo Brouwer, performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Greek Athens Camerata orchestra, at the 5th International GuitarArt Festival , in Belgrade, Serbia. For this occasion, Ostojić was selected to substitute for the Grammy Award-winning guitarist John Williams. This marked the international launching of Ostojić's career.
His top prize competition wins include: Tokyo Guitar Competition , Tokyo, Japan; Niccolò Paganini in Parma, Italy; JoAnn Falletta Guitar Concerto Competition , Buffalo, NY; Anna Amalia in Weimar, Germany; South West International Guitar Competition , San Antonio, TX; Texas Guitar Competition , Dallas, TX; Schadt String Competition , Allentown, PA; Wilson Center Guitar Competition , WI; Volos International Guitar Competition , Greece, etc.
And avid performer and pedagogue, Nemanja Ostojić is often seen on panels of international competitions like: Indiana International Guitar Festival ; Vissani Guitar and Mandolin Festival , Greece; Sinaia Guitar Festival , Romania; Texas Guitar Competition , Dallas TX. Ostojić has also given numerous master classes and classical guitar technique-related lectures at various universities like University of Texas at Dallas, UT San Antonio, Yale University, Chapman University (Orange, CA), Ball State University, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Peck School of Music, etc.
Nemanja Ostojić performs on a 2013 Keijo Korelin double-top guitar, supplied by Reverie Classical Guitars of Indianapolis.
Nemanja is married to Japanese pianist Haruka Ostojić.