Lloyd Mims

Style: Opera; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Dean Emeritus, School of Music and Fine Arts, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Bio: Lloyd Mims is Dean Emeritus and Adjunct Professor of Music of the School of Music and Fine Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic College in West Palm Beach. Previously he served as Dean and Professor of the School of Church Music and Worship of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from that institution and the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. He did additional study at the Juilliard School and the America-Italy Society and was a fellow with the Bach Aria Festival in Stony Brook, New York, in 1991. Dr. Mims has sung numerous recitals and performed roles with Kentucky Opera and Mobile Opera, sung solo performances with Ballet Florida, the Louisville Chorus, the Louisville Orchestra the Louisville Bach Society, and the Masterworks Chorus of the Palm Beaches. He has been the music minister for a number of Baptist churches and a soloist in a reformed synagogue. He completed an eight year term on the Board of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) first as Governor of the Southeastern Region and then as national Secretary-Treasurer; he was then elected to begin a new term as Secretary-Treasurer. He is also a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Pi Kappa Lambda.

Voice Type: Baritone

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program