Victoria Voumard began her career as a music educator in 1994 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, teaching elementary and middle school orchestra. She has been the orchestra director at Edwardsville High School since 2014 and currently has 140 students enrolled in the high school orchestra program.

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Victoria received her bachelor’s degree in music education from Furman University where she studied with violist Leonard Schranze. She continued her viola studies with Victoria Chiang at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida and later at SIU Edwardsville. She also attended the summer programs of Aspen Music Festival and The Quartet Program.

 

Victoria values her role as a music educator. Previously, she directed orchestra programs in West Palm Beach, FL, Spartanburg, S.C. and Alton, IL, as well as an instructor at Lewis & Clark Community College and Greenville College. She conducted the Alton Youth Symphony, adjudicated various contests and guest-conducted a variety of orchestras. She has been a clinician for workshops in Massachusetts, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Missouri and Illinois.

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Victoria is also an active freelance musician. Currently, she performs with St. Louis Chamber Soloists, 314 Quartet, Union Avenue Opera, Winter Opera St. Louis, and St. Louis Ballet. She has performed in orchestras with headliners Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Josh Groban, Peter Cetera, Mannheim Steamroller, Frank Sinatra Jr., Clay Aiken, Barry Manilow, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Warren Haynes, Idina Menzel, Rod Stewart, 2Cellos, Michael Buble, The Who, "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Eagles, Beach Boys, Final Fantasy Orchestra and the musical Hamilton at the Fabulous Fox.

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Victoria is passionate about music education and creating a classroom environment where every student feels valued. Research shows that music education helps students stay engaged in school and gain social-emotional skills like perseverance and teamwork. She is proud to teach in a school district that continues to prioritize the Fine and Performing Arts.