Jeana Neal Borman
Staff Accompanist

Jeana Neal Borman serves as staff accompanist and vocal coach for the music department. In that capacity she collaborates with students and faculty on vocal and instrumental recitals, is accompanist for the A Cappella Choir and the College Singers, and works in the vocal studio as coach and accompanist.

She has also performed professionally at various venues with many organizations and companies. Jeana served as music director/accompanist for the education division of Opera Carolina for 10 seasons. Also, after serving for many seasons as rehearsal pianist and pit musician for Central Piedmont Summer Theatre, she recently worked as music director/conductor for CPCC's production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", which was a critical and popular success. Also for CPCC  Jeana was music director of "The Last Five Years," which was nominated as "Best Musical" of 2004 by the Metrolina Theatre Association.

As a working musician, Jeana has enjoyed playing keyboard for the touring "Broadway Lights" series at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center; recent productions in which she was involved are "Hairspray", "Mamma Mia," and "The King and I."

As one of the accompanists for the North Carolina Dance Theatre and the associated School of NCDC, Jeana accompanies ballet classes for the professional and highly regarded company, and works with the summer intensive ballet school, which attracts young dancers from around the world. Jeana also accompanied dance at the Chatauqua School of Ballet in Chatauqua, New York.

Also outside of North Carolina, Jeana was on the accompanying staff at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, and attended the Israel Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was also with the Peoria Civic Opera (Illinois) and the Glassboro Summer Theatre in Glassboro, New Jersey.

During her professional career, Jeana has also enjoyed working in community venues such as Carolina Voices, the Davidson Community Players, the North Meck Community Chorus, Lake Wylie Community Theatre, and various school productions. Presently she serves as Music Director at Hills Chapel United Methodist Church.

Jeana is a magna cum laude graduate of Emory and Henry College, and holds a Master of Music from Illinois State University, where she was winner of the annual Concerto Competition and performed with the Illinois State University Symphony.

Jeana and her husband, Stormy, are the proud parents of Celeste, who is in first grade.