West Philadelphia
Children's Choir
The
West Philadelphia Children’s Choir (WPCC) endeavors to enrich the lives of
children from all religious, racial, cultural and economic backgrounds through
music, thereby fostering the personal and social growth of its members.
Our 6th season at the James Rhoads Elementary School and 2nd season at the Lewis C. Cassidy School
has concluded with rousing success, with more than 70 children involved. Among
this season's highlights were the Holiday Concerts and Sing-ins at the schools,
a highly acclaimed concert at the Please Touch Museum, and an invitation to
perform at a memorial event for Leonore Annenberg at the University of
Pennsylvania. Plans for a summer session of the choir are in progress.
 Steve Fisher,
Music Director
He is co-founder and associate artistic director of the Commonwealth Youth choirs, a non-profit organization that administers the Keystone
State Boychoir and the Keystone State Girlchoir. He also serves as the associate music director and the managing director of the Keystone State Boychoir. From 1994 until 2001, Fisher served as the assistant director of the Philadelphia Boys Choir.
Mr. Fisher has undergraduate degrees in music education and history, as well
as a Masters in Music from Temple's Esther Boyer College of Music. He has
studied conducting with Alan Harler, composition with Richard Broadhead,
arranging with Alice Parker, and piano with Alexander Fiorello. In 1998, Temple
University awarded him the prestigious Presser Foundation Award, which
recognizes a graduate student who has the potential to make an outstanding
contribution in the music world.
Fisher is a composer of musical theater. His work, Mandela, has
been presented at the Tony award-winning Crossroads Theater, at the John
Houseman Theater in New York City, and at the Windybrow Theatre in
Johannesburg. His musical Isabelle and the Pretty-Ugly Spell has been
presented at the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop (under the direction of Stephen
Schwartz), at the York Theatre, at the Actors Playhouse in Coral Gables,
Florida, and at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, where it received a rave
review from the New York Times.
Volunteer Opportunities
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how you may get involved.
Would you like to be considered for the board of directors? Contact Bob Holmes at holmesbh@fast.net
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