Keystone State Boychoir
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| Image:KSBLogo004.gif "Pennsylvania's Boychoir" |
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| Created: | 2001 |
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| Directors: | Joseph Fitzmartian and Stephen Fisher |
| Genre: | Boychoir, Music |
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The Keystone State Boychoir is a singing group for young men, ages 7 to 17, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 2001, the choir performs regularly around the Delaware Valley area, including performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Opera Company and the Philadelphia Choral Arts Society. It has performed for governors, senators and ambassadors, as well as at many sporting events. The choir also goes on a multi-week worldwide concert tour every year. Past tours have included South Africa, Brazil, Canada and Alaska, Japan and Southeast Asia. It also occasionally has choristers perform parts in operas, such as La Boheme.
The KSB was the brainchild of Artistic Director Joseph Fitzmartin and Associate Director Steven Fisher. Fitzmartin teaches music at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, is a successful composer, and was associate director and accompanist of the Philadelphia Boys Choir for 21 years. Fisher is an up and coming playwright, heavily involved in bring music education to South Africa and was assistant director of the Philadelphia Boys Choir for 7 years.
Since it's founding, the choir has grown to become the Commonwealth Youth Choirs, which also includes the Pennsylvania Girlchoir.
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