FWCC Student Participates in International Project

Fort Wayne Children’s Choir (FWCC) student Daniel Beights recently participated in an international virtual performance. Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently, features 17,572 singers, representing 129 countries. For the project, singers from across the globe...

Meet the Staff- Tavis Schlicker

Meet Tavis Schlicker, director of FWCC’s Youth Chorale, and is in his 6th year with us. Tavis went to school in Nebraska and double majored in math and music. Minnesota is his home state and his parents live in a little lake cottage there. He claims Houston,...

Meet the Staff- Jonathan Busarow

Meet Jonathan Busarow, our Executive Artistic Director. Jonathan grew up outside of Dayton, OH in a rural town. He attended Valparaiso University where he majored in Voice Performance. It was there that he met his wife, Nicole. He attended The Ohio State University...

Meet the Staff- Donna Hartleroad

This week’s featured staff member is Donna Hartleroad, accompanist for the Lyric and Treble Choirs. Donna graduated from Cedarville University with a degree in Piano Performance and a minor in  Music Theory. She did  a year of graduate  studies at The Ohio State...

Meet the Staff- Susie Peirce

This week’s featured staff member is Susie Peirce, Communication & Grants Manager. Susie has been with FWCC for 6 years. She was originally hired to fill a nine-month interim position and was invited to stay. We are glad she did! Susie grew up in Goshen,...

Meet the Staff- Phyllis Boester

Meet Phyllis, FWCC’s Lyric Choir Director. Phyllis grew up in Fort Wayne and attended North Side High School where she majored in music with a theater minor. She attended Ball State for a year to major in Music Education, but due to a family illness, she...

Alumni Update- Hope Swanson Smith

This week’s alumni update comes from Hope Swanson Smith. Hope was a member of FWCC from 2002 to 2009. Her mom is our Administrative Assistant and Financial Manager, so she spends a lot of time at big FWCC events as a volunteer. She loves that she still gets to...

Meet the Staff- Pam Pierson

Meet Pam Pierson, Associate Artistic Director. Pam has been working on and off with FWCC since the mid-nineties conducting various choirs. Over the years, she has conducted the Lyric Choir, Treble Choir, Chorister Choir and the DeKalb County Community Choir. She...

Alumni Update- Kirsi Smith

Meet Kirsi Smith. She’s our Alumni Update for this week. We asked her some questions about her time with FWCC and what she’s up to now. 1- When were you a part of the FWCC?  I was in the FWCC from 2003-2014 2- What is your favorite FWCC memory? My favorite memory...
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