by Amber Bouthot | Aug 18, 2020 | Blog
This summer, the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir (FWCC) hosted its inaugural virtual Choralfest [summer day camp]. Our summer intern and FWCC alumnus, Sangeeta Reddy, sat down with Apprentice Choir director, Susan LaCroix, to discuss her experiences teaching, connecting,...
by Amber Bouthot | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog
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,...
by Amber Bouthot | Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Amber Bouthot | Aug 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Aug 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Amber Bouthot | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
