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 | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog
Alex Platte is a business and estate planning attorney with Rothberg Logan & Warsco. He is a Fort Wayne native and graduate of South Side High School. He attended college and law school at IU Bloomington. Alex joined the board in late 2017. How did you first get...
by Amber Bouthot | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog
Seema J Reddy is a Real-Estate Broker/Realtor and a proud parent of two FWCC alumni who participated for 8 and 10 years. During their time with choir, Seema’s involvement as a volunteer increased. She served as rehearsal and concert volunteers, tour chaperone,...
by Amber Bouthot | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog
Board President Kathryn Lemish is the Assistant Vice President for Lincoln Financial Group. She first got involved as a volunteer for FWCC when her oldest daughter Nora joined the Apprentice Choir when she was 8. Why is FWCC important to our community? The FWCC does...
by Amber Bouthot | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog
Emily Hull was a member of FWCC from 1996-2006. Now, she’s a music teacher and a member of our board. Why is FWCC important to our community? It is important to our community because it provides a cultural experience for our youth and provides children the...
by Amber Bouthot | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog
Board member Ian D. Broad-White is the Director of Support Services at Park Center in Fort Wayne. Park Center is a comprehensive behavioral health provider offering services in Allen, Adams, and Wells counties. Its goal is to provide quality care and support to...
by Amber Bouthot | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog
This week’s featured board member is Skip Balkenbusch. Skip joined our board in 2016. His son Cory was a member of FWCC for over 10 years. Skip grew up in Fort Wayne and attended Northside High School and IPFW. He was a member of the All City Choir, an organization...
by Amber Bouthot | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
This week’s featured board member is Mitchell J. McKinney, Captain and Director of Community Relations for the Fort Wayne Police Department. His son Jackson joined the choir 8 years ago and Mitch started to volunteer, eventually joining the board and chairing...
by Amber Bouthot | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
The months of November and December find all of the performance ensembles singing at various venues. Starting with the Harvest Concert, the singers will perform on their own or in collaboration with another arts organization. The FWCC places all of the events under...
