Dominique DeSilva currently leads the Choral team at the Girard Academic Music Program and has also been a member of the All City High School and Middle School Choir committees for the past 6 years, serving as an assistant director for 2 years. Mrs. DeSilva holds two degrees in Music Education from Temple University and…
Dr. Elizabeth Cassidy Parker is Education Director for PYCE, and is Professor of Music Education at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. An active clinician for children’s and youth choirs, Parker held the position of Director of Music for a large New York City not-for-profit where she grew a children’s choir program…
Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Rachel graduated from Washington College with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, where her thesis examined the cultural dynamics of ethnic identity. Her passion for music was ignited during a memorable Christmas tour to Austria as a young singer, an experience that left a lasting impression on her. Most recently, Rachel…
Amanda directs all fundraising, marketing, and communications efforts at the Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensembles. Amanda’s experience includes four years at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she led the annual fund and the Friends of Music giving society as Assistant Director of Development. Amanda has served in fundraising and executive director roles for…
Michelle brings over 20 years of experience in music, educational leadership, fundraising, non-profit management, and fiscal management to her role as Executive Director. A Grammy®-nominated music educator and passionate nonprofit leader, she leverages a broad range of business consulting and nonprofit management skills in her role. As a former accountant with EY, she worked on…
Nathan Wadley began his choral training at the age of eleven when he became a chorister with The American Boychoir, under the direction of Dr. James Litton, and he returned 15 years later to become the Resident Training Choir Director of The American Boychoir School, where he trained the newest choirboys in performance skills and…
An alumnus of Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Smith became Music Director in 2004 and has since led the choir on concert tours throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Under his direction, the choir has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia Ballet, Philly POPS, Opera Philadelphia and Curtis Institute. Venues have included the…