Keystone State Boychoir (KSB)
Channelling the Boundless Energy of Boys into Unforgettable Music Making
Founded in 2001 by Joseph P. Fitzmartin and Steven M. Fisher, Keystone State Boychoir (KSB) has enjoyed unprecedented success for an ensemble so young and is counted among the finest, most successful community-based boychoir choral programs in the world.
Under the direction of Co-Artistic Director Frank J. Van Atta, the Boychoir sings a diverse enthralling repertoire from the classical to the contemporary. Major choral works that KSB has performed include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Rejoice in the Lamb, and St. Nicolas Cantata, Fauré Requiem and Rutter’s Mass of the Children. The Philadelphia Inquirer review declared KSB’s performance in the Bach St. Matthew Passion “excellent.” Beyond the traditional choral canon, KSB prides itself in singing with authenticity and integrity world music from every corner of the globe.
In December 2009, a KSB concert tour included an excursion to Chile’s Frei Base on King George Island, Antarctica. There the boys sang for scientists from five countries, giving KSB the distinction of bringing the choral arts to the seventh continent for the first time. In doing so, KSB made history as the first choir to have sung on every continent.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About Keystone State Boychoir page.
In The News
- Choir Tour to Germany, Czech Republic Hits Educational Note, Jewish Exponent, July 12, 2017.
- Keystone State Boys Choir Brings Home History Lesson From Abroad, CBS-3, July 5, 2017.
Info
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