Our Mission
The Philadelphia Suburban Music Collective is a confederation of singers, instrumentalists, conductors and composers, dedicated to bringing high quality classical music-based experiences to audiences, while seeking to make the art more accessible to new audiences.
We believe that
one way to make the "classical concert" format more attractive to larger
audiences is to present varied programs from high quality area musicians in a
variety of performance configurations. Rather than offering simply another piano
concert or a choral concert or recital, we envision PSMC presentations to be
comprised of quality music from a variety of classical music-based disciplines.
Each individual program will have it’s own structure, based on available
musicians, repertoire, and performing situation.
The Founders of PSMC
Cailin
Manson, baritone and
conductor, is Professor and Chair of Vocal Studies of the Hazleton
Conservatory for the Performing Arts, where he is also the Associate Conductor
of the Hazleton Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Conductor of
the Hazleton Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. He is the Music Director
Laureate and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chamber Symphony of Atlantic
City, an Artist-In-Residence for Opera North-Philadelphia and a soloist/core
singer for the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.
A.A., B.A., Americus University; undergraduate studies at Temple University; studied under Arianna Corteggiatore, Christine Anderson and Brigitte Engelhard, diction with Lawrence Indik and John Douglas. Magisterdiplom in Conducting and Opera from Universitat Salzburg Mozarteum. Fellow, North American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Lecturer in Fine Arts, New York College of Advanced Studies; Extensive experience as a baritone soloist and recitalist.
Wendy McNally, pianist,
earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (cum laude) from Ithaca
College, New York, a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro, and an Artist's Certificate in Chamber Music from
Cours Internationale de Musique, in Morges Switzerland.
In addition to an extensive performance resume, she has taught piano at Elon College, NC, UNC at Greensboro, and the Greensboro Music Academy, where she was director of the Piedmont Piano Competition.. McNally was chamber music coach/accompanist for the Cours Internationale de Musique, for Chapel Hill Chamber Music in North Carolina, for the School of Music at UNC Greensboro, and for the Owego Chamber Ensemble, NY. She was also the principal keyboardist for the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.
Rick Rosen, baritone
and conductor, currently sings with the Bucks County Choral Society where he
is the baritone section leader, the Chamber Singers of the Bucks County Choral
Society, and Bucks County Motet Singers.
Rick formerly served as the Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Burlingame, CA., where he additionally produced the Choral Music in Depth and Summer Sings programs, as well as the St. Paul’s Presents concert series. Rick was the founder and primary administrator of San Francisco-based male a cappella group Cordus Mundi, and he enjoyed an extended singing stint with the San Francisco Concert Chorale, where he served as men's section leader for five years and president of the executive committee for three years; during which SFCC recorded two CDs, and toured Mexico and France.
Rick has also sung in
California with San Francisco City Chorus, Redwood Symphony Chorus, Skyline
College Choir, College of Notre Dame Chorus, and Valley Choral Society. In
addition to his conducting work at St. Paul's, Rick has conducted major works on
a freelance basis, most notably on September 11, 2002, when with four
rehearsals, he presented Mozart's Requiem with an impassioned choir comprised of
recruits from fourteen area choruses. Rick has an Associate of Arts degree from
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA with additional study at Marlboro
College, Marlboro, VT, where his instructors included pianist Louis Moyse and
choral director Blanche Honegger-Moyse. He has recently completed a course of
seminar study with noted choral conductors Anton Armstrong and Rene Clausen.
The Philadelphia Suburban Music Collective -
The Time Is Now.
Contact PSMC at:
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238 Ross Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
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General Information: PSMCmusic@aol.com
Webmaster: ColoraturaBass@aol.com