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Under the direction of Music Director Joseph P. Fitzmartin and Associate Music Director Steven M. Fisher, Keystone State Boychoir (KSB) consists of 150 young men between the ages of eight and eighteen who sing an enthralling repertoire from the classical to the contemporary. Major choral works that KSB has performed include Orff's Camina Buana, Handel's Messiah, Mendelsson's Bijah, Britten's St. Nicolas and the Fau´ Requiem. The Philadelphia Inquirer review declared KSB's performance in the Bach St. Matthew Passion "excellent".

KSB has sung with the region's most distinguished ensembles including the Philadephia Orchestra, the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Singers, and at the region's most prominent venues including Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music and the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. KSB has performed internationally at the Manaua Opera House in Brazil, the Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam and the Petronas Philharmonik Hall in Malaysia as well as in venues throughout Alaska, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Australia, Monaco, France, Germany, Austria and Bulgaria.

The KSB experience centers on its truly joyful music-making. The vibrant sound of the choir is enhanced by its compelling and energetic stage presence. Fitzmartin and Fisher believe that today's choral music must be seen and felt as well as heard if the art form is to continue to thrive and to attract new audiences.

Keystone State Boychoir and its sister-choir, Pennsylvania Girlchoir, are members of Commonwealth Youthchoirs, founded in 2001 by Joseph P. Fitzmartin and Steven M. Fisher. Under the leadership of Executive Director Susan S. Ashbaker, this non-profit organization is committed to offering exemplary choral music education and performance opportunities to young people from diverse economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds, while nurturing leadership skills, building character and encouraging self-discipline.

To learn more about the Keystone State Boychoir, visit www.paboychoir.org.