Accompanist

Ann Marie Ellis

Ann Marie Ellis has served as the accompanist for the Chester County Choral Society since 1995. She has accompanied competitions, concerts, musicals and recitals in the Chester County and greater Philadelphia areas since 1981. Some of the highlights of her career include the privilege of accompanying soprano, Lis Cass Geoghegan, in the White House as part of the holiday festivities in December 2000. More recently she accompanied Chester County Voices Abroad (CCVA) on their concert tours to Germany and Austria (2008), France (2010), Scotland and Ireland (2012), and Italy (2013). These concert tours included performances at venues such as the Berliner Dome in Berlin, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes for the International Mass and Candlelight Procession, St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Galway Catholic Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Originally from northeast Missouri, Ann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from West Chester University, where she studied piano with Richard Veleta and voice with Joy Vandever. She earned a Master of Music degree in Music Education at West Chester University where she studied vocal performance with Emily Bullock.

Ann is the choral director for Bayard Rustin High School, and the choral director and musical director for G. A. Stetson Middle School in the West Chester Area School District. She teaches private piano and voice lessons in her home studio. Ann has served in the music ministry at Bethlehem United Methodist
Church in Thornton, Pennsylvania, where she performed various roles including organist, hand bell choir director, children’s and youth choir director, assistant music director, and choir accompanist.​
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Ann resides in West Chester with her husband, Charles.

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