It is with great pleasure that Singing City announces the appointment of Dr. Rollo Dilworth as Singing City's new Artistic and Music Director. He succeeds Jeffrey Brillhart, who has retired after 25 years with the Choir.
Singing City is very fortunate to have Rollo as our 5th Music Director. He brings vast experience, leadership, and a passion for education. Rollo’s very essence is the embodiment of all that Singing City aspires to be and we are excited about what he will bring to the choir and, by extension, the City of Philadelphia.
On his appointment, Rollo said, "Since its inception in 1948, Singing City has successfully brought people from various backgrounds together through the celebration of diverse vocal and choral traditions. It is Singing City’s long-standing commitments to diversity, inclusion, belonging, and social consciousness that resonate with me and my work as a conductor, composer, and educator. I humbly look forward to continuing the work of my predecessors, and I hope to help advance the ways in which the ensemble can serve the citizens of the greater Philadelphia area through song."
Rollo Dilworth is currently Vice Dean and Professor of Choral Music Education in the Department of Music Education and Therapy at Temple University’s Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts in Philadelphia, PA. He has served on the faculty since 2009. Prior to his position with Boyer College, he taught music education and was the director of choral activities for 13 years at North Park University in Chicago, where he prepared and conducted numerous extended and choral-orchestral works.
Rollo is a prolific composer and arranger, renowned conductor, and master educator. He is an active clinician and frequent guest conductor of all-state, honors, festival, community, church and professional choirs. He has researched, lectured, and presented extensively on various topics including African American choral music, composing/arranging for choirs, social justice, social emotional learning, cultural appropriation, urban music education, community engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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