West
Defying Gravity
Chester Children’s Chorus
Eileen Keller, ArtisticDirector
Kevin McAllister, AssociateDirector
Danielle M. Cullen, Director
Nicholas Burbo, Accompanist
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre
Performing Arts Center
12:00 PM
Tyros
Gabriel Ablaza
Bronwyn Bradley
Sabine Cascardo
Wynn DiMario
Tobia DeRitis
Emily Gaiski
Ingrid Herrera
Eve Johanson
Serafina Lawrence
Justice Lozano
Cassie Mast
Tashvi Pandi
Cecilia Pirozzi
Savithri Prabhu
Jeffina Prakash
Reese Vogel
Brooks Vogel
Archer Weir
Interns
Abby Jennings
Daniel Paolello
Ensemble
Jamie Cook
Dixie Dispaldo
Gregory DePalma
Dorian Gumble
Ava James
Rachael James
Jianna Jhaveri
Madeline Johanson
Akera Kuczenski
Victoria Lawrence
Rose Mooney
Saran Patibandla
Akshaya Pilla
Rishaan Nair
Evelyn Waterer
Nix Zaferes
Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.
Chorus
Arielle Gambill
Bennett Gumble
Liam Hollingsworth
Clara James
Praneet Malvankar
Bridget Millard
Alexandra Petrasciuc
Christina Petrasciuc
Joanna Ivy Prakash
Isabelle Quinn
Michael Rager
Toma "Loki" Young
Bel Canto
Gabi Lozano
Megan Muzariri
Ishika Nair
Kensie Paramanandam
Shirin Patel
Scarlet Potter
Leah Huf, President
Omar Herrera Arizmendi, Vice President
Bruce James, Treasurer
Ashlee Klein, Secretary
WCCC Interns 2024-2025 and WCU Congrats Graduating Seniors!
Dan Paolello has been an intern for the West Chester Children’s Chorus for two years and has loved every moment of it! He is a fourth year Music Education student on French Horn at West Chester University. He is a member of Brass Ensemble and the West Chester University Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band. He is also involved with NAfME-C at WCU, a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi, and is a student ambassador for the Wells School of Music. Dan also serves as the Peer Tutor Coordinator for Math at the Learning Assistance & Resource Center at West Chester University. Dan would like to thank all the directors of WCCC for all their continued support.
Abby Jennings has been singing with WCCC since 2009, and she has enjoyed interning with Tyros, Chorus, and Bel Canto singers. She is a fourth year Music Education major on the Trombone at West Chester University and an active participant in multiple ensembles, including Mastersingers, Recital Choir, Marching Band, Wind Symphony, and Basketball Band. Abby is also involved at WCU in the National Association for Music Education, a sister of Sigma Alpha Iota, Music Service Learning intern, and a Tot Rock teacher. Abby would like to thank everyone in WCCC for their support throughout the years.
Eileen Keller, Artistic Director and Director of the Tyros
Eileen Keller is the Artistic Director of the West Chester Children's Chorus beginning in the summer of 2012. Mrs. Keller is also the director of the Tyros in the Children's Chorus. She has been with the West Chester Children's Chorus since the Tyros choir debuted in 2009. In that time, the Tyros has grown in numbers and in musicianship. Eileen Keller teaches music K-4 at Renaissance Academy Charter School in Phoenixville, PA. She is also the Elementary Chorus director and Fine Arts K-12 Lead Teacher at her school. Mrs. Keller received her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music Education from West Chester University School of Music. As part of her Master's Degree, she earned her Level III Kodaly certification. Mrs. Keller is an active member of the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) and Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA). Mrs. Keller has led numerous professional development workshops in both music education and leadership development. Mrs. Keller has exposed her choral students to service learning performances in the local community. At the request of local universities, she has mentored and educated numerous music education students and interns to prepare them for their own careers in music education. Of great importance to Mrs. Keller is helping students gain musical literacy through Kodaly teaching techniques, to facilitate understanding of the significance of folk songs and their tie to a time, people, and place in history, and awakening her students to the emotional impact of music.
Danielle M. Cullen has been teaching elementary general music in the Downingtown Area School District since 2001. Danielle’s degrees include a Bachelor’s degree in Music education (West Chester University, 2001), a Master’s degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Kodály (West Chester University, 2006), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education (Temple University, 2018) Danielle has certifications in Kodály, Orff, and Music Learning Theory. In addition to teaching in Downingtown, Danielle served as an adjunct professor at Immaculata University, as clarinet professor and teaching undergraduate music education majors, and at University of the Arts, teaching graduate students as part of their summer music studies program. As clinician, Danielle has presented sessions for Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) state conferences as well as local district professional development workshops. Most recently, Danielle served as chair for the PMEA Professional Development Council and is currently serving as part of the Professional Development Committee for PMEA District 12. As a clarinetist, Danielle is a member of the Chester County Pops Orchestra, the New Holland Band, and the Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds. Danielle has also performed with the Delaware County Symphony Orchestra, the Mainline Symphony, the Immaculata Symphony, and the Greenleigh Chorale. As a freelance musician, Danielle has performed for various local musicals, including shows at Barley Sheaf Theater, YPTW in Swarthmore and the Media Theater, as well as local high school and middle school productions.
Kevin McAllister, Director of the Chorus
Kevin McAllister currently teaches K-5 General Music and Chorus in the Downingtown Area School District. Before teaching in Downingtown, Kevin taught General Music and Chorus in the Upper Darby School District. In addition to teaching at West Bradford, Kevin directs the Chorus and Bel Canto singers of the West Chester Children’s Chorus in residence at West Chester University. Kevin received his B.M. from West Chester University and his M.M. in Music Education with a Kodály emphasis from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. McAllister is an active member of the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association and the Organization of American Kodály Educators.
Casey Jennings, Guest Conductor of the Tyros
Casey Jennings is an Instrumental and General Music Teacher in the Owen J. Roberts School District. She graduated from West Chester University in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Miss Casey started singing with the West Chester Children’s Chorus formerly named the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus in 2008, when she was in third grade. In her collegiate years, Miss Casey interned with the Tyros group, and she is thrilled to be back with the choir this spring!
