The Germantown Friends School Choir is an ensemble of 45 students selected by audition from grades 10-12. The Choir sings demanding and wide-ranging repertoire from many cultures and time periods. (See at left for a listing of recent repertoire.)

Directed by Stephen Kushner, the Choir performs frequently throughout the school year, often collaborating with professional musicians from the greater Philadelphia area. Recently, the group has performed with Philadelphia’s Singing City Choir, with members of the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, and with pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn.

Every three years, the Choir embarks on an extended concert tour, traveling nationally and internationally. The GFS Choir has undertaken tours to China, England, Scotland, France, Scandinavia, Canada, Poland, Russia, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and throughout the United States.

The Choir’s most recent tour took them to the southern United States, with concerts in Atlanta, Birmingham and Memphis, culminating with an extended stay in New Orleans where, in addition to singing a concert, the students participated in a project with Habitat for Humanity, helping to rebuild homes that were destroyed in hurricane Katrina.