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A gifted choral conductor, vocal instructor, and music educator, Nathan Wadley began his training at the age of eleven when he became a chorister with The American Boychoir under the direction of Dr. James Litton.  Fifteen years later, Mr. Wadley returned to become the Resident Training Choir Director of The American Boychoir School, where he trained the newest choirboys in performance skills and musicianship. Most recently, Mr. Wadley was a conductor with the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, conducting both the Troubadors and Kantorei ensembles.

In addition, Mr. Wadley has conducted both collegiate and community choirs, most recently serving as the Assistant Conductor of the Greater Trenton Choral Society.  As the Assistant Conductor for the Missouri State University Concert Chorale, he guest conducted in the United States and in Europe, including Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and the Czech Republic, and has led several college and regional opera productions.

Nathan Wadley has developed Kodály-based music education and theory programs for several organizations, including the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, The American Boychoir School and the Waldorf School of Princeton, integrating core music curriculum with the distinct philosophy of each institution.  Also recognizing the importance of vocal training to healthy choral technique, Mr. Wadley has taught private voice students for nearly a decade, and he is currently the private voice instructor at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA.

Mr. Wadley earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Masters Degree in Choral Conducting from Missouri State University, and was awarded a graduate assistantship under noted conductor Dr. Guy B. Webb.  He is a certified Kodály music educator, studying first at New York University and then at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where he was awarded the Kodály Achievement Scholarship.

Anne Hagan’s career has followed a singular path that began with her years as a professional singer and led to her appointment as Executive Director of Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale in July, 2007. PBCC hired Ms. Hagan in order to improve its management structure as a result of a prestigious grant from the Philadelphia Cultural Management Institute (PCMI). She is in charge of the organization’s business operations, planning, and development functions with an emphasis on expanding the Choir’s community presence and fundraising capabilities in the Philadelphia region as well as broadening its visibility nationally and internationally.

Ms. Hagan has more than 17 years management experience in the arts and education field in addition to a career in as a singer. Previously, she was Assistant Vice President at Drexel University where she was responsible for raising $10-million for the medical school. Before coming to Drexel, she served as Director of Major Gifts for Rowan University and Director of Institutional Advancement for Pennsylvania Ballet. After receiving a bachelor of music degree at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, she studied opera at The Academy of Vocal Arts on full scholarship and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. While actively pursuing a career in opera, she concurrently earned her Master of Science degree from Drexel University in Arts Administration.