Rainbow Chorale of Delaware Leadership

Stephen Caldwell
Artistic Director

Stephen Caldwell has received critical acclaim as a singer, conductor, and composer alike, and is a well-respected musician in the Philadelphia area. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware, Music Director of the Temple University Music Prep Children’s Choirs, as well as Director of Choirs at the Central High School of Philadelphia. His ability to connect with musicians at all levels has led to invitations to lecture in voice and vocal pedagogy at Temple University and The College of New Jersey. He is a vocal consultant for choral programs at many local public schools and often lectures about the changing male voice for organizations throughout the region. He has prepared choirs for many leading conductors and ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Delaware Symphony. He has adjudicated many vocal and choral festivals for the ICCA and Music in the Parks.

An accomplished singer and composer in addition to his conducting, he has been heard in concert, recital, and opera with many leading companies. His original compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia, by middle school, high school, university, community, and professional choral ensembles. He holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Paris – Sorbonne, and Temple University.

Jean-Francois Proulx
Collaborative Pianist

Jean-Francois Proulx is a native of Gatineau, a French-speaking suburb of Ottawa in Canada. A neighbor, Jacqueline Lessard, gave him his first private piano lessons at age 10. He was then admitted to the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec where he studied from age 12 to 19. During those years, he became increasingly active as a performer.

Jean-Francois went to college in Montreal. In 1998, just after graduating, he won the first place at the Canadian National Competition. As a result of this prize, CNC sponsored him to give a fund-raising solo recital to be broadcast on the national radio. In 1999, he undertook a Master’s of Music at Temple University in Philadelphia, majoring in Piano-Performance and Chamber Music. Temple U. offered him a Teaching Assistantship. This work gave him some great opportunities to increase his teaching and collaborative experience.

Jean-Francois earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts from Temple University in May 2009. Now, he teaches private piano lesson and theory classes at the Nelly Berman School of Music, a school specializing in the education of exceptionally gifted young musicians. Also active as a performer and composer/arranger in the Greater Philadelphia Region, he is excited to be a part of the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware!