Who We Are

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 Frank Wilhelm has been director of the South Coast  Community Chorale since the inception of the chorale in 1997. Frank grew  up in Exeter, Rhode Island. He has studied with Adele Babcock Teich.  Frank is the past president of the Greater New Bedford Choral Society.  He has sung under the direction Helen Whipple, Max Hobart, Glen  Guittari, Allen Lannom, Gerald P. Dyck, Paul Madore, Dr. F. John Adams,  and Robert Page. Frank was music director for St. Jude the Apostle  Parish in Taunton Massachusetts for over 30 years and is currently music  director at St. Thomas More Church in Somerset. 

 Erik Thompson is a graduate of UMass–Dartmouth, from the College of Visual and  Performing Arts. He is an accompanist for many local organizations and  events and is the Music Director at Holy Name Parish in Fall River, MA.