Music Director

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.

Assistant Director / Accompanist

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.