Artistic Personnel

Dr. Jacques VooisDr. Jacques Voois (Music Director/Conductor) began his musical training at age 6. He served as conductor of the West Chester University Orchestra, music director of the Lansdowne (PA) Symphony, and as guest conductor for numerous academic festivals and regional orchestras.

Shortly after his retirement from West Chester University’s School of Music in May of 2004, Dr. Voois was contacted by several Chester County musicians interested in launching a new orchestra in Chester County. Given the presence of three established symphony orchestras in the area, the idea of a county-wide pops orchestra had great appeal. The Chesco Pops presented its Inaugural Concert Series in September of 2005 to county-wide acclaim.

Dr. Voois is a founding member of the Conductors Guild, an educational and service organization for conductors. In 1980 he founded and, until 2001, served as editor of the Journal of the Conductors Guild. At its 25th Anniversary in 2000, he was presented the Conductors Guild’s first “Distinguished Service Award,” in recognition of 25 years of uninterrupted service to the organization.


Joseph Gehring (Assistant Conductor) is a graduate of West Chester University’s School of Music, where he studied piano and tuba. He is a teacher of instrumental and general music at Renaissance Academy Edison Charter School in Phoenixville. Joe is also Director of Music Ministries at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Exton, conductor of the West Chester Community Band and assistant conductor of the Immaculata Symphony

Mr. Gehring has also conducted the Pennsylvania Flute Choir and the ImBRASSadors, a brass ensemble composed of the principal players of the Immaculata Symphony.


Tina garrity & Celtic TrinityTina Garrity (Soprano Soloist) is a resident of Thornton and cantor at St. Maximillian Kolbe Church in Westtown. She has sung at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia and is a liturgical soloist throughout the Delaware Valley. Born in Drexel Hill and raised in Springfield, Delaware County, Tina holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Penn State University. While her professional background is rooted in sales and marketing, her heart has always been in music.

Before moving back to this area, Tina was Cantor and Music Director at St. Denis Church in Hopewell Junction, NY. While in the Hudson Valley, she also performed at the Music Box School and Saint Joseph’s Schola in Kingston, NY and founded the Exultet Ensemble.

In addition to her musical passion, she embraces and enjoys the roles of wife to husband, Andy and mother to Danny (age 8) and Christina (age 4).

Tina is presently the lead singer of Celtic Trinity, a traditional Irish band formed recently and modeled after Primarily Irish, with which Tina sang for 15 years. Primarily Irish performed in various settings, including Penn’s Landing, Paoli Junction and Hennessy’s. In addition to Tina, Celtic Trinity includes Jason Buck on guitar and vocals and Alice Quirk on strings and vocals and performs throughout the Delaware Valley in Irish Festivals and many pubs including Nicky Bigs (formerly McGee’s Irish Pub). The trio is the process of recording their first CD with several new Irish songs written and arranged by Jason Buck.



The Chester County Pops Orchestra
P.O. Box 2468, West Chester, PA 19380-2468
Tel & Fax: 610-701-5701