The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble was formed in 1994 in answer to requests for a larger ensemble to accompany choirs. Since then the FCE has performed with the choirs of the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Doylestown Presbyterian Church, Grace Presbyterian Church, Upper Dublin Lutheran Church, St. Davids' Episcopal Church and First United Methodist Church of Germantown to name a few. They have also accompanied the Greater South Jersey Chorus, the Choristers of Upper Dublin, the choirs of Drexel University, Valley Forge Christian College and Germantown Friends School among others.

In February of 2010 the members of the Fairmount Chamber Ensemble donated their services along with several other performing groups in a benefit concert, organized by FCE member Beth Dzwil, that raised over $9000 to purchase artificial limbs for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Choral works performed have included major works such as Handel's "Messiah" and "Dixit Dominus", Faure's "Requiem", Mendelssohn's "Elijah", the Mozart "Requiem" and the Beethoven "Missa Solemnis", as well as Bach Cantatas, works by John Rutter and choral anthems. The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble's performances have also included orchestral works by composers such as Bach, Barber, Faure, Mozart and Beethoven.

Our musicians are as easy to work with as they are accomplished. They have been educated at institutions such as The Juilliard School, The Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music, as well as highly esteemed schools in Germany, France, Russia and China.

They have performed with fine musical institutions such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and the Network for New Music.

They have appeared as soloists with the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra, the BuxMont Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pro Musica and the Wilmington String Ensemble. They are composers, arrangers, and teachers as well, and can be found on the faculty at Temple University, Settlement Music School, Bryn Mawr College, Wilmington Music School, Villanova University, Philadelphia Biblical University, Eastern College and Rutgers University.