He is a tenor choral singer and ensemble director who studied at Iowa State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music.
As a soloist he hsa performed at the St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church at Plymouth, Minnesota and in Minneapolis at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. He was also an ensemble director at the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in St. Louis Park in Minnesota.
He was a tenor with the Dale Warland Singers for several seasons and performed on many of their recordings. He has also been a singer with The Singers and recorded with David Haas.
The recordings he has performed on include God Is Everywhere and A Changed Heart by David Haas, At the River by The Singers and Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers, Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Harvest Home, Lux Aurumque and the Grammy Award nominated Walden Pond by the Dale Warland Singers.
Dale Warland Singers recordings
Three Nativity Carols: The Holly and the Ivy, This Endris Night, Wonder Tidings
Gothic 49208 (CD: Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers)
Arranger – Stephen Paulus
Conductor – Dale Warland
Oboe – Kathleen Robinson
Harp – Kathy Kienzie
Sources:
- https://drc.libraries.uc.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/23e42008-6a5c-4fe7-ad7d-1e8fdef2f139/content
- https://origin-www.alibris.com/search/music/artist/Joel-C.-Fischer
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-c-fischer-mn0001325110
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/4249837-Joel-C-Fischer