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L E T T E R F R O M W I N D Y C I T Y A N D C H I C AG O G A Y M E N ’ S C H O R U S Dear Friends, Thank you so much for joining us for our 2012 combined Pride concert, “THE SOUND OF Fabulous!” We have been working hard to bring this special choral event to fruition, and believe you’re in for a truly fabulous evening featuring the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Aria, and the Windy City Gay Chorus – all on one stage! The music in tonight’s concert has been specially selected not only for you, but also for the GALA Festival that will be held in July in Denver. Every four years, LGBTQA choruses from all over the United States , Canada, and from some countries overseas come together to celebrate our unity and diversity as choruses. This promises to be the largest festival ever with over 5,500 registered singers! The tradition of CGMC and Windy City Performing Arts joining forces to perform together prior to GALA Festivals dates back to 2000, when we presented “Pride on the Pier” at Chicago’s Navy Pier Skyline Stage, prior to GALA Festival, San Jose, California. Organizations like Windy City Performing Arts and the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus can only boast of their continuous existence because of the strong support we receive from our wonderful communities and loyal supporters. There are many ways to become involved in our organizations, and this is the perfect time to invite you to become a part of one – or both – of these amazing groups. Through our respective missions, we strive to remain relevant to our communities. As WCPA’s mission states: Windy City Performing Arts celebrates diversity, honors creativity, and cultivates pride through the transformative power of music and the arts. And as the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus mission states: We Entertain. We Inspire. We Motivate. We Comfort. Both organizations bring so many together in the common cause of presenting beautiful, meaningful music. So whether as a subscriber, a donor, an advertiser, a volunteer, or even as a prospective member, we would love to have you join us. Enjoy the show! Stephen and Patrick
Stephen C Edwards Windy City Performing Arts Artistic Director
Patrick Sinozich Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director
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ABOUT WINDY CIT Y PERFOR MING ARTS Windy City Performing Arts (incorporated in 1983) is the independent not-for-profit umbrella organization comprised of Windy City Gay Chorus and Aria. Each chorus performs a variety of musical styles from classical to pop. We pride ourselves on musical excellence regardless of the style of music, and have a history of performing major choral works including specially commissioned pieces. Windy City Gay Chorus Founded in October, 1979, Windy City Gay Chorus is the oldest gay chorus in Illinois and the Midwest, and one of the first gay choruses organized in the country. WCGC is a founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA). WCGC’s first performance was in December of 1979, at the Don We Now... holiday concert at Stages Music Hall. Windy City Gay Chorus has performed in cities throughout the country, and has been lauded by the Illinois House of Representatives, the mayors of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago mayors Richard M. Daley and the late Harold Washington. Just completing its 33rd season, WCGC has been a long-standing and well-established beacon in Chicago’s LGBTQA community, and a recognized name in choral arts circles throughout the country. Under the direction of Stephen C Edwards since 2009, the chorus has taken on renewed enthusiasm, and a commitment to performing music that is as challenging at it is entertaining. Aria Aria was formed in 1996 as the small, women’s ensemble of Windy City Performing Arts and Unison: Windy City Lesbian and Gay Singers. Aria quickly became an audience favorite at concerts and special appearances, performing at GALA Festival 2000 in San Jose to rave reviews. In 2006, Aria became a full-fledged chorus – that now includes men and identifies itself as Windy City’s “Treble Chorus”. Under the direction of Stephen C Edwards, Aria embraces its role as a totally inclusive chorus, singing music that not only entertains, but reminds us of our diversity. Embedded in the spirit of every performance and outreach event that our choruses participate in is our Mission Statement: Windy City Performing Arts celebrates diversity, honors creativity, and cultivates pride through the transformative power of music and the arts. For more information, to join our mailing list or to find out how you can support Windy City Performing Arts, visit windycitysings.org
Windy City Performing Arts is a proud member of GALA Choruses, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, an international organization.
Windy City Performing Arts is an affiliate member of Chorus America.
Windy City Performing Arts is a proud member of the American Choral Directors Association.
A B O U T T H E C H I C AG O G A Y M E N ’ S C H O R U S With more than 150 singing members backed by a small army of volunteers, the CGMC family covers a diverse cross-section of the Chicago metropolitan area. Under the visionary guidance and inspired direction of Artistic Director, Patrick Sinozich, CGMC delivers a distinctive brand of entertainment that keeps our audience coming back again and again. Our members log thousands of hours annually to accomplish an ambitious schedule of performances, fund-raisers and charitable appearances. We Entertain CGMC delivers a unique entertainment experience found nowhere else in the city. We produce professional-quality shows that combine the best elements of musical theater, cabaret and traditional choral performance. But only CGMC can add that special “twist of gaiety” that can make each show fun, moving and memorable. 4 Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus/Windy City Performing Arts
A B O U T T H E C H I C AG O G A Y M E N ’ S C H O R U S ( c o n t .) We Inspire Whether we’re representing the community while singing the national anthem at Wrigley Field or we’re providing rarely-seen GLBT-friendly entertainment in smaller cities downstate, CGMC serves as ambassadors and provides a positive image to countless thousands every year. We Motivate Sometimes the message to take action can be delivered more effectively through song than through speech. That’s why CGMC has been heard regularly in the dome of the state Capitol (supporting GLBT rights and domestic partner benefits) and at major fundraising events throughout the city (often supporting AIDS-related organizations). We Comfort CGMC is not only an integral part of the community, but we are a family. When asked to help, CGMC heeds the call. We’ve sung at at the Auditorium Theater honoring the victims of Sept. 11. We sing at smaller memorial services honoring local community leaders... and sometimes our own members. We’re humbled to realize that CGMC’s presence can bring comfort and healing to those around us. For more information, to join our mailing list or to find out how you can support the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, visit cgmc.org. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
CGMC is supported in part by a City Arts 2 grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
CGMC is a proud member of GALA Choruses, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, an international organization. CGMC is a proud member of the League of Chicago Theatres
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BIOGR APHIES Stephen C Edwards Windy City Performing Arts, Artistic Director A highly accomplished, versatile, and multifaceted musician and choral director, Stephen C Edwards has been teaching and working with choirs and vocal ensembles for over 15 years. In addition to leading Windy City Gay Chorus and Aria, he is the Director of Music and Worship at Community United Methodist Church where he conducts three choirs. Among Stephen’s numerous accomplishments are tenures with the Chicago Symphony Chorus–where he was the featured tenor soloist in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, Grant Park Symphony Chorus, and most recently, a newly elected appointment to the national Board of Directors for GALA Choruses, where he will serve a three-year term supporting and promoting GALA Choruses throughout the United States and abroad. Patrick Sinozich Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Artistic Director Patrick Sinozich, a native of West Virginia, has been the Artistic Director of the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus since 1997. Under his direction the chorus has performed a variety of music, including standard repertoire, operetta and musical theater. He directs the CGMC in its regular subscription concerts and has led them in performances in Miami, San Jose, Cincinnati, Montreal and throughout the Midwest. Patrick has written or arranged over 200 choral and instrumental works, written three original musicals, and produced 3 CDs for the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus and 4 for Chicago a cappella, for whom he serves as Music Director Emeritus. He is also on the musical staff of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Director of Music at St. Clement Catholic Church. As a pianist Patrick has performed in Europe and the US as soloist, and with the Chicago Sinfonietta, and has performed chamber music with members of the CSO, the Lyric Opera Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and from Northwestern University.
Madelyn Tan-Cohen Windy City Performing Arts, Accompanist Originally from Malaysia, Madelyn TanCohen attended Interlochen Arts Academy and majored in Piano Performance. After high school, she attended the University of Miami and graduated with a Bachelors in Music in Keyboard Performance and Masters in Music in Accompanying and Chamber Music. During the day, Madelyn works as a Project Manager for the Ravinia Festival’s Reach*Teach*Play Education Programs. James Morehead Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Pianist James has recently music directed and/ or played Jerry Springer - The Opera (Jeff Award - Best Show), bare (Jeff nominee - Music Direction), Trouble in Tahiti, The Rainbow Connection, Copacabana, The Mikado, The Impresario, Barber of Seville, The Old Maid and the Thief, Amelia Goes to the Ball, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Sondheim in the Park, The Wandering Scholar, The Bear, Reagan’s Children, Something Schwartz, The Way We War, and The Tony Goes To. James is also the organist/choir director at St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Burr Ridge, IL and the music director for Vox3 (www.vox3. org). He works at Roosevelt University as an accompanist, vocal coach and music director, having also taught classes in music history, music theory and German diction. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, James received his BM from Duquesne. Janneke Waal-Fowers, Choreographer After her parents sent her to ballet class at four years old to help her get rid of her flat feet, Janneke eventually earned a bachelors degree in Dance Education. She worked as a dance teacher and choreographer for theatre, television and fashion shows both in her native country of the Netherlands and in Bozeman, MT where she also was a founding member of Montana Theatre Works, a community theatre company. After receiving her masters degree in Art & Culture from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, she moved to Chicago with her husband twelve years ago and changed careers to become the Heritage Interpreter at Mayslake Peabody Estate. She has choreographed for CGMC since 2007 and would like to thank CGMC for giving her the opportunity to re-visit her first love, choreography, despite her flat feet.
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PROGR A M Aria Satamasho...........................................................................................................Otar Taktakishvili ed. Clayton Parr The Dance of Life..............................................................Words and Music: Linda Spevacek Aria and Windy City Gay Chorus Echo.........................................................................................................Words: Christina Rossetti Music: Robert H. Young Aria I Had a Paintbox.................................................................................................... Text: Tali Shurel Music: Z. Randall Stroope Aria and Windy City Gay Chorus I Dream a World................................................................................... Lyrics: Langston Hughes Music: Rollo A. Dilworth Aria Music, the Spirit of Life................................................Poem: Algernon Charles Swinburne Music: David N. Childs Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Feel The Love Tonight...................................................Words and Music by Örlygur Smári Not Pretty Enough................................................... Words and Music by Kasey Chambers Gay Pirates......................................................................... Words and Music by Cosmo Jarvis Prince of Darkness............................................................... Words and Music by The Nylons Lullabye........................................................................................ Words and Music by Billy Joel Why...................................................................................Words and Music by Allen Shamblin & Robert Mathes Today My Life Begins......................................................... Words and Music by Bruno Mars Accompanist: Jimmy Morehead Musicians: Mark Berls, bass; Fred Selvaggio, drums Choreographer: Janneke Waal-Fowers INTERMISSION Windy City Gay Chorus Seinn 0......................................................................... Traditional Scottish/arr. J. David Moore Michael Vince, Timothy Warner, Bill Colson, Edward Moreira, Mark Wienand, Soloists Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)..........................................Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E.Y. “Yip” Harburg/arr. Andy Beck Matthew Bahnson, Daniel Bapst, Greg Beckett, Bill Howes, Ken Kearney and Ray Lesniewski, Soloists Ding Dong the Witch is Dead (from The Wizard of Oz)....................Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E.Y. “Yip” Harburg/arr. Mark Elliott Amor de mi Alma...........................................................................Poem: Garcilaso de la Vega Music: Z. Randall Stroope
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P R O G R A M ( c o n t .) Aria and Windy City Gay Chorus Jai Ho (from Slumdog Millionaire)............................................................Music A.R. Rahman Lyrics: Gulzar and Tanvi Shah/arr. Ethan Sperry Thankful........................................................................Words and Music: Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Richard Page/arr. Rollo A. Dilworth Aria, Windy City Gay Chorus, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrate.....................................................................Main song: Bill Russel and Janet Hood arr. Chad Weirick Musicians Bass...................................................................................................................................Brian Quinn Percussion................................................................................................................ Fred Selvaggio Windy City Performing Arts - Translations Satamasho (For Playing) (Georgian) It is better to kiss a fair maiden, And embrace a swarthy one. Smile on me, don’t wither Like a chaff of wheat. “It’s not necessarily meant to communicate a specific meaning, rather, it is something children might say while playing.” Seinn 0 (Gaelic) The fiddler is coming tonight The girls will get a tune The fiddler is coming tonight Tonight, the fiddler is coming
Amor de mi Alma (Spanish) I was born to love only you; My soul has formed you to its measure; I want you as a garment for my soul. Your very image is written on my soul; Jai Ho (Dance with Me!) (Hindi) Come, come my Life, under the canopy. Come under the blue brocade sky! Iota by iota, I have lost my life. In faith I’ve passed this night dancing on coals; I blew away the sleep that was in my eyes; I counted the stars ‘til my finger burned.
The bailiffs are after me The joiners are after me The bailiffs are after me I won’t have anyone but the tailor I will go across the river I will come back across the river I will go across the river Visiting the tailor Such indescribable intimacy I hide even from you. All that I have, I owe to you; For you I was born, for you I live, For you I must die, and for you I give my last breath.
(Spanish) Dance! Dance! Now with me, you dance for today, for our day of movements. No matter what problems may be: Cheers! Dance! Dance! (Hindi) Taste it, taste it. This night is honey! Taste it, and keep it; it’s a heart at its final limit. You’re a dark black, coal-black magic, aren’t you? The Sound of Fabulous 9
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Meet Violette Violette, is a streetwise Parisienne, who scratches out a living as a barmaid in Montmartre amid artists and Bohemians during WW1, until she becomes a double agent for France. She is sent to Spain by the Chief of the Fifth Bureau to infiltrate the German intelligence network. Naturally, she becomes the mistress of the chief of German Naval Intelligence, Baron Leo von Beringer... Adrianne Sainte-Eve is a member of The Aria Women’s Choir, section of WCPA.
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WINDY CIT Y GAY CHORUS Tenor I Bill Colson Norm Cratty + Terry Criswell Kevin Curran Justin Hardesty Bill Howes# Ryan Johnson Joe Lusignan Cyndi Mendell Jack Taipala Trung Tieu* Michael Vince+ Tenor II Robert Basile Greg Beckett# Stephen Edfors Rod Fensom Lito Gatdula Mark Johnson+ Ken Kearney William Marsland Brett Maurer-Dubson Caleb Maurer-Dubson Jason Miller*
George Montalbano* Scott Morgan Michael Schulte* Hatem Shams Brian Smith Robert J. Tuscher Ken Woodhouse Baritone Jeffery Ard* Matthew Bahnson Eric Bond Daniel Bapst Tom Cusack Geoff Duffy Curt Eakle Michael Kennedy# Randy McConahay* Edward Moreira+ Marquise A. Neal Faron Niles Bobby Owens James Sellers Mark Sherkow Timothy Warner
Bass Rick Calmelat Dan Gardiner Andy Halvorson Michael Hand Ken Hundrieser+ Gerry Johnson Ray Lesniewski Jason Spoor Patrick Van Nordstrand Mark Wienand# Wayne Williams Robert Winder Accompanist Madelyn Tan-Cohen President Geoff Duffy Secretary Ryan Johnson *Leave of Absence # Section Leaders + Section Cheer Leaders
ARIA Soprano I Meghan Bennett Alicia Drucker+ Rafael Ramos Jeanine Viau Soprano II Angie Carroll Kimberly Duncan Alison M. Hecimovich Anna Rose Ii-Epstein Erin Marshall Ann Marie Wilshe
Alto I Andre T. Chan Jess Charest Valency Hastings Erin Lindgren Sara Murphy Rachel Schipull Kristl Yuen Alto II Jase Frederick Rachel Gilkerson
Paula Gray Carrie Lydon+ Christina Schonberg Julie Schupp Accompanist Madelyn Tan-Cohen President Alison M. Hecimovich + Section Cheer Leaders
W I N D Y C I T Y P E R F O R M I N G A R T S S TA F F Artistic Director................................................................................................................. Stephen C Edwards Accompanist..................................................................................................................... Madelyn Tan-Cohen Assistant Conductors........................................................................................................ Erin Lindgren, Aria Michael Kennedy, WCGC Choralography.................................................................................................................................... Bill Howes Production Manager..................................................................................................... Anna Rose Ii-Epstein Ushers............................................................................... The Saints: Volunteers for the Performing Arts Evelyn Hampton Fund...................................................................................................................... Bill Colson Membership Coordinator....................................................................................................... Ray Lesniewski Music Librarians..................................................................................................................... Bill Howes, WCPA Robert Basile, WCGC Season Brochure Design......................................................................................................... Chester Munro Program.................................................................................................................................................Paula Gray 14 Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus/Windy City Performing Arts
W I N D Y C I T Y P E R F O R M I N G A R T S S TA F F ( c o n t .) Board of Directors William Marsland, Chair Sara Murphy, Vice Chair Curt Eakle, Treasurer Marquise A. Neal, Secretary Matthew Bahnson Bill Colson
Caleb Maurer-Dubson Karen Hundrieser Claire Sherman Jason Spoor Jorge L. Toro Jann M. Wilson
C H I C AG O G A Y M E N ’ S C H O R U S M E M B E R S Baritone Michael Applebaum Joseph Beeman Andrew Bouverette Charles Brent Bricker Marty Brown Craig Dannenbrink Seth Dibblee Alonzo Dudley Dion Edwards Dale Fahnstrom Edward Farnham Fran Feeley Scottie Foreman-Orr Bart Goldberg John Gordon Andy Greene Michael Gutgsell Peter Hillsman Matthew Ishu Philip Joseph Van Karcher Leonard Lloyd David Long Jeff Lynch Larry Maucieri Patrick McGuire
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Tim McKernan Tom Myles Rett Nelson Ron Robert Todd Rodrigue Michael Roman David Schuringa Paul Shoun Perry Simmons Joseph Torres
Tenor 1 Christian Castillo Charlitha Charleston Ben Hladilek Larry Todd Johnson Scott Jones Mitchell Laks David C Lee John Masura Harold Moore Drew Nixon
Bass Michael Anderson Andris Antons Bill Bordonaro Benjamin F Calvert III Antonio Calzada James Flores Mark Gershman David Kinnard Michael Kirby Joe Koecher Paulus Kormelink Stephen Lev Paul Lorensen George Luebking Paul Mumberger Larry Olson Gary Paaren Jeffrey Port Jon Putnam William Ryan Gary Scanlon Peter Zukowski
Jonathan Pugh Ken Puttbach Janneke Waal-Fowers Chris Walsh Will White Andrea Wolpa Richard Williams Tenor 2 Rick Aiello Marvin Ausby Chad Baus Eric Boberg Rich Cinquepalmi Mark Duebner Eric Edwards Eric John Fredericks Kiel Galland Steve Geiermann Gordon Hyatt Danny Kopelson Chuck Lambert Adam Loredo Joseph Duggan Lyons Michael McGraw Greg Marquis Jim Martin Steve Maxey David Meimers Donny Middlebrook James Onken Reggie Owens Matthew Staman Jay Stimac Richard Straub Kevin Swerdlow Brandon Vejseli Wil Wells
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C H I C AG O G A Y M E N ’ S C H O R U S Board of Directors President.....................................................................................................Quenten Schumacher Vice President....................................................................................................Michael V. Roman Secretary.........................................................................................................................Kiel Galland Treasurer............................................................................................................... Craig “CJ” Jensen Board Members..............................................Misha Davenport, Ron Degen,Seth Dibblee, Virginia Harding, Ben Hladilek, Michael Kirby David Ort, Jeff Port, Frank Sutter, Janneke Waal-Fowers Membership Council President.......................................................................................................................Marty Brown Membership Council Representatives................................. Antonio Calzada, Brian Ham Chuck Lambert, Dave Lee, Leonard Lloyd, Marty Miller, Reggie Owens Committee/Subcommittee Chairs 30th Anniversary....................................................................................................Peter Hillsman Elections Committee...................................................................................................Eric Boberg Finance..........................................................................................................................Mitchell Laks Marketing....................................................................................................................Ken Puttbach Performance.................................................................................................. Larry Todd Johnson Administrative Personnel Interim General Manager.......................................................................................... David Biele Auditors......................................................................................................................... A.C.T. Group Graphic Designer........................................................................................................Dan Paterno Legal.................................................................................................................................Jerry Glover Librarian................................................................................................................... Michael Curran Finance Table....................................................................... Bobby Foreman-Orr, Matt Foster, Lee Hollis, Scott Meeker, Jimmy Pipkins Artistic Staff Artistic Director.................................................................................................... Patrick Sinozich Accompanist......................................................................................................Jimmy Morehead Choreographer..........................................................................................Janneke Waal-Fowers
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WINDY CIT Y PERFOR MING ARTS – IN MEMORIA M We proudly remember our friends who once made beautiful music with us. Curt Appelt Charles Ashford John Dale Auten Charles Barthell Michael Barto Allan Boyd Robert Culpepper (Cully) Breard John Buck Timothy Burrs Rick Carbonaro Jerry Carlson Dale Carter Jack Clark Jerrold Cohen Bill Conner Allan Cook Jerry Crawford Norman Cutler Jim de Lacerda Craig Denny Mark Devor Dale Ebert J. Keith Eccarius Tom Foale Bon Foster Rick Gibson Steven Glaum Paul Goldman
John Gorman Christopher Graves Jim Hamman Eveyln Hampton Page Hearn Paul Henderson William Henderson Don Hendrickson William Herzog Margaret Hillis Tim Hodgen Duane Hoevet Patrick Hogan Robert Holley, Jr. Michael Howerter John Hugh Mark Humphrey Anthony Jacoby Roger Jamma David Jenkins Grant Jennings Gary Klingsheim Jeffrey Kowalczyk Bob Krause William Kuehn Garry LaFontaine Bob Lesh Scott Lidman Merry Mary
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William McElwain Roy McIlrath Daniel Medina Arthur Moldenhauer George Moss Michael Mullen James Murnan Richard Norbut Rick Oechsle Gary Orrick Jim Palmer Greg Paludis Gary Rockenbach Jack Roeckeman Ron Sable Jim Sala Dean Schroeder John Schweiger Bobby Shelton Chuck Shue Robert Stark Stewart Telfer Keith Thompson Richard Twiss Christopher Urbanik Devon Weaver Paul Werner George Yehling
CHICAGO GAY MEN’S CHORUS – THE LARRY E. BURKE SCHOLARSHIP FUND In addition to their many talents and their endless enthusiasm, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus members are also required to contribute financially to the success of the organization – through annual dues and miscellaneous costs associated with weekend rehearsal retreats and traveling performances. Fortunately, CGMC members who are not able to meet these financial obligations can earn scholarships through the memorial fund left by Larry Burke, a longtime member and dear friend of the chorus who died in February 2005. Through Larry’s generosity, every CGMC member has the opportunity to enjoy all the benefits and experiences the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus has to offer.
In Memory Of Bill Albarran Rob Anderson Jerry Armstrong Bryce Henry Bandstra Earl Becker Wayne Bittner Ray Blevins Robert Bohm Howard Bonin Lee Boyce Larry Burke Eric Calimag Thom Callahan Jeff Colby Skip Coleman Jerry Crawford Bill Dahlstrand Rich Davis Thom Dombkowski Steve Fisher Tom Foale Gene Freeman Dick Freiwald Don Garapolo Ed Gregg Garth Guido Michael Halebian Dewey Harrington Bill Heller Will Henderson Mark Hieber Brad Hilkin Duane Hoevet
Bo Holley Mark Humphrey Rei Ignacio Bob Janotta Alan Jernsted Keith Jones Dennis W. Kaber Peter Kalamaris Steve Kaliski R. Fred Kampe David Keglovitis Fred Kelsey Gregg Kesinger John Kent Wil Kight Jon Loran Kimsey Brian Jamie Kirkwood John Klein David Kouba Guy Kuhnheim Bob Lesh Scott Lidman Tony Little Joseph Looby Martin de Maat Michael Marholz Merry Mary Michael McAllister Tim McLain Dennis McCullough Brent McCullough Joey McDaniel Brent McNeil
Gary Monachino Ralph Nehrenz Tom Neniskis Carl Off Kathy Ostermann Bill Pepel Bob Pelinski Giorgio Lord Pharo Kevin R. Pobst Larry Prospero Frank Purtee Tony Rago Daniel Reber Lon Rice John Roback Jack Roeckeman Jim Sala Wayne Schoop Dean Schroeder Bobby Shelton Bob Snyder Dick Snyder Kirk Sommers Tony V. Terrell Chris Urbanik George Vanek David Varas Bradley Allen Waters Matthew Wertman Joe Willoughby Duane White Don Woolf
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