The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Inc. with Gabe Salazar, Artistic Director presents UNBREAKABLE & UNSTOPPABLE
Friday, June 24 & Saturday, June 25, 2022, 8pm, Sunshine Cathedral
Official Stonewall Pride Event
Anthony Cabrera – Assistant Conductor
Edwin Neimann - Principal Accompanist
Christopher Toth – Accompanist
James Smith - Production Director
Danny Ducello - Production Assistant
Steven Sondler - Production Assistant Scott Hindley – Choreographer
Bruce Anderson – Costumes
Joseph Fletcher - Costumes
Featured Soloists
Orchestra
Keyboard - Edwin Neimann
Keyboard - Christopher Toth Percussion 1 - Teresa Flores Percussion 2 - Felipe Diaz Trumpet 1 - Luis Carlos Pulido Orjuela French Horn - Lucas Testin Guitar - Roberto Borbone
Violin - Morena Kalziqi Cello - Tadao Ito Harp - Melody Stein Alto Sax , Clarinet & Flute - Christine Pascual- Fernande Bass - Dezmond Rogers
A Very Special Thank You To:
The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble
Dr. Jack Gillen and Dr. Zachary Henry
Reverend Durrell Watkins, Senior Minister, Sunshine Cathedral
Reverend Robert Griffin, Executive Minister, Sunshine Cathedral
Kurt Litzenberger, Facilities Manager, Sunshine Cathedral
NOTE: Audio and video recording
Book Developed and Produced Through Generous Support from:
Performances by Tropical Wave and The GMCSF Dancers
Kareema Khouri as Woman 1 Maha Bouhamdan as Woman 2 Jason Weston as Man 1 AJ Mendini as Man 2
Today is
day to inspire,
amaze.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
When planning out our Season 12 concerts, I wanted to end the season with music that truly encompassed the heart of our Song Strong season. I wanted the message of our music to show our community’s perseverance and the resilience we have to overcome any challenges that we may face. So with that in mind, we chose to title this concert “Unbreakable & Unstoppable.” The concert’s first half will be an incredible presentation by Tony Award-winning composer Andrew Lippa. This work is a musical chronology of LGBTQ+ lives in America through the 20th century. This work brings a message that needs to be heard in our community and beyond, and the singers have worked tirelessly to deliver an impactful message that will leave an imprint on your heart. We will close out the concert with several gay anthems that truly celebrate who we are … and that is Unbreakable & Unstoppable.
I want to thank everyone who has made my inaugural season as the Artistic Director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida. It has been a season full of incredible performances, hard work, invaluable lessons learned, and memories that I will cherish forever. The sense of belonging and community I have felt from our members, fans, and supporters has been overwhelming. I am thrilled and so excited for the future of this chorus and the new heights we will reach. Thank you for your unwavering support, and I hope you enjoy this evening’s performance.
Affectionately,
GABE SALAZAR, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Unbreakable is co-commissioned by Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte, Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, Heartland Men’s Chorus, MenAlive - The Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Steel City Men’s Chorus, Turtle Creek Chorale, and the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) has become one of the region’s largest and most successful community-based choruses, celebrated for outstanding musicianship, creative programming, and community outreach. Each year, GMCSF reaches over 20,000 audience members with its messages of love and inclusion. Our December holiday concerts launch GMCSF’s 12th season of serving the community. With 130 men on its singing roster, GMCSF is the largest gay men’s chorus in the southeastern United States. Please visit gmcsf.org for more information.
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
MORE THAN 130 SINGING MEMBERS
First time conducting the GMCSF at the Holidays 2021 Concert at Sunshine Cathedral, Gabe Salazar.
Gabe Salazar, Artistic Director & Conductor
Gabe Salazar is an enthusiastic and experienced conductor, tenor, and music educator skilled in fostering the artistic development of musicians from all backgrounds of life. Gabe brings to GMCSF 15 years of professional experience in the choral conducting field and as a performer. Gabe completed his Master of Music degree in Voice at Lee University with further studies at California State University, Fullerton. His professional career has included serving as the Director of Music for United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks in Thousand Oaks, California; the Director of New Life Singers and a member of the Voice Faculty at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ; performing as a staff singer for the Chicago Symphony Chorus as well as the Pacific Chorale in Costa Mesa, California; and as Choral Director at the Champs Charter High School of the Arts in Los Angeles and Osceola County School of the Arts in Kissimmee, Florida. During his last position, the choral program doubled in size in one year and won numerous awards at festivals and competitions.
In March 2019, Gabe made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with his Chamber Singers. The group won a prestigious competition to headline a concert in the world-renowned Isaac Stern Auditorium. Gabe is thrilled to be the new artistic director for GMCSF and looks forward to building the ensemble’s future with the members, volunteers, and staff.
Anthony Cabrera, Assistant Conductor
Anthony Cabrera is the former Artistic Director of the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus, serving them for 14 years. Under his leader ship, the chorus has introduced ground-breaking choral works for men’s voices (Through the Glass Darkly 2010, Alexander’s House 2013, and I AmHarvey Milk 2016), dealing with issues integral to the story and history of the LGBTQ+ community. The chorus also saw the development and expansion of the MGMC South Florida Choral Festival, which, for five years, featured over three hundred singers representing a broad spectrum of communities in South Florida.
Cabrera is the Assistant Director of Music Ministries at Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC), where he is also the Minister of Liturgical Arts. He is a singer with the Chancel Choir and CGCC’s professional vocal ensemble in residence. He is the Choral Director at the Young Women’s Preparatory Academy— Miami Dade County Public Schools’ single-gender public preparatory academy for girls. He also teaches Humanities, AP Music Theory, and AP Human Geography and is the school’s Director of Student Activities.
TROPICAL WAVE
Tropical Wave is an outreach ensemble of GMCSF, designed for special service performances and when a venue has limited space for the entire chorus. They are also frequently showcased in our mainstage concerts .
Led by Assistant Conductor Anthony Cabrera
Jose Blanco John Chaffin
Tony Corrente Chad Edgar Felix Fidelibus
Paul Guariglia Rick Heal
Víctor Jannett John Lewis David Pfeffer
The GMCSF Dancers
Francois Ratzel Jonathan Sanz Bob Thompson Don Thompson
I’m Coming Out & You Can’t Stop the Beat Choreography by Scott Hindley Born This Way Choreography by Francois Ratzel
Andrew Fletcher Andrew Stephens
Bert Cohen Chad Edgar
Rowan Benefeld Doug Cureton David Pfeffer
Eric Strom Ethan Fletcher
Francois Ratzel John Ison
The GMCSF Soloists
Francois Ratzel Jonathan Sanz Don Thompson
Reynaldo Araque Scott Hindley
Kely Van Eaton
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
ACT I: UNBREAKABLE, Words & Music by Andrew Lippa
Woman 1: Kareema Khouri | Man 1: Jason Weston
Woman 2: Maha Bouhamdan | Man 2: AJ Mendini
Unbreakable
Full Chorus, Woman 1
Gay Word
Full Chorus, Man 2 (Joe ‘Mo)
Go to War
Full Chorus, Man 1 (One young man)
Soloists: David Pfeffer
Already Dead
Full Chorus, Man 1, Man 2
Just A Woman
Woman 2
The Room Next Door
Man 2 Woman 2
Executive Order
Full Chorus
ACT II: UNSTOPPABLE
I’m Coming Out
Words & Music by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rogers; Arr. David Maddux
Full Chorus , GMCSF Dancers
You Can’t Stop The Beat from “Hairspray”
Words & Music by Marc Shaiman & Scott Whitman; Arr. Ed Lojeski
Full Chorus, GMCSF Dancers, Soloists: Doug Cureton & Francois Ratzel
A Musical
Words & Music by Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick; Arr: Andy Beck
Tropical Wave, Soloists:Jonathan Sanz
You Have More Friends than You Know Words & Music by Mervyn Warren & Jeffrey Marx; Arr: David Volpe
Tropical Wave, Soloist: Don Thompson
All People
Full Chorus, Man 1
Purple Menace/The Happy Homosexual
Full Chorus, Man 2
41
Full Chorus
Survivors Full Chorus
Sylvia Full Chorus, Woman 1
Gay Word: Reprise
Woman 1, Woman 2, Man 1, Man 2
Good Things Take Time
Woman 1, Woman 2, Man 1, Man 2
Born This Way
Words and Music by Stefani Germanot ta, Jepp Laursen, Paul Blair & Fernando Garibay; Arr. Tim Sarsany
Full Chorus
You Will Be Found
Words and Music by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul; Arr. Tim Sarsany
Full Chorus , Soloist: Rowan Benefeld & Kely Van Eaton
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Words & Music by Paul Simon; Arr: David Maddux
Full Chorus
PROGRAM NOTES
ACT ONE: UNBREAKABLE
BY GMCSF CHORUS MEMBER JIM LOPRESTIUNBREAKABLE
Andrew Lippa Andrew Lippa’s Broadway credits include the music and lyrics for Big Fish and the Tony-nominated musical The Addams Family. His hit song “Evil Like Me” was certified gold in 2017. Other songs by him were performed by Renée Fleming, Vanessa Williams, Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane, Brooke Shields, and Mel B, to name a few. The composer lists “Unbreakable” first among his works on his website. And in his 2018 message to prospective co-commissioning choruses, he summarized its message: ‘Unbreakable’ is a musical chronology of the gay experience in America since 1900… The work asks the question ‘Who are you?’ and reminds us that ‘Good Things Take Time’: Progressivism; democracy; love; educating a child; building trust; curing disease. All good things take time, and if we are to survive, we must face all things by bending, working together, and being ‘Unbreakable.’
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus premiered the work in May 2018. GMCSF and eight other co-commissioning choruses signed on that same year, most scheduling performances in the spring of 2020. GMCSF joins with gay choruses in Washington, DC, and Kansas City performing regional premiers this month.
This 14-scene work begins with an anthem to honor all committed to LIVING their truth and willing to speak it aloud. Then, the soloist invokes the spirit of Jane Addams, an American pioneer model for the newly emerging social work profession. She was the co-founder of Chicago’s iconic Hull House, a settlement home for recent immigrants, and a founding member of the ACLU. She was also the first American woman to receive the Nobel peace prize. And she preferred the company of women.
“Unbreakable” honors our forebears who endured government-sanctioned discrimination and institutionalized derision, including “Go to War [scene 3], “Already Dead” [scene 4], “Executive Order” [scene 7], and “Purple Menace” [scene 9]. And Lippa powerfully recalls the brutally devastating disease that ripped loved ones away from each other. This terrible invasion of our bodies taught us the tough lessons of grief:” 41”’ [scene 10]. Yet, we are still here; we are “Survivors” [scene 11].
Yet as the composer told us, the core message is about the courage and strength of a community learning to “face all things by bending, by working together and by being unbreakable.” That is so evident in the stories of LGBTQ brave visionaries who, like Jane Addams, refused diminishment or exclusion because of who they were. That list includes Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in “Just a Woman” [scene 5], Lem Billings
The finale [scene 14] reprises Jane Addams’ encouragement, nay demand, “to be unbreakable.” We are counseled to persevere together with quiet certainty in these words: “Good things take time to grow, and some can take forever. Bad things take time, you know, to go from now to never.” Convinced of these truths, we can now sing: “I’m not afraid of what’s to come. I know there’s work I still can do. With you, my hands are strong. With you, it can’t be wrong. I’m right where I belong.”
ACT TWO: UNSTOPPABLE
I’M COMING OUT
Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards
Chic’s band leader Nile Rodgers visited New York gay clubs during the height of the group’s popularity in the mid70s. He was struck by drag queens being “fabulous” by channeling Diana Ross. “Gay Liberation” had at least taken root and was energizing heady days of celebration. So, Rodgers wrote “I’m Coming Out” as an exuberant proclamation for the gay community with Diana Ross in mind. He considered the gay experience of “coming out” an apt metaphor for the diva’s own release from her bondage to Motown. Yes, the diva knew gay disco queens were her people. But her reaction to the song was not enthusiastic. She feared it all might carry her into an identity that she did not own. Nevertheless, the disco hit topped the charts and rapidly sent hordes of gay men out onto the dance floor.
YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
The 2002 Broadway musical Hairspray, based on John Waters’ 1988 film by the same name, won 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Then the 2007 film adaptation brought the popular show to a wider audience. The final showstopping number celebrates the feel-good narrative’s message of sweet victory over the power of privilege. Plus-size, lower-class teenager Tracy Turnblad and her Black friends Seaweed and Little Inez bested smug, entitled Amber Van Tussle and her scheming mother, Velma. Best of all, it happens live on Baltimore’s fictional Corny Collins Show. And what’s more, Tracy won the heart of teen heartthrob Link Larkin. As one reviewer put it, the infectiously upbeat finale “was so high energy it seemed the cast had drained the espresso machine.” Cast members jokingly referred to the title as “You Can’t Stop to Breathe.”
I DON’T LIKE SHOW TUNES
Eric Lane Barnes
In his earlier role as Director of Ensembles of the Seattle Men’s Chorus and the Seattle Men’s Chorus, Eric Lane Barnes conducted performance groups Smarty Pants and Sensible Shoes. His fans have delighted in his remarkable musical versatility and witty lyrics for years. He wrote,” I Hate Show Tunes” for Captain Smarty Pants’ 2012 show, Pantyline. describing this romp as “everything annoying about show tunes put into a song that is, itself, a show tune.” The Seattle-based jack of all musical trades on his current professional website describes himself as” a composer, writer, lyricist, pianist, director, conductor, performer and advocate for LGBTQ rights. I live to explore how music can connect people with themselves, with one another, and with the world around them.”
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA in “The Room Next Door” [scene 6], Bayard Rustin in “All People” [scene 8], and Sylvia Rivera in “Sylvia” [scene 12].YOU HAVE MORE FRIENDS
Mervyn Warren THAN YOU KNOW and Jeffrey Marx
Jeff Marx is best known for his partnership with Robert Lopez in creating Broadway’s Avenue Q. Five-time Grammy Award winner Mervyn Warren produced and arranged songs for the 1993 hit film Sister Act as the 1996 Whitney Houston film The Preachers Wife. They joined forces to write “You Have More Friends Than You Know” for the It Gets Better Foundation. The song was featured on Fox network’s Glee. In April 2013. Marx recorded his version of the music and made it available for download, with a portion of the proceeds supporting The Trevor Project, the nation’s pre-eminent LGBTQ youth hotline. And to help spread the song’s message, he also made a karaoke version available for those who want to perform their covers. Videos of many of those renditions are featured on the song’s website.
BORN THIS WAY
Lady Gaga et al. “Born This Way” was released on May 23, 2011. Ten years later, West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister declared May 23 “Born This Way Day.” That event was the kickoff for the city’s Pride festivities, including unveiling a street painting of the album’s cover. Having learned about the event via social media, Lady Gaga tweeted later the same day: “My song and album were inspired by Carl Bean, a gay black religious activist who preached, sang and wrote about being ‘born this way.’” Carl Bean was the founder of both the Minority AIDS Project and the Unity Fellowship Church Movement. Claiming he never came out of the closet because he was never in it, Bean gave up his career in music to attend MCC’s Samaritan College seminary. Just four months after the 2021 Pride event in West Hollywood, Bean passed away. MCC Elder Troy Perry delivered the eulogy.
WE’VE COME SO FAR IN OUR LIFETIME.
Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!
Many of us still recall the days when television would never show two people of the same gender share a kiss… or even hold hands. Now we live in a time when the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality. We’ve accomplished so much, yet there is so much more to do. Since the late 1970s the LGBT+ Choral Movement has been a crucial tool for advocacy, unity and education. The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida is proud to continue this legacy through our music. We are proud to serve as cultural ambassadors for our community and provide a voice for those who do not have one. Help ensure this work continues by joining The Pegasus Society planned giving program. By including the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida in your estate planning, you can help sustain our organization and keep our voices carrying long into the future.
YOU WILL BE FOUND
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul “You Will Be Found” evokes the rallying cry of a social media movement following the unexpected viral sharing of Evan’s fabricated speech after the death of Connor, his “supposed” friend. This assumption sets the scene for a complex story about pain, yearning, moral angst, and redemption. Both teen lead characters battled mental health issues. Relentlessly hostile and abusive behavior masked Connor’s deep feeling of alienation. That was the high-octane fuel for his addiction, driving him to suicide. Unyielding social anxiety kept the connection and acceptance that Evan desperately desired perpetually out of reach. Yet, underneath the intricate and emotionally laden plot of viral-loaded falsehoods, the anthem’s message still carries a transformational truth: You are not alone, not in your suffering, nor your yearnings. Know this: You will be found.
We invite you to join the members of The Pegasus Society today. If you would like to amend your current estate, contact Mark Kent at: (954) 763-2266 ext. 109 or mkent@gmcsf. org. Establish a Legacy Fund with our community partner Our Fund Foundation, contact Mark Blaylock at 954-565-1090 or email MBlaylock@ Our-Fund.org
The Pegasus Society
John Burch
Bob Pagano
Gerald Kennedy
Christopher Chouinard
Paul Smith
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
Paul Simon Paul Simon said in a documentary about his most famous song, “I have no idea where it came from. It came all of the sudden. I remember thinking, ‘This is considerably better than I usually write.’” Simon composed his “little hymn” in the summer of 1969, clearly influenced by his summertime immersion in Gospel recordings by the Swan Silvertones that year. Originally scored for guitar, the anthem contained only two verses. Art Garfunkel and producer Roy Halee convinced Simon to revise it for piano and add the third verse. The public first heard “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in a November 1969 CBS documentary. It accompanied scenes of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., including footage from their funerals.
Charles Nicoll
Don Tomasello
Donald Croxton
Doug Pew George Kling
Mitchell Grant
Greg Futchi (in loving memory)
Fred Boykin
Jack Killen
John Hohl (in loving memory)
Marty Kaplan
Peter Kimball
Robert Beardsley
Mark & Robert Benson
Ralph Stivali & Al LaMorges (in loving memory)
“Being a member of The Pegasus Society is important to us because we believe and support the mission of the Chorus to open hearts and change minds and because music has always been a very important part of our lives.” —Don Tomasello and Bob Pagano
THE MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Welcome to our annual Pride concert! Our chorus has had a very memorable year, most notably the end of the first season of our new artistic director, Gabe Salazar.
Gabe has brought his special energy and talents to our wonderful organization. His youth and enthusiasm are infectious, and we are so honored to be working with him.
I hope you will listen and read about this important work, Unbreakable. It chronicles events in gay history in our country over the last century. All the stories you will hear us sing about are based on truth. During the decades, we have been persecuted, called horrible names, caught and died from the “gay plague,” thrown out of institutions, and mocked by those around us. But our spirit remained strong and bold. We are a resilient tribe, one that grows braver and more determined to show the world that we deserve our rightful place at the table. Thank you, Andrew Lippa, for writing this important piece which will forever chronicle our stories.
In the second half of our Pride concert, we celebrate in the only way the LGBTQ+ community can, with anthems that will make you smile, sing along, and clap your hands. From Broadway to Lady Gaga … need I say more?
The last two years have tested us as a chorus. The covid pandemic, the cancellation of one of our concerts, and the deaths of several of our members were all challenging. Personally, I have been a proud member of gay men’s choruses for a good part of the last 41 years, and I have watched many national events try to silence our voices. But we will continue to sing so we can continue to fulfill our mission of opening hearts and changing minds.
Happy Pride month to all of you! Enjoy our show! I hope you leave a little wiser and more proud to be a member and a supporter of our community!
Fred Boykin
GMCSF President
Tonight’s concert will feature a song entitled “Sylvia,” which spotlights the legacy of Sylvia Rivera, a trans woman of color who, along with Marsha P. Johnson, began the Stonewall Riots in 1969, which is the very reason we celebrate Pride in June. GMCSF recognizes that the language in the piece could be uncomfortable for some community members. Therefore, we would like to take the opportunity to encourage our audience to learn more about Sylvia and her legacy.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sylvia-rivera.
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA David BaierBruce Anderson Kevin Combs Guy D’Arcangelo Jerry Day Bob BeaulieuReynaldo Araque Rex BeyerRowan Benenfeld Jose Blanco John Chaffin Bert Cohen Antonio Corrente Doug Cureton John BurchFred Boykin Doug Ferguson Andrew Fletcher Ethan Fletcher Michael Foley Steven FreemanJoseph Fletcher A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT OF GMCSF THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA Eric Alayan Chad Edgar Richard Fulks
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Terry Hirsh David Hopper
Michael Jacobsen Victor Jannett
Dean Hitsos Peter Konrath
Aaron Laurer John Lewis
Jim Lopresti Mel Melendez
A.J.Mendini
Clayton PattersonDavid Gray
Matthew Hoover Jim Houser
Shawn Hysell
Rick Heal
Steven Patterson David Pfeffer Geordanys Ramirez Daniel
Charles Robinson
Jorge Ornelas, Jr.
Rodrick Minnis Terry Moore
David R. Littlefield
Nick Orr
Alan Parshley
François Ratzel
Andrew Stephens Eric Storm
Jonathan SanzJose Santos Steven Shapiro
Jason SimonKean Donald Small Bill Spinosa
Scott Hindley
John Ison
David Van Cleaf
William Tedjo Don ThompsonBob Thompson Don Tomasello
Kely Van Eaton
Brian Garrett Michael Gillespie
Rick Vaughan Aubrey Williams Tim Yarbrough Rob Young
SINGING TONIGHT SINGING TONIGHT Singing, But Not Pictured: Craig Fashbaugh; Jeff Goodwin; Anthony Orville Parjan; Neil Sinha
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
HOLIDAY CONCERT AT SUNSHINE CATHEDRAL – DECEMBER 17, 2021.
CHORUS MEMBERS
Tenor I
Reynaldo Araque
Bob Beaulieu Jose Blanco Rodney Bolton Fred Boykin
Joe Cannon Tony Corrente Alex Crotts
Chad Edgar Doug Ferguson Andrew Fletcher Michael Gillespie David Hopper Matthew Hoover Mel Melendez Arthur Mendini Nick Orr Jonathan Sanz Ansel Thompson
Tenor II
Bruce Anderson Miguel Bernard Rivera Alvaro BuchelI
Bert Cohen Kevin Combs
Doug Cureton Walter Gardner Albert Gigato Jeff Goodwin Rick Heal John Ison Peter Konrath Wayne Laubscher Aaron Lauer Aaron Lockley Harold Noble Jorge Ornelas, Jr. Anthony Orville Parjan Alan Pashley David Pfeffer Eduardo Pinto Geordanys Ramirez Daniell Francois Ratzel Jason Rawls Neil Sinha Brent Simmons Robert Smith Dennis St. Jean Andrew Stephens William Tedjo Lucas Testin Don Thompson Johann Torres Jason Weston
OUR MEMBERSHIP
Baritone* Eric Alayan Christian Andaya Bob Artale
David Baier Rowan Benenfeld Shawn Berry Tom Burakowski
John Chaffin Christopher Chouinard Guy D’Arcangelo Frank Ferri
Ethan Fletcher Joseph Fletcher Michael Foley
Brian Garrett Cary Giacalone David Gray Paul Guariglia Sean Guerrier Craig Hinman Dean Hitsos Shawn Hysell Michael Jacobsen Gregory Johnson Stephen Kaplan Mark Kasper John Lewis David R. Littlefield Tom Ludwiczak James Mallon Mark Mattson Orlando Ojeda Peter Reinoso Charles Robinson Steven Shapiro Jason Simon Kean Larry Small Bill Spinosa Eric Strom David Van Cleaf Kely Van Eaton Rick Vaughan Eric Ziegler
Bass Rex Beyer
John Burch
Jerry Day
Craig Fashbaugh Richard Ferguson
James Ficke
Felix Fidelibus
Steven Freeman
Richard Fulks
Scott Hindley
Terry Hirsh
AS OF MAY
Jim Houser
Victor Jannett
Bradley Johnson
Jim Lopresti
Alan McKnight
Rodrick Minnis
Terry Moore
Clayton Paterson Steven Patterson
Jason Pitt Harold Rodriguez
Jose Santos
Charlie Siegel Donald Small
Robert Thompson
Don Tomasello
Michael Valdez
Aubrey Williams
Tim Yarbrough
Rob Young
Non-singing Members
Philip Morris
Brian Prenda
James Smith Umberto Veltri
In Memoriam:
Anthony Alacca
Gregg Bennett
Bob Blount
George Brown
Johnny Butler
Gary Corbitt Alex Crotts
Greg Futchi
Ronald Hess
John Hohl
Ray King
Al LaMorges
Karl Lütgens
John Murrow
Patrick Ott
Skip (George) Panse
Dave Quackenbush
Steve Ratzel
Brian Ricci
Bob Rose
Elvin Ruiz
Pat Seddon
Gregory Stanton
*Baritone section sponsored by Lee Sider in loving memory of Greg Stanton
THE
MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
OF SOUTH
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Bill Spinosa Director
Bill Elliott Secretary Mark Kent Executive Director
Boggy Wang Director Kerry Waldee Director Doug Leib Office Manager
Mimi Pink Board Vice Chair Michael Foley Treasurer
Rick Vaughan Board Chair
Fred Boykin Chorus President
Ronni Arden Director Adam Barber Director
Fred Boykin, Chorus President; Tony Corrente, Chorus Vice President; Michael Foley, Treasurer; Jonathan Sanz, Secretary; Bill Spinosa, VP of Membership; Bob Thompson, VP of Community Relations; John Lewis, VP of Equity, Access, and Belonging; Doug Ferguson, Tenor 1 Section Administrator; Rick Heal, Tenor 2 Section Administrator; Joe Fletcher, Baritone Section Administrator; Aubrey Williams, Bass Section Administrator
Council Chair: Harvey Shaprio, Louis Benvento, Don Croxton, Mike Dager, Dino Georgiou, Gary Hoffman, Gerry Kennedy, George King, John Olson, Bob Pagano, Joe Pallant, Don Tomasello, Doug Pew, Rick Vaughan
Larry Small Chorus Representative
Edward Otto Zielke Director of Marketing & Sponsorship
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
