SFGMC | Season 36 - LUSTER

Season 36 San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus presents

March 25 + 26, 2014 Davies Symphony Hall

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Dear FRIENDS! The American Songbook has many interpretations, both narrow and broad. The narrow definition celebrates music composed between 1920 and 1950. This is where we begin our musical journey tonight. We feature the wide-ranging music of true masters of those decades: Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart. All created music in response to the events happening in their world at that time.

In the broader sense of the American Songbook, tonight we contribute eight new pieces composed by eight major composers of the 21st century. These new voices have also created music in response to critical issues in today’s world - brought to light through the story of Tyler Clementi - bullying and teen suicide.

Tyler’s story is our story. It resonates with everyone one of us in extraordinary ways, as you will experience through this amazing music. The entire process has been absolutely transformative and affirming in so many ways.

We are deeply indebted to our friend Stephen Schwartz for guiding this musical project, and to Pamela Stewart for her soul-stirring lyrics. We are also indebted to the Tyler Clementi Foundation for its support, and to the Clementi family for opening their hearts and lives by allowing us to share in their story.

Of course the entire concert will shine even brighter with the presence of the brilliant artist Ann Hampton Callaway.

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is richer for having prepared this music for you. It is our hope that this momentous world premiere will offer you a deeper understanding of your own journey.

“We will walk the bridge together. It is plenty wide.”

TIM SEELIG Leadership Team Steve Gallagher Rylan Carpena Scott Mills Edwin Morales Sanford Smith Jeff Stiarwalt Dr. Timothy Seelig

Board of Directors Justin Taylor, Chair Cynthia Cooper, Vice Chair Dennis Stradford, Treasurer Mike Bankert, Secretary Dan Aaron Kenneth Alford Melané Ali Mike Bernard Craig Brennan Mark Delgado Glenn DeSandre Peter Drake Steve Gallagher Jeffrey Huang Trudi Loscotoff Gregory Marks William Vigna

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TIM SEELIG

JON CARROLL

In addition to conducting the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Dr. Seelig maintains a busy guest- conducting schedule throughout the U.S. and across the globe. He is Conductor Emeritus of the Turtle Creek Chorale, which he conducted for 20 years, and founder of The Women’s Chorus of Dallas and Resounding Harmony. He served on the faculty of Southern Methodist University for 14 years.

With over 25 years experience within the film, performing, and visual arts, Jon Carroll began his career in theatrical production management for regional theatre and Broadway touring shows.

He later joined the film marketing division of Walt Disney Studios, and served as a transactional executive in Legal Affairs at Twentieth Century Fox Film Studios. Carroll has also worked as the Associate Director for the Fresno Metropolitan Museum and Chairman/ Festival Director of the Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival. Most recently, he was the Director of External Affairs for Cal Humanities, and responsible for its marketing, development, and legislative advocacy.

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Conducting regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, he recently guest conducted the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, Denver Gay Men’s Chorus and will conduct the Heartland Men’s Chorus in Kansas City in 2014.

He is the proud grandfather of the amazing Clara Skye.

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Mr. Carroll is the recipient of several ADDY Awards for Advertising in the Arts, and special recognition from the California State Senate, General Assembly, and the United States Congress.

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Principal Accompanist + Music Director, Vocal Minority Carl is a vocal coach accompanist and frequently works with San Francisco Opera, West Bay Opera, Opera San Jose, and the Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute; and is an alumnus of the prestigious Merola Program at the San Francisco Opera. Carl studied voice and choral conducting at Brigham Young University and soon after returned to the Bay Area to pursue vocal coaching and accompanying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Carl appeared at Lincoln Center as accompanist for Dr. Seelig in The Wisdom of Old Turtle in 2011.

LYNDEN BAIR

Associate Accompanist Lynden is a pianist, singer, and actor who has worked for a variety of organizations, schools, and theatre companies around the Bay Area. Originally from Utah, he attended the University of Northern Colorado on a musical theatre scholarship. He has been the Associate Accompanist for SFGMC since 2009.

He has been a featured soloist with the Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall, The Castro Theatre, and on tour.

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FEATURED ARTISTS ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY Ann Hampton Callaway is an internationally renowned singer, pianist and actress as well as a multi-­Platinum-­selling composer and lyricist. She is best known for writing and singing the theme to the TV series The Nanny, writing songs for Barbra Streisand and starring in the Broadway musical Swing!

Callaway has produced two critically acclaimed public television specials called Singer’s Spotlight With Ann Hampton Callaway featuring guests Liza Minnelli and Christine Ebersole. She’s composed over 250 songs for television, Broadway, off-­Broadway and several of today’s leading interpreters of songs. Her music and lyrics have been performed and recorded by Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Michael Feinstein, Blossom Dearie, Peter Nero, Karrin Allyson, Donna McKechnie, Harvey Fierstein, Lillias White, Barbara Carroll, Amanda McBroom, Liz Callaway and Carole King. She composed “At the Same Time” for Barbra Streisand and that recording, Higher Ground, debuted nationally at #1, giving Ann her first of three Platinum records.

The Tony-nominated star has won the Theater World Award, fifteen awards from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC), two Backstage Bistro Awards, two BroadwayWorld.com Awards, The 2005 Nightlife Award, The Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award and the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking.

KEVIN ROGERS From the time he began his solo career at the age of 16 in South Carolina, Kevin Rogers was drawn to contemporary classical music, a passion that would continue throughout his career. He is a founding violinist/violist of Nonsemble6, a contemporary Pierrot Ensemble based in San Francisco. As part of this group, he has performed at the prestigious Astoria Music Festival, serving as guest-artist in residence; at universities throughout the country; and the Kennedy Center. Mr. Rogers recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a masters degree in Violin Performance, where he received numerous awards.

VANCE GEORGE Vance George is internationally recognized as one of America’s leading choral conductors. Under his direction the San Francisco Symphony Chorus has been hailed as one of the finest in the world. On their behalf he has accepted four Grammy awards, for Best Performance of a Choral Work: Orff’s Carmina Burana (1992) and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem (1995), and for Best Classical Album of the Year: Stravinsky’s Perséphone (2000) and Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 (2004). He also conducted the San Francisco Chorus and Orchestra in works ranging from Bach’s Mass in B Minor to Carmina Burana. Television and film credits include an Emmy for Sweeney Todd (2002), and soundtracks for Amadeus, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and The Godfather Part III. Vance George’s work embodies the legacy of the great maestros he has known as protégé and colleague, especially Robert Shaw, Julius Herford, Margaret Hillis, Robert Page, Otto Werner-­Mueller, and Mary Oyer. He has received great acclaim for his unique knowledge of musical styles, languages, vocal colors, and his synthesis of the choral-­orchestral tradition.

LIBRETTIST + COMPOSERS PAMELA STEWART Librettist Pamela Stewart is a lyricist and librettist with over 200 pieces in publication. In 2000, Susan G. Komen for the Cure commissioned her to write a song cycle for chorus and symphony. Twice performed at Carnegie Hall, Sing for the Cure made its European premiere at Royal Festival Hall in London in 2010 and has been recorded with Dr. Maya Angelou as narrator. Her work has received both Editor’s Choice and Merit Series awards from top choral music distributors, and has been honored by Creator Magazine’s “Select 20.” In 2012, Pamela penned the text for Give ‘Em Hope, based on speeches by Harvey Milk for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. It was included in the 35th Anniversary commemoration Harvey Milk’s assassination in June, 2013. Pamela has worked closely with the Tyler Clementi family and their foundation to create a series of stunning lyrics to capture the life and stories of an amazing young man and his family. Ms. Stewart lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

JOHN BUCCHINO Just a Boy John Bucchino’s songs have been performed and recorded by diverse artists including Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein, Yo-­Yo Ma, Deborah Voigt, Nathan Gunn, Audra McDonald, The Boston Pops, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. His honors include two Drama Desk nominations, the Fred Ebb Award, the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, and the Kleban Award. He wrote scores for the revue It’s Only Life, and the musicals Urban Myths, Broadway’s A Catered Affair (book by Harvey Fierstein) the DreamWorks animated film Joseph: King of Dreams, and the new musical Esaura.

CRAIG CARNELIA The Unicycle Song Craig Carnelia is a composer-lyricist best known for his collaborations on the musicals Working with Stephen Schwartz, and Sweet Smell of Success, partnering with Marvin Hamlisch and John Guare. Also on Broadway, he has written the music and lyrics for Is There Life After High School? and the lyrics for Imaginary Friends, working with Hamlisch and Nora Ephron. His off-Broadway credits include Three Postcards with Craig Lucas at Playwrights Horizons, and Diamonds, directed by Hal Prince. He has received the Johnny Mercer Award, the Kleban Award, the Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theatre Award and has been nominated twice for both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.

Craig is currently writing a new musical with playwright Joe Tracz. He has been on the council of the Dramatists Guild since 1995 and is married to Broadway actress, Lisa Brescia.

JOHN CORIGLIANO Meditation John Corigliano is one of the most widely celebrated composers of the last forty years. His scores, now numbering over one hundred, have won him the Pulitzer Prize, three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and have been performed and recorded by many of the most prominent orchestras, soloists and chamber musicians in the world. John serves on the composition faculty at the Juilliard School of Music. He has composed three symphonies, an opera for the Metropolitan Opera, The Ghosts of Versailles, and major works for strings, including the score to the movie The Red Violin, for which he won the Oscar. His Symphony No. 1 (1991) channeled his personal grief over the loss of friends to the AIDS crisis. It has been performed by over 150 orchestras worldwide.

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NOLAN GASSER I Have Songs You Haven’t Heard Nolan Gasser is a critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist – most notably, the architect of Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project. His original works have been performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, La Salle Pleyel (Paris), and the Rose Bowl (Pasadena), among many others. Key current projects include an opera, The Secret Garden, commissioned

by San Francisco Opera (premiered March 1, 2013), a musical, Benny and Joon, in partnership with H2H Productions and MGM On Stage, and a forthcoming book, Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste (Macmillan Press).

His opera, The Secret Garden, received rave reviews and will next move to Vermont, Milwaukee, New York, and Houston Grand Opera, where it will be filmed for a future Naxos-­released Blu-­ray DVD. His Cosmic Reflection: A Narrated Symphony – the second commission associated with NASA’s Fermi mission (depicting the entire history of the Universe) received its premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and will be performed next at Stanford University’s Bing Auditorium in November 2014.

JAKE HEGGIE The Narrow Bridge

Jake Heggie is the American composer of the operas Moby-­Dick, Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers, To Hell and Back, and Out of Darkness. He has also composed more than 250 songs, as well as chamber, choral and orchestral works. The operas most created with the distinguished writers Terrence McNally and Gene Scheer - have been produced on five continents. Moby-Dick was telecast in 2013 as part of Great Performances’ 40th Season and received its East Coast premiere in February, 2014 with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center; it was recently released on DVD (EuroArts) and is the subject of the book Heggie & Scheer’s Moby-­Dick – A Grand Opera for the 21st Century (UNT Press). Upcoming commissions include Great Scott for the Dallas Opera, The Radio Hour for the John Alexander Singers, and symphonic songs for mezzo Jamie Barton (Pittsburgh Symphony, Carnegie Hall). Jake Heggie lives in San Francisco.

LANCE HORNE A Wish Lance Horne has performed alongside, composed, and/or provided arrangements for Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Ricki Lake, Cheyenne Jackson, Kelli O’Hara, Jake Shears, Meow Meow, Justin Bond, Sandra Bernhard, Amanda Palmer/ Dresden Dolls, and Boston Pops. Mr. Horne received an Emmy for Best Original Song (Daytime: One Life to Live), the Jonathan Larson Award for composer-lyricist, a Bistro Award for producing Alan Cumming’s album, I Bought a Blue Car Today, and ASCAP Young Composer Awards. He has appeared with Seoul Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, London Gay Men’s Chorus, Sydney Dance Company; opened for Death Cab For Cutie, Michael Feinstein, and Dwight Yoakam; performed for President Obama, the First Lady, and Queen Elizabeth; conducted return engagements at Sydney Opera House, and appeared in two seasons at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Music Composition from The Juilliard School, currently completing his DMA at CUNY Graduate Center, has taught at Juilliard for a decade.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Brother, Because of You

Stephen Schwartz wrote the choral piece Testimony, premiered by the SFGMC in 2012. He also wrote music and lyrics for the current Broadway hits Wicked and Pippin, as well as music and/or lyrics for Godspell, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags, and Children of Eden.

For film, he wrote lyrics for Disney’s Enchanted, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (music by Alan Menken) and songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein’s MASS, and his first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York City Opera. A book about his career, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, has recently been released by Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz has been inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and a tiny handful of tennis trophies.

SINGING MEMBERS FIRST TENOR Kenneth Alford • Alfred Amistoso • Jason Andersen • Adrian Arizmendi Jason Ayestas • Paul Barnett • Russell Bono • Charles Bruce • Tom Burtch Nobie Camarena • Christopher Canfield • Rylan Carpena • Kellan Christopher Julian Clift • Jesse Cortez • Theo Crump • Chadwick Farr • Michael Flynn • Jeff Ford Ryan Furtado • Gam Galindo • Steve Gallagher • Danny Goff • Raymond Gonzales Julian Gutierrez • Carl Haley • Nick Harper • William Healey • Mike Holland Sky Hunsaker • Vance Jason • Cecil O’Neal Johnson • Guy Johnson • Pete Jost Michael Kaufmann • Kevin Koerner • Sam Kohler • Rick Kuno • Skip Leasure Carlton Lowe • James Machado • Gregory Marks • Andrew Marsh • Jeff McCoy Edward McCrone • Lawrence McGuire • Tony McIntosh • Ken McPherson Mark Mezak • Scott Mills • Thet Min • Edwin Morales • Scott O’Brien • Tim Pavek Harry Rudolph • Kelly Shannon • Rocky Sharma • Jeff Sinclair • Sudeep Srivastava Oky Sulistio • Justin Taylor • Shanon Thiel • Enrique Vasquez • Brad Walden Rob Warner • Jeffrey Wu • Armando Zambrana SECOND TENOR Daniel Aaron • Brian Abascal • Logan Ahlgren • Logan Alexander • Patrick Ardinger Sal Baglieri • Erwin Barron • Ren Blake • Sherman Blow • Mark Brown • Steve Burton Andrew Caldwell • Chuck Calixto • Bruce Carpenter • Jose Castillo • Stuart Cohen Eric Colton • Michael Cooper • Glenn DeSandre • Elliott DeVore • Justin Donahue Frank Federico • Marty Fenstersheib • Steve Garber • Jim Gibson • Brad Gibson Alex Goro • Juliano Gutierrez • Jon Harris • Jim Haungs • Sean Higgins Peter Jacobs • Clint Johnson • Dean Kersten • Benjamin Lazarus • Stephen Luppino David McFadden • Michael McGovern • Emilio Mercado • Duran Mishler RayO Otani • Galen Panger • Curtis Ponzi • David Powell • Joseph Pritchard Brian Rayner • Jaime Reyes • John Reynolds • Eddie Reynolds • Scott Robinson Will Rubin • Don Ruthroff • Dallas Ryan • Eric Sandler • Gregory Sandritter Steven Shear • Sanford Smith • Chris Spanos • Michael Tate • Jeff Tolman Steve Valdez • Craig Van Spronsen • Michael Volis • David Wallace Christian Walters • Randy White • Luke Willis

BARITONE Art Anderson • Leif Backus • Michael Bankert • Wyatt Batty • Joseph Bondi Kim Boyd • Jeff Brand • Larry Brenner • Doug Brewster • Dan Burton • Phillip Calvin John Cashman • Joe Castrovinci • Terrence Chan • Dennis Chase • Eric Chau

Devlon Clouser • Len Conner • Mike Craven • Brent Dawson • Alan Delamora Louis Dunn • John Dzundza • Roy Eikleberry • Tom Foley • Peter Franzi Robbie Frederick • David Friedman • Gibby Goodworth • Gregory Gorman Jim Graham • Josh Grodsky • Mark Hamner • Dennis Hazekamp • Joe Hege Trace Hollenbeck • Rick Holte • David Jenkins • Brian Jung • David Klatt Kevin Koczela • Roger Kuhn • Michael Kyle • Johnny Lewis • Moose Maravilla

Stephen McCoy • Dave McCullough • Eric McGill • Michael Mele • Rob Mitchell

Martin O’Connell • Jimmy Osburn • Chris Padula • Potzzy Pioletti • Greg Poirier Robert Rufo • Michael Ryan • Frank Schumacher • Mike Sese • Joel Stahl Shad Stalians • Paul Stoner • Mike Tang • Ernie Tovar • John Trompeter Domenic Viterbo • Aaron Wimmer BASS Rene Alvarez • David Araujo • Jeffery Benson • Mike Bernard • Ryan Bobadilla Will Brajnikoff • Douglas Brookes • Steve Canada • Donald Carlson • Eric Carlson Troy Cascia • Aaron Clarke • Andy Clements • Bob Connett • Rick Crane Doug Curran • Dan England • Mike Figueira • Rich Fouts • Ray Grimsinger Keith Harris • Howard Hart • Peter Hartikka • Steve Harvey • Andrew Hayworth Bob Hermann • Honey Hogan • Gordon Hom • Steve Huffines • Gary Humbarger Darren Humphrey • Jeff Johnston • Thomas Kennard • Gary Kukus • Jeffrey Kwong Albert Law • Dale Leininger • Kevin Lenzen • Anthony Levintow • Michael Levy Alejandro Magyaroff • John McCray-Goldsmith • Monty Monagle • Rey Monteloyola Vicente Montoya • Bernie Morrissey • Vaughn Mouton • Jim Munson • Bobby Oliver Emer Pacleb • Mark Para • Daimeon Pilcher • Mike Pohlable • Elliot Simon Eddy Skees • Charlie Smith • Levi Smith • Ethan Solomita • Kirk Tellier • Will Vincent Christopher Wagner • Scott Walker • Brian Weart • Dan Weber • Ryan Weitzel Robert Wheaton • Jimmy White • Zack Wilde • Tyler Wozny Section Leaders, providing musical guidance to their section

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ACT I [AN AMERICAN SONGBOOK] Get Happy

Harold Arlen + Ted Koehler Arranged by Bill Keck Soloists: Roy Eikleberry, Philip Calvin, Steve Gallagher, Scott Mills

Rhythm

George Gershwin Arranged by Terry LaBolt Performed by The Lollipop Guild + Vocal Minority

Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) Irving Berlin Arranged by Craig Carnahan Featured Artist: Ann Hampton Callaway

Handful of Keys

Fats Waller Arranged by Anne Albritton

For All We Know

J. Fred Coots + Sam M. Lewis Soloist: Oky Sulistio

I’ll Be Seeing You

Sammy Fain + Irving Kahal Arranged by Anne Albritton Soloist: Alex Goro

It Don’t Mean A Thing: The Music of Duke Ellington Arranged by Mark Riese Soloists: Jason Ayestas, Michael P. Monagle with SWAG

With A Song In My Heart

Richard Rodgers + Lorenz Hart Arranged by David Maddux Featured Artist: Ann Hampton Callaway

Blow, Gabriel, Blow

Cole Porter Arranged by David Maddux Soloists: Ernie Tovar, Edward “Moose” Maravilla

GUEST MUSICIANS

Drums: Juan Carreon, Electric Bass: Justin Wilson, Whistler: Vance George

[TYLER’S SUITE] ACT II Lyrics by Pamela Stewart | Featuring Kevin Rogers, Violinist

I Have Songs You Haven’t Heard

Nolan Gasser Solist: Michael Flynn (3/25), Andrew Caldwell (3/26)

A Wish

Lance Horne

The Unicycle Song

Craig Carnelia Lyrics by Craig Carnelia + Pamela Stewart Soloist: Jesse Cortez

Brother, Because of You

Stephen Schwartz Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz + Pamela Stewart Soloists: Mark Mezak, Logan Ahlgren, Raymond Mark Gonzales

Just a Boy

John Bucchino Lyrics by Joe Clementi + Pamela Stewart Arranged by Tim Sarsany Soloist: Steve Huffines

I Love You More

Ann Hampton Callaway Arranged by Tim Sarsany

Meditation

John Corigliano

The Narrow Bridge

Jake Heggie Soloists: Kellan Christopher, Scott O’Brien

Encore: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Harold Arlen + E.Y. Harburg Arranged by Mark Hayes

The lyrics to Tyler’s Suite are available at sfgmc.org/luster-­tylers-­suite/lyrics/ Tyler’s Suite multimedia presentation features images courtesy of the Clementi family and members of the Chorus. Featured members: Wyatt Batty, John Cashman, Julian Gonzalez, Jeffrey Kwong, Mark Para, Daimeon Pilcher, Eddy Skees, Michael Tate, and Zack Wilde.

We would like to thank our co-commissioning choruses, without whom Tyler’s Suite would not be possible: Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Flying House Productions (Seattle) Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles

New York City Gay Men’s Chorus San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Turtle Creek Chorale (Dallas)

SFGMC SMALL ENSEMBLES THE LOLLIPOP GUILD The Lollipop Guild was founded in 1979 and is recognized as the world’s first openly gay small ensemble.

Known for its light-hearted and upbeat style of a cappella singing, The Lollipop Guild has grown from a barbershop quartet into an ensemble that features over 20 of SFGMC’s finest singers.

VOCAL MINORITY Vocal Minority was founded in 2003 during the Chorus’ landmark 25th anniversary season in honor of the small ensemble Vocal Minority that began in 1980. A select group of performers, Vocal Minority members guarantee to sing, dance, and - most importantly - smile their way into everyone’s hearts. With a repertoire ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, their unique brand of fun, quality entertainment is second to none.

SWAG Formed in 2013, SWAG is the newest small ensemble to emerge from the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and made their debut at the world premiere of I Am Harvey Milk. Their focus on the gospel, R&B, and pop genres brings a unique soulful beat to their performances that revels in the memories and music of the past 35 years of the SFGMC history while looking to the future with these energetic and uplifting performers!

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LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE The Legacy Society of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is composed of donors who have thoughtfully designated SFGMC as a beneZiciary of their will, trust, retirement plan, or insurance policy. In particular, we are thankful to have receieved very generous gifts from the estates of Bob Emery, Jerry Geller and Ken Sullivan, James H. Jones Asset Trust, and William G. Stephen and Archibald Wilson. Our Legacy Society members help to ensure the future of the chorus, and its philanthropy has many returns. To learn how you can include SFGMC in your estate planning, please contact Jon Carroll, SFGMC Managing Director, at (415) 865-­3650 Ext: 307or info@sfgmc.org.

We would like to thank the current members of our Legacy Society: Daniel P. Aaron Al Abramowitz Neil Austin + Tom Burtch Sal Baglieri + Peter Cincione Michael Bankert John H.J. Cashman + Jack J. Ledbetter Joe Castrovinci + Gordon Smith Joe Czuberki Rick Crane Bud Dillon

Brent Dawson Ken Graham + Vince Stadlin Dr. Mark L. Hamner Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann Michael Levy + Michael Golden Rich Lang Johnny Lewis Gregory J .Marks Mark Short + Carl Ray

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THE FIFTH SECTION The rich history of the chorus would not be complete without recognizing the many talented men and women whose gifts of music helped bring us to this point, and who have left us much too soon.

Skip Aiken • Jeff Alons • Paul Alsbach • Terry Althoff • Steve Amos • Paul Anelli • John Atteridg Edwin Barlow • Crawford Barton • Robert Beale • Glenn Beardsley • Jerry Berg • Marion Besco Sam Bittner • Kristen Bjoernfeld • Bill Blake • Allan Blasdale • John Andre Bonnemaison • Jeff Bortin • Edward Brener • Peter Brockhoff • John Brown • John Brown • John Bryant • Jay Burwick John Cailleau • Chris Campbell • Jack Campbell • Scott Campbell • Duncan Campbell Jr. • Terry Carlson • Bud Castleman • Mark Chapa • Bruce Chelini • Al Cherry • Alexsis Gregory Chew • Bob Chinen • C. Brian Christianson • Andrew Chrystall • Michael Clarke • Kevin Conduff • Richard Connelly • Gregory Cooper • Jimmy Corbett • Jeff Cothran • Clayton Cowan • John Crimen Mark Crissey • Tim Curbo • Mark D’Angelo • Alan Da Cunzo • David Davenport • Robert del Valle • Walt Dennis • Douglas Dickinson • Scott Dowdee • Tom Doyle • Brian Duckworth • Andy Einkauf • Alan Ellis • Patrick Elvander • Bob Emery • Robert Erickson • Stephen Eschenbach Gary Falardeau • Jim Farmer • Michael Farrell • Keith Fenton • Bruce Fetherolf • Clif Fields Steven Filice • Justin Fingado • Brian Finnegan • Wyrant Flonory • Fredrick Floyd • Ted Foster Mark Fotopoulos • David Fox • David Smith Fox • Jon Franck • Jim Franks • John French • Robert Frey • Evan Friedman • Stephen Frugoli • Scott Galuteria • Larry Garrigan • Gary Garrison • Perry George • Don Giberson • Keith Gockel • Philip Graham • Bill Graham • Larry Griffin • Gordon Grover • Tom Gschwind • Gene Guenther • Dean Halsey • Andy Hammond • Dennis Haney • Jerry Haney • Robert Hawk • Greg Hay • Frank Hecker • David Held • Mark Hermes • Paul Hernandez Charles Herrington • Robert Hichborn • Tom Hickey • Mark Hirano • Rexford Hitchcock • Greg Holbrook • Richard Hollenbaugh • Jerry Horsting • Roger Hostetler • Clyde Howell • Douglas Jackson • Frank Jackson • Keith Jacobsen • David James • Scott Johnson • Albert Jones • Paul Jones • Keith Kamrath • Robin Kay • Carl Kimball • Lester King • Rick Kirkham • John Kovach • Tony Kramedes • Dick Kramer • John Krause • Thom Kumorek • Greg Lawrance • Joe Leary • Bill Lewandowski Jeff Lettow • Don Levine • Ed Lichtenstein • Gerry Lo Presti • Frank Lobraico • Wayne Love Joseph Loza • Ed Lucas • John Lusk • Roger Luttrell • Michael MacDonald • Darren MacGavin John MacKintosh • Mike Maguire • Terence Maguire • Jim Mahony • Renny Marinaccio • Gerry Marquis • Gerald Martin • Steve Martin • Tom Martin • Mickey Martin • Leonard Matlovich • Roy McConahay • Steve McDowell • John McFarland • Mike McGavren • Michael McIntyre • John McLeod • Pipo Micheli • Allen Midkiff • Glen Miller • Kevan Miller • Mark Mousseau • Jim Murnan Craig Neeley • Gary Newcomb • Al Nichols • Gregg Nicholson • Dennis Niswander • Ken Noble David Norton • Floyd Ohler • James Onion • Garry Osborne • Tom Pallerino • Nick Papadopoulos Phil Pearce • Gerald Pearson • Chuck Pedersen • Roger Pelletier • Norman Perry • Terry Peterson Shane Petree • Rodger Pettyjohn • Donald Phillips • Harrison Pierce • George Piper • Brian Powdrill Bill Powell • Terry Presley • Ted Printz • Steven Prokasky • Bill Pugh • Michael Pugh • Paul Pukas Guy Rana • Bill Randles • Douglas Randolph • Melvin Rebhahn • Robert Rekart • Bruce Reynolds John Riccardi • Cameron Robb • Jay Roberts • Jim Robison • David Keleikini Roddell • Marty Roddell • Bob Rogers • Steven Rohrer • Jon Rollins • Dave Romero • Regis Rosetta • Steven Rozell Lane Ruoff • Jim Russell • Charlie Salumbides • Paul Sanchez • Patrick Santiago • Bill Schade Steve Schmorr • Dan Schreiber • Diane Kohne-Schuster • Bob Scott • Roger Scroggs • Neil Seymour Ray Shanks • Dennis Shaw • David Shortridge • Lee Sierecki • George Silkworth • John Simo • Jon Sims • Tom Sims • Barry Singer • Fred Skau • Hal Slate • Rick Slavsky • Ted Smith • Scott Smitherum Vince Sofia • Dale Sorensen • Scott Squires • Jay Stinson • Jerry Stokes • Steve Sutherland Burleigh Sutton • Timothy Tafoya • John Tallerino • Gregg Tallman • Joseph Taro • Lance Taylor Chuck Thayer • David Thomas • Lavoy Thompson • David Thormann • Robert Thrower • Eric Tiffany Bill Toner • Jack Torres • John Trojanski • Bill Tucker • Richard Vincent • Daryl Wagner • Karl Walker • David Warrior • Samuel Weaver • Robert Weinand • Leroy Westbrook • Mark Whiting Larry Whitlock • Gary Wilson • Ric Wilson • Gary Wintermeyer • Jim Wolfe • Michael Wolford • Eric Worden • Douglas Wright • Jim Wright • Claude Zetty • Jim Zielinski Members added this year.

If you know of anyone whose name has inadvertently been omitted from this list, please let us know so that we may continue to celebrate and honor the contributions of all our members.

Save the date for Sunday, September 28 at the Four Seasons Hotel at 757 Market Street for a fabulous brunch with the boys for our 9th Annual Crescendo fundraiser!

The delightful afternoon will kick off Season 37 with delicious food, enticing auctions, no small amount of entertainment, and sneak peaks of the upcoming season that you will not be able to find anywhere else.

It will be an unforgettable event, and we want to see you there.

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus recognizes leaders in the fields of Media, Institution, and Human Rights each year at our annual Crescendo brunch. The award is presented to people and organizations who, by their actions, have supported SFGMC’s vision. .

Past recipients of the Champion Award are: 2013

Media Champion • KQED Institutional Champion • Bob Ross Foundation Human Rights Champion • Tyler Clementi Foundation

2012

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2011

Media Champion • Bay Area Reporter Institutional Champion • Diageo Americas Human Rights Champion • Stuart Milk

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Jerry Geller + Ken Sullivan • James H. Jones Asset Trust William G. Stephens • Archibald Wilson Gifts and bequests received.

DONORS PATRON ($25,000+)

MODERATO ($1,000-$2,499)

Joseph Czuberki Peter Drake + Sing For America

Daniel Aaron Art Anderson Neil Austin + Tom Burtch Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione Jim + Bonnie Bell Mike Bernard Jim Bohannon Larry Brenner Doug Brewster Drs. Don + Carol Anne Brown Bill + Marilyn Campbell

VIVACE ($5,000-$9,999)

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Robert Pike Daniel Powell Jamie Rawson Eddie Reynolds Brian Roberge Will Rubin Chris Spanos F. Stein John Tease George Vail Winston Vaughan Phil Walker

Michael Bankert David Bloch Steve Gallagher Bob Hermann Dan Joraanstad Donald K. Melvin

John Carr

ANDANTE ($500-$999)

PRESTO ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous Russ Bono Terrence Chan James C. Hormel + Michael P. Nguyen Paul Saccone

ALLEGRO ($2,500-$4,999) Merle Adams + Jed Davies Lisa Breakey

in memory of Russell F. Walton

George + Phyllis Cohen Merle Adams + Jed Davies Glenn DeSandre, MD + Pierce Gould Dennis Hazekamp Steve Huffines Leslie Ann Jones Sean Livingston Robert Mainardi Miles McCormick Christiaan McEwen Gwyn + Arthur Nanus Paul Olsen Curtis R. Ponzi Jason Russell Eric Sandler Thomas Schumacher Dennis Stradford Michael Tate Justin J. Taylor Kirk C. Tellier

in memory of Lin Cotton

John H. J. Cashman Andy Charmatz + Sara Witt Cynthia Cooper Rick Crane Bud Dillon Justin Donahue Jim Freeman Jim Graham William + Diane Harper David Hornik Jeffrey Huang Clint Joste Brian Jung Kevin J. Koerner Rich Lang in honor of my fabulous sister, Christy Lang

Randy Laroche + David Laudon Alan Lessik Amanda Lipitz Carlton E. Lowe David Madson Salvatore Manzi Gregory J. Marks Todd Martin + Neil Minton Edward McCrone, Ph.D Cameron McLeod + Jeff Damon in memory of my late brother, John McLeod

Mike Minarik Rob Mitchell Don Morrison John Pearce

Ken Akerly Sarah J. Armstrong Ed Austin Jim + Debbie Beck John Bridge + Christopher Bergh Bruce Carpenter Gordon Deegan The DeVault Family in honor of Kenyon DeVault

Louis Dunn Dan England Keith A. Ennenga Marty Fenstersheib Dustin Finkle Paul Frantz Paula Fraser David Friedman Carson Gaspar Heath Hatchett + Matt Moore Brandon Hise Gordon Hom Peter Jacobs Jeff Johnston Sam Kohler Christy Lang - Rich Lang’s big sis

Patricia Liming

in memory of Riley Liming

Elizabeth + Steve Lucchesi in honor of Michael Tate + John Osthaus

Steve Luppino

DONORS [ CONTINUED ] Rev. Michael Lynch Jeff McCoy Timothy McShane Julia Miner Michael T. Nguyen Richard Okiuye Lucio Ortiz Chris Padula Robert Rufo Don Ruthroff Dr. Timothy Seelig Mark Short + Carl Ray

in honor of Mike Bernard

William J. Smith Trust for Skip Bergum Memorial Pride Fund Levi Smith Laurel + Kenneth Stein Paul Stoner Mark Wallace

ADAGIO ($250-$499) Jason Andersen Randy L. Arnold Janet + Ed Austin Sam Bass Patricia Bassett Frederick Baumer Norman Abramson + David Beery Philip Berkowitz William G. Brajnikoff David Budinger Dennis Chase John Christophel + David “Jimmy” Grego Justin Church Charles Clark Robert Cotterman Mike Craven Anna De la Mora Kenyon DeVault Lawrence Dillon Jerome L. Dodson John Ducote + Ken Barnes David + Pauline Farmer in memory of those who left too early

Gui Forget Bruce Friedrichsen Karen Goetz Elizabeth Goldstein Bradley Gould, MD Dr. Mark L. Hamner Lee Hanson + Don Scherer Joseph Hege Nancy + Allan Herzog in honor of Dan Joraanstad + Robert Hermann

Sean Higgins

Honey Hogan Ronald Hummel John Jackson Anonymous David King Bradley Koski Skip Leasure Dale Leininger + Mitchell Barnow Kathleen Lowry Lynn Luckow Alejandro Magyaroff John Graham Matthews Paul May Rev. Peter R. McGrath + Mr. Han Yao Wang Audrey McKeague Alandela Mora Stuart Oken James Patrick Gary Richards + Cecil Johnson in memory of the Fifth Section

Kent L. Sack, M.D. Robert W. Sass

in honor of Jeff Lewy

Karen G. Schneider + Sandy Hulse Georgia Smith Anne + David Steirman Jonathan Swain Dr. Robert J. Van der Leest Robert Wamstad Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.) Jim Warshell + Gail Baugh in memory of Carl Olsen

Randy White Jay Wiley Patrick Williams LARGO ($100-$249) Joy Alegado Kenneth Alford Robin Azevedo Erwin Barron John Bruno + Malcolm Becker Geraldine Ninnis Bell Nina + Michael Berg Jane Berger Garry Brent Preston Brown Steve Burton Pam Byers Michael R. Cain Joe Castrovinci Eugene Clifton Cha Jennifer Chen Cecile Chiquette Angelo Cilia Ken Cleaveland

Sean Loron Conner Jennifer Crowe Larry Cruz Merrill Deskins Edward Driskill Maureen Dubois Thomas Dunscombe Michael Evans Kit Everts David Farrell Tom G. Faulk Rose Marie Ferrando Richard Forde David Foushee Stan + Evelyn Gallagher Michael Genhart, Ph.D. David Gibson Jennifer Goodman Kenny + Scott Kerry + Leila Gough Pierce Gould Michael Griffin Christopher Groves Mark Hall Theodore Hayes Aileen Henderson Stuart Hendricks George Herzog Bradley D. Hess Erin Hill-Oban + Chad Oban Katharine Holland Gordon Horn Stacy Jackson James Joplin Mark Joraanstad Michael Kaufmann Helen Kennedy Sabrina King Lawrence Klein Bob Lamonica Christine Lang Rich Lang’s ma

Kevin Lenzen Clara Levers Diane + Michael Lewis Frank Leykamm

dedicated to my spouse, Louis Dunn

Barry Loughlin

in memory of Joe Leary

Karen Louis James Macrae Michael Mahoney Thomas Matty Sean McBride Robb McFadden Michael P. McGovern Leola Meiners

Ruth Meyer Pamela Michaud Ryan Miller Worth Miller Kenneth Mills Cristobal Modesto Chiemi Nakamura Heather Nathan + Sam Freeling Maxwell Paley Dennis Paynter Mark Pigram + Timothy Armour L T Portwood Heidi Quan Teri Quick in support of my wonderful son, Brad Gibson

John Read John Reynolds Daniel Riley Joyce Robinson Butler Rondeno Gerald B. Rosenstein Shane Russell Colin Saldanha Chris Saul Lauren Schellenbach Susan Shay Kris Shear Larry + Gail Siegel

in honor of Mark Hirano

Brian Michael Silva Jeff Sinclair Edward Spencer Joel Spolin + Margot Parker in honor of Miles McCormick

Paul Stagg Howard Steiermann Daniel Sullivan James Swarthout Eugene Swiontek Ryan Taylor Barry Taylor + John Inson in honor of Stan Gallagher

Randy Thueme Nancy Torres The Torres Family Mario M. Torrigino Thomas Tragardh + David Cortez Al Treuter in rememberance of my many friends in the Fifth Section

Hugh Tuck James Turner Dwight Utzman Kathleen Van Ness

in honor of Dan Powell

Kelly Wagner Elizabeth Wallace Larry Weikle John A. Williams

Carolyn Winters Bud Wong Megan Yip Tim Zywna

CORPORATE GIFTS American Online Giving Fund Apple Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Bell Investment Advisors Bloomingdale’s Blue Sky Studios SF Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate, Inc. Castro Street Fair Chanticleer COIL Foundation Community Thrift Store Creative Visions Deloitte Tax LLP Deloitte Tax LLP (Jason Russell) Diageo North America First Republic Bank Folsom Street Fair Four Seasons Hotel Frameline Genentech IBM Intercontinental SF Jesse Freidin Photography JP Morgan Jujamcyn Theaters Lawrence Nikkelson Trust Levi Strauss Foundation LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program Navigant Outrageous Foundation Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Panther San Francisco, Inc. Park Tavern Pet Camp Restaurant Gary Danko Salesforce Foundation San Francisco Arts Commission San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund : Grants for the Arts San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony See’s Candies SF LGBT Pride Celebration Committee Inc. Sing For America Foundation Spotco Stage Entertainment USA, Inc. The Bob Ross Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Vendini VMWare Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Salesforce Sephora United Airlines

IN-KIND GIFTS Jason Andersen Jason Ayestas Mike Bernard Jeff Brand Jaime Caban Aaron Clarke Peter Franzi Jerome Goldstein Anthony Levintow Jeff Lewy Bob Long Stephen Luppino Gregory Marks Tim McAdams Miles McCormick Rob Mitchell Edwin Morales Paul Olsen Curtis Ponzi Donna Sachet Rocky Sharma Erica Steger Justin Stephens Jeff Stiarwalt Ernie Tovar The Chorus is grateful for all gifts received, including the ones under $100 that are too numerous to list.

We gladly list our donors for fifteen months from the date of their donation. The preceding lists our donors as of March 3, 2014.

GALA CHORUSES STATEMENT SFGMC is a founder and member of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, Inc. GALA Choruses is a not-for- profit organization serving the GLBT choral movement. The mission of GALA Choruses “is to support GLBT choruses as we change our world through song.” GALA Choruses is open to all GLBT and GLBT-allied choruses. Through workshops, festivals, and ongoing networking and administrative support services, GALA Choruses fosters the continued artistic and organizational growth of its member choruses. Learn more at galachoruses.org

SPECIAL THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus would like to extend a special thanks and acknowledgment to the following people and organizations who have provided vital contributions to SFGMC: Baha’i Faith Center • Paul Baker • Leyna Bernstein • Bradley Christopher • Jose Castillo Charles Zukow Associates - Julie Richter, Kevin Kopjak, Charles Zukow Bill Delzel and Blue Sky Studios • Steven Guy • Jeffrey Kwong Staff + Management of Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall Fr. Michael Lynch • Rob Mitchell • New Conservatory Theater Center • Keith Pepper Paul Saccone • Rocky Sharma

CONNECT WITH SFGMC Connect with San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus online and keep updated of our special events and social opportunities all year long • • • •

Join our email list at sfgmc.org Follow our official Facebook fan page at facebook.com/sfgmc Watch videos of concerts, rehearsals, and special guests at youtube.com/sfgmcvideo Tweet with us on Twitter @SFGMC

SONG DEDICATIONS I Have Songs You Haven’t Heard In memory of my dear friend Robert Presley, who died too young and still had songs to be sung.

• Gregory J. Marks

Just a Boy In memory of my dad, Stan Gallagher; a father who lost a son too soon.

• with love, Steve Gallagher

A Wish For Tyler, whom we wish we had known.

• Robert Mainardi + Trent Dunphy

I Love You More Dedicated to the Lance Ledbetter Family.

•­H. J. Cashman and Jack Ledbetter

The Unicycle Song In gratitude to all the composers and Pam for creating beautiful music for us to sing and holding a special place in our hearts.

•­The First Tenor Section

Meditation In honor of the Clementi family and their vision of a world that embraces all members of society with human dignity and unconditional love.

•­Steve Huffines

Brother, Because of You To my husband Gordon and the men of the chorus, especially Brian Jung.

• Joe Castrovinici

The Narrow Bridge May life’s narrow bridge be permanently widened by this inspiring musical gift, and the support of all who walk with us.

•­Bruce Carpenter

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