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BBB_SFGMC_041516.indd 2 4/1/16 1:39 PM SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS DR. TIMOTHY SEELIG, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEASON 38 PRESENTED BY JUNE 24, 2016 • 8:00 PM JUNE 25, 2016 • 2:30 + 8:00 PM NOURSE THEATER graphic design + publishing providing outstanding graphic design + publishing solutions including what you are [ holding right now ] to the lgbt, arts, business and hospitality communities since 1998 clients include san francisco pride, castro street fair, sonoma county pride, s.f. gay men’s chorus, san francisco playhouse, broadway by the bay, custom made theatre co., city lights theater company, berkeley playhouse, silicon valley shakespeare and the merchant associations of San Francisco’s mission, noe valley, castro, bayview, potrero|dogpatch, north beach, soma, south beach-mission bay and inner sunset neighborhoods 415.552.8040 [email protected] a division of Caselli Partners LLC FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends, 398 11th Street, Suite 300 Happy Pride Weekend! San Francisco, CA 94103 Each of us can track our own musical life journey with the music of a 415.865.3650 boy band or two and the heartthrobs in them. Many of us even had their 415.865.3655 • fax posters on our bedroom walls! None of them, however, had the 250+ [email protected] heart-throbbers you’ll get tonight on stage. Get ready for the biggest boy band the world has ever seen - the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus! We have had so much fun putting together a show that spans six BOARD OF decades - from the 1960s to today. DIRECTORS Wait, there’s more! In the second half, you’ll get to experience the Dennis Stradford program we are taking to the quadrennial Gay and Lesbian Choral chair Festival (GALA) in Denver in less than two weeks! We’ve chosen the Steve Huffines “best of the best” of SFGMC. All four of our vocal ensembles continue vice chair with the boy band theme, and then the full Chorus will blow your mind with a variety of music. William Vigna treasurer We are absolutely thrilled that you are here with us. You’ll be singing along all the way! Sal Baglieri secretary Thanks for all of your support of everything the Chorus does. You’re Daniel P. Aaron truly part of our family. Mike Bernard Yours, Deborah Boccuzzi Steve Burton Glenn DeSandre Peter Drake André Farris Dr. Timothy Seelig Gregory Marks Artistic Director Paul Saccone John Ybarra PS: Don’t forget to subscribe for a fabulous Season 39. Just head to sfgmc.org for your subscription! CHORUS LEADERSHIP TEAM Glenn DeSandre membership president Kevin Koerner membership vice president Michael Tate performance advisory committee chair Rylan Carpena Raymond Mark Gonzales Alejandro Magyaroff Tom Paulino 2016.06 • BAYSTAGES.COM | 3 SFGMC STAFF SEASON 38 PRESENTED BY Dr. Timothy Seelig artistic director Katherine E. Akos interim executive director Thom Vindiola operations director Peter Zimmerman marketing manager SEASON SPONSORS Wil Wright development manager Lynden Bair artistic coordinator Tony McIntosh merchandise coordinator Melvin Fujikawa member services coordinator THE OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF SFGMC Ryan Nunez interim administrative coordinator ENSEMBLE MUSIC DIRECTORS SPONSORS Eric Carlson The Lollipop Guild Carl Pantle Vocal Minority Sanford Smith SWAG Mitch Galli HomoPhonics SFGMC @SFGMC /SFGMC /SFGMCVideo 2016.06 • BAYSTAGES.COM | 5 get involved The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus creates extraordinary musical experiences that inspire community, activism, and compassion. Ever since 1978, we've been able to fulfill this mission with the help of YOU — our Chorus family. We would not be nearly as impactful without your help! SING DONATE We will be auditioning new singers only Ticket sales cover less than half of once during Season 39 and invite you SFGMC’s operating expenses. The rest of our to audition Aug. 30. Come sing with us! income comes from the generous support of friends and patrons. Help ensure the continued success of the Chorus! SPONSOR VOLUNTEER We are looking for Corporate Partners Our volunteers are instrumental in helping who are searching for a great way to the administrative team, artistic staff, showcase their business to a highly desir- production crew, marketing committee, able demographic. Partner with SFGMC! event planners, and technology group. Come lend a hand! www.sfgmc.org LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES TIM SEELIG is a conductor, singer, teacher and motivational speaker. In addition to artistic director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, he continues 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 twenty years. He also co-founded the Women’s Chorus of Dallas and taught on the faculty at Southern Methodist University for fourteen years. Dr. Seelig holds four degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts and the Diploma from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has authored seven books and DVDs on choral technique. Recordings have been on Billboard Top Ten and iTunes Top Ten classical charts. The PBS documentary about the Turtle Creek Chorale received a national Emmy Award for Best Documentary. Dr. Seelig has regularly conducted at Carnegie Hall for the last twenty- five years, as well as Lincoln Center and the Southbank Centre in image: shawn northcutt London. His groups have commissioned choral works for a variety DR. TIMOTHY SEELIG of amazing organizations. Some of those are amfAR (The American artistic director Foundation for AIDS Research), the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation featuring Dr. Maya Angelou, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital featuring Marlo Thomas. Recent commissions with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus include Tyler’s Suite for the Tyler Clementi Foundation, and I Am Harvey Milk by Andrew Lippa and #twitterlieder. Dr. Seelig’s first career was as a singer. He made his European operatic debut at the Staatsoper in St. Gallen, Switzerland and solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall. He appeared as soloist in world premieres of composers including John Corigliano, Conrad Susa and Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach). Interesting facts include conducting the Guinness Book of World Record's Longest Choral Concert and carrying the Olympic torch in 1996 as a community Hero. He has not run since. He is married to Dan England and is the proud grandfather of the amazing Clara Skye and Eden Mae. KATHERINE E. AKOS is a highly accomplished and skilled arts executive and fundraising professional with over thirty years experience in leadership and consulting roles for prestigious arts, image: peter zimmerman cultural, educational, civic and community organizations across KATHERINE E. AKOS the country. She has helped organizations achieve dramatic interim executive director revenue growth; increase local, regional, national and international visibility and acclaim; enhance organizational effectiveness and capacity; and develop robust artistic, educational, and community engagement initiatives. Ms. Akos founded Katherine Akos Consulting in 2006, which for the past ten years has provided executive-level management, fundraising and campaign counsel, strategic planning, board development, executive recruiting, organizational assessment, marketing and communications services to such organizations as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Monterey Jazz Festival, United Way of the Bay Area, California Shakespeare Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Carmel Bach Festival, Children’s Creativity Museum, Oregon Symphony, Smuin Ballet, and Chabot Space & Science Center. Ms. Akos previously served as president and CEO of the Fort Worth Symphony, vice president of advancement for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Graduate Theological Union. She also held positions as artistic administrator of the San Francisco Symphony and orchestra manager for the Detroit Symphony. Ms. Akos has served on the boards of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras and New Century Chamber Orchestra and has been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a BA in music. Ms. Akos joined SGFMC in March 2016. 2016.06 • BAYSTAGES.COM | 7 When working with the right professional, home buying and home selling in the Bay Area is... Seamlessly representing buyers, sellers and investors in the Castro & San Francisco. Rachel Swann, REALTOR®, CNE Top 10 Producer Companywide | Top 10% in San Francisco 415.225.7743 | TheSwannGroupSF.com [email protected] BRE License # 01860456 Resident | Homeowner | Landlord | Off-Market Specialist ONONONON WITH WITH WITHWITH THETHE THETHE ONON SHOW!WITHSHOW!WITHSHOW!SHOW! THETHE JOINJOINSHOW!SHOW! 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