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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

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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

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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!

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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.

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Join us for our open rehearsal Aug. 29. We will be auditioning new singers only once during Season SING 39 and invite you to audition Aug. 30. To book WITH US! an audition and for more details, visit sfgmc.org. ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHIES CARL PANTLE is a vocal coach, accompanist, and singer who frequently works with San Francisco Opera, West Bay Opera, Opera San Jose and the Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Merola Program at the San Francisco Opera Center. 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 has appeared as a vocalist with SFGMC on numerous occasions and appeared at Lincoln Center as accompanist for Dr. Seelig in The Wisdom of Old Turtle in 2011. Mr. Pantle has collaborated with some of the finest talents Broadway has to offer, including Daniel Reichard, Keala Settle, Julia Murney, Alysha Umphress and Laura Benanti. image: devlin shand

CARL PANTLE LYNDEN BAIR is a pianist, singer, actor, and longtime resident of San principal accompanist Francisco. Local audiences most recently saw him as the leader of ensemble director, vocal minority the band The Angry Inch in Boxcar Theatre's farewell revival of their acclaimed productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Hailing from a farm town in Northern Utah, Lynden attended the University of Northern Colorado on a performance scholarship and is known for his knowledge of and experience in musical theatre. He is currently the principal accompanist for the Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus and has worked with a variety of vocal groups and theatre organizations in the Bay Area. He recently added vocal arranger to his resume, providing original arrangements performed by SFGMC. In addition to being the associate accompanist, Lynden has been a featured vocal soloist with the Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall, the Castro Theatre and on tour. image: devlin shand

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“Celebration” • Kool & The Gang Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith, George Brown, James Taylor, Robert Mickens, Earl Toon, Dennis Thomas, Robert Bell and Eumir Deodato Arranged by Kirby Shaw

“With A Little Help From My Friends” • The Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney Arranged by Kevin Robison

GuyTunes: Arranged by David Maddux “Working My Way Back To You” • The Four Seasons | Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell “Larger Than Life” • Backstreet Boys | Brian Littrell, Max Martin and Kristian Lundin

“What Makes You Beautiful” • One Direction Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha Arranged by Michael Alfera

Dyn4mix: “I Will Wait” • Mumford & Sons Marcus Mumford Arranged by Dave Caldwell A SELECTION FROM WELL-STRUNG

“Open Arms” • Journey Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry Arranged by Rylan Carpena and Paul Saccone

Oldies: Arranged by Paul Saccone “California Girls” • The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson and Mike Love “Y.M.C.A.” • Village People | Jacques Morali and Victor Willis

New Breed: Arranged by David Maddux “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday” • Boyz II Men | Fredie Perren and Christine Yarian “I Want It That Way” • Backstreet Boys | Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson

“Music of My Heart” • *NSYNC and Gloria Estefan Diane Warren, Gloria Estefan and David Foster Arranged by Steve Huffines

“Uptown Funk” • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and Philip Lawrence, Jeff Bhasker, Devon Gallaspy and Nicholaus Williams

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The Lollipop Guild: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Medley Arranged by William G. Brajnikoff “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” | Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio “Sherry” | Bob Gaudio “Walk Like A Man” | Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio “Let’s Hang On” | Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell

HomoPhonics: “It’s Raining Men” Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer Arranged by Mitch Galli

SWAG: Medley of Contemporary Hits “Rather Be” | Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson, Nicole Marshall and James Napier “What Is Love” | Daniel Jones, Timothy Mosley and James Washington “Treasure” | Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence and Phredley Brown

Combined SFGMC Ensembles: Boy Band Medley Arranged by Deke Sharon “Bye Bye Bye” • *NSYNC | Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze “I Want It That Way” • Backstreet Boys | Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson “Back Here” • BBMak | Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally “I’ll Make Love To You” • Boyz II Men | Babyface “I Want You Back” • *NSYNC | Max Martin A SELECTION FROM WELL-STRUNG

Regards: “Give My Regards To Broadway” | George M. Cohan “Comedy Tonight” | Stephen Sondheim

“A Musical” from Something Rotten Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick Arranged by Neal Richardson

“Sunday” from Sunday In The Park With George Stephen Sondheim Arranged by Jason Robert Brown

“Ritmo” Dan Davison

“Dedication” Music by Richard Burchard • Text by Mark Twain Adapted from a poem by Robert Richardson

“Light” from Next To Normal Music by Tom Kitt • Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Arranged by Neal Richardson

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We are PROUD to SUPPORT The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus FEATURED SOLOISTS

ACT I It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday Friday, June 24 | 8:00 PM ...... Chris Petallano, Oky Sulistio Saturday, June 25 | 2:30 PM...... Charles Bruce, Sanford Smith Saturday, June 25 | 8:00 PM...... James Machado, Mark Forrer Open Arms Friday, June 24 | 8:00 PM ...... Sam Lundquist Saturday, June 25 | 2:30 PM ...... Rylan Carpena Saturday, June 25 | 8:00 PM ...... Fran Benjamin Music Of My Heart Friday, June 24 | 8:00 PM...... Vinney Le Saturday, June 25 | 2:30 PM...... Alex Goro Saturday, June 25 | 8:00 PM ...... Jonathan Jones I Want It That Way Friday, June 24 | 8:00 PM ...... Dave Andrade Saturday, June 25 | 2:30 PM...... David Klatt Saturday, June 25 | 8:00 PM...... Louis Rogers Uptown Funk...... SWAG featuring Michael Sese, David Klatt, Jeff Benson, Sherman Blow

ACT II Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You...... Mark Mezak Let’s Hang On...... Alfie Garcia It’s Raining Men...... Igor Chudak, Mitch Galli, David A Lalone Rather Be...... Cyrus Mallare, Jonathan Jones What Is Love...... Joe Bissell Treasure...... Michael Sese, Dave Caldwell I Want It That Way...... Sean Hannify Back Here...... Chris Petallano I Want You Back...... Dave Caldwell, Mitch Galli, Cyrus Mallare, Sherman Blow, Charles Bruce, Sanford Smith Ritmo (Percussionists)...... Eli Wise, Joe Bissell, Rylan Carpena, Roy Eikleberry, Dan England, Paul Saccone Light...... Kellan Christopher, Sam Lundquist, Alex Goro, Kyle Fowler

THE BAND...... Lynden Bair, keyboards Juan Carreon, drums Justin Wilson, bass

PRODUCTION TEAM Lighting Design...... Adam Fry Choreographer...... Steve Valdez Lead Stage Manager...... Thom Vindiola Assistant Stage Manager...... Kirk Hudson Assistant Stage Manager...... Wil Wright Production Coordinator...... Steve Valdez Chorus Wardrobe Master...... Paul Stoner Specialty Wardrobe...... David Bjorklund Chorus Logistics...... Sal Baglieri, Don Ruthroff, Sanford Smith

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VOCAL ENSEMBLES

THE LOLLIPOP GUILD SWAG Brian Abascal Jeff D. Benson Adrian Arizmendi Joe Bissell Ren Blake Sherman Blow William G. Brajnikoff Kim Boyd Eric J. Carlson Charles Bruce BRUNCH Roy Eikleberry Dave Caldwell Alfie Garcia Dan England Greg J. Gorman Ray Fletcher Nick Harper Jonathan Jones William Healey David Klatt Rick Holte Cyrus Mallare Steven McCowan Emer Pacleb Mark Mezak Michael Sese Vicente Montoya Sanford Smith Ryan Nunez Ernie Tovar Benjamin Pruitt LUNCH Nick Radford Evan Salcedo HOMOPHONICS Ted Schaller Jeff Becker Jeff Sinclair Igor Chudak Christian Walters Kyle Fowler Armando Zambrana Mitch Galli Sean Hannify Tyler Hedrick VOCAL MINORITY Jonathan Julian Logan Ahlgren David A. Lalone Alfred Amistoso Vaughn Mouton DINNER Sal Baglieri David Naden Michael Bankert Christopher Petallano Keith Byron Carmon Tyler Reynolds Michael Cooper Brandon Swansfeger Doug Curran Steven Westhydeman John Dzundza Peter Zimmerman Jay Eng Raymond Mark Gonzales Jim Graham Bruce Haas Sean Hannify CATERING Brian Jung Michael J. Kyle Vinney Le Oky Sulistio Eli Wise Abraham Woo 288 NOE STREET 415.431.7210 LAMEDNOE.COM

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SFGMC MEMBERS

TENOR 1 Paul Barnett • Fran Benjamin • Derek Blechinger • Sherman Blow • Russ Bono • Charles Bruce • Tom Burtch Dave Caldwell • Rylan Carpena • Julian Francis Clift • Sean Conner • Ray Coshow • Jay Eng • André Farris • Jeff Ford Steve Gallagher• Mitch Galli • Danny Goff • Raymond Mark Gonzales • Carl Halverson Haley •Nick Harper William Healey• Chip Heath • Tyler Hedrick • Tad Hopp • Nick Ishimaru • Vance Jason • Kevin J. Koerner • Sam Kohler David A. Lalone • Vinney Le • Skip Leasure • James Machado • Cyrus Mallare • Gregory J. Marks • Andrew Marsh Donald Martin • Jeff McCoy • Edward McCrone • Lawrence McGuire • Tony McIntosh • Kevin McSherry • Mark Mezak Scott Mills • Dirk Nettles • Timothy J. Pavek • Richie Perez • Carmon Tyler Reynolds • Rocky Rakesh Sharma • Luke Siegle Jeff Sinclair • John Sisto • Oky Sulistio • Justin J. Taylor • Phil Walker • Phillip P. Whitely • Eli Wise • Abraham Woo Chao Xue • Armando Zambrana • Bryan Zerbe

TENOR 2 Brian Abascal • Logan Ahlgren • Al Abramowitz • Alfred Amistoso • Dave Andrade • Adrian Arizmendi • Pirkka Aunola Sal Baglieri • Daniel Kris Balugay • Mahana Barbadillo • Erwin Barron • Dale Becherer • Jeff Becker • Joe Bissell Ren Blake • Mark Brown • Steve Burton • Andrew Caldwell • Charles Calixto • Bruce Carpenter • Kellan Christopher Igor Chudak • Stuart Cohen • Eric Colton • Michael Cooper • Justin Donahue • Frank Federico • Marty Fenstersheib Mark Forrer • Michael J. Fouquette • Kyle Fowler • Earl Friedberg • Steve Garber • Alfie Garcia •Brad Gibson Alex Goro • Marvin Han • Stephen Hanten • Adam Harris • Jason Hyde • Jonathan Julian • Jon Kim • Andrew Kwan Randy Laroche • Steve Luppino • Peter MacIver • Ray McCabe • David McFadden • Emilio E. Mercado • Duran Mishler Ray Otani • Galen T. Panger • Christopher Petallano • Curtis Ponzi • Joseph Pritchard • Kyle Rawls • John Reynolds Eddie Reynolds • Will Rubin • Don Ruthroff • Evan Salcedo • Gregory F. Sandritter •Sanford Smith• Michael Tate Jeff Tolman • Steve Valdez • Cesar Vanderhorst •David Shawn Wallace • Christian Walters • Nick Weichsler Steven Westhydeman • Randy White • Tony Zhang • Peter Zimmerman

BARITONE Michael Bankert • Joseph Bondi • Kim Boyd • Larry Ralph Brenner • Doug Brewster • James Caldwell Phil Calvin • Terrence Chan • Dennis Chase • Eric Chau • Devlon Clouser • Mike Craven • Brent Dawson Alan Delamora • Glenn DeSandre • Edward Driskill • John Dzundza • Alex Edmondson • Roy Eikleberry Dan England • Tom Fisher • Robert Frederick • David A. Friedman • Melvin Fujikawa • Ryan Furtado Gregory J. Gorman • Jim Graham • Dr. Mark L. Hamner • Dave Hayes • Joseph Hege • Rick Holte • Jonathan Jones Brian Jung • David Klatt • Kevin C. Koczela • Michael J. Kyle • John Lewis • Sam Lundquist • Manny Machado Stephen L. McCoy • Dave McCullough • Eric McGill • Rob Mitchell • Ryan Nunez • Marty O'Connell • Dan O'Leary Chris Padula • Tom Paulino • Daniel Pioletti • Benjamin Pruitt • Nick Radford • Jim Radke • Louis Rogers • Robert Rufo DC Sands • Frank Schumacher • Michael Sese • Richard Sexton • Paul Stoner • Brandon Swansfeger Brandon Lee Tidwell • Remy Todd • Ernie Tovar • Domenic S. Viterbo • Miles Walls • David Watson

BASS Rene A. Alvarez • Nicholas Baca • Jeff D. Benson • Mike Bernard • Jim Bohannon • William G. Brajnikoff Bryan Montrel Burris • Keith Byron • Eric J. Carlson • Aaron J. Clarke • Bob Connett • Rick Crane • Doug Curran David Falzone • Ray Fletcher • Ray Grimsinger • Bruce Haas • Sean Hannify • Howard Hart • Peter Hartikka Steven Harvey • Kevin M. Healy • Gordon Hom • Paul Hovannes • Steve Huffines • Thomas Michael Kennard Gary Kukus • Dale Leininger • Anthony Levintow • Michael Levy • Alejandro Magyaroff • Steven McCowan John McCray-Goldsmith • Vicente Montoya • Bernie Morrissey • Vaughn Mouton • Jim Munson • David Naden Robert Oliver • Emer Pacleb • Mark A. Para • Larry D. Poole • Paul Saccone • Ted Schaller • Elliot Simon • Charlie A. Smith • Ethan Solomita • Tim Taylor • Kirk C. Tellier • Will Vincent • Scott Walker • Brian E. Weart • Jimmy White

Section Leaders providing musical guidance to their section Section Coordinators facilitating the administrative needs of their section

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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 • Craig Beachler • 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 Bob Dinsmore • Scott Dowdee • Tom Doyle • Brian Duckworth • Andy Einkauf • Alan Ellis • Patrick Elvander • Bob Emery Robert Erickson • Stephen Eschenbach • Robert Espindola • 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 • Bill Graham • Philip 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 • Diane Kohne Schuster • John Kovach • Tony Kramedes • Dick Kramer • John Krause • Thom Kumorek • Greg Lawrance • Joe Leary • Kevin Lenzen • Jeff Lettow • Don Levine • Bill Lewandowski • 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 • Mickey Martin • Steve Martin • Tom 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 • Bob Scott • Roger Scroggs • Neil Seymour • Michael Shamburger 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 Mike Tallmadge • Gregg Tallman • Joseph Taro • Lance Taylor • Chuck Thayer • Curtis Thomas • 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 • Aaron Wimmer • Gary Wintermeyer • Jim Wolfe Michael Wolford • Eric Worden • Douglas Wright • Jim Wright • Claude Zetty • Jim Zielinski

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.

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SFGMC For nearly forty years, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) has served as an international standard-bearer for a powerful mix of extraordinary musical excellence and mission-driven activism. Founded in 1978, it was the first choral organization to courageously proclaim its orientation in its name and is credited with helping start the LGBT choral movement that now spans the entire globe, galvanizing and changing the course of LGBT history. It continues to inspire other arts-based community organizations through its performances and involvement in human rights, community activism, empowerment and inclusiveness, establishing it as an icon among LGBT organizations. The Chorus was founded in October 1978. Its first public appearance was only a month later, on the steps of City Hall at the candlelight vigil following the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Supervisor Milk was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California and one of the most high-profile in the world at that time. In 1981, SFGMC embarked on a national tour, performing in nine cities: Dallas, Minneapolis, Lincoln, Detroit, New York City, Boston, Washington DC and Seattle helping many of these cities launch their own LGBT choruses. The Chorus now has over 275 singers in the large chorus and four outreach vocal ensembles. The award-winning Chorus has been heard by millions worldwide and is seen as one of the crown jewels of San Francisco arts organizations. Under the current leadership of Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig, SFGMC has established a heightened level of performance standards receiving wide international acclaim, increased its touring and recording profile and broadened its impact and reputation in the community while maintaining its signature blend of humor, personality and high-voltage performances. The chorus has a phenomenal record of commissioning works from major composers spanning the entire gamut of styles and genres, from Stephen Schwartz to John Corigliano.

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With the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus!

Barefoot Wine and Bubbly, Proud long-time supporter of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. We offer a toest to your artistry and philanthropy!

©2015 Barefoot Cellars, Modesto, CA. All rights reserved. 15-1555922-BFC-002-552319 MISSION, VISION & VALUES ALUMNI LEADERSHIP MISSION: The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus creates BOARD extraordinary musical experiences that inspire community, activism and compassion. Mike Bankert Jean Bellour VISION: A world inspired and unified by the music we create. Craig Brennan VALUES: Tom Burtch • We believe in the transformative power of music to heal, to Nello Carlini enlighten and to foster unity. Jay Davidson Andrew Foster • We embrace the life-affirming changes we create within and Tim Garner beyond our chorus community. Dave Gooding • We evolve society’s views toward LGBT people through our Robert Keenan commitment to excellence. Michael Levy Jeff Lewy • We honor all who came before us and whose sacrifices made Sean Livingston it possible for us to raise our voices. Lynn Luckow Walter Mayes Steven Muchnick Paul Olsen THE LEGACY SOCIETY Brian Owens LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FUTURE OF Luke Sheridan THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS Ross R. Snow The Legacy Society of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is an Michael Tate illustrious group of patrons, donors and singers who, through their Justin Taylor visionary philanthropy, have made a commitment to ensuring the Greg Walker Chorus’ future by remembering the Chorus in their estate plans. Stan Walker In particular, we are thankful to have been the recipient of generous gifts in recent years through the visionary estates of Michael Ancil Clark Living Trust, Robert Roy Emery Trust, Jerry Geller and Ken Sullivan, James H. Jones Asset Trust, William G. Stephens Revocable Trust, and Archibald Wilson. Our Legacy Society members ensure that the transformative power of our music will continue to heal, enlighten, and foster unity. Together - we dream of a world where people are drawn together by the extraordinary musical experiences the Chorus creates. The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus expresses its deep appreciation to the following Legacy Society members who have contributed to the Chorus’ future through an estate gift: Daniel P. Aaron • Al Abramowitz • Norman Abramson + David Beery Neil Austin + Tom Burtch • Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione • Michael Bankert • Joseph Bondi • John H.J. Cashman + Jack J. Ledbetter • Joe Castrovinci + Gordon Smith • Mrs. Pansy Chan • Terrence Chan • Rick Crane • Joe Czuberki • Brent Dawson • Bud Dillon • Dr. Mark L. Hamner Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann • Rich Lang • Michael Levy + Michael Golden • Johnny Lewis • Gregory J. Marks • Bob Michels + Stephanie Daffer • J. Robert Mitchell + Jaime L. Caban Jr. • Mark Short + Carl Ray Together – we honor the legacies of those who have come before us and continue to empower us to raise our voices. To learn how you too can include SFGMC in your estate planning, or to complete a Declaration of Intent, please contact Wil Wright, Development Manager, at 415.865.3650 or [email protected]. Thank you.

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introducingintroducing team sfgmc, team sfgmc, A LEAGUE OF SUSTAINING DONORS A LEAGUE OF SUSTAINING DONORS

Everyone loves a winning team, and There’s not just one game here. everyone has a place on a team. It may The behind-the-scenes work contin- be as the water boy, the cheerleader, ues every single day with a dedicated the quarterback or maybe the even the bunch of singers, staff, volunteers and coach. It takes everyone. patrons. Now we need a support team We want YOU to join our team: Team that includes YOU! Join us today with SFGMC, a league of sustaining donors! a monthly contribution!

JOIN THE TEAM AT sfgmc.org/teamsfgmc SFGMC ENDOWMENT It is with great pride that the Board of Directors announces the reinstatement of five restricted funds established for the benefit of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus by some incredible men. Over the years, the funds were depleted in emergency situations. A dedicated group of SFGMC historians, researched the original funds, donors and uses for which the donations were made. We are thrilled to announce the following bequests have been fully restored in honor of those who gave the generous gifts:

• Robert Weinand Reserve Fund • Peter Davids Fund for FAN Club • Platou Rebhahn Fund for Costuming • Bud Castleman Fund for the Artistic Director’s Salary • Lee Westbrook Fund for Chorus Education

These funds continue to grow along with our Endowment. For information about the funds or the endowment, please contact Development Manager Wil Wright at 415.865.3650 or [email protected]. Thank you.

DONORS + SUPPORTERS

PATRON Lyft Katherine E. Akos + Harry L. Jacobs [$25,000+] Donald Melvin Art Anderson Rob Mitchell + Jaime Caban Horst Arnold + Ken Akerly Bell Investment Advisors Putnam Subaru of Burlingame Michael Bankert Bloomberg Philanthropies See's Candies Jim + Bonnie Bell DIAGEO North America Dennis Stradford James Bohannon Pansy Chan George Vail Douglas Brewster Terrence Chan + Edward Sell Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Donald + Carol Anne Brown Joseph Czuberki Robin Canonica Grants for the Arts Breeze Carlile Northern California Lexus Dealers ALLEGRO Joe Castrovinci San Francisco Arts Commission [$2,500-$4,999] William Chang The William and Merle Adams + John E. "Jed" Davies Glenn DeSandre + Pierce Gould Flora Hewlett Foundation Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione John Ducote + Ken Barnes Tom Burtch + Neil Austin Dynamic Signal Bruce Carpenter Dustin Finkle PRESTO Lloyd + Janet Cluff Thomas Fisher [$10,000-$24,999] Mark Delgado Ray Fletcher Peter Drake + Jared Moreno Ed Eishen + Jeff Lewy Mike Gallagher The Max and Victoria Extraordinary Talent Productions Steve Gallagher + Chris Thorne Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Nola LLC Peggy Garner André Farris Robert Gallagher + Kevin Koerner Jeffrey Huang + Christopher Berini Folsom Street Events Mark Hall IBM Lee + Susan Gammill Diane + William Harper Peter Jacobs Diane + Stephen Heiman David Hornik Bernice + John Lindstrom Steven Huffines Sam Kohler Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey Randy Laroche + David Laudon Michael Levy + Michael Golden Stephen Luppino Paul Saccone + Ryan Knight Trudi + Kevin Loscotoff Gregory Marks United Airlines Paul Olsen + Mark Burns Todd Martin + Neil Minton PG&E Corporation Foundation Thomas Matty Will Rubin John + Julia McCray-Goldsmith VIVACE Justin Taylor Keith Pepper + Ken Raith [$5,000-$9,999] Bill Vigna + Clayton Hansen Curtis Ponzi Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Paul + Deborah Whitney Larry Pulliam Steve Burton + Ray Grimsinger Zellerbach Family Foundation Eddie Reynolds + Ed Jones Joan Del Secco Don Ruthroff + Jonathan Kronn Nick Harper Tim Seelig + Dan England Dennis Hazekamp MODERATO Mark Short + Carl Ray James C. Hormel + Michael P. Nguyen [$1,000-$2,499] Silicon Valley Community Foundation Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann Daniel P. Aaron Chris Spanos + Troy Cascia

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2355 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114 DONORS + SUPPORTERS Diane + Russ Spanos Michael Nguyen Sarah Rogers Bradley Heitz Paul Stoner + Abraham Hanif Rita O'Flynn Kent Sack, M.D. Amy Hewitt Barry Taylor + John Inson Chris Padula Matthew Simon Malcolm Huff John Tease + James Melton William J. Smith Trust Cherie Jatoft Kirk Tellier Barry Pollard for The Skip Bergum Lee Johnson Gail + Hans Thiele + John Henderson Memorial Pride Fund Fern Josephs Steven Valdez Charles Potter Michael Tate Steven Kastner Michael Volis Pat + Craig Pratt Samuel Thoron Mike Kelly Richard Rockwell Al Treuter Randy White Gary Kukus Robert Rufo Thom Vindiola + Miles Walls Yahoo! Employee Foundation Rick Kuno Gregory Sandritter James Warshell John Lake + Chris Lalli Michael Scheu Gary Welch Darrell Lewis Ethan Solomita Nancy Welsh ANDANTE + Susan Ann Sternau Larry + Nancy Ludgus [$500-$999] Sudeep Srivastava Fr. Michael Lynch Kimbirlee Tate Melané Ali + Rick O'Rourke Rachael Manning Ryan Taylor Donald Martinez Jason Andersen Mel Terry + Geert Botzen LARGO Mara Matsumura Jan + Edward Austin Brian Weart [$100-$249] Michael Mazzei Phillip Barber + John Alecca Gary Winter Shin Aoki Stephen McCoy Patricia Bassett Cynthia Wood Sarah Armstrong David Beery Justin Ayers Scott McElhinney + Norman Abramson Nancy Babcock Jeff McEwen Bill + Marilyn Campbell Byron "Mac" ADAGIO Susan + Richard + Allyn McGinley John Cashman [$250-$499] Baker-Lehne + Jack Ledbetter Jessica Mennella Nancy Aldritt Erwin Barron Trevor + Meghan Cast + Roland Abellano Vaughn Mouton René Alvarez Rick Crane Richard Benefield Tom Murray David Andrade Alex Edmondson Leyna Bernstein Judy + Chuck Naden Nicole Bacigalupi Keith Ennenga William Bir Richard Nichols Frederick Baumer Paul Frantz Debbie Boccuzzi Mignon Offel Michael Brennan Serena Greening Joan Bowlen Scott Ostendorf John Christophel Fred + Terely Harrell Larry Brenner Anton Ponomarenko + David "Jimmy" Grego + Kevin Jones James Hogan Andy Clements Allan Cantada Dennis Holahan Eric Carlson Kathleen Quenneville Jeffrey J. Colton II Bonnie + Eric Raimy Gordon Hom Dolby Susan Carsen Mark Hunter + Paul Hah Lin Yee Chan Laura Ramos Pauline Farmer-Koppenol + Blake Rawdin David Jaffe + Gustavo Corral + David Farmer Kent Reynolds J. Mark Jenkins Dennis Chase Denise + Kevin Gallagher Vincent Robinson Brian Jung Shirley Coleman John Gray + Brian Robinson Carol Rooney Keith Kellogg Andrew Conway Clara Skye Gustafson Jason Russell Barry Kohn Scott Cooksey Jim Halloran Chris Saul + William Harrison + Dave Heighington Cynthia Cooper Rich Lang L. Michael Costa Mary Jo Schleicher Tracey Huenemann + Renee Espinoza Jack Lasner Alan Delamora Suzanne Irwin-Wells William Schoch Antoinette LeCouteur Anita Denz John Jacobson Catherine Silva In Memory of Riley Liming + Michael Mertens Bud Dillon Jeff Sinclair Lynn Luckow Christy Lang Sloane + Gordon Drake Dale Leininger Louis Dunn Oscar Soriano John + Sheryl Magbitang Anne Steirman Len Mazzara + Mitch Barnow Carladenise + Carl Borrowman Brian Lepak + Herman A. Edwards Mary Schopp Stoner Ray McCabe William Lorie Caroline Everts Daniel Sullivan David R. McCauley Carlton Lowe David Falzone Eric Taxer + Akio Kawai Bob Michels Richard Galbraith Patrick Thomas Edward McCrone + Stephanie Daffer Jim Gatteau Brandon Tidwell David McFadden Scott Nelson Brad Gibson Nicholas Tomashot Cameron, Susan + Jeffrey Polachowski David Gibson Mario Torrigino Matthew McLeod Teri Quick Wayne Hand Paul Toulmin + Jeff Damon Ron Raiche Susan Hastings John Trix Darin Medeiros Gary Richards + Jason Eiband Lawrence Turner + Mike Wickey Kathleen Richter Garrett Hayashida Michael Ulloa

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We are grateful to the SFGMC Divas, a group of Chorus members and supporters who produce an annual "Dragathon" crowdfunding event, which raises funds for our Financial Aid Network (FAN). FAN assistance helps to subsidize dues and other member expenses for Chorus members who would not otherwise be able to participate. Dragathon 2016 raised over $60,000 from 570+ donors. Space limitations preclude our listing them by name, but we deeply appreciate all of these contributors.

Well-Strung is graciously and generously underwritten by Joseph Czuberki.

The preceding lists donors from January 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016. The Chorus is grateful for all gifts received, including the ones under $100 that are too numerous to list.

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