Columbus GAY MENS CHORUS Columbus GAY MEN'S CHORUS David M. Price, Artistic Director

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Staff 4 Chorus Mission 9 Conductor's Circle 15 Contributors 16 Program 22 Across the Snow Chorus Members 24 Fifth Section Members 27 December 16, 1995 About Our Guest 29 8:00 p.m. Translations 29 December 17, 1995 About Our Artistic Staff 32 2:30 p.m. Note About Diversity 39 WeigelHall GALA Choruses 39

Featuring special guest Through our voices we celebrate our lives; The Jubilee Ringers through our lives, we celebrate our diversity from Worthington United Methodist Church COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS 177 Naghten Street, P.O. Box 18131, Columbus, Ohio 43218 (614) 228-CGMC World Wide Web: http:Wwww.iwaynet.net/- danlshaw/cgmc.html E-Mail: [email protected] Board of Directors: Committees: President: Paul Stanca Concert Logistics: Secretary: Bryan Brown Michael Lindner Tom Reeves Treasurer: Mark Holtzapple Scott Roberts Phil Varrasso Membership Chair: Kevin Diffenbaugh Ric Brandel Development Director: Rob McLean Stage Set: Music Coordination Chair: Jeff Reid Michael Lindner Scott Roberts Marketing Director: Jeffrey D. Cox Ric Brandel Phil Ruggiero Concert Logistics Chair: Terry McCabe Paul Weimer Associate Member Chair: Michael Harbin Program: Jim Ryan Jeffrey Cox Staff: Bob Eberhart Scott Roberts Artistic Director: David M. Price Paul Stanca Rob McLean Assistant Director: Mark Stull Lyle Rinehart Principal Accompanist: 'Robin Rakes Marketing: Assistant Accompanist: Michael Lester Glen Abrams Jim Ryan Interpreters: Marguerite Tucker, Rick John Callihan Chris Beck Haffner Tom Patton Warren MacPherson Rick Wheeler Russell Tier Music Librarian: Jim Van Horn Mark Wise Roy Worthington Library Assistant: Doug Shelnut Scott Roberts Bryan King Set Design: Michael Lindner Dan Shaw David Dowty Stage Manager: Larry Pfiel Ticket Sales: Head Usher: Dan Woerner Mark Holtzapple Mike Alltop Rehearsal Coordinator: Mark Wise Michael Lefavre Audience Survey: Prince & Prince, Inc. Music Advisory: Cover Photo: Ken Snow Jeff Reid Mark Cooke Advisory Council: Darryl Wylie Tim Prince Mary K Bailey Pete McClernon Darrell Forren Jim Van Horn James E. Eby C. Malcolm Riggle Gary Avis Jim Bouyack Janet Ferguson Bill Russell Warren MacPherson Kevin Diffenbaugh Elliot L. Neufeld, D.O. Smokey Shumate David M. Price Eric Fletcher Colleen Marshall Mark Stull T

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20 21 COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS David M. Price, Artistic Director • Robin Rakes, Principal Accompanist presents

Across l fie Snow

December 16 & 17, 1995 • Weigel Hall

PART I - COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS PART II - Vox Alterna Six Short Spirituals Anthony W Shenton Welcome! Sing, Be Merry! Dean X Johnson and Dean X Johnson David White, Patrick Jones, Mark Cooke, soloists Bells Across The Snow David York Poetry: Frances Ridley Havergal PART III - Columbus Gay Men's Chorus

Special Guest - The Jubilee Ringers Christmas is the Warmest Time of the Year John Hall From Worthington United Methodist Church and Norman Henry Mamey

Peggy Bailey, Jennifer A. Fry, Myrtle Bradley, Lynne Lonier, The Fight Before Christmas Debbie Grieg Jan Duhlstrom, Carol Sykes, Steve Davis, Sudie Woodruff and Scott Henderson Daniel Shaw, Eric Woods, Marguerite Tucker, the players Bazman Haze (At This Season) Scott Henderson Drawn from traditional Hebrew Texts The Only Christmas For Me arr. J.A. Kawarsky Dr. William Conable, Cello World Premiere Arrangement Commissioned by CGMC 1995 Hanukkah Blessing David York Michael Lindner, Mitch Mathias, Jeffrey Newman, Matt Eisert, soloists Mark Stull, Conductor You're Home for the Holidays Bob Daggett Making Spirits Bright Dean X Johnson and Scott Henderson J. Christopher Beck, Glen Abrams, Michael Lindner, Mark Cooke, Jeffrey Newman, Patrick Jones, soloists Sing-a-long

Carol of the Bells M. Leontovich arr. Peter J. Wilhousky With The Jubilee Ringers

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Ixeitn A. Oliver, Pn.U. , psychologist For a full season brochure and ticket information call 691S. Fifth St, Columbus, OH 43206 the CSO Ticket Office: (614) 224-3291 614-444-1513 £ 28 L Mark Stull ABOUT OUR ARTISTIC STAFF Assistant Director David M. Price Mr. Stull has a Bachelor's in Music Education and a Master's in Music in Choral Conducting, both from The Ohio State University, Artistic Director and has taught music in various school systems for fifteen years. In addition to being a second-year member of the Columbus Gay Men's This is Mr. Price's sixth season with CGMC. Besides his role with Chorus and the Chorus ensemble Vox Alterna, he is tenor soloist at CGMC, Mr. Price is an adjunct faculty member at Otterbein College Broad Street Methodist Church, sings with the Columbus Symphony where he teaches private voice, voice class, and opera workshop. Mr. Chorus and Opera/Columbus, is assistant director of the OSU Men's Price holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Simpson College in Glee Club Alumni Group and participates each year in VaudeviLUties. Indianola, Iowa, and a Masters of Music from the University of He also works full time in a local floral shop. In his free time, he Nebraska, Lincoln, and is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of and his partner Tom Rowe enjoy gardening, putt-putt, camping, Musical Arts at the Ohio State University. He is a member of the crossword puzzles, volunteering with AIDS Service Connection, National Association of Teachers of Singing. dining out and cooking in.

In addition to his teaching and conducting duties, Mr. Price is a Robin Rakes freelance singer. He has performed with the Cantari Singers of Columbus, the Columbus Light Opera, Opera/Columbus, the Principal Accompanist Ashland Symphony Orchestra, and the Des Moines Light Opera. His roles with Columbus Light Opera include Frederick in The Pirates of Mr. Bakes is in his third season with CGMC. He received his Master Penzance, Nanki-Po in The Mikado, Balph Bakestraw in H.M.S. of Music degree in Chamber Music and accompanying at The Ohio Pinafore, Colonel Fairfax in Yeoman of the Guard, the Defendant in State University. He holds a Bachelor of Music, cum laude, in piano Trial by Jury, and Duke of Dunstable in Patience. His roles with performance from Heidelberg College. A student of Earl Wild, Mr. Opera/Columbus include Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, Rakes is an active pianist and performer in the greater Columbus First Priest in The Magic Flute, Pritchitch in The Merry Widow, area. He has performed with Opera/Columbus, Columbus Light Bomboidal in The Island of Tulipatan, the title role in Opera, Lancaster Chorale, Cantari Singers, and the Columbus Gay Rumpelstiltskin and the witch in Hansel & Gretel. His roles with the Men's Chorus. Mr. Rakes served as rehearsal pianist for Robert Shaw Des Moines Metro Opera include both Don Basilio and Don Curzio in preparation for the Brahm's Requiem at The Ohio State in The Marriage of Figaro, and Pritchitch in The Merry Widow. Mr. University. He was also a dance accompanist for BalletMet, the Price has also performed the role of B. F. Pinkerton in the Ashland Wharton School of Ballet, and Interlochen Arts Academy. As piano Symphony Orchestra's production of Madame Butterfly, and the part soloist, Mr. Rakes has appeared in performances of Beethoven's of the Narrator in P.D.Q. Bach's Oedipus Tex with the Cantari Third and Fourth Piano Concerti. Mr. Rakes is currently a freelance Singers of Columbus. pianist, vocal coach, and church organist.

32 33 Richard Haffner Interpreter

Mr. Haffner brings ten years of experience to the CGMC stage. He maintains dual certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf in transliterating and interpreting. He received his training from Columbus State Community College and is furthering his credentials to include certification in legal interpreting. He specializes in performance interpreting, and has appeared with the Chorus for five seasons. Among his other stage interpreting credits are Phantom of the Opera, Forever Plaid, Miss Saigon, Angels in America, Three Sisters, Glass Menagerie and other award-winning plays and musicals. He has interpreted for performers and groups including Faith Hill, Sandy Duncan, Sawyer Brown, Patrick Graybill, and - gasp!- the QVC Home Shopping Network. Mr. Haffner is also the lead interpreter for One Voice, Charlotte's gay, lesbian and gay-affirmative chorus. A native of Ohio, Mr. Haffner now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina along with his partner of four years and their itty-bitty, size-5 dog. Mr. Haffner is co-founder/owner of Carolina Interpreting and Consulting Services. And, he has founded the Committee for American Sign Language Access to the Arts, and organization to We understand increase access by ASL users in the Charlotte region to the performing and visual arts - a human experience from which they have been historically excluded. the colors of the Marguerite Tucker rainbow! Interpreter Marguerite Tucker returns to provide Sign Language interpretation for her fifth season with the Chorus. She is director of Stagehands, an organization providing performance arts interpreting in Central Ohio. She holds certification as an HI Delphia Carr interpreter from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. She has an adjunct faculty position in the Interpreting/Transliterating Department at Columbus State Community College. She works as a free-lance interpreter and is affiliated with Certified Public Accountants Quality Interpreting Services. Ms. Tucker holds a B.A. degree in Theatre from Otterbein College and is currently a Masters candidate at the University of Dayton. Proudly serving the Gay and Lesbian Community She received her interpreter training at Columbus Technical Institute. She has performed for a variety of performers, both nationally and locally known. This past summer she interpreted for the concert series at the Ohio State Fair. She has Tax return preparation • Financial consulting interpreted for performers of a variety of musical styles from Gladys Knight to Platinum Accounting Software - Authorized Dealer Beverly Sills to Alabama. She has interpreted for a variety of local theatre Accounting & payroll processing • Compilations - Reviews - Audits organizations. This year, along with Rick, she interpreted for the Broadway touring company of Phantom of the Opera. This season she will be interpreting for Confidentiality assured the Broadway Series performances. She is a regular interpreter with the Columbus Brian L. Delphia, CPA Randall B. Carr, CPA Women's Chorus and has performed with a variety of Gay and Lesbian performers including Holly Near, Alex Dobkin, and Romanovsky & Phillips. She has interpreted at the National Women's Music Festival, The Ohio Lesbian Festival and 614-487-1112 The Sistersingers International Convention of Women's Choruses. 1435 Grand view Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212

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Together, the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus and the other GALA participating choruses are leaving an endowment to the choral world, and to the gay and lesbian choral movement. Our music acts as a beacon that enlightens our lives and our communities. Tlti NDS GALA Choruses sponsors quadrennial choral festivals and annual leadership conferences, produces listings of commissioned works, and provides management and artistic support to our member choruses. Future events include GALA Festival V in Tampa, Florida this coming OPEN Proud to be summer. Tues - Sun the Oldest GALA Choruses is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation with offices at P.O. Box 65084, 4pm Gay Bar Washington, D.C. 20035, and may be contacted for information at 202-546-8391. in Columbus

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On Stepping Out, the Chorus performs a wide First meeting for those interested Sunday, January 7, range of men's choral repertoire, from classical to popular, gospel to show tunes. 1996 1-3 p.m. at the new Stonewall Community Center, 1160 North High Street Included are the premiere recordings of John David Earnest's Only In The Dream and Tim Sarsany's For further information contact: Legendary Performers, a medley of show stoppers BUI Thacker at 927-0847 featuring Somewhere Over The Rainboiv.

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