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Dear friends and family, 526 Castro Street It’s that time of year when we set aside our differences and are San Francisco, CA 94114 reminded of what matters most – Santa and his elves! But before 415.865.3650 we jet off to the North Pole for some SFGMC hilarity and antics… 415.865.3655 • fax [email protected] As you know, we kicked of our 40th season with the historic and life-changing Lavender Pen Tour. During the nine-day event, the Chorus made twenty-three appearances, performed in nine churches BOARD OF across five states, and raised over $100,000 for local beneficiaries! We tore down walls and built bridges and we want you to know DIRECTORS that support made a difference in many, many lives. Thank you. Steve Huffines chair This past year has been challenging. We’ve experienced a divisiveness like never before in our country. During this holiday Peter Drake season, we have a moment to step back, take a breath and reflect vice chair on what is truly important in our lives: friends, family, community, Skip Schneider love, freedom, and music. treasurer Whether this is your first show or your 100th, by being with us you Glenn DeSandre have become our family. Sit back and allow yourself to be immersed chorus president in beautiful music and entertained by Santa and his 260 elves! We Mike Bernard are here to serenade you with some of your very favorite holiday Cammy Blackstone songs, surprise you with some new ones and in the process, make Eric Chau the North Pole gay, again! Kenyon DeVault André Farris Sean Livingston Gregory Marks Chris Padula Keith Pepper Dr. Timothy Seelig Eddie Reynolds artistic director Paul Saccone John Ybarra

CHORUS Christopher Verdugo LEADERSHIP executive director Glenn DeSandre membership president Kevin Koerner membership vice president Michael Tate performance advisory Home for the Holidays committee chair Dave Andrade is made possible by the Eric Chau generous support of Roy Eikleberry Mrs. Pansy Chan. Raymond Mark Gonzales Tom Paulino Nick Weichsler

Gregory J. Gorman Phillip P. Whitely chrorus ombudsmen

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We believe that music has the power to bring people together and reach students that could never be reached in any other way.

RHYTHM (Reaching Youth Through Music) is SFGMC’s new educational outreach program and curriculum that will bring the Chorus into middle and high schools across the Bay Area. The program will launch in 2018 in partnership with Young Audiences of Northern California.

RHYTHM is centered around themes of anti-bullying, advocacy, and expressing your authentic self. By the end of May we will reach over 3,500 students. LAUNCHING IN 2018

Donate Today! SFGMC.ORG/RHYTHM SPONSORS SFGMC STAFF Dr. Timothy Seelig SEASON PARTNERS artistic director Christopher Verdugo executive director Demetri Rizos director of development Peter Zimmerman associate director of marketing Wil Wright production manager Mitch Galli educational outreach & member services manager, assistant conductor Spencer Blank operations manager Maren Amdal ADDITIONAL SPONSORS organizational consultant Lynden Bair music assistant

ENSEMBLE MUSIC DIRECTORS S A N F R A N C I S C O Eric J. Carlson Let’s Go Places Since The Lollipop Guild Sanford Smith SWAG + Vocal Minority Mitch Galli HomoPhonics

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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 US and across the globe. He is conductor emeritus of the Turtle Creek Chorale, which he conducted for twenty years, he co-founded the Women’s Chorus of Dallas, and he 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 the Billboard Top Ten and iTunes Top Ten classical charts. The PBS documentary about the Turtle Creek Chorale received the national Emmy Award for Best Documentary. Dr. Seelig has conducted regularly at Carnegie Hall for the last twenty-five years, as well as at Lincoln Center and the Southbank Centre in London. His groups have commissioned choral works for a variety of amazing organizations including amfAR (The image: chris turner American Foundation for AIDS Research), the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (featuring Dr. Maya Angelou), and St. DR. TIMOTHY SEELIG Jude Children’s Research Hospital (featuring Marlo Thomas). artistic director Recent commissions with SFGMC include “Tyler’s Suite” for the Tyler Clementi Foundation, 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 his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall. He appeared as soloist in world premieres by composers including John Corigliano, Conrad Susa, and Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach). Interesting facts about him include conducting the Longest Choral Concert (Guinness Book of World Records) 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.

CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO had his first introduction to the gay choral movement at the age of eighteen when he joined the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida. Three years later, he became artistic director of Paragon Productions, choreographing, directing, and producing theatrical productions for cruise lines and hotels throughout the world. In 1999, he combined his event production background with his fundraising skills, working with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami Beach’s Winter Party Music Festival, and the Communion Foundation, and sat on the board of directors of the South Beach Gay Men’s Chorus. After moving to Los Angeles in 2003, he was selected as one of two choreographers for the Miss Universe Pageant. Soon after he left his artistic roots to focus on LGBT and social justice issues working with various LGBT nonprofits including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Equality California, the Human Rights Campaign, and GLAAD for which he produced Queer Lounge at Sundance. In 2006, he joined the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los image: shane downing Angeles as a singer and five years later was named executive director and chief executive officer. Under Verdugo, GMCLA built CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO an international reputation for musical excellence, doubled its executive director operating budget, and expanded its visibility to television and film appearances, most notably on the Academy Awards. It also expanded local education programs in Los Angeles high schools and launched a nationwide tour - It Gets Better - to combat LGBT teen bullying and suicide in rural American towns. Mr. Verdugo moved to San Francisco in 2016 to assume the role of executive director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.

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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. Mr. Pantle 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. He 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 talent Broadway has to offer including Daniel Reichard, Keala Settle, Julia Murney, Alysha Umphress, and Laura Benanti. image: devlin shand MITCH GALLI is a conductor, singer, pianist, and teacher from CARL PANTLE Williamstown, Massachusetts. Mitch earned a BA in music from principal accompanist St. Lawrence University and a master's in urban education with an administration and policy focus from Loyola Marymount University. He was assigned to move to the Bay Area in 2012 as a corps member with Teach for America and has stayed ever since. Mitch taught at a high school in Oakland for four years, first in mathematics and then as a choir and piano teacher. He then transitioned to a middle school in San Francisco where he taught music to grades five through eight for a year. Mitch has been a singing member in the chorus for three years. During his first year with SFGMC he founded our newest ensemble, HomoPhonics, which he still directs. He is thrilled to help develop and unveil SFGMC’s new educational outreach program: RHYTHM (Reaching Youth Through Music). RHYTHM will launch in early 2018. The program will bring members of the chorus to local high schools and middle schools to sing and share messages of anti-bullying and the importance of expressing one’s authentic self.

MITCH GALLI educational outreach & member services manager, GUEST ARTIST assistant conductor

THE COUNTESS KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY has enthralled Bay Area audiences for years with her unique blend of opera, pop, and booze. With a career spanning a very… very long time, Katya claims to have invented popera, romanced William Shatner, and lived across the hall from John Lennon at the Dakota during her infamous 1970s stint in New York. Once Eastern Europe’s most sought after mezzo soprano understudy, the countess now spends her evenings crooning and drinking her way through the finer theaters, bars, and bathhouses of America. Named “Best Drag Act 2008” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian and best actor in a musical for Katya: A Holiday Spectacular in 2009. Katya has appeared in various theatrical runs and nightclubs, with sold out shows at the RRazz Room, Feinstein’s at the Nikko, New Conservatory Theatre Center, OASIS, and Don’t Tell Mama’s. For the last thirteen years she has performed on the third Sunday of every month at Martuni’s, San Francisco’s premier piano bar. Katya played Blanche Hudson in the Billy Clift film Baby Jane and Mildred in his Hush Up, Sweet Charlotte. @katyasmirnoff | katyasmirnoffskyy (Instagram) THE COUNTESS KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY guest artist 2017.12 • BAYSTAGES.COM | 7

SONG SELECTIONS

“Deck the Hall” Traditional | Arranged by Chad Weirick

“Joy to the World” Traditional | Arranged by Kevin Robison

“Cold Enough to Snow” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz | Arranged by Tim Sarsany

HOMOPHONICS: “The Twelve Days of Christmas” Arranged by Richard Gregory & Ken Purchase

“Puttin’ on the Holiday Drag” Steve Huffines

“Hallelujah Chorus” George Frideric Handel

“Nobody Cares About Santa” from the Broadway musical Elf Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin | Arranged by Paul Saccone

“Opera Takes a Holiday” Arranged by Eric Lane Barnes

“A Christmas Song” from the Broadway musical Elf Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin | Arranged by Paul Saccone

“I Want a Lumbersexual for Christmas” John Rox | Arranged by Dustin S. Cates

“Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells” James Pierpont | Arranged by Kay Thompson and Johnny Mandel Choral adaptation by Mark Hayes

“All Is Well” Wayne Kirkpatrick and Michael W. Smith | Arranged by Anne Albritton

“Silent Night” Traditional | Arranged by Anne Albritton

“Christmas Eve in the Castro” Music by Andrew Lippa | Lyrics (with apologies) by Steve Huffines

“Disco Santa Claus” Arranged by Tim Sarsany

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“Nobody Cares About Santa” 5:00 PM...... Eric Carlson 7:00 PM...... Eric Carlson 9:00 PM...... Eric Carlson

“Opera Takes a Holiday” 5:00 PM...... J.T. Williams (Rudolpho) Katya Smirnoff-Skyy (Mrs. Claus) Meté Tasin (Santa) 7:00 PM...... J.T. Williams (Rudolpho) Katya Smirnoff-Skyy (Mrs. Claus) Meté Tasin (Santa) 9:00 PM...... J.T. Williams (Rudolpho) Katya Smirnoff-Skyy (Mrs. Claus) Meté Tasin (Santa)

“A Christmas Song” 5:00 PM...... Louis Rogers Mark Mezak 7:00 PM...... Louis Rogers Mark Mezak 9:00 PM...... Louis Rogers Mark Mezak

“I Want a Lumbersexual for Christmas” 5:00 PM...... Gary Mendelson Varela 7:00 PM...... Udit Sood 9:00 PM...... Kenan Arun

“All is Well” 5:00 PM...... Tim Heidal 7:00 PM...... Kellan Christopher

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Dave Andrade Scott Mills Michael Bankert Rey R. Monteloyola Austin Byers Dave Naden Eric J. Carlson Chris O’Banks Dennis Chase Ray Otani Eric Chau Emer Pacleb Sean Conner Christopher Petallano Justin Donahue Gabriel Porrata Vallejo Justin Duhé Benjamin Pruitt providing outstanding Alaa Eddine Lahmadi Paul Saccone graphic design Roy Eikleberry Evan Salcedo + publishing solutions Raymond Mark Gonzalez DC Sands Joe Hege Dan Santos Brian Jung Michael Sese including what you are Vinney Le Paul Stoner [ holding right now ] Cyrus Mallare Michael Tate Eric Mata Álvaro Vargas to the lgbt, arts, Gary Mendelson business, and hospitality communities THE NUNS OF since 1998 PERPETUAL SILENCE 415.552.8040 Dave Andrade • Sister Bella Donna • Dennis Chase [email protected] Aaron J. Clarke • Dan England • Steve Gallagher • Danny Goff a division of Caselli Partners LLC Sean Hannify • Tim Heidal • T. Thao Hill • Michael Imprescia Gary Mendelson Varela • Sister Nova Nilla • Sister Roma Sister Rose Mary • Emer Pacleb • Tim Pavek • Paul Saccone Michael Sese • Jeff Sinclair

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Lead Stage Manager & Event Lead...... Wil Wright Tonya Creative Coordinator & Choreographer...... Steve Valdez Lighting Design...... Adam Fry Watson O.D. • Ph.D. Assistant Stage Managers...... Keith Pepper, Justin Taylor Chorus Wardrobe Master...... Paul Stoner Costume Design...... Kasey Dunton Specialty Props...... Gary Richards 415.626.0858 Chorus Logistics...... Sal Baglieri, Don Ruthroff, Sanford Smith 552 CASTRO STREET Event Production...... Island Creative Management LLC CASTROVISION.COM Additional Costumes...... American Conservatory Theater Costume Shop

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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.

Jim Aiken • Skip Aiken • Jeff Alons • Paul Alsbach • Terry Althoff • Miles Scott Amen • 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 John Cashman • Bud Castleman • Mark Chapa • Bruce Chelini • Al Cherry • Alexsis Gregory Chew Bob Chinen • C. Brian Christianson • Andrew Chrystall • Michael Clarke • Kevin Conduff • Richard Connelly Bob Connett • Gregory Cooper • Jimmy Corbett • Jeff Cothran • Clayton Cowan • John Crimen • Mark Crissey Tim Curbo • Mark D’Angelo • Alan Da Cunzo • Bobby Darnell • 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 • David Gooding • Keith Gockel • Bill Graham • Philip Graham • Larry Griffin • Gordon Grover Tom Gschwind • Gene Guenther • Dean Halsey • Andy Hammond • Dr. Mark L. Hamner • 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 • Ryan Nunez • 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 • erry Presley • Ted Printz • Steven Prokasky Bill Pugh • Michael Pugh • Paul Pukas • Guy Rana • Bill Randles • Douglas Randolph • Melvin Rebhahn Robert Rekart • Bruce Reynolds • John 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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TENOR 1 | Kenan Arun • Derek Blechinger • Ashlé Blow • Charles Bruce • Tom Burtch Andrew Caldwell • Dave Caldwell • Sherwin Camacho • Albert Carter • Igor Chudak • Julian Francis Clift Sean Conner • Lucas Dangler • Kenyon DeVault • Kasey M. Dunton • Dustin Finkle • Robert Frawley Andrew Gagnon • Steve Gallagher • Danny Goff • Raymond Mark Gonzales • Carl Haley • Nick Harper Drew Haven • Chip Heath • Zach Herries • Henry Hofilena • Tad Hopp • Sky Hunsaker • Sebastian Jakob Kevin J. Koerner • Tyler David Lake • Dave Lalone • Vinney Le • Carlton Lowe • James Machado Cyrus Mallare • Gregory Marks • Andrew Marsh • Alejandro F. Maturin-DiDomizio • Jeff McCoy • Mark Mezak Scott Mills • Bobby Nweke • Tim Pavek • Michael J. Perez • Joseph Sell • Rocky Sharma • Luke Siegle Jeff Sinclair • Oky Sulistio • Meté Tasin • Ping Toh • Phil Walker • Phillip Whitely • Chao Xue • Yuliang Yin Armando Zambrana

TENOR 2 | Logan Ahlgren • Dave Andrade • Adrian Arizmendi • Sal Baglieri • Andy Bandyopadhyay Mahana Barbadillo • Erwin Barron • Dale Becherer • Jeff Becker • Mark Brown • Steve Burton Chuck Calixto • Bruce Carpenter • Kellan Christopher • Stuart Aaron Cohen • Michael Cooper Justin Donahue • Justin Duhé • Davey Feder • Frank Federico • Marty Fenstersheib • Mark Forrer Kyle Fowler • Earl Friedberg • Steve Garber • Alfie Garcia • Brad Gibson • Marvin Han • Stephen Hanten R. Karl Hebenstreit • Tim Heidal • Jason Hyde • Arnold Icasiano • Michael Imprescia • Clint Johnson Jonathan Julian • Jon Kim • Alaa Eddine Lahmadi • Randy Laroche • Justin Lopez • Adam Lovingood Steve Luppino • Eric Mata • Ray McCabe • Emilio Mercado • Duran Mishler • Ray Otani • Galen Panger Justin Pearson • Christopher Petallano • Curtis Ponzi • Joseph Pritchard • Eddie Reynolds • Will Rubin Don Ruthroff • Evan Salcedo • Dan Santos, • Kyle Shulman • Benjamin Simon • Sanford Smith Michael Tate • Jeff Tolman • Fernando Torres • Steve Valdez • Cesar Vanderhorst • Álvaro Vargas Gillbert A. Villareal • Michael Volis • David Shawn Wallace • Christopher Weber • Nicholas Weichsler Randy White • Eli Wise • F. Ross Woodall • Don Xu • Beam Yompool • Tauheed Zaman

BARITONE | Allen Applegate • Jonathan Bartlett • Joseph Bondi • Jeff Brand • Doug Brewster Dan Burton • James Caldwell • Michael Castro • Dennis Chase • Eric Chau • Devlon Clouser • James Cross Brent Dawson • Glenn DeSandre • Shane Downing • Erick Ducut • Roy Eikleberry • Dan England Tom Fisher • Peter Franzi • Robbie Frederick • David Friedman • Gregory Gorman • Jim Graham Jeremy Green • Dave Hayes • Joe Hege • Rick Holte • Jonni Isaacs • Dennis James • Drew Jaz Jonathan Jones • Brian Jung • David Klatt • Kevin Koczela • Michael Kyle • Yu Zhou Lee • Spencer Lewis Kirk Linn-DeGrassi • Sam Lundquist • Stephen McCoy • Dave McCullough • Eric McGill • Rob Mitchell Anup Mutalik • Mike Mykolaichuk • Dan O'Leary • Chris Padula • Tom Paulino • Benjamin Pruitt Louis Rogers • Robert Rufo • DC Sands • Martin Santiago • Frank Schumacher • Ryan Seelye Michael Sese • Brendan Simon • Udit Sood • Paul Stoner • Remy Todd • Ernie Tovar • Jonathan Van Nuys Gary Mendelson Varela • Domenic Viterbo-Martinez • David Watson • Jess Williams-Gamboa • Mark Wise Mick Zelski

BASS | Michael Bankert • Frederick Baumer • Jeffery Benson • Mike Bernard • Jim Bohannon Austin Byers • Hamish Byrne • Keith Byron • Eric J. Carlson • Kyle Carriere • Aaron J. Clarke Doug Curran • Nick Dahlberg • David Falzone • Ray Fletcher • Jon Glancy • Ray Grimsinger • Bruce R. Haas Sean Hannify • Howard Hart • Peter Hartikka • Steven Harvey • Matthew G. Hastings • Oz Haven Kevin M. Healy • T. Thao Hill • Denny Ho • Gordon Hom • Shayan Hosseinzadeh • Roy H. Hoy Steve Huffines • Kade BP Hutchinson • Mike Joyce • Thomas Kennard • Andrew Kushnick • David Laudon Dale Leininger • Anthony Levintow • Michael Levy • Frank Christian Marx • Steven McCowan Rey R. Monteloyola • Otis Morgan • Bernie Morrissey • Vaughn Mouton • David Naden • Chris O'Banks Emer Pacleb • Jonny Pasillas • Gabriel Porrata Vallejo • Nathan Rossi • Paul Saccone • Elliot Simon Eddy Skees • Chris Smith • Ethan Solomita • Michael Jay Stauffer Joyce • Scot Sweazy • Tim Taylor Neal Ulrich • Eero Vitie • Scott Walker • Christian Walters • Brian E. Weart • J. T. Williams

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

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Daniel P. Aaron Bud Dillon Al Abramowitz André Farris Norman Abramson + David Beery Jim Gatteau Neil Austin + Tom Burtch Balaji Govindaswami Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione + James Donald Whitaker Michael Bankert Dr. Mark L. Hamner Frederick Baumer Howard Hart Mike Bernard Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann Joseph Bondi Kuno-Williams Family John H.J. Cashman Rich Lang + Jack J. Ledbetter Randy Laroche + David Laudon Joe Castrovinci Michael Levy + Michael Golden + Gordon Smith Johnny Lewis Mrs. Pansy Chan Gregory J. Marks Terrence Chan Bob Michels + Stephanie Daffer Rick Crane J. Robert Mitchell + Jaime L. Caban Jr. Joseph Czuberki Larry Lare Nelson Brent Dawson Mark Short + Carl Ray

To learn how you can include the Chorus in your estate planning, or to complete a declaration of intent, please contact Chris Verdugo at 415.865.3650 or [email protected].

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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 Chris Verdugo at 415.865.3650 or [email protected]. Thank you.

BELIEVERS CIRCLE

CO-PRESENTER [$15,000] EMERALD [$5,000] Terrence Chan + Edward Sell Peter Drake + Jared Moreno Joseph Czuberki Nick Harper Steve Huffines William Vastardis SAPPHIRE [$2,500] Bruce Carpenter DIAMOND [$10,000] Glenn DeSandre + Pierce Gould Justin Donahue Joseph Bondi Gregory Marks Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey Michael Tate Paul Saccone + Ryan Knight PEARL [$1,200] RUBY [$7,500] Dr. Timothy Seelig + Dan England Lloyd + Janet Cluff Christopher Verdugo André Farris Aditya Wresniyandaka

DONORS + SUPPORTERS SPECIAL PARTNER PATRON [$25,000+] PRESTO [$10,000+] Airbnb AT&T Joseph Bondi VISIONARY Chansell Capital Peter Drake + Jared Moreno Properties, Inc. The Max and Victoria [$100,000+] Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Joseph Czuberki Bloomberg Philanthropies André Farris Mrs. Pansy Chan DIAGEO North America Folsom Street Events The William and Flora Genentech Foresters Financial Hewlett Foundation Amb. James C. Hormel Lee + Susan Gammill Zendesk + Michael Nguyen Diane + Stephen Heiman BENEFACTOR Thomas Horn, Horizons Foundation [$50,000+] The Bob Ross Foundation Steven Huffines Charlie Kearns Terrence Chan + Edward Sell San Francisco Arts Commission Randy Laroche + David Laudon Grants for the Arts United Airlines Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey Northern California Lexus Dealers Paul Saccone + Ryan Knight George Vail

2017.12 • BAYSTAGES.COM | 21 DONORS + SUPPORTERS VIVACE PG&E Corporation Todd Martin Brian Bringardner [$5,000+] Foundation + Neil Minton Jack Buckhorn Victoria Pollock-Grasso Thomas Matty Bill + Marilyn Campbell Merle Adams Fermin Rojas John + Julia Eric Carlson + John E. "Jed" Davies Bruce Carpenter + Jay Kubesch McCray-Goldsmith Joe Cashman Barefoot Wine & Bubbly William Rubin Edward McCrone John Cashman Christine Benzler-Lew Justin J. Taylor Peter Morway + Jack Ledbetter Steve Burton William Vigna Nathan Oliver Trevor + Meghan Cast + Ray Grimsinger + Clayton Hansen John Osthaus Maureen Callier Tena Clark Paul + Deborah Whitney Jesse Peel Christopher Childers Joan Del Secco Barbara Cosgrove Zellerbach Family Curtis Ponzi Rick Crane Glenn DeSandre Foundation Larry Pulliam + Pierce Gould Douglas Curran Eddie Reynolds Arthur Devault The Wolfang E. Giesecke + Ed Jones Alex Edmondson and William E. Vastardis MODERATO Richard Rockwell Brett Egan Family Fund [$1,000+] Don Ruthroff Bryan Eichorn J.W. & H.M. Goodman + Jonathan Kronn Keith Ennenga Family Charitable Daniel P. Aaron Pauline Farmer-Koppenol Katherine E. Akos Larry Salvador + David Farmer Foundation Gregory Sandritter Nick Harper + Harry L. Jacobs Paul Frantz Arthur Anderson Skip Schneider Steve Gallagher Dennis Hazekamp Dr. Timothy Seelig Harry Gaw + Robert Monte Barry Jay Horst Arnold + Ken Akerly Edward Austin + Dan England Brad Gibson Dan Joraanstad SF Movie Bears Serena Greening + Bob Hermann Michael Bankert Ray Grimsinger Leyna Bernstein Mark Short + Carl Ray Lyft Silicon Valley Fred + Terely Harrell Donald Melvin + Brian Parker Barry Kohn Marc Blakeman Community Foundation + William Harrison Rob Mitchell Chris Spanos + Jaime Caban Jim + Bonnie Bell James Hogan James Bohannon + Troy Cascia Dennis Holahan Keith Pepper + Ken Raith Diane + Russ Spanos Bryan Hopkins Putnam Subaru Jennifer Brahm Gordon Hom Douglas Brewster Gary Speer of Burlingame Paul Stoner Mark Huebner Justin Taylor Donald + Carol Anne Brown Mark Hunter + Paul Hah Teresa Caldwell + Abraham Hanif David Jaffe San Francisco Toyota Michael Tate See's Candies Robin Canonica Brian Jung Breeze Carlile Barry Taylor + John Inson Mary Jung Dennis Stradford John Tease Richard Karplus Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Michelle Carr Joe Castrovinci Kirk Tellier Ronald Kahn Gail + Hans Thiele Keith Kellogg Kirk Dahle Kevin Koerner ALLEGRO Bud Dillon Rick Turley Michael Volis Denise Kruft [$2,500+] John Ducote James Warren Jack Lasner + Ken Barnes Antoinette LeCouteur Sal Baglieri Mark Wise Donald Lee + Peter Cirincione Scott Effler Rhet Woods Dynamic Signal Josh Levine Tom Burtch + Neil Austin Kenneth Wright Lynn Luckow Bruce Carpenter Dustin Finkle Randy White Janet Macdonell William Chang Thomas Fisher Yahoo! Employee John + Sheryl Magbitang Lloyd + Janet Cluff Raymond Fletcher Foundation Jillian Martin Mark Delgado Michael Fouquette Len Mazzara John Ybarra + Carl Borrowman Justin Donahue Mike Gallagher William Zwozdeski Peggy Garner Darin Medeiros Doug Donnellan + Mike Wickey Ed Eishen + Jeff Lewy Stephen Hanten Robert Mele-Wagner Extraordinary Talent Cynthia Hershey ANDANTE Ray McCabe Productions Nola LLC Thao Hill [$500+] David R. McCauley Robert Gallagher Christian Howes Nancy Aldritt + Akio Kawai + Kevin Koerner Jeffrey Huang Melané Ali David McFadden Steve Gallagher + Christopher Berini + Rick O'Rourke Cameron, Susan + Chris Thorne IBM Jason Andersen + Matthew McLeod Anonymous, + Jeff Damon Sam Kohler Peter Jacobs In memory of Riley Liming Richard Merrill Mark Hall J. Mark Jenkins Phillip Barber Paul Munro Diane + William Harper JP Morgan + John Alecca Gail Newel David Hornik Bernie Katzmann Michael Bankert Michael Nguyen Michael Levy Rich Lang Patricia Bassett Rita O'Flynn + Michael Golden Luciann Leraul Frederick Baumer Agata Opalach Timothy Beach Chris Padula Trudi + Kevin Loscotoff Bernice + John Lindstrom David Beery + James Melton Gregory Marks Steve Luppino + Norman Abramson Marissa Plume James Nunemacher Gregg Lynn Cammy Blackstone Barry Pollard Paul Olsen + Mark Burns Andrew Marsh Lisa Breakey + John Henderson

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We are grateful to the SFGMC Divas, a group of Chorus members and supporters who produce the annual Dragathon crowdfunding event which supports our Ryan’s Fund / Financial Aid Network (FAN), which in turn provides financial assistance to help subsidize dues and related expenses for Chorus members who would otherwise not be able to participate in SFGMC. in 2016 and 2017, Dragathon raised over $93,000 from over 600 donors. Space limitations preclude our listing them by name, but we deeply appreciate all of these contributors.

The preceding lists donors from January 1, 2016 to November 19, 2017. The Chorus is grateful for all gifts received, including the ones under $100 that are too numerous to list.

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