COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS A SEASON FOR LOVERS SWINGIN' WITH OUR SISTERS IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR BROTHERS UNITED IN SONG 19 9 2-93 SEASON MessageHex EXECUTIVE TELEMESSAGING CENTER SERVING COLUMBUS AND THE NATION FOR 32 YEARS A Quality Driven Telephone Call Center Dedicated To Being A Cut Above Traditional Answering Services" • LIVE TELE-RECEPTIONIST 0FFICES • COMPLETE VOICE MAIL EXECUTIVE OFFICE SUITES • COMPLETE SECRETARIAL SERVICES "A Cut Above Traditional Suites" • 800 NUMBER TELE-RESPONSE • ONE, TWO & THREE PERSON • IN-BOUND TELEMARKETING OFFICES • WIDE AREA PAGERS • 24 HOUR TELE-RECEPTIONIST • CALL OVERFLOW SERVICE • 24 HOUR EXECUTIVE TELE-MESSAGING • LOCAL AND 800 NUMBER SERVICE • 24 HOUR TELE-RESPONSE • TWENTY FOUR HOUR AND BUSINESS HOUR SERVICES • 24 HOUR VOICE MAIL • PAGERS • LOCAL • REGIONAL • NATIONAL • 2 CONFERENCE ROOMS R T N • 8AM-8PM SECRETARIAL SERVICES MONDAY - FRIDAY 3 CALL US TODAY 1 5 • FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED ACKERMAN ROAD • FAX • COPIERS • POSTAGE 265-7300 • LOCAL AND NATIONAL 1-800-282-0746 COURIER SERVICES I-70 OSU " • WORD PROCESSING DOWNTOWN LASER PRINTING • EASY ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION 700 ACKERMAN ROAD (AT RT. 315) In the Ackerman Place Building Suite 600 FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Columbus Hello, and welcome to the third season of The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus! The Women's $ Chorus promises you, our wonderful audiences, the most exciting and ambitious Chorus programming we've ever produced. We're adding an additional concert this year: in ^J Celebrating the diversity of life through music March we present our first "Pops" concert featuring the splendid voices of MUSE - COMPANY Cincinnati's Women's Choir. In June, we join with their counterparts, the Cincinnati II K A L T OK S Accepting New Members. Open to all Men's Chorus, for the Midwest premier of When We No Longer Touch: A Cycle of women. Rehearsals Mondays, 6:45 pm. Songs for Survival. These are concerts you won't want to miss. Info: 299-5148. P.O. Box 10799, Columbus, OH 43201 This year, we've entitled our entire season, "It's A Family Affair." Perhaps this conjures up images of Buffy, Jody, Sissy, Uncle Bill, and Mr. French, but I assure you Your Midtown that is not our intention. Rather, we invite you to celebrate the Holiday Concert as "A Real Estate Specialists Season For Lovers," to go "Swingin' With Our Sisters" in our Pops concert with MUSE, and to acknowledge our pride and courage with the Cincinnati Men's Chorus pen-art in the June Pride concert, "Brothers United In Song." custom art services What a marvelous season we had in 1991-92! Our guest appearances included the Custom Framing WNCI Morning Zoo's Christmas Program in December of '91, "Columbus Cares" at 252 West Fifth Avenue Antique Maps & Prints the Ohio Theater in June of 1992, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses Conservation Services Columbus, Ohio 43201 Please call Festival IV in Denver later that month, and four performances at Ameriflora in 614-297-8600 for appointment Valdan A. Pennington September. Now we add another accomplishment to our list: the 1992 President's Tues-Sat 9:00-5:30 60 East Euclid Avenue Award from Stonewall Union, which was presented to the Chorus in November 1992. 614-421-2822 Columbus, Ohio 43201 I am also delighted to announce that the Chorus has received its first foundation grant. This generous award comes from the Community Arts Fund, a joint project of the Columbus Foundation and the Greater Columbus Arts Council, with additional support from the Ingram-White Castle Foundation. I also want to extend a gracious Marci McCaulay, Ph. D. thank-you to all our friends and contributors who make our mission possible. Our list Psychologist of patrons keeps expanding, but we do need more. Please consider joining that growing roster of marvelous individuals by assisting us financially so we may continue to present high quality programs. 830 E. Johnstown Road Hours 122 North Pearl Last season, I quoted from Sunday in the Park With George the phrase "Art Isn't Gahanna, Ohio 43230 By Granville, Ohio 43023 Easy." Perhaps this season can best be described by another cut from the same (614) 475-0830 Appointment (614) 587-1375 show, "Puttin' It Together Bit by Bit." These words clearly illustrate how the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus membership, its Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and musical staff work together to bring you these concerts. We appreciate your being part of our family. Please tell your family and friends about us. Bring them with OHIO'S you to our next concert. And remember, "It's A Family Affair!" MOST COMPLETE METAPHYSICAL 3^P/h-6Mcp^ David M. Price STORE Artistic Director 3224 NORTH HIGH ST. COLUMBUS. OHIO 262-0146 HISTORY AND MISSION OF THE CHORUS Serving the Lesbian & Gay Community The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus was founded in January of 1990 as the Rhonda R. Rivera dream of five individuals: Doug Althouser, Kevin Cary, Bob Germain, Phil ATTORNEY AT LAW R Martin, and Jack Wisniewski. After months of discussion and research, the 00 five incorporated the CGMC and began rehearsals in September of that year. 299-6818 I David M. Price was named Music Director /Conductor. Rehearsals were • Wills/Medical Powers > Consultations and 00 Referrals on alt Sexual held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, and the debut concert took place on > Partner & Co-Parent II Orientation and AIDS > a. Agreements CM ** x December 9,1990 at the Thurber Theater on the OSU campus. Fifty-one Legal Issues O O) t men participated in that first concert, presented to a standing-room-only > Residential Real Estate 8 3 crowd, the largest audience ever seen at that location. (0 5 c 0 In the spring of 1991, the Chorus moved its operations to Northminister s Presbyterian Church. In June of that year the Chorus presented its second ! concert at Weigel Hall, again at Ohio State. Two performances were held, I with a program that featured the Brahms Alto Rhapsodywith guest soloist Joseph W. Shannon, Ph.D. it PSYCHOLOGIST AND ASSOCIATES (0 n as i Kathleen Randies. The Chorus continued its second season with concerts at Weigel Hall in December of 1991 and again in June of 1992. During that 8 7 755 WEST THIRD AVENUE v. time, Vox Alterna, the auditioned ensemble of CGMC, was formed and COLUMBUS, OHIO 43212 named. Other appearances during the second season included a brief set (614)297 0422 on the WNCI Morning Zoo Christmas program, and an appearance at Ohio j Wesleyan University under the baton of Assistant Conductor Timothy Q Huffman. The crowning achievements of the 1991-92 season were a performance as part of "Columbus Cares" with Tony Randall and Sandy Duncan, a performance at the 1992 Columbus Arts Festival, and two concerts at the GALA Choruses Festival IV in Denver, Colorado. Whitehall Animal Hospital 4199 East Mean Street THE MISSION Columbus, Ohio 43213 614/235-9164 The Mission of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus is, "to produce vocal music of the highest quality in the rich tradition of men's choral singing. The Chorus Suzanne C. Tenant, D.V.M. unites as a gay men's chorus to rehearse and work in an atmosphere of camaraderie and support; and secondly, to perform publicly before general audiences, thus fostering increased recognition, understanding, and • professional health care for cats and dogs acceptance of gay men and lesbians in society. Although the Chorus • boarding service available operates within the constraints of its art form, i.e., a men's singing group, the Chorus is open to all individuals regardless of race, gender, color, religion, • master card and visa accepted national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation. Through our voices we • we carry a complete line of Bil Jac dry diets celebrate our lives; through our lives, we celebrate our diversity." located at the corner of Main and Yearling Mi COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS 203 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 265-7447 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeffrey Jones, Chairperson Randy Carr, Treasurer Fred Porcheddu, Secretary Kevin Diffenbaugh, Membership Chair Greg Harman, Fundraising Chair Bob Solon, Musical Coordination Chair Timothy Copelin, Promotions Chair Phil Varrasso, Concert Logistics Chair STAFF David M. Price, Artistic Director/Conductor Timothy Huffman, Assistant Conductor/Principal Accompanist Robin Rakes, Assistant Accompanist Meg Tucker, Rick Haffner, Interpreters ADVISORY COUNCIL James E. Eby Marajean Marvin Carla Peterson z Janet Ferguson Pete McClernon C. Malcolm Riggle TJ Ed Graczyk Elliott L. Neufeld, D. O. Smokey Shumate I Colleen Marshall David Pelzman The Rev. Jeffrey Thompson 0 ISCOVER THIS! CONCERT COMMITTEE THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Phil Varrasso, Chair Mark Holtzapple Tim Prince z ALESSANDRO SICILIANI, MUSIC DIRECTOR Ric Brandel Doug Motz THE 1992-93 SEASON PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE Tim Copelin, Chair David Essex David Stephens Jeffrey Cox Brian Fertig Darryl Wylie PROGRAM |J xplore the genius, passion and humor of Mark Wise, Editor Jeffrey Cox, Layout/Design Greg Harman, Ad Sales o history's greatest composers as the CSO and newly appointed music director Alessandro The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus is a member of GALA Choruses (the Gay and I Siciliani begin a two-year exploration of the Lesbian Association of Choruses) and Chorus America. m complete Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann symphonies. (0 Delphia Accounting Systems, Inc. H For a complete schedule of Symphonic X Masterworks, Favorites and Pops Series Accounting • Business Planning • Payroll Processing • Taxes concerts, call 614 224 329L > Platinum® Accounting Software Sales & Consulting Brian L. 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