Seize the Day!
March 23 & 24, 2013
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
Reuben M. Reynolds III, Music Director
Craig Coogan, Executive Director
Chad Weirick, Principal Accompanist and Assistant Music Director
LeWana Clark, American Sign Language Interpreter
Jared West, General Manager
Brian C. Griffin, Operations Manager
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From the Maestro
One of the greatest things about singing in BGMC is the adventures we get to have together. One of those started several years ago when I stumbled across a recording of Only Heaven, a set of songs for soprano by Ricky Ian Gordon to text of Langston Hughes. Intrigued – we sang Ricky’s Love, My Sweet Rain a few years ago. I adore the poetry of Langston Hughes and I fell madly in love with the music. It sang to me of optimism, of people living their lives unfettered by the restrictions of society. And then I started reading the words of Langston Hughes, a gay man writing during the Harlem Renaissance, and felt as if the words were written just for me. I knew we had to bring this music to life. The wonderful Ricky Ian Gordon was kind enough to create this new version of Only Heaven for the BGMC and it is a joy to sing it for you today!
We started along another adventure several years when we began our program of partnering with High Schools to raise money to help fund Gay Straight Alliances. The BGMC joins forces with a school or a church to raise money to fund a local GSA – the school produces the concert, the BGMC comes and joins the school choir to perform a concert and all the proceeds from the concert go to the GSA to fund their programming. One little church in Groton sold so many tickets they had to move the concert from the church to a larger hall – they raised enough money to fund 5 local GSAs! Today we would like to show you something of that journey. Several years ago we went to Wellesley High School and sang with their choir. Today we welcome choirs from Wellesley High School as they join the BGMC onstage!
Here’s to lots more wonderful adventures together!
Reuben Reynolds, Music Director
Reuben M. Reynolds III has been the Music Director of the BGMC since 1997. After earning undergraduate degrees in both economics and music, Mr. Reynolds received his Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University where he was teaching assistant to Metropolitan Opera soprano Martina Arroyo, and was on the conducting staff of the Baton Rouge Lyric Opera. In Kansas City, Mr. Reynolds served as Music Director of the Heartland Men’s Chorus from 1989 to 1998 and was also Conductor of the Philharmonia of Kansas City and the Kansas City Civic Opera Theatre. In the summer of 1994, Mr. Reynolds made his European debut conducting the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra and the Beethoven Chamber Orchestra of Ostrava, Czech Republic. He returned to the Czech Republic to conduct the West Bohemia Symphony Orchestra in 1995. Reuben spent the summer of 1998 in St. Petersburg, Russia, conducting the Hermitage Camerata in the Catherine the Great Theatre. Mr. Reynolds has commissioned over 20 major pieces and hundreds of arrangements in his career. The Boston Globe describes his conducting as “expert and idiomatic.”
Welcome to Seize the Day! a triumph of the human spirit. I’m honored to serve as Executive Director for the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, an amazing organization that creates a more tolerant society through the power of music. Our mission is realized through concerts like today’s – as well as in our many outreach events that we do throughout the year.
The BGMC is one of a handful of LGBT choruses in the world that uses the power of music in the schools and in communities that struggle with LGBT issues. When the Chorus takes the stage bridges of understanding are built whether it’s in Jordan Hall, a faith community or a school auditorium. In an increasingly accepting society it is more important than ever for us to celebrate who we are and for our voices to be a beacon of hope where ignorance and fear exist.
We are able to create a more tolerant society through the power of music thanks to the talents of hundreds of singers and volunteers. Corporate donations are vital to our success, and we thank our 17 year leadership sponsor Bank of America for their ongoing support. Jet Blue, Reproductive Science Center, Manhunt and Ipswitch are generous corporate sponsors.
Your support makes our work possible. Talk to your friends about us. Bring them to an event. Follow us on Twitter. Like us on Facebook. Make sure you are on the mailing list and the email list. Volunteer. Audition. And, of course, donations are always welcome. Individual contributions fill the gap between corporate giving and ticket sales, which is less than half of BGMC’s income.
Thank you for coming out to Seize the Day! We look forward to seeing you in June.
Craig Coogan, Executive Director
Craig Coogan joined BGMC as Executive Director in October 2012. He is an expert in developing strategies and programs to help GLBTA and other nonprofit organizations achieve their operational and artistic goals. Craig brings experience in both the for-profit and non-profit arenas. He previously served as Executive Director for One Voice Mixed Chorus in St. Paul, Minnesota and was a founding board member and served for ten years as Treasurer of the acclaimed Women’s choral group Vox Femina Los Angeles. He has produced independent movies and several award-winning documentaries and acclaimed original plays. He is a graduate of Syracuse University. He is thrilled to be back home on the East coast.
Meet The Staff
CHAD WEIRICK, Principal Accompanist & Assistant Music Director
A native of Rockford, Illinois, Chad graduated high school at the age of 15 and moved to New York City. There, he became the organist for Radio City Music Hall and rehearsal pianist for the Rockettes, a position that earned him a listing in ‘Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not!”’ as the youngest musician to ever work full time on Broadway. He also was the pianist for various Broadway shows including “A Chorus Line”, “Shenandoah” and “The Act”. Subsequently he moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory of Music, where he received a Masters Degree in Composition under Malcolm Peyton. He also worked as music director for Marriott’s Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois.
Chad’s numerous choral arrangements have been performed and recorded not only by the BGMC, but many other choruses nationally and internationally. Currently he works in the choral department of Wellesley High School and is the Minister of Music at the First Congregational Church in Hanover, MA. In addition to his music credits, he is most proud of being a registered black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Chad thanks his partner David Slaga for his support, friendship and love.
Chad has been the Principal Accompanist & Assistant Music Director since 1993 and serves Assistant Choral Director and Accompanist at Wellesley High School.
LEWANA CLARK, American Sign Language Interpreter
LeWana Clark has a unique style of interpreting that incorporates not only the lyrics that are sung but also the tone and musical qualities of the melody. Since becoming nationally certified as an ASL/English Interpreter in 1979, she continues to provide ASL communication services for deaf, hard of hearing, and non-deaf consumers in Boston, across the Commonwealth, nationally and internationally. Although she spends most of her time working in court or in other legal settings, she’s also qualified to interpret in medical, mental health, governmental, educational and theatrical/performing arts settings.
Lewana has been the American Sign Language Interpreter for the BGMC since 1989.
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Artistic production & Guest Soloist
Michelle Chassé, Choreographer
Michelle Chassé trained with the Boston Ballet School and Maestro Vincenzo Celli, and was on scholarship at the School of American Ballet. She graduated cum laude with a BFA in Dance Performance from the Boston Conservatory, where she was the first recipient of the prestigious Ruth Sandholm Ambrose Award, and later received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. She has both studied and performed with ballet, concert dance and Broadway legends from around the world and received numerous awards.
In addition to her ongoing work as a highly sought-after master teacher, Chassé is a member of the Musical Theater faculty of the Boston Conservatory, where she also serves as Resident Choreographer, Musical Theater Dance Coordinator, and Director of the Musical Theater Dance Intensive.
Ricky Ian Gordon, Composer
Ricky Ian Gordon studied composition at Carnegie Mellon University. His songs have been performed and recorded by such internationally renowned singers as Renee Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and Frederica Von Stade. His Opera, The Grapes Of Wrath, written with librettist Michael Korie, made its premiere at Minnesota Opera in 2007, and has been performed many times since. When Mr. Gordon was presented at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook Series in a concert devoted to his music entitled Bright Eyed Joy: The Music of Ricky Ian Gordon, it was written in the New York Times, “If the music of Ricky Ian Gordon had to be defined by a single quality, it would be the bursting effervescence infusing songs that blithely blur the lines between art song and the high-end Broadway music of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim…It’s caviar for a world gorging on pizza.” He has taught all over the country at colleges and universities, been the guest of many festivals, and received many awards and honors.
Jordan Fantauzzo, Soloist
Jordan Fantauzzo is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada and is in his second year of the MFA program at the Boston Conservatory. In 2011 he graduated cum laude from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance and a minor in English literature. He has been involved with opera and musical theater from a young age performing with the Michigan Opera Theater in their productions of Werther (featuring Andrea Bocelli and Denyce Graves) Carmen, and Der Rosenkavalier as well as with the Windsor Symphony and Detroit Symphony orchestra’s productions of Amahl and the Night Visitors. Most recently he performed the role of Jack in Into the Woods with UWOpera, Michael/Gerry in Dancing at Lughnasa and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Boston Conservatory. Jordan is also a composer of art song and instrumental music, his most recent compositions being incidental music for small ensemble for the MFA production of Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa and settings of T.S Eliot’s Preludes for voice and piano.
Photo: Duncan Hannah
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
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The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is one of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses. Founded in 1982, the 175-voice ensemble is celebrated for its outstanding musicianship, creative programming, and groundbreaking community outreach. Under the dynamic leadership of Music Director Reuben M. Reynolds III, the BGMC sings a wide spectrum of classical and popular music and builds bridges to all people by providing a positive, affirming image of the gay and lesbian community. The Chorus is heard live by more than 10,000 people each season and thousands more through recordings and television broadcasts. The Boston Business Journal consistently ranks the BGMC in its list of the top 25 performing arts organizations in greater Boston. www.bgmc.org
Coming Soon
Don’t miss any of the upcoming BGMC events. Tickets for all events are available at www.bgmc.org or by calling 617.542.SING.
CRESCENDO!
Crescendo is the annual fundraising auction and gala that raises vital funds for the BGMC. Hundreds of guests have a great time, celebrate the Chorus’s accomplishments and support our future work. Guests participate in what Edge magazine called “the king (or queen!) of fundraisers” whose centerpiece is our signature live and silent auction. Edge continues its rave:
“If you could only pick one benefit to go to in fund-raising season, this would be it. The evening revolves around a silent auction, which may sound like a big yawn, but is filled with sumptuous items you suddenly discover you can’t live without, and also provides a perfect opportunity to cruise the attractive crowd for 2 hours.”
This year we’ll be joined by music and comedy legends Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen. They have graced stages coast-to-coast, both large and small, and in over 20 countries with their one-of-a-kind wit and musical prowess. You know them from major gay events, headliners on RSVP and on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
There’s no other event that is this much fun and raises money for such a good cause. Laugh, shop and have a gay time at this year’s Crescendo!
Saturday, May 11
DIVAS UNLEASHED!
Back by popular demand! We couldn’t get all the Divas into our last show. Music from Barbra, Bette, Dionne and Judy is a given – plus Audra, the Supremes and tributes to Whitney and Donna. Of course there will be some BGMC surprises as well. Celebrate Pride with this song and dance salute to our Divas!
Thursday, June 6, 8pm
Friday, June 7, 8pm
Sunday, June 9, 7pm
John Hancock Hall
FALL AUDITIONS
Ready to move from the shower to the stage? BGMC membership is by audition and prior choral singing experience and elementary music reading skill is helpful but not required. BGMC Auditions take place in a relaxed atmosphere and are a lot of fun. It includes singing a familiar song, sight singing, an assessment of musical skills, and an informational interview. No prepared piece is necessary. Go to www.bgmc. org to sign up for the September auditions.
Chorus Members
Tenor 1
Jay Baer
Bruce G. Barrett *
Harold Bingham
Joseph Caputo
David Chen
Bryan Clark
James Croft
Peter Crosby
Evan Crothers
Giuseppe Delisi
Adam Kirk Edgerton
Nicholas Everage
Trevor Findlay
Jason E. Frankel *
Courtney Furno
Michael D. Gerber
David Heckert
Jeffrey K. Howard
Edward Howland
Gerald B. James
Peter Kokoszka
Paul Laskorski
Ryan Li
Michael Lombo
Andrew Maggiore
Andrew Martinez
Brian Murphy
Christopher Murray
Jeffrey Nagengast
Michael Nuss
Christopher Nuss
L. Dean Pender
Jeremy Proulx
James Quackenbush
Kaveh Riahi
Kevin D. Rice
Corey Spence
Greg Still
Tenor 2
Jonathan Bardwell
Tyler Keith Beaupre
Keith Bell
Christopher Robert Blank
José David Bonilla
David M. Brillhart
Andrew J. Carpentier
Bill Casey
William Cattey
Dean Cerrato
Thomas J. Choinski
Paul Consoli
Guy Croteau
Robert Cullinane
Marcel D’Anjou
Alverson de Souza
Christopher Dean
Guy DeAngelis
Earl Dimaculangan
John W. Duncan
Mark Forry
Stone Glover
Chad Gobert
Steven Goecke
Geoffrey A. Hall
Adam Harrington
Jazzul Holguin
Ernst F. Hunter
Michael Joseph
Alex Kapitan
Michael J. Leclerc
Jackson Lee
Jeremy Leiferman
Edward J. LeMay
Todd Lindamood
Christopher Ludwig
Eric Martellini
Dennis McCrum
Kilian Melloy
John F. Moran
James Mulder
Luke T. Murphy
Joel Nosek *
Nicholas Panagiotou
Michael Perrone
Victor Ramos
Jeff Record
Matthew Rouse
Tony Scarpetta
Kevin Shancady
Jeremey Jacob-Kadom
Spears
Doug St. Lawrence
David Stockton
Demetrius Tuck *
Neil Vyas
Billy Watkins
Michael Xavier
Scott Michael Yagel
Baritone
Dana Albertelli
Jim Anderson
Jason Asciola
Richard Babson
John N. Beaudreau
Izzy Berdan
Jonah Henri Beukman
Bryan P. Bishop
Brian Blancke
Kevin R. Bleyle
Tyler Brewer
Samuel Brinton *
Gregory Brown
Jim Buckley
Juan Buruca
Brian Calhoon
Henry H. Carrey
Michael Chen
Frank F. Chiera
Galvin Chow
Emil Cohen
Thomas L. Collins, III
James Edward Concepcion
Jasen Coole
Michael Cox
Curtis Creekmore
Jordan Crouser *
Eric Crumrine
Jim Cullion
Tim Dreher
Dwight Dunning
Jeffrey Fatchaline
John K. Ferguson
Douglas Fortado
Ethan Fowler-Humphrey
Johan Franzen
Joseph Germanos
David Eric Gethmann
Max Joshua Greenfield
David B. Hanks
Mehdi Mathieu Hannouz
Jeremy P. Hayes
Mike Hillwig
Ken Hirschkind
Eric Hubert
Brad A. Huntress
John Iacona
Alan H. Ingram
Steve Jewett
Ricardo Gabriel Junquera
James Keating
Terrence Kenealy
Steven P. Kleinman
Al Lovata
Rohan Raoul Manohar
Jason McClellan
James L.”Jim” McDonnel
Colby Alexander Miller
Carlos O. Moran
Joshua Moran
Robert Morgan
Nicholas Mozzicato
William Neely
Alfred O’Connell
Ryan Poplin
Kelvin Powell
Charles Daniel
Redmond
Ron Riso
Luis Neftali Rodriguez
Matthew James Russo
Carl Seglem
Kirk Simpson
Jim Slayton
Edward Steigerwald
Gary Thies
Luis Valdez *
Tom Weisend
Jason Williams
Brent D. Zeigler
Bass
John Abbott
Iory Allison
David Baumgold
David Addison Bell
Matthew D. Bolt
Vladimir Boskovic
Steven Bowe
Andy Bullecks
Jeff Candiello
Craig Capone
Michael Capparelli
Pedro O. Carrasquillo
Paul Carreiro
Anthony D. Castellanos
Richard Cavallaro
Paul Cernota
Even Huang-Yao Cheng
Simon Choong
Joseph S. Collins
Laurence E.D. Collopy
Chuck Conley
Stephen M. Conner
Mark Daggett
Nicolas Dahlberg
Joseph Davies-Gavin
Jerry Day
Ross W. Dekle
Dixon Delaware
Paul J. DeLorey
Rich Domenico
Neil E. Dugas
Robert G. Finkenaur
Charles Fortunato
Joel E. Friedman
Ken Golner
Jason Gomez-Lopez
John Gustafson
David W. Ham
Jeremy Harper
David Hinterman
Dennis J. Hoare *
Jermaine Joynes
Peter C. Lauro
Jacob Lee Leatherberry
Bob Linscott
Edward H. McIvor
Glenn G. Milliken Sr.
Dan Mooney
Jeff Morrissey
Michael Oster
Steve Oyangen
James Parziale
Rocco Pigneri
Timothy B. PowellFlatt
Howard Rawding
Peter A. Ray
Johnny Redmond
Sean P. Riley
Mark Roderick
Roland W. Roy
Brian Shuman
James Simpson
Peter Sterpe
Rob Stone
John Strumwasser
Ashaad Suarez
Oliver Sun
Andrew Swayze *
Jansen Tiongson
Steve Tromp
Stephen Vorenberg
Donald Woodford
Chorus Members
5th Section
Donald R. Cloutier
Matthew Doherty
Ryan Fleming
George K. Marshall
Carlos Parra-Herran
Jay Philomena
Dana Rosengard
Robert L. “Rab”
Sherman
Michael W. Tobey
Eric Weiss
* denotes section leader
In Memoriam
Daniel-John Aylward
Harry Baldwin
Joseph Bevins
Herb Bourne
Everette Brewer
Phil Briggs
Richard Brummet
John Bryant
Richard Coe
Eric Cossart-D’Espies
Ryan F. Curtis
Gerry R. Dagesse
Wayne Drake
Dan Gage
Rick Goodwin
Jim Gordon
John Graves
Neil Gray
Roland Green
Toby Hall
Alan Hartwell
John Patrick Hynes
Mickey Kasper
Ronald D. Lacombe
Fred Lange
John LaPorta
Andrew LoBao
Roy Lundin
Gerry Marquis
Kevin McKenna
David Messier
Rod Meth
Joe Molloy
Richard Moore
Raymond Nadeau
David Panella
Greg Pearce
Joseph Pels
Daniel Eaton Pentlarge
Bud Perry
Larry Poitras
Sandy Reder
Dominick Roca
Kevin Rogers
Corey Smith
Randy Smith
Robert Sweeney
Michael Thornton
John Van Etten
David Varner
Mark Wayne
Bill Williamson
Wellesley High School
The Wellesley High School Keynote Singers and Rice Street Singers are two select choirs from a thriving choral department that consists of 5 choral ensembles and over 230 singers. In addition to the academic choral ensembles, WHS has an extra curricular a cappella program consisting of 5 contemporary a cappella ensembles as well as a madrigal group. The primary goal of the WHS Choral Department is to inspire a passion for singing and for sharing their music with others.
The Keynote Singers are a select ensemble with a focus on the performance of classical and traditional choral repertoire. Founded in 2008, the Keynote Singers have developed into a motivated and passionate group of singers that embrace the challenge of singing advanced choral repertoire. This ensemble has received superior ratings at state festivals and consistently takes part in special choral performances outside of Wellesley High School. Most recently, they performed the Berlioz Te Deum with the University of New Hampshire Concert Choir and Orchestra.
The Rice Street Singers are a select ensemble with a focus on jazz and contemporary music. This ensemble has developed a reputation as a fine jazz choir in the state of Massachusetts. This ensemble consistently receives top honors at state festival and performs in the Gold Medal Showcase at the Hatch Shell. Chosen as a model jazz choir, the Rice Street Singers are fresh off a performance at the MMEA All State Festival where they presented new repertoire ideas to music educators. The Rice Street Singers have received clinics from such artists as the New York Voices, Amanda Carr, and Grammy-nominated jazz singer Roberta Gambarini.
Wellesley High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school with a student enrollment of 1392 and a professional staff of 148. Located 13 miles west of Boston, the town of 28,000 is mostly comprised of academic, business, and professional families. Wellesley is a community where academic excellence and cultural traditions are highly valued. Wellesley’s reputation for having a superior educational system attracts many families to the town and its schools. Wellesley High School is a community founded on four core values; Academic Excellence, Respect for Human Differences, Caring and Cooperative Relationships, and Commitment to Community.
Dr. David Lussier, Superintendent of Schools
Salvatore Petralia, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Judy Malone Neville, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Andrew Keough, WHS Principal
Jamie Chisum, WHS Assistant Principal
Lynne Novogroski, WHS Assistant Principal
Elizabeth Perry, Director of Performing Arts
Allison Madden, Performing Arts Secretary
Keynote Singers
Rice Street Singers
Keynote Singers
Alex Abrahams
Caroline Allieri
Claire Barre
Tessa Broholm
Charles Coleman Jr.
Lauren Cuddy
Samantha Derderian
Julian Dusset
Caroline Eldridge
Matthew Eldridge
Jalen Eugene
Ashley Freeman
Alison Furneaux
Theo Golob
Taeghan Hagood
Michelle Hansen
Drew Hawkinson
Julia Hockett
Alex Hu
Gwen Ivey
Weston Jacoby
Allison Kannam
Brian Kelly
Elizabeth Kennedy
Erika Madrian
Matthew Matejka
Anna Mayersohn
Jared Melanson
Brendan Milway
Peter Palladino
Katie Pedersen
Marlin Rooks
Olivia Sanabria
Mingo Sanchez
Chris Scammell
Katie Scholl
James Scott
Elizabeth Serunjogi
Nic Shepard
Mark Sibold
Ian Speers
John Su
Jewels Tambone
Andrew Tarbox
Sara Taylor
Maddie Tishman
Elise Vasko
Julia Wall
Rice Street Singers
Molly Astrove
Mae Buckley
Colette Buser
Conor Chinitz
Grace Cohen Pratt
Piers Conway
Torie Davids
Daniel Gillooly
Kay Kelley
Andrew Maney
Annie McCauley
Emma Megan
Catherine Peta
Carl Richardson
Natalie Totonchy
James Wall
Ben Wardwell
Michael Youniss, Drums
Jack Griffin, Bass
Seize the Day!
Reuben M. Reynolds III, Music Director
Chad Weirick, Principal Accompanist & Assistant Music Director
Michelle Chassé, Choreographer
LeWana Clark, American Sign Language Interpreter
Dr. Kevin J. McDonald, WHS Director of Choral Activities
Chad Weirick, WHS Assistant Choral Director & Principal Accompanist
Please turn your electronic devices to the silent/off position. Due to copyright laws, recording (audio or video) is prohibited.
Seize the Day
Alan Menken, music from Newsies
Only Heaven
Jack Feldman, lyrics
Arr. Roger Emerson
A musical work by Ricky Ian Gordon. Based on the poetry of Langston Hughes.
Harlem Night Song
Heaven
My People Daybreak in Alabama I Dream A World
Port Town
Luck
Stars
New Moon
Angel’s Wings
Litany
Joy
Soloists
Jordan Fantauzzo
Nicholas Everage
Andrew Martinez
Samuel Brinton
John Strumwasser
Dancers
Christian Bufford
Bradley Gibson
Instrumentalists
Greg Vitale, Violin
Mark Pucci, Bass
Rebecca Strauss, Viola
John Bumstead, Cello
Diane Heffner, Reeds
Matthew Doherty, Flute
Intermisson
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Wellesley High School Keynote Singers
Let Music Fill the Air Gwyneth Walker
Prayer of the Children
Kurt Bestor and Andrea Klouse
Baba Yetu Christopher Tin
Wellesley High School Select Ensembles
Hear My Voice Kathyrn Chomick
Wellesley High School Rice Street Singers
Route 66
Full Moon
Bobby Troupe and Dick Averre
Sharon Broadley Martini
Close Harmony Gary Fry
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Pippin
Glory Corner of the Sky
Magic to Do
Morning Glow
Testimony
Stephen Schwartz, arr. Terry Dobson
Thomas L. Collins, III, soloist
Stephen Schwartz Lyrics taken from the It Gets Better Project
WHS Soloists
Conor Chinitz
Caroline Eldridge
Daniel Gillooly
Allison Kannam
Katie Pedersen
Natalie Totonchy
BGMC Soloists
David Addison Bell
Michael Joseph
Brian Calhoon
Christopher Murray
William Neely
Jeffrey Nagengast
David Baumgold
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and choirs of Wellesley High School
It Takes A Village
Nicholas Everage, soloist
Joan Szymko Rescored by Chad Weirick
Seize the Day
Alan Menken, music from Newsies
Jack Feldman, lyrics
Arr. Roger Emerson
Only Heaven Composer Notes & Text
Langston Hughes is a real poet for the people. He writes so well about those in the margins, the disenfranchised, the ones who don’t get the brass ring. While he expresses these experiences in an immediate, emotional and personal way, he always has optimism: there is hope for the future.
I had for years been setting the poems of Langston Hughes to music. I could open his collected poems to any page and almost serendipitously find exactly what I needed to say that day through him. His poems were lyrical and inherently melodic, and so they lent themselves to a quick and spontaneous kind of composition, something free and instinctual.
What is Only Heaven? It is a collection of songs which seem to have an implied narrative: the need to transcend the earthly experience and move into the spirit, the heavenly, through the heart. What I am most proud of is that, when this work is done, it means people gather, they sing, they dance, they muse and meditate on the great poems of Langston Hughes. The songs are about life, death, violence, love, night, stars, hope, nihilism and grace. They take place in the city, the country, the shallows and the depths. They are rich in their poetry, and I have tried, in setting them, to allow them to live and breathe and glitter like jewels. The piece is mutable, and through collaboration it can become whatever it needs to be as long as the notes are sung, the poems are understood, and the players play.
Ricky Ian Gordon, February 2002
Harlem Night Song
Come,
Let us roam the night together Singing.
I love you.
Across The Harlem roof-tops Moon is shining. Night sky is blue. Stars are great drops Of golden dew.
Down the street
A band is playing.
I love you.
Come,
Let us roam the night together Singing.
Heaven
Heaven is
The place where Happiness is Everywhere.
Animals
And birds sing--As does Everything.
To each stone, “How-do-you-do?”
Stone answers back, “Well! And you?”
My People
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people.
The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people.
Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.
Daybreak in Alabama
When I get to be a composer
I’m gonna write me some music about
Daybreak in Alabama
And I’m gonna put the purtiest songs in it
Rising out of the ground like a swamp mist
And falling out of heaven like soft dew.
I’m gonna put some tall tall trees in it
And the scent of pine needles
And the smell of red clay after rain
And long red necks
And poppy colored faces
And big brown arms
And the field daisy eyes
Of black and white black white black people
And I’m gonna put white hands
And black hands and brown and yellow hands
And red clay earth hands in it
Touching everybody with kind fingers
And touching each other natural as dew
In that dawn of music when I Get to be a composer
And write about daybreak In Alabama.
I Dream A World
I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom’s way, Where greed no longer saps the soul Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankindOf such I dream, my world!
Port Town
Hello, sailor boy, In from the sea!
Hello, sailor, Come with me!
Come on drink cognac. Rather have wine?
Come here, I love you. Come and be mine.
Lights, sailor boy,
Warm, white lights.
Solid land, kid. Wild, white nights.
Come on, sailor, Out o’ the sea.
Let’s go, sweetie! Come with me.
Luck
Sometimes a crumb falls
From the tables of joy, Sometimes a bone Is flung.
To some people
Love is given, To others Only heaven.
Stars for Jeffrey
O, sweep of stars over Harlem streets,
O, little breath of oblivion that is night.
A city building
To a mother’s song.
A city dreaming
To a lullaby.
Reach up your hand, dark boy, and take a star.
Out of the little breath of oblivion
That is night, Take just One star.
New Moon
There’s a new young moon Riding the hills tonight.
There’s a sprightly young moon Exploring the clouds.
There’s a half-shy young moon Veiling her face like a virgin Waiting for a lover.
Angel’s Wings
The angels wings is white as snow, O, white as snow, White as snow.
The angels wings is white as snow, But I drug ma wings
In the dirty mire.
O, I drug ma wings All through the fire. But the angels wings is white as snow, White as snow.
Litany (Prayer)
Gather up
In the arms of your pity
The sick, the depraved, The desperate, the tired, All the scum
Of our weary city.
Gather up
In the arms of your pity.
Gather up
In the arms of your love--
Those who expect No love from above.
Joy
I went to look for joy, Slim, dancing joy, Gay, laughing joy, Bright-eyed joy--
And I found her
Driving the butcher’s cart
In the arms of the butcher boy! Such company, such company, As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
coro allegro
3:00pm, April 07, 2013 ...in time of
3:00pm, November 18, 2012 20th-Century Voices Church
3:00pm, June 02, 2013
Tom Kates Photography
Crescendo Thanks
Crescendo is the BGMC’s annual gala fundraiser. It was held at the House of Blues on May 12th. Please thank the following businesses and individuals for supporting the BGMC. When you patronize them, be sure to mention how much you appreciate their support of the BGMC.
Auction Donors
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
American Repertory Theater
Joe Antoun
Jay Baer
Bank of America
The Beehive
Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge
Izzy Berdan
D. Richard & Mary F. Bleyle
Boston Athletic Club
Boston Duck Tours
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Boston Red Sox
David Brillhart & Steve Kleinman
Jeff Candiello
Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines
The Charles Hotel
Church of Boston
City Wine Tours
The Clarks Companies Club Cafe
Larry Collopy
Columbus Dry Cleaners
Columbus Hospitality Group
Chuck Conley
Connie’s Bakery
Stephen Connor
Paul Consoli
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Cory Glass Works
Critical Knowledge, Inc.
Jordan Crouser
Dan Mooney
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse
DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park
Paul DeLorey
Ken delPo
Dolphin Fleet Whalewatch
Neil Dugas
Chef Mary Dumont
EDGEboston.com
The Elephant Walk Restaurant Group, Inc.
The Ellen Degeneres Show
Equal Exchange
Extra Weave USA
Trevor Findlay
The Fireplace
Flash’s Cocktails
Foodie’s Market
Fox Entertainment
Fresh
Fresh Hair
The Gallows
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Geoffrey’s Cafe
Jessica Gerber
Gloucester Stage Company
Greater Boston Business Council
Geoffrey Hall
Hamersley’s Bistro
Stephen Harney
Dave Hay
Frederick Heinrichs
Hudson Doyle, Comprehensive Medical Services
Huntington Theatre Company
Image Care
Improv Boston, Cambridge
Al Ingram
Inner Strength Studios
Institute of Contemporary Art
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J.J. Foley’s
J.P. Licks
JetBlue Airways
Steve Jewett
Joint Ventures Physical Therapy
Russ King
Jay King
La Dolce Vita Resort
Jeremy Leiferman
Life In Synergy
Liquid Hair Studios
LiveNation
Chris Ludwig
Maine State Music Theatre
Mandarin Oriental, Boston
MASA Restaurant
Michael McDonald
Kilian Melloy
Mike’s City Diner
John Moran
Joshua Moran
Brian Murphy
Mussel Beach Health Club
Louise Musto-Choate
Myers + Chang
New England Aquarium
North Shore Music Theatre
Northern Lights
Novotel Toronto Centre
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Parish Cafe & Bar
Carlos Parra-Herran
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Michael Perrone
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Picco
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Polka Dog Bakery
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Providence Performing Arts Center
Quiet Strength Hypnosis
Redbones Barbecue & Southern Hospitality
Will Reiter
Rendezvous Restaurant
Residence Inn by Marriott
Revels, Inc.
Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey
Kevin Rice
Russell House Tavern
Jason Schneidermon
Seacoast Repertory Theater
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Carl Seglem
Silvertone
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Rob Stone
John Strumwasser
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Sweet Cheeks Q
TharpeRobbins Company
Michael Tobey
Two Village Square
Union Oyster House
University Wine Shop
Luis J. Valdez
Victor’s, Provincetown
Natalie Waggener
Wellbridge Fitness
Wine Emporium, Columbus Ave.
Wine Emporium, Tremont St.
Zaftigs
Zip Car
Event Volunteers
David Baumgold
Samuel Brinton
Dean Cerrato
Chuck Conley
Curtis Creekmore
James Croft
Guy Croteau
Mark Daggett
Nick Dahlberg
Paul DeLorey
Douglas Fortado
Charles Fortunato
Beth Grampetro
John Gustafson
Matt Hazlehurst
David Heckert
Mike Hillwig
David Hinterman
Paul Hughes
Anthony Jaddou
Gerry James
Ricky Junquera
Evan MacIsaac
Andrew Maggiore
Kerry Marshall
James Mulder
Joel Nosek
Steve Oyangen
Dan Pomeroy
Daniel Redmond
Johnny Redmond
Melissa Rifkin
Kim Santo
Jason Schneiderman
Jamie Simpson
Doug St. Lawrence
Jansen Tiongson
Dimitrius Tuck
Steve Vorenberg
Sally Ward
Stop & Shop Volunteers
Jeff Picchioni
Heidi Picchioni
Kathy O’Keefe
Helen Hrycenko
Rick Garceau
Event Committee
Jeff Candiello
Laura De Veau
Courtney Furno
Brian Griffin
John Strumwasser
Jared West
Special Thanks
Miss Richfield 1981
Alicia Verity & Bank of America
House of Blues
David Novak & Manhunt
Be Our Guest
Drew Swayze
Melissa Farrington
Dave Heckert
Doug St. Lawrence
Kathy Kingston & Kingston
Auction Company
Old Town Trolleys
Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey
JetBlue Airways
Jeremy Leiferman
Michael Perrone
Stop & Shop
Mount Ida College
Boston University
Kevin Rice
Michael Lombo
Sir Speedy
Steve Smith
Jordan Crouser
Ricky Junquera
Izzy Berdan
Special Thanks
We especially thank and acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions to the Chorus and this production.
Izzy Berdan
John Bickford
Greg Brown
Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses
Pedro Carrasquillo
Mark Greenburg
Affiliations
GALA Choruses, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, leads the North American LGBT choral movement. GALA provides support and leadership to its more than 170 member choruses and their 8,000 singers. GALA Choruses’ signature event is the quadrennial Festival, which brings together over 130 choruses and 5000 singers for the world’s largest LGBT performing arts event. www.galachoruses.org
Greater Boston Choral Consortium
The BGMC is a member of the Greater Boston Choral Consortium, a cooperative association of diverse choral groups in Boston and the surrounding areas. www. bostonsings.org
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The generosity of individuals, corporate sponsors and foundations provide over 60% of the BGMC’s annual revenue.
Gifts may be made however is most convenient for you:
• Online at www.bgmc.org
• Donation envelopes at the BGMC merchandise table in the lobby
• Call 617-542-SING
• Mail to 95 Berkeley Street, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02116
Monthly pledges from your credit card can be easily set by contacting the office or visiting www.bgmc.org.
If you work for a company that matches employee gifts to cultural organizations, please send in your matching gift form or call the Chorus office at 617-542-7464. To see if your company matches, ask your HR department or visit the website www.matchinggift.com.
The following list represents cumulative gifts between March 1, 2012 and March 1, 2013. In the event of an error or omission, please contact the office.
Planned Gifts
Scott J. Batey & Stephen M. Conley
Frederick J. Baumer Living Trust
Christopher Chouinard
Craig B. Coogan Living Trust
Stanton Kilpatrick
Edward J. LeMay Trust
Albert D. Lovata
Barry and James Mapstone-Knamm
Reuben M. Reynolds III
Scott E. Squillace
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Stephen Conner
In Memory of Gerry Dagesse
Robert K. Duby
Alan H. Ingram Jr.
Ipswitch, Inc.
JetBlue
Endowment Funds
Bequest of Wayne P. Drake
Bequest of John Bryant
Please contact us if you have included the BGMC in your estate plans so that we may add you to this list.
Steven P. Kleinman and David M. Brillhart
Manhunt
Samuel S. Pang M.D. and Andrew S. Pang
Reproductive Science Center
R.M. Reynolds Jr.
Reuben M. Reynolds III and Bill Casey
Tom Weisend and Daniel Faucher in Memory of Betty L. Weisend
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Richard Babson
The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Foundation
William and Rebecca Casey
Paul A. Consoli
Shawn and Laura De Veau
Frederick J. Heinrichs and David J. Heckert
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Be Our Guest
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Hal Grodzins
Devorah J. Hauss
Ken Hirschkind
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David Baumgold and David Hinterman
Harold Bingham
Kevin R. Bleyle and Jasen Coole
William T. Briggs and Keith Perron
John E. Buckingham Jr.
Kevin Fitzgerald and Mark Forry
Christopher L. Flynn and Daniel S. Newton
Jason Frankel
GE Foundation Matching Gift Program
Jack and Brenda Geishecker
Dana Hoare
Encore Circle
Barry and James Mapstone-Knamm
Massachusetts Cultural Council
John F. Moran and Michael S. Wood
Alfred, Nathaniel and Edward O’Connell
Scott Johnstone
Peter C. Lauro
Leland Monk and Jay W. Baer
Roland W. Roy and Bruce McCarthy
Arlyn Baker Schneider and Arthur Schneider
The Parents of Alexander, Nicholas and Oliver Slayton
Steven F. Smith and Eugene Montano
Luis John Valdez Jr.
Edward Howland
Kevin A. Mihal
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James P. Parziale and Paul Camire
Peter Sterpe
Sun Life Financial Matching Gift Program
Stephen C. Vorenberg
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Ron Willett and Bill Mitchell
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Christine Bassett
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William D. Cattey
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Christopher A. Chouinard
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Robert Dipietro
Eastern Bank Foundation
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Lois Ferraresso
Robert G. Finkenaur Jr.
Joseph Germanos
Benton Giap
Robert W. Gill and Theodore Blackler
Steven Goecke
Lee and Carol Hall
Paul V. Hillson
Encore Circle
In memory of our Daughter, Deborah J. Hoare from her parents Shirley and William J. Hoare, III
Paul G. Hughes
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Ken and Jean Jones
Daniel Kamin and Scott Rankin
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Kathy Kingston
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Bob Thompson and Bob Lamoy
Michael R. Vaughan and George Dudley
James Keith Vincent
Paul T. Wentworth and Darin R. Elliott
Dr. Brian D. Wiley and Michael Byrne
The BGMC Goes Digital!
The BGMC’s discography is available for purchase online at your favorite store –iTunes, Amazon, wherever you get your digital music. Makes a great gift! CD’s are also available for sale in the lobby and at www.bgmc.org.
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Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8:00 pm
BALTIC INSPIRATIONS: Choral Music from Northern Europe. From cold Baltic lands, the warmth of song in both sacred celebration and everyday life. Music of Pärt, Tormis, Rautavaara, Stravinsky, Górecki, Gjeilo, Augustinas
Saturday, May 11, 2013, 8:00 pm A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM: Music Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. Music from the time of the Civil War and modern-day settings of the poetry of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville. With special guest Jacqueline Schwab, the celebrated improvisational pianist of Ken Burns’ series “The Civil War.”
Board of Directors
Valérie Batrice
Izzy Berdan
Kevin R. Bleyle
Stephen M. Conner
Peter Crosby, Clerk
Laura A. De Veau, President
Steven Goecke
Jeremy P. Hayes
Fred Heinrichs
Terrence Kenealy
Michael Lombo
John Moran, Treasurer
Michael Nuss
Alfred O’Connell, Vice President
Kevin Rice
John Strumwasser, President Emeritus
Fundraising/Communications
Laura A. De Veau, Co-Chair
Peter Crosby, Co-Chair
Board Development
Kevin R. Bleyle, Co-Chair
Kevin Rice, Co-Chair
Valérie Batrice
Izzy Berdan
Alfred O’Connell
Finance
Fred Heinrichs, Co-Chair
John Moran, Co-Chair
Stephen M. Conner
Michael Nuss
Personnel
Peter Crosby, Co-Chair
Terrence Kenealy, Co-Chair
Steven Goecke
Board and Committees
Governance
Jeremy P. Hayes, Co-Chair
Alfred O’Connell, Co-Chair
Stephen M. Conner
Steven Goecke
Membership Services Committee
Richard Babson
Bruce G. Barrett
Jeff Candiello
William Cattey, Co-Chair
Charles R. Conley
Jordan Crouser
Paul DeLorey
Joseph Germanos, Co-Chair
Dennis J. Hoare
Edward Howland
Jackson Lee
Ricardo Junquera
Jacob Leatherberry
Edward LeMay
George K. Marshall
Joel Nosek
Michael Nuss
Nicholas Panagiotou
James Simpson
Luis Valdez
Volunteer
Andrew J. Carpentier, Ad Sales Coordinator
Christian Cho, Videographer
Joel E. Friedman, New Member Coordinator
Courtney Furno, Librarian
Christopher Ludwig, Program Editor
Anthony Scarpetta, Photographer
President Emeritus
In the fall of 2012, the Board of Directors unanimously appointed John Strumwasser President Emeritus of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. John is a founding member of the Chorus and a long-time Board Member, who has served every governance position, and has most recently served as the Interim Executive Director. This is a title that John will hold in perpetuity. Congratulations John!
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• RSC was New England’s first fertility center to provide IVF to male couples, starting in 1998.
Lesbian Couples
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• Treatment for infertility, including ovulation induction, IUI and IVF
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We’re proud to support the voices of our community.
When community members speak about supporting the arts, we respond to their call for making the possible actual. Valuing artistic diversity within our neighborhoods helps to unite communities, creating shared experiences and inspiring excellence.
Bank of America is proud to recognize The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus for its leadership in creating a successful forum for artistic expression.