Together is a - Gay Men`s Chorus of Los Angeles

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Welcome to GMCLA’s spring concert Bette, Babs, & Beyoncé - a
tribute to the female pop singers who have influenced our lives for
nearly eight decades. And what could be more fabulous
than a group of 250 gay men turning out hits from
Garland to Gaga, Minnelli to Madonna, or
Aretha to Adele? The women represented in
the songs on tonight’s concert have been
there for all of us in the celebrations, breakups and pivotal moments of our lives. We
hope you have as much fun experiencing
this concert from the audience as we are
having performing it!
Make sure you have your tickets now
for June 25 and 26 as GMCLA caps off
another exciting concert with Oye Mi
Canto – a collaboration with the first gay
men’s chorus in Cuba - Mano a Mano.
This historic concert event at the Alex Theatre
showcases the rhythms, passion and excitement of
Cuban music and shines a spotlight on Havana’s only
gay performing group. With the political walls opening
up between the US and Cuba, Oye Mi Canto
couldn’t be more timely and impactful. Don’t miss
this concert event that everyone will be talking
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It is truly an honor and pleasure to be able
to work with all the fine individuals that
make up the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los
Angeles. I am very fortunate to do
what I love as my career and want
to thank all of you for your support
in making GMCLA the organization
that it is today. Each year, our
voices reach tens of thousands of
youth with a message of hope, love
and acceptance and we continue to present
engaging, relevant and inspiring concert programs
thanks to your support. Thank you for attending today’s
concert and for supporting GMCLA!
- Dr. Joseph Nadeau
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GMCLA: 37 YEARS OF MUSIC AND A MISSION
GMCLA is one of the country’s largest all-male choruses and the
first openly gay chorus to tour central Europe (1991), broadcast
over Russian TV (1999), tour South America (2006) and perform for
two sitting U.S. Presidents.
In a society where LGBT inequality still exists, the Gay Men’s Chorus
of Los Angeles uses musical experiences to share our stories,
fostering acceptance and transforming communities into places
where all can be their true authentic selves. Since 1979, we have
used music to overcome prejudice. By commissioning new works
and arrangements that contribute to the male choral repertoire,
we seek out ways to attract new audiences by fostering a blend
of theatre, dance and choral music. Using our unique experiences
as gay, straight and bisexual men, we make music that reaches all
people with a message of unity.
GMCLA’s Youth and Community Outreach programs directly
benefit underserved youth in L.A. and beyond.
AMP (Alive Music Project) is an in-school experience for L.A.
students in grades 7-12. Our singers and staff present a dynamic
musical performance and discussion, sharing their personal
challenges and triumphs to inspire youth and to stamp out bullying.
AMP includes a master class, free tickets and transportation to our
concerts and a post-show discussion.
it gets better is our original musical currently touring the US, a story
that mixes music, humor and poignant narratives about being
LGBT in the United States. Each performance caps off a week of
educational workshops presented by a dedicated ensemble of
GMCLA actor/singers. This collaboration of GMCLA, Speak Theater
Arts and the It Gets Better Project helps communities create real
life solutions for youth by fostering LGBT acceptance and making
their communities safer.
For more about AMP, call Gavin Thrasher at 424.239.6514 ext 946.
For it gets better Tour info, call Brianne Cohen at 424.239.6492.
If you would like to support our youth outreach programs with a
donation, please visit GMCLA.org.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
HON. JOHN J. DURAN Chair
West Hol­ly­wood City Coun­cil­man
Duran Law Group
STEVE HOLZER Vice Chair
Executive Producer
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BETSY BUTLER Secretary
Interim Exec­u­tive Direc­tor
Cal­i­for­nia Women’s Law Center
CARLOS A. ORTIZ Treasurer
Home Mort­gage Con­sul­tant
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MEMBERS
DIANE ABBITT
Principle
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BARRETT PORTER
Cer­ti­fied Finan­cial Plan­ner™
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FRED ARENS
Vice President/Chief Oper­at­ing
Offi­cer at Ob-jects
JASON ORION
Celebrity Hairstylist
STEPHEN BROWN
EVP Pro­gram­ming & Devel­op­ment
Fox Tele­vi­sion Stations
JASON DUGUAY
Ele­men­tary School Teacher
KEIFER ROWLANDS
Dis­trict Sales Man­ager
U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
MICHAEL GRAHAM
Pond North LLP
LOU SPISTO
Theatre Producer
MICHAEL KELLY
Mem­ber­ship President
BOB STIENS
Senior Project Man­ager
South­ern Cal­i­for­nia Edison
DINA LAPOLT
Pres­i­dent, LaPolt Law, P.C.
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GARRETT MCCLURE (on leave)
National Vice Pres­i­dent, Pub­lisher
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GARY TURNER
VP of Com­mu­ni­ca­tions
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CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO ex offi­cio
Exec­u­tive Director
GMCLA
GREG WEAVER
Real Estate Development
STAFF
CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO Executive Director
DR. JOSEPH P. NADEAU Artistic Director
GAVIN THRASHER Assistant Conductor & AMP Coordinator
KEVIN BOLLING Director Of Philanthropy
BRIANNE COHEN Events & Tours Manager
TAYLOR K. HARTLEY Graphics & Marketing Manager
JAMES GEIGER Online Development
ANNTONINA LEWIS Administrative Assistant
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GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES
TENOR 1
Steve Holzer ‘03
Joseph Hu ‘13
Michael Kelly ‘02
Membership President
Kai King ‘16
David Knebel ‘07
Will Kohlschreiber ‘02
Zachary Krasman ‘13
John Krueger ‘01
Michael Lehman ‘00
Patrick Magill ‘15
Jeff Marx ‘07
Adam Matthew ‘13
John Mews ‘14
Daryl H. Miller ‘89
Paul Miller ‘15
Jeff Mueller ‘14
T2 Section Rep.
Brian Phillip Nichoalds ‘14
T2 Asst Section Rep.
Lance J. Olson ‘00
Shane Parton ‘15
Jason Ralicki ‘05
Melvin Robert ‘13
Hermin Rodriguez ‘96
Jon Rosell ‘15
Daniel Rosen ‘14
Steve Scott ‘11
Joshua Skidmore ‘11
Travis Sterner ‘14
Sywa Sung ‘11
Brandon Vejseli ‘14
Ray Wang ‘15
Greg Weaver ‘02
*Thomas Welker ‘15
Scott J. Williams ‘13
Matthew Alexander ‘88
Steven Andrews ‘10
*Jules Arroyo ‘15
Tim Baptist ‘15
Scott Blois ‘88
Daniel Brown ‘93
Chris Camarillo ‘12
PJ Celiz ‘09
David Connors ‘12
T1 Music Section Leader
Peter Dung ‘02
AndyMike Emata ‘08
Chris Etscheid ‘07
Hsuanwei Fan ‘14
Jonathan Fisher ‘15
James Geiger ‘88
Webmaster
David Gelnar ‘15
Eric Geron ‘14
Larry Goodermont ‘03
Thomas Guastavino ‘11
Eddie Henry ‘13
Scott Jacobs ‘14
T1 Section Rep.
Jeremy Johnson ‘12
Doug Leffin ‘95
*Todd Lien ‘16
JJ Long ‘15
J.Lo Lopez ‘15
Lucio Maramba ‘03
David Marenberg ‘12
Steve McCleave ‘00
Tim McConico ‘14
Rich Meyers ‘13
Glenn A. Miller ‘89
B.J. Minor ‘15
Kevin Mirsepassi ‘16
Tommy Monks ‘14
Earl Monte-Alegre ‘14
Rich Newcome ‘83
Adam Parker ‘13
Evan Pavlica ‘11
R.J. Pena ‘15
Ido Politi ‘15
Nur Pratama ‘15
*Santo C. Ragno ‘94
Jonathan Roberts ‘14
T1 Asst Section Rep.
Aaron Rothbart ‘07
Sam Saison ‘01
Dave Sanchez ‘00
Brandon Steele ‘14
Richard Taylor ‘15
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Danny Tecson ‘13
Tyler Thompson ‘14
Bobby Tipton ‘14
Mikey Tizzano ‘15
Dave Volpe ‘12
T1 MAC Rep.
Curtis Wilkins ‘00
Scott Williams ‘03
TENOR 2
Scott Ackerman ‘00
Mark Alfaro ‘12
Martin Anchetta ‘15
Ed Carlo Arafiles ‘11
T2 Music Section Leader
Claudio Baccigalupo ‘13
T2 MAC Rep.
David Backus ‘85
T2 Asst Music Section Leader
Jerry Baldonado ‘15
Marcus Barela ‘15
Carl Biehn ‘16
Garrett Bell ‘14
Evan Bontrager ‘15
Mike Bray ‘11
Johnny Buckingham ‘12
Bill Christer ‘79
Founding Member
Justin Connolly ‘13
Jerry Paul Cordova ‘94
Payton Cross ‘15
Sean Cruz ‘13
Bill Davis ‘14
Kevin DeKimpe ‘12
John Dennehy, Jr. ‘00
Javier Descalzo ‘13
Hon. John J. Duran ‘98
Richard Durazo ‘13
Hero Emolaga ‘13
Bernie Espinosa ‘07
Even Fable ‘09
Rene Fette ‘93
*Joey Firoben ‘15
Greg Flannigan ‘15
Liam Gaffney ‘07
Bill Gallimore ‘07
Andrew Ganesh ‘15
Jacob Garcia ‘15
Colin Gibson ‘94
Liam Gillen ‘11
Martin Haley ‘15
Steve Hauber ‘15
Gary Hayashi ‘01
Kevin Held ‘16
Robert Hill ‘14
BARITONE
William Aguila ‘13
Eric Aufdengarten ‘14
B1 Section Rep.
Adrian Ayala ‘11
David Bain ‘12
Wyatt Batty ‘15
Patrick Beller ‘11
Andrew Bender ‘08
Adrian Bewley ‘00
Chuck Bricker ‘15
Marty Brier ‘98
Mark Britt ‘09
B1 Music Section Leader
Bob Brown ‘93
Bobby Buchanan ‘95
Webmaster
Will Cabrera ‘10
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Craig Celek ‘15
Roger Chou ‘13
Dennis Church ‘12
Howard Cohen ‘02
*Marcus Connaghan ‘13
B1 MAC Representative
Patrick Cullen ‘11
Erik Dahlgren ‘14
Brad Daley ‘14
Rick Dechance ‘95
Justin Estoque ‘13
Brett Evans ‘15
Jimmy Finch ‘16
Phil Furey ‘16
Steve Goodwillie ‘01
Michael Graham ‘11
Andrew Hawkins ‘16
*Tom Hietter ‘11
Tom Hoffmann ‘13
Pakk Hui ‘10
Doug Hutchinson ‘93
Shawn Ingram ‘07
Miles Jeffries ‘14
Carlos Jimenez ‘08
Kevin D. Jones ‘86
Robert Krattli ‘16
Nick Kuefler ‘13
Membership Vice-President
Rob Lofaro ‘15
Brett Lord ‘16
Tod Macofsky ‘01
*Raul Martinez ‘13
Alex Morales ‘12
Rex Munoz ‘12
John Musselman ‘06
James Myers ‘16
Michael Pogarian ‘15
Jeff Rabin ‘92
Deondray Randolph ‘13
Arjuna Rice ‘08
Chris Rosson ‘11
Jonathan Scaggs ‘05
Eric Schroeder ‘94
Richard Shive ‘97
Dick Sommers ‘80
Founding Member
David Sperber ‘03
Lee Stickler ‘06
Greg Thorneycroft ‘96
Brian Tillis ‘12
B1 Asst Section Rep.
Nick Triplett ‘15
Farhaad Virani ‘14
Neil Vyas ‘07
Timothy Wan ‘11
Ben Westbrook ‘02
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GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES
BASS
Fred Arens ‘12
Mark Beall ‘07
Bill Bowersock ‘93
MAC Advisor
Adam Britten ‘15
Edwin Cabatit ‘14
Kenny Callaghan ‘05
Fred Camerer ‘79
Founding Member
Sash Carl ‘11
Bob Crocker ‘09
Scott Daves ‘16
Jason Duguay ‘12
Mark Enos ‘93
Albert Epstein ‘04
*Thomas Franklin ‘04
Jason Frazier ‘11
Anthony Gangitano ‘14
Andrew Garcia ‘11
*Zach Gassoumis ‘10
Edmond Gharakhanian ‘05
Donald Giddings ‘15
Doug Gleason ‘09
Rob Gordon ‘79
Founding Member
Jeremy Graham ‘01
Michael Gray ‘12
Philip Hayman ‘05
Darren Holman ‘00
Charlie Holmes ‘97
Dennis Hunter ‘13
Jack Inman ‘13
Membership Secretary
Jadrian Johnson ‘11
B2 Music Section Leader
Peter Johnson ‘87
B2 MAC Rep.
Justin Kiang ‘15
Greg Knotts ‘98
Donald Le Blanc ‘79
Founding Member
Carlos Moreno ‘15
Steven Neiffer ‘90
Erik Nelson ‘15
Steve Nycklemoe ‘94
Brandon Petross Oliver ‘10
Mitchum Owen ‘14
Aaron Pecson ‘12
Dana Peterman ‘13
B2 Asst Section Rep.
Shane Pierce ‘03
Steve Pieters ‘94
Brian Roskam ‘93
Billy Rugh ‘00
*Edward M. Salm ‘86
Mark Thomas Schuette ‘15
Misha Schutt ‘79
Founding Member
Bob Sieber ‘96
Webmaster
Chad Steers ‘14
B2 Section Rep.
Todd Stites ‘00
Joshua Stuthridge-Heinke ‘15
Andrew Ullah ‘16
A. Lee Walkup ‘88
Richard Weld ‘96
David Werthe ‘95
Membership Treasurer
MAC Advisor
Andrew Westover ‘15
Manuel Zermeno ‘13
5TH SECTION
Dick Albertson ‘90
Music Librarian
John Buck ‘06
Ken Dahlstrom ‘94
Music Librarian
Michael Dardenelle ‘11
Jim Dunne ‘16
Paul Heinzman ‘16
Wayne Kulie ‘90
Lee Lightfoot ‘05
FS Asst Section Rep.
Rick Martin ‘85
FS Section Rep.
Mario Medellin ‘06
Norge Yip ‘01
ASSOCIATES
Michelle Benton ‘02
David Cosper ‘97
Roger Dalgleish ‘15
Earle Dumler ‘96
James Roman ‘95
Videographer
Tom Sawyer ‘13
F. Thomas Simpson ‘11
Matthew “Mouse” Smith ‘14
David Wagner ‘10
Chuck White ‘79
Founding Member
Timmy Willy ‘15
Craig Woodbury ‘79
Founding Member
Steven Young ‘04
*Member of Aftershock
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DR. JOSEPH P. NADEAU
Artistic Director
CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO
Executive Director
Assistant Conductor
GAVIN THRASHER
Production Coordinator
EVAN PAVLICA
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DAVID WITHIM
MEGAN FOLEY
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Music Advisory Committee
ED CARLO ARAFILES, CLAUDIO BACCIGALUPO, DAVID BACKUS, BILL BOWERSOCK,
MARK BRITT, MARCUS CONNAGHAN, DAVID CONNORS, EARLE DUMLER, PETER JOHNSON,
JOSHUA STUTHRIDGE-HEINKE, DAVE VOLPE, DAVID WERTHE, JOE NADEAU, GAVIN THRASHER
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DAVE VOLPE (CHAIR), PATRICK BELLER, JOEY FIROBEN, LIAM GILLEN, PAKK HUI,
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ACT 1
Don’t Rain On My Parade
Barbra Streisand | words by Bob Merril music by Jule Styne arr. Tim Sarsany
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross | words and music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
arr. Tim Sarsany
Solos: Carl Biehn, Tyler Thompson
Hello
Adele | words and music by Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin arr. Pakk Hui
Solo: Scott Williams
Stronger
Britney Spears | words and music by Max Martin and Rami
arr. Jason Acuna
9 to 5
Dolly Parton | words and music by Dolly Parton arr. Rob Hill
Solos: Shawn Ingram, Greg Knotts and Joshua Skidmore
Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler | words and music by Larry Henly and Jeff Silbar
arr. Bobby Buchanan
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Tina Turner | words and music by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
arr. Dave Volpe
If I Could Turn Back Time
Cher | words and music by Dianne Warren arr Tim Sarsany
Solo: Tom Guastavino
Rain or Shine
Judy Garland | words by Johnny Mercer music by Harold Arlen
arr. Kevin Robison
True Colors
Cyndi Lauper | words and music by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
arr. Matt Brown
Solos: Patrick Magill and David Sperber
Respect
Aretha Franklin | words and music by Otis Redding arr. David Maddux
Solo: Donald Giddings
ACT II
Express Yourself/Vogue/Born This Way Mash Up
Madonna and Lady Gaga | Stephen Bray, Shep Pettibone,
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Jeppe Laursen and DJ White
arr. Rob Hill Solo: Joseph Hu
I’m Every Woman
Chaka Khan and Whitney Houston | words and music by Valerie Simpson
and Nickolas Ashford arr. Pakk Hui
Solo: Miles Jeffries
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston |words and music by George Merrill
and Shannon Rubicom arr. Bill Bowersock
Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus | by MoZella, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek,
Lukasz Gottwald, & Henry Russell Walter arr. David Marenberg
Aftershock
Walking on Broken Glass
Annie Lennox | words and music by Annie Lennox
arr. Dave Volpe
Solo: Santo Ragno
If I Were a Boy
Beyoncé | by BC Jean, Toby Gad, Beyoncé Knowles
and Deejaycyfer arr. David Marenberg
Lady Marmalade
Patti LaBelle and Christina Aguilera | words and music by Bob Crewe
and Kenny Nolan arr. Bob Gunn
Solos: PJ Celiz, Deondray Randolph,
Scott Jacobs, Ido Politi and Bobby Tipton
Because of You
Kelly Clarkson | by Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges and Ben Moody
arr. Pakk Hui
Maybe This Time
Liza Minnelli | words by Fred Ebb music by John Kander
arr. David Maddux
Love on Top
Beyoncé | words by Beyoncé Knowles,
Terius Nash and Shea Taylor arr. Pakk Hui
Rhythm Nation
Janet Jackson | by James Harris III, Terry Lewis and Janet Jackson
arr. Pakk Hui
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PEOPLE OF NOTE
DR. JOSEPH P. NADEAU (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR)
is now in his third season as artistic director and conductor of GMCLA.
Joe has both a master’s degree from the UMKC Conservatory of Music
and a doctoral degree from the University of Kansas in choral conducting.
Joe has extensive experience as an educator and has been an active
member of the LGBT choral movement for over 23 years. Joe is thrilled
to be part of artistic and programmatic work of GMCLA that helps to
change lives through music.
CHRISTOPHER VERDUGO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
is a fundraiser, event producer and executive in the non-profit world for
over 15 years. Before his tenure at GMCLA, he produced corporate and
non-profit events worldwide. He joined GMCLA as a singer in 2006. In 2008
he began consulting with the chorus and has been Executive Director for
the last four seasons. He joined his first gay chorus when he was 18 years
old and Chris believes music can save lives because it saved his.
GAVIN THRASHER (ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR)
is in his second year as Assistant Conductor with GMCLA, where he
also organizes the Alive Music Project outreach program. Last year,
he completed his Master’s Degree in Choral Music at USC, where he
conducted the Apollo Men’s Chorus and sang with the USC Chamber
Singers under the direction of Dr. Joe-Michael Scheibe. Gavin is a
conducting student of Dr. Tram Sparks.
ADAM MATTHEW (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR)
has been GMCLA’s chorus production Stage Manager for the last 2
seasons. Outside of the chorus, he is the Production Assistant and standby
Technical Director & Stage Manager for GMCLA’s it gets better Tour. Adam
has been working in all aspects of theatre for the last 20 years all over the
country and is now happy to call GMCLA and Los Angeles home.
EVAN PAVLICA (PRODUCTION COORDINATOR)
is a proud member of GMCLA since 2011, Evan Pavlica’s credits include
numerous film, TV, and stage productions. When not on stage or in
rehearsal, he works as a freelance Software Engineer.
STEVEN YOUNG (SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER)
returns to the US from China, where he recently completed design work
on two new themed attractions for the new Wanda Movie Park in Wuhan.
Steven has designed over 30 concerts for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los
Angeles and is Principal Designer for lighting design firm Visual Terrain, Inc.
See www.syoungld.com / www.visualterrain.net
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BILLY RUGH & MICHELLE BENTON (CHOREOGRAPHERS)
have worked as dancers/choreographers internationally for over 20 years.
They founded & artistically direct Creative Planet School of the Arts &
have choreographed & directed for GMCLA, Vox Femina L.A., Culver City
Chamber Orchestra, & Peace Child International; with artists such as Lily
Tomlin, LeAnn Rimes & Jennifer Holliday at venues such as Disney Hall &
Ford Amphitheater. They were awarded the David Chow Humanitarian
Award & partnered with the Phil Simon Clinic in Africa, where they &
CPSOA students collaborated with children at a local AIDS orphanage to
create arts programming and social theater.
PHILIP HAYMAN (COSTUME DESIGN)
was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended UCLA where he
received a BA in Design and an MFA in Costume Design. He has worked
extensively in television and film over the past 25 years including shows
such as The West Wing, ER and most recently Sons of Anarchy.
LUCIO MARAMBA (AUDIO PRODUCER)
As GMCLA’s Audio Producer, Lucio oversees all audio during rehearsals
and performances. Lucio is Sound Designer for the it gets better Tour, and
is a regular speaker for GMCLA’s Alive Music Project in High Schools across
Los Angeles. A singing member since 2003, he mentored under original
engineer, Chuck White. Lucio was named GMCLA’s 2015 “Good Guy” for
Outstanding Service and is an experienced marketing executive in Direct
Response Television advertising.
SPECIAL THANKS
Adam Matthew, Bill & Kathy Rugh, DeAnna Padgett and Thomas Fonseca
of Chauvet Professional, Dave Cosper, EdCarlo Arafiles, Gene Ringpis,
Harwood Lee Costumes, La Cienega Cleaners, Lisa Fullerton, Minta
Manning, Richard Taylor & the Holiday Inn Express Century City, Scott
Williams, Tim Edwards, Valentino’s Costumes, Alexander MacKay
and Lisa Fullerton
Bill Bowersock for his continued mentorship with GMCLA production
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DANCERS
SHINING STARS
Don’t Rain on My Parade
Patrick Beller, Steve Goodwillie, Shawn Ingram, Miles Jeffries, Michael Kelly, Michael Lehman, Rex Munoz, Billy Rugh
HEAVENLY STARS $10,000 and up
Anonymous
Josh Brown
9 to 5
Patrick Beller, Andy Mike Emata, Bernie Espinosa, Steve Goodwillie,
Kevin Held, Jack Inman, Michael Kelly, Robert Krattli, Michael Lehman, Todd Lien, Santo Ragno,
Chris Rosson, Steve Scott, Brandon Vejseli
Understudy: Brandon Steele
LUMINOUS STARS $2,500 and up
David Finke
Matthew Harty
Fritz Hoelscher
Rhythm Nation
Jules Arroyo, Adrian Ayala, Michelle Benton, Edwin Cabatit, PJ Celiz,
Sean Cruz, Andy Mike Emata, Bernie Espinosa, Chris Etscheid,
Ralston Henry, Miles Jeffries, David Knebel, Michael Lehman,
Brett Lord, Rex Munoz, Deondray Randolph, Billy Rugh,
Brandon Steele, Mikey Tizzano
Born This Way
Adrian Ayala, Jules Arroyo, Patrick Beller, Michelle Benton, Carl Biehn, Edwin Cabatit, PJ Celiz, Sean Cruz, Andy Mike Emata,
Bernie Espinosa, Chris Etscheid, Steve Goodwillie, Ralston Henry, Joseph
Hu, Shawn Ingram, Miles Jeffries, Michael Kelly, David Knebel, Robert
Krattli, Todd Lien, Michael Lehman, Brett Lord, Rex Munoz, Jason Ralicki,
Santo Ragno, Deondray Randolph, Chris Rosson, Billy Rugh, Brandon
Steele, Mikey Tizzano, Brandon Vejseli
Wrecking Ball
Adrian Ayala, Carl Biehn, Edwin Cabatit, Sean Cruz, Andy Mike Emata,
Michael Kelly, Michael Lehman, David Knebel, Brett Lord,
Brandon Steele
Lady Marmalade
Michelle Benton, Sean Cruz, Chris Etscheid, Miles Jeffries, Brett Lord,
Rex Munoz, Billy Rugh, Mikey Tizzano
Love on Top
Adrian Ayala, PJ Celiz, Sean Cruz, Chris Etscheid, Ralston Henry,
Miles Jeffries, David Knebel, Robert Krattli, Michael Lehman,
Rex Munoz, Santo Ragno, Deondray Randolph, Billy Rugh,
Brandon Steele, Mikey Tizzano
Understudies: Bernie Espinosa & Todd Lien
SPECIAL THANKS:
Bill & Kathy Rugh, Gene Ringpis, EdCarlo Arafiles
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RADIANT STARS $1,000 and up
Ben Jehoshua
Fred Anawalt
Michael Barrett
David Beckwith
Tom Bercu
Kevin Berg
Hayden Byerly
Blake Byrne
Marci Carpenter
Michelle Clunie
Martin & Shelley Cooper
Alexander Cox
Daryoush Dayan
Joseph Djan
Jonathan Drubel
Brian Dupnick
Tom Enders
Blum Family Foundation
Van Fletcher & Charles Paul
Jacob Garcia
Scott Gauch
Brian Gawronski
Vicki Gehman
David Gentile
BRILLIANT STARS $500 and up
Anonymous
Farnaz Farjam
Paula Gassoumis
Todd Hurtubise
Gary Hayashi
Alex Kalognomos
Dane & Carrie Mullins
Daryl Miller & Daniel Gaines
Brian Nolan
M.R. Novak
Carlos Ortiz
Brian Palmer
J. Edmond Phillips
CELESTIAL STARS $5,000 and up
Jeff Collins
John Irwin
Ryne Meadows
George & Brad Takei
Hadi Halawani
Darren Holman & Gareth Chen
Jeff Jenkins
Ben Patrick Johnson
Kristin Johnson
Eugene Kapaloski
Julian King
Triana Lavey
Tracey Magill
Richard Martin
Charles McClure
Tiffany Moon
Scott Mory
Ethan Peterson
Noah Pollack
Robert Shriver III
Christopher Smith
Vance Soto
Robin Tucker
Scott Turner
Alan Uphold & Jeff Olde
Brian Watson
Barbara & Steve Young
Tom Pier & Russell Kieffer
Jaime Reyes & J.T.Williams
Liesel Reinhart
Danny Roman
Tamara & Stephen Scully
Siobhan Shaughnessy
Carrie Souvenir
Bob Stiefel
Victor Levine
The Shinning Stars are our generous donors that have supported GMCLA over
the past year. You can become a Shinning Star by making a tax-deductable
donation to GMCLA at www.gmcla.org or by contacting
Kevin Bolling at 424.239.6495 or Kevin@gmcla.org
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OUR PARTNERS
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
$50,000 and up
$20,000 and up
DIAMOND $10,000
RUBY $7,500
AT&T
California Arts Council
Foresters Financial
Wells Fargo
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Kevin & Suzanne Schon Foundation
Silva Watson Moonwalk Fund
Betty Anderson
Patrick Cullen
Jason Duguay & Fred Arens
Steven Neiffer
Greg Weaver
Doug Hutchinson
EMERALD $5,000
$10,000 and up
$5,000 and up
SAPPHIRE $2,500
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
AIDS/LifeCycle
All-Travel
Art Works - National Endowment
for the Ars
Athens Services
City of West Hollywood
HBO
Los Angeles County Arts
Commission
SoCalGas
Southern California Edison
Anawalt Lumber
Anheuser Busch
California Community Foundation
Combined Properties
Comerica Bank
David Bohnett Foundation
Evian - Danone
IAC
Jeff Collins - Collins Avenue
Visit West Hollywood
Matthew Alexander
Lois Barth
Michael Dardenelle & Carlos Jimenez
- in honor and memory of
our mothers
Peter Dung
John Duran
James Geiger
Mark Gallon & Zoilan Montemayor
Michael Graham
Steve Holzer
Eric Maryanov & Richard Chambers
Richard Newcome & Mark Enos
Keifer Rowlands
Brian Roskam & Mike Werb
Greg Thorneycroft & Frank DeVitis
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Clear Channel
Delta
Southwest
LA Weekly
Performing Arts Live
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Howard Cohen
Willis Hayes
Barrett Porter
David Werthe
TOPAZ $1,200
Richard Albertson & Wayne Kulie
Kevin Bolling & Robert Hey
Josh Brown
Bobby Buchanan & Russ Lee
James Dawson & Wayne Flottman
Dan Delp & Fernando Katz
Dr. Terry Grand
Gary Hayashi
Jack Inman
Michael Lehman
Josh Levine
Richard Martin
Garrett McClure & Mike Gerle
Joe Nadeau & Eric Aufdengarten
Christopher Verdugo
Chuck White
The Conductor’s Circle is GMCLA’s premier giving program. Members
receive special benefits and serve as a foundation of support for the
organization. Learn about the benefits of membership in the Conductor’s
Circle by contacting Kevin Bolling at 424.239.6495 or Kevin@gmcla.org
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ETERNAL STAR SOCIETY
Dick Albertson & Wayne Kulie
Frederick Baumer
E. Kenneth Bennett &Richard P. Wagner
Thom Blackmore
Malcome J. Blue
John Bowab
John A. Burnett, Jr.
James B. Cain
The Clarence E. Anderson Living Trust
Dan Delp & Fernando Katz
The Edmund Horn Family Trust
The Estate of Alexander V.N. Barney & Charles Murphy
The Estate of Martin Holmes
The Estate of John-Kelly Bray
The Estate of Robert E. Tashjian
The Estate of Stanton M. Carr
The Estate of William E. Trusten
Richard J. Follett
James Geiger
Jonathan Graham
Hugh Kennedy
Karl Knudsen
Lynn Siegel Trust
Frank McKown
Rich Newcome
Dick Sommers
Karl Sowa
The James Avedikian Trust
The Trust of Fred Madjar & Arthur Dennis
The Robert Wood Trust
A. Lee Walkup
David Wentworth
Chuck White
LeAnn Zunich
Members of the Eternal Star Society have
included the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles
in their estate planning and are vital to ensuring
that our artisic endeavors and youth outreach
live on for future generations. Learn how you
can be a member of the Eternal Star Society
by contacting Kevin Bolling at 424.239.6495 or
Kevin@gmcla.org
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SHINING STARS
BRIGHT STARS $250 and up
Robert Bergstein
Darrell Brown
John Pearson & Dolores Brown
Konstantina Castro
Michael Cunningham
Laura Decker
Nicholas Doyle
Even Fable
Lewis Finkelstein
Christine Flores
William Green
Devo Heller
RISING STARS $100 and up
Ellen Adams
Sara Adler
Sandra and Doug Noyes
James Anderson
Richard Bardowell
Esther Baum
Fred Baumer
Neil Beecher
L. Berman
Emily Blaney
Lisa Bloom
Sydney Blum
Joshua Bostic
Caisie Breen
Dan & Bob Brown
William & Lana Brown
Mitch Brown
Craig Bullock
Steven Cannell
Gerald Chester
Mark Coker & Kirk Stone
Justin Connolly
Daniel Conrad
Mark Crowell
Carlos Curiel
Maurie Davidson
Kathryn Davis
Arlene Dimitian
Adam Dziubinski
Heidi Eckard
David & Renee Ely
TWINKLING STARS $50 and up
Robert Aicher
Nora Baars
George Barbieri
Eric Bengston & Dustin Wesly
Gretchen Bergstrom
Adrian Bewley
John Blevins
Richie Bologna
Jerry Bruver - In memory of
Frank Pfizenmayer
Robert Chancey
Timothy & Martha Craig
Abby Craig
Lori Cruit
Milton Hester
Erin Kellgren
Matthew Kleist
Mathew Klempa
Roy Luthringer
Ross Mankuta
Michael McClellan
John McGill
Brian & Julie Miller
Gary Minzer
Kevin Oldis
William Owens-Smith
Susan Perry
Donna Scott
Peter Siderius
Theodore & Kimberly Thoren
Kelly & Cliffton Vanhorn
Brady Wilkins
Graciela Williams
Jane Wishon
Michael Evans
Neal Farber
Hugh Faulkner, Jr.
Vicki Filipiak
Jennifer Flores
Kent Genzlinger
Matthew Gilley
Robert Gotham
Jason Green
Thomas & Karen Guastavino
Jessica Hardy
Douglas Henry
Charles Holmes
Lindsey Howath
Jason Howe
Pakk Hui
Alison Hunsaker
Ken Katsumoto
Skylar Koon
Abbe Land
Bret & Allison Larson
Bob & Cyndi Lederer
Marguerite Lutton
Bob McCoard
Arlene McCormick
Matthew & Bethany Mitcheltree
Clint & Tiffany Muirhead
Michael Mullins
Michael Murphy Photographic
Kathleen OKane
Isabel Omero
Karen Palty
Christopher Parsons
Erin Pennacchio
James Pepper
Mollie Pier
Jim Poffley
Stephen & Nicole Reif
Jason Rhodes
Adalbert Roesch
Bernd Roesch
Robert Rosania
Kenslea Sahl
Michael Saraullo
Aletta Sauer
David Schultz
FJ Servitje
Brian Smith
Philip Solomon
David Sperber
John & Lisa Stogner
Alan Tarsky
Preston Taylor White
Lesleigh Tolin
Nicole Trutanich
John Veirup
Michael & Koren Vining
Richard Weld
Sandra Westenhaver
Barry Wiener
Cairo DGuburn
Frank Dwyer
Bonnie B. Earle
John Giardina
James Gibson
Jeff Goldstein
Michiel Hardonk
Curran Hart
Jamie Hays-Welsh
Gary Holt
William Kaiser
Nora Klynjan
Glenn Lunden
Kevin McDonald
Kevin & Niki Mitchell
Harry Olausson
Brian Ortiz
Norman Paul Lynde
Petrone & Kauhanen Household
Jerome Rinkus
Michael Roesch
Jo Sherman
Jesse Stabile
Rodrigo Torres
Darren Van Cott
Jamie Walker
Anais Wenn
Martin Zimmerman
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GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES
PRESENTS
June 25 & 26
Join us for driving rhythms and captivating
melodies from the island nation that
have inspired passion in hearts
around the world.
A change for
the better
at The Alex Theatre
Over time, the world changes
and technologies evolve. At
AT&T, innovation and service is
strengthened by the diversity of our
employees, suppliers and customers.
Because change is better when
everyone works together.
AT&T is proud to sponsor the
GMCLA for their outstanding
efforts to advance social change
through music.
TICKETS AND INFORMATION AT GMCLA.ORG
GUEST STARRING THE CUBA GAY MEN’S CHORUS
Mano a Mano
Breaking Barriers and Embracing our Cuban Brothers in Song
GMCLA is helping to break down barriers for LGBT people in Cuba, amplifying
the voice of equality and proudly showcasing the amazing talents of
Mano A Mano, Cuba's Gay Men's Chorus, here in the U.S.
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