Keynotes
June 2012
The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus
Road Trip
Saturday, June 16th at
Hochstein Performance Hall
This June, the Rochester Gay Men’s
Chorus will take you on a summer
vacation trip across our great country
and beyond! In March, we talked about
our “Constant Craving” to explore
“Wide Open Spaces,” and now we get
to prove that we are men of action,
stopping at some of our favorite
locations along the way.
The repertoire for Road Trip varies as
much as the accents and cuisine across
our great land do as we sing classics
ranging from jazz to pop to Broadway
and beyond, including “Georgia on
My Mind,” “California Dreamin’,”
“New York, New York,” and the title
song from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
Oklahoma!
In addition to these and other familiar
songs, we will feature two newer works
- late gay American composer Lee
Hoiby’s “Last Letter Home,” composed
in 2006, and the world-premiere of
the male chorus version of “Were the
World Mine” from the 2008 movie of
the same name.
We are happy to share this journey
with you. As always, the concert
will feature our singers as soloists,
instrumentalists, and dancers, including
the wonderful Rochettes, who are
thrilled to shuffle off to Buffalo and
beyond.
We are so excited to share this
exciting mix with you and cannot
June 16, 2012
8 pm
Hochstein Performance Hall
(Continued on next page)
wait to take you on our cross-country
musical journey.
See you then!
Tickets and further information is
available at www.thergmc.org.
Tickets can also be purchased at
Parkleigh, Outlandish, Equal=Grounds
or by calling (585) 423-0650.
In this issue
Chorus member spotlight
Donor spotlight
Out on the town
Spring Fling
RGMC to celebrate 30 years
Donor list
Chorus Member spotlight is on Jason Juliano
KEYNOTES would like to spotlight
and offer an update on one of our
newer members, Jason Juliano. Jason
grew up in Batavia, New York where,
after graduating from high school, he
attended Genesee Community College,
SUNY Geneseo, and Bryant and
Stratton College. He is single and still
lives in Batavia where he enjoys working
with his father as an agent for Allstate
Insurance.
Music has always been important to
Jason, and he has performed in many
productions since 1994. In 2007 he
founded the WNY Arts Society, a local
theater troupe, whose most recent
production was RENT. His hobbies
are singing, performing, and, now,
producing shows in Batavia.
Jason joined the RGMC after
meeting Rob Strauss at a holiday party.
The chorus’ members make him feel
welcome and he enjoys sharing his
talents with this group of fine singers.
His first concert was Walking on Sunshine
in June of 2011.
On Thursday night, February 16th at
9:30 PM, Jason was on the Inner Loop
heading home after chorus rehearsal
when he was struck head-on by a drunk
driver heading the wrong way. His car
was totaled and he was rushed to the
hospital with severe injuries. His left leg
was shattered and he suffered severe
facial lacerations. A titanium rod was
inserted in his leg and will remain there
for life. His face will require plastic
surgery in the near future to repair the
damages.
Jason spent nine days in the hospital
and is still recuperating at home. He
is undergoing physical therapy both in
and out of the pool, or, as he calls it, a
“Surf & Turf ” regimen.
Jason’s only outlet during this period
was RGMC. His mom drove him to
rehearsals and he sang in the March
concert, Lassos and Chaps and Spurs…
Oh My!
The overwhelming outpouring of love
and support from family and friends
including the RGMC meant much
to him. The many cards, phone calls,
Facebook posts, and more all kept him
in high spirits.
He is on the road to recovery and
has been driving for one month. He is
looking forward to returning to work, at
least part-time, soon.
He has high praise for the RGMC
community and we have high praise
and admiration for him. Look for Jason
in our June concert, Road Trip.
Donor spotlight is on Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth was born and raised in
Rochester. She graduated from Fairport
High School and Elmira College for her
undergraduate degree. She attended the
University of Rochester for graduate
school and is the Director of Medical/
Surgical Nursing at Thompson Health
in Canandaigua, New York. She lives
in the Park Avenue neighborhood in
Rochester with her husband, Matt,
and their dog, Jorge Posada Alexander,
where they all enjoy walks around the
area and Jorge enjoys barking at all the
other dogs and young professionals who
live there.
Both Elizabeth and Matt’s families
still live in the area. Matt’s folks are in
Spencerport and Elizabeth’s mother
and brother live in Fairport.
Elizabeth first became acquainted
with the RGMC when she and her
father heard the group sing at the Lilac
Festival. Both enjoyed the concert
immensely and became supporters of
the organization that same day.
Since their introduction to the group,
Elizabeth became a board member
of the RGMC in September of 2008.
She had a close friend who was on
the board of directors, and, with her
experience of being on the board for
the Junior League of Rochester, she was
invited to join our board.
With John Owen at the helm, she
had the opportunity to see the RGMC
Board move from more management
oversight to a governance-oriented
approach to leadership. This was an
invaluable change that ensures strong
strategic growth for the future, and
Elizabeth was thrilled to be part of this
transition.
According to Elizabeth, the RGMC
is a valuable resource in the Rochester
community for both outreach and
entertainment. She is amazed by the
level of commitment, energy, and
passion each member brings to the
group. She appreciates all that the
singers, staffers, and volunteers do for
the organization.
We appreciate all the time and energy
Elizabeth has given over the years.
With her term ending, we shall miss her
presence at board meetings, but look
forward to seeing her at future events.
Thank you, Elizabeth…
The RGMC is looking for volunteers who can help at the concerts, during retreats, in the office
and with other tasks. If you are interested in more information on positions available, please
call the Chorus Line at 585-423-0650
The RGMC Celebrates
30 Years
ROCHESTER GAY MEN’S CHORUS
30TH ANNIVERSARY
1982/1983 - 2012/2013
The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus’s 30th Anniversary will be
celebrated during our 2012-2013 season. A planning committee
has been formed and is currently holding preliminary discussions
on how to honor all the wonderful people who have been a part of
RGMC’s history. Some of the proposed ideas include inviting past
members and directors to participate in concerts, inviting nearby
choruses which we helped found to sing, bringing back some of our
favorite dance numbers, singing a song or two from RGMC’s earliest
concerts, and displaying pictures of members and events over the
years on the screen. Other ideas involved post-concert parties,
dinners, a brunch on Sunday as a way to extend a concert/party
weekend, and expanding the chorus’s “Spring Fling” fundraiser into
an anniversary celebration. The committee also wants to collect
pictures from members and fans to build a pictorial historical album.
An updated written history will be documented after collecting
programs from some of our first concerts. One RGMC Board
member who is co-chairing this committee is chorus member Alan
Van Camp. He would like to hear from anyone with ideas to offer
and memories to share at [email protected].
The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus, by nurturing pride in and acceptance of the diversity of our communities,
creates social change through excellence in the choral arts.
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Over 20 years of experience
2012 Season 2013
December
14 and 15, 2012
8 pm Hochstein Performance Hall
Tickets available at:Parkleigh,
Outlandish, Equal=Grounds
On line at www.thergmc.org
March 23, 2013
8 pm
Hochstein Performance Hall
Tickets available at:Parkleigh
Outlandish, Equal=Grounds
On line at www.thergmc.org
30TH ANNIVERSARY
JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT
December 14th & 15th, 2012
8 PM
Hochstein Performance Hall
The first concert of our 30th
anniversary will prove that we are
exactly that - Joyful and Triumphant!
We are so happy to have been leaders
in the Rochester Community as we’ve
fought the battles of the ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s
and today as we have found more and
more acceptance in society and
have been granted the rights that
we so clearly deserve - so we’re going
to take a moment to celebrate! This
concert will be our best holiday
concert ever as we bring back favorites
from our last 29 holiday concerts
and introduce some new songs. This
concert is sure to put you in a joyful
and triumphant mood.
30TH ANNIVERSARY
THE BOYS IN THE BAND:
From Doo-Wop to MMMBop
March 23rd, 2013
8 PM
Hochstein Performance Hall
Although the term “Boy Band” didn’t
exist until the 1990s, the groups sure
did. Each generation has grown-up
loving (perhaps obsessed with?) the
boys’ music, wanting to look like them,
and wishing to steal a kiss (we certainly
did). We aim to keep you warm after
another Rochester winter as we include
many secret crushes while we sing music
spanning the years, incorporating music
of great artists from the Four Aces to
the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys and
Hanson and even newbies like One
Direction and The Wanted.
Tickets available at:Parkleigh, Outlandish,
Equal=Grounds
On line at www.thergmc.org
30TH ANNIVERSARY
THE RAINBOW CONNECTION
June 15th, 2013
8 PM
Hochstein Performance Hall
In May 1983, a new musical group
took the stage for the very first time,
and now the history-making group
will celebrate its 30th anniversary
in true RGMC fashion, by not only
showing that “It” gets better, but that
it will, it has, and so have we! We will
celebrate National LGBT Pride Month
by singing in celebration of LGBT
victories during our existence. as we
sing songs of pride, empowerment,
and celebration, as well as of rainbows
and what’s on the other side.
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Lassos and Chaps and Spurs, Oh My!
Also taking place in the month of March was the second concert of our 20112012 concert cycle. We’re proud to say that the show went off without a hitch,
and the rootinest, tootinest singing cowboys in all of Rochester had a wild time!
Featuring dance numbers by the Rochettes including “Bad Things” (the theme from
the hit HBO series True Blood) by Jace Everett as well as numerous solo and ensemble
features, the RGMC performed selections made famous by such performers as Faith
Hill, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, Rascal Flatts, Patsy Cline, and k.d. lang, as well
as the film that introduced much of America to cowboy lovin’, Brokeback Mountain.
Thanks to all our fans, friends, and family who attended Lassos and Chaps and Spurs,
...Oh My!
photos by Nick Donovan and Amy Scolaro
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A heartfelt thank you to
our donors
The majority of operating funds for non-profit
organizations come from individuals. You are
important to the future of RGMC. Your tax-deductible
contribution helps pay the cost of concert production,
office management and future development. We
are grateful for your previous heartfelt gifts and
look forward to your continued support. The RGMC
would like to recognize those individuals who have
contributed financially during the past year.
photo by Brian Sprouse
Maestro
($1000 and over)
Jacqueline Archer
John Dash
Bob Foley and Mike Alvarez
Chuck Lundeen and John
Williams
John Owen
Edward T Schell III
Diva ($750 - $999)
Peter Elliott
Alan Van Camp and
Rob Anderson
Crooner ($500 - $749)
Elizabeth and Matt Alexander
H Darrell Lance
Jim Janssen and Carl Norcross
J David and Margo McCloskey
Todd Perkins and Mark Ritter
Terry Quataert
AH Stiller
Dr. Robert Strauss and
Jeffrey Greene
John Yavonditte and
Thom Hutchison
Patron ($250 -$499)
Barbara E Ames and
Nancy E Kennedy
Evelyn Bailey
Shirley Bowen and Tracy Perkins
David Clinton
Richard Connett
Douglas Deeley
Richard and Nancy Fitts
Randall Fulton and
Wayne Wichern
Norman L Horton
Gerard Ioannone
Linda Krehling
Dan Meyers and Jim Pugliese
Peter Nickles and James Lewis
Gregory Partridge and
Douglas Potter
Patricia and William Strauss
Sally and Jamie Whitbeck
Prima ($125 - $249)
Lon Baratz and Joseph Arena
Carolee A Conklin
Teresa and Anthony DiBenedetto
Giuseppi Erba and
Mark Pierzynski
Christine and Walter Fendley
Kevin J Frisch
James Hazen
Kris Hunt and Dee Miller
Robert and Elaine Jacobson
Gary Keleher and John McIntyre
Michael Kusovich and
Steven Brewer
Tim O Mains and
David P Gardner
Ron Matter
Christopher McCormack
Joan McCormack
H Winn McCray and
Robert Johnson
Glenn Nixon
Vera S Powley
The Rochester Rams
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Judy and Al Schwartz
David Skinner and David Knoll
Mark A Smith
Laurie and Mark Van Camp
Karen and Walter Von Kaenel
Charleen and Leeroy Williams
Marty Zuber
Friends of RGMC
(Under $125)
Anonymous
Eugen Baer
Agneta Borgstedt
Del and Marilyn Borer
John and Linda Clifford
Margaret Corbin
Dee Dee Corcimiglia and
Meredith Reiniger
In Honor of David and David,
Robin Cowdery
George Cunic
Melanie and
Deborah Deguid-May
Morey and Barb DeMay
J Ernest DuBois
Peter Fedele
Douglas Feldman
Todd Fogle
Marie France Etienne
Daniel Fry
Timothy Geen
Robert and Howard Green
John Griffith and
Charlene Sherwood
Paul Haney
In Honor of David and David,
Frank Hanzel
Michael Hardy
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Marjory Henninger
Steven Jarose and
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Lee and Pam Koon
Thomas Krolak
Dr, Ronald Kwasman
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Arlene Sherman
In honor of John Owen,
Dan and Pam McInerney
Thomas Menzel
Nina Miller and Christine Fritsch
Bud Minard
Pat Moran
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Raymond and Eleanor Newell
Bob Read and Tom Orsini
Millie Piccione
Richard and Shirley Quataert
Donald R Rogers
John Rutkowski and
Fr. John Andrews
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Eleanor Siegfried
Joseph Termotto
Ric Thomann
Mike Touhey and Ron Berry
Mario Trottier and
Marshall Simonsen
Gerald Unks
Naomi Van Camp
Cyril Waugh
RL Wilder
Beth and Roger Wilhelm
In Honor of David and David,
John Williams and
Chuck Lundeen
Nicholas Williams
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RGMC to Head to Denver in July 2012
by Dennis W. Rosenbaum
new, highly polished and exuberantly
joyful. Singers who are so inclined also
have the opportunity to sing in joint
choruses with singers from other GALA
choruses, an experience which helps
both in developing their musicianship,
and in making new friends. The
opportunity for RGMC to perform as a
chorus in front of an audience of other
GALA singers is a very special one, and
the memories of those performances
last a lifetime.
Photo by Brian Sprouse
If you read the program carefully
at an RGMC concert, you’ll notice
that the chorus is a proud member
of GALA Choruses. You may have
wondered exactly what that means.
Well, the Gay And Lesbian Association
(GALA) of Choruses is an umbrella
organization which provides support
to its member choruses to help them
develop artistically and professionally.
GALA does this by providing
administrative support when needed,
by holding leadership conferences and
singers’ weekends every year, and by
hosting an international festival for its
member choruses every four years. The
next festival will be held in Denver in
July 2012, and the RGMC will be in
attendance.
fixture at the next several festivals. The
chorus also attended festivals in Seattle
in 1989, Denver in 1992, Miami in
1996, San Jose in 2000, and
Montreal in 2004. RGMC chose not to
perform in the 2008 festival in Miami,
but a few members attended on their
own. RGMC is looking forward to
performing again in Denver in 2012.
GALA held its first festival, entitled
COAST (Come Out And Sing Together)
in 1983. Festivals were held every three
years up until 1992, when the timeline was widened to every four years.
Although a few members of RGMC
did attend the COAST festival in 1983,
the full chorus did not participate in a
festival until the second such gathering
in Minneapolis in 1986. Members
reported the experience to be an
exhilarating one, and RGMC became a
GALA festivals have historically
been one week long, although in
2012, the length will be shortened
to four and a half days to cut down
on expenses. Festivals provide a
wonderful opportunity to meet and
make friends with other LGBT singers
from around the globe, as well as an
excellent opportunity to travel either
to new or favorite locations. Singers
also have an opportunity to hear other
choruses, large and small, old and
I’ve been to three GALA festivals,
and I can only describe the experience
as magical. I have heard glorious music
performed by other choruses, some
of which has also been performed in
Rochester. I have worked with some
fine conductors and seen some beautiful
cities. I have formed some wonderful,
lasting friendships with people from
other GALA choruses. But perhaps
the crowning achievement for me was
having a piece of music that I wrote
performed in Montreal. Watching the
crowd’s enthusiastic reaction to the
piece grow when they realized that the
composer was present and on-stage was
a moment I’ll never forget. It’s also one
I hope to repeat.
As with any trip of this magnitude,
there will be costs associated with
attending the 2012 GALA Festival.
Travel, lodging, and registration costs
all add up, and the chorus will be
looking for ways to defray the cost for
some of its members. You can help
by contributing to the fund set up by
RGMC for this festival. Please consider
donating to help the RGMC’s members
experience the magic of a GALA
Festival. The chorus will reap benefits
that will be shared with its audience for
years to come.
Spring Fling Promised and Delivered a Fun-Filled Afternoon for Everyone.
Photo by Brian Sprouse
This year’s RGMC Annual
Fundraiser, Head Out on the Highway,
was held on Sunday, May 20th from
4-8 PM. Building on the success of our
recent spring fundraisers, this year’s
event was a festive party featuring
music, food, drinks, a silent auction,
special guests, performances from the
chorus, and so much more. We were
thrilled to hold our Spring Fling this
year at the eclectic ARTISANWorks.
We featured food donated by
area restaurants and caterers, the
piano stylings of Peter Nickles,
Michael Sacco, Ed Schell, and
John Williams, the jazz sounds of
KristenJazz Trio featuring Pat
Abbott, Kristen Shiner-McGuire,
and Barry Tee, and our very own
Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus singing
selections from our upcoming Road Trip!
We had a silent auction featuring
over thirty items, and, for the first
time ever, a live art auction of pieces
selected at the walk through two weeks
before and led by Louis Perticone,
ARTISANworks founder. We were
also thrilled to honor Assembly
member Harry B. Bronson for his
contributions to the LGBT community,
following previous honorees Tim
Tompkins (2011) and Lieutenant
Governor Robert J. Duffy (2010).
This great combination of food, friends,
fun and fabulous led to a wonderful
evening!
Although the Rochester Gay
Men’s Chorus is lucky enough to
have large, enthusiastic audiences at
all our concerts, no performing arts
organization can hope to make its
operating budgets through ticket sales
(we make just less than a third), and so
successful events like this are crucial
for us to continue serving you. Thanks
to the planning committee, especially
chair Jeffrey Greene, for the countless
hours spent putting this together. Jeffrey
and Devin Palmesano-Beach,
Kennan Beckstrand, Richard
Connett, Carole Diaz, Nick
Donovan, Kristen Kessler, Darrell
Killingsworth, Peter Nickles, Sam
Nicolosi, Dennis Pratt, Ed Schell,
Robert Strauss, Matt Ulakovic,
and our honorary chairperson,
Harry B. Bronson rounded out the
committee. We would like to extend a
special thank you to Adele Arberger,
Donna Beane, Jeff Bouvy, James
Campbell, John Elliott, David
Proctor, and Lynn Zicari for
their assistance as they served us all
evening long, to Personal Designs
Inc. for the floral arrangements,
and to Equal=Grounds, Hedonist
Artisan Chocolates, Madeline’s
Catering, Norton’s Pub, Salvatore’s
Old Fashioned Pizzeria, Tasteful
Connections, UNO Chicago Grill, and
Willie Jackson Catering for providing
food for us.
Thank you again in making this year’s
fundraising efforts a complete success!
See you at our concert June 16th!
Sincerely,
RGMC Board of Directors
RGMC Spring Fling Committee
Spring Fling 2011
All Photos by Brian Sprouse
RGMC Out on the Town
Northeast Regional Prides
In March, the RGMC showcased some of the amazing
talent Rochester has to offer for Northeast Regional Prides, a
division of InterPride which has been in existence since 1981.
The event held its annual conference in Rochester this year,
and we were filled with pride indeed at the opportunity to
close out the night by performing at the closing dinner. The
chorus performed songs from our last concert Lassos and Chaps
and Spurs, Oh My! including “Cowboy, Take Me Away,” by the
Dixie Chicks and “A Love that Will Never Grow Old,” by
Emmylou Harris.
Cruisin’ With Cupid
For a special Valentine’s Day treat, staffers at the RGMC
hosted a brand new gay male speed dating event at the
Flour City Diner this past February! Guests got to meet over
a dozen new Romeos and Casanovas during the two-hour
session. They enjoyed drinks as well as tasty delights from
Dollop Gourmet Cupcake Creations, and all proceeds from
the event went to benefit RGMC. We’re proud to say that
almost all of our guests found a match! If you are interested
in future LGBT speed dating events, contact the RGMC at
www.thergmc.org
Photo by Jeff Mills
Just Desserts
Geva Nextstage hosted two world-class artists in April.
Kathryn Cowdrick and Benton Hess of the Eastman
School of Music were welcomed to Geva’s theatre for a
performance of Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit. Local professionals
also performed as well including our own artistic director,
Dr. Robert Strauss! Those in attendance delighted in
an opportunity to mingle with the artists, enjoyed a glass
of wine, and bid on baked goods from The Baking Bear,
Delish Bakery, and Savoia Pastry Shoppe, among many
other wonderful prizes. Proceeds of the performance
benefited the RGMC.
Jewish Community Center Event
The RGMC is honored to have performed at the JCC’s
exhibit, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933–1945 at the
opening of the exhibit on May 24. The exhibit, focusing on
the atrocities committed specifically against homosexuals
during the holocaust, is a part of the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum and travels across the country throughout
the year. At the event, the RGMC performed: “Make
Them Hear You” from RAGTIME by Stephen Flaherty &
Lynn Ahrens (arr. Jeff Funk), “To Love and To Be Loved”
by Wayne Chadwick (arr. Ken Surley), and “Color Out
of Colorado” by Dick Gallagher & Mark Waldrop (arr.
Larry Moore). The RGMC humbly thanks the JCC for the
opportunity to have been a part of such a meaningful and
important historical exhibit.
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Parade and Picnic
The RGMC will proudly kick off its 30th “birthday” by participating in
Rochester Pride 2012. We are eager to get the party started by participating in
both the Parade (July 14th) and Picnic (July 15th). The theme this year, as voted
on by the Rochester Gay Alliance, is “Pride Power: Super Heroes.” Whatever
will we do? As always, that will remain top secret until the parade, but we hope
that you will make plans to come out and support the event (and cheer most
loudly for us of course)! We would also like to invite you to stop by and see us at
the picnic. Last year, as you may remember, the RGMC won the Community
Award in the parade and won 3rd place as “Proudest Picnic Site.” We were glad
to accept the award and completely elated to have won! This year we plan on
pumping up the pride even more at both events. We hope to see you there!