The Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus
Artistic Director: Timothy Accurso
Pianist: Sadee Xu
Percussion: Jon Nathan
Bass: Liam Ronarch
Tenor 1:
Paul Christodoulou
A.J. Rawls
Ryyn Shumacher
CJ Smith
Kai Tilley
Tenor 2:
Cedar Brown
Patrick Carpenter
Ryder Christ
Kevin Doyle
Karl Johannsen
Bryan Latchford
Joseph Martorano
Abel Urquico
Baritone:
Marc Becker
Dana Campagna
Nick Duggan
Steven Gantenbein
Brett Garrett
Owen Hansen
Harrison Marshall
Phillip Prinz
Bass:
Ricky Barajas
Omar Dominguez
Ki Ip
Chax Richter
Rich Sander
Seth Taylor
Board of Directors
A.J. Rawls (President)
Seth Taylor (Vice President)
Patrick Carpenter (Secretary)
Joseph Martorano (Treasurer)
Ricky Barajas
Ryder Christ
Rich Sander
Note from the Director
Dear Patrons,
I’d like to thank you all for being here tonight and supporting the Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus in our spring concert “Royal Family.” I was so energized by the full house and abundance of love after our winter concert, and I knew going into the spring that I wanted to push our limits and make our concert a celebration. A pillar of gay culture is Diva worship and this sparked my idea for this concert. To be named the King, Queen, Prince, or Princess of a whole genre of music is no small feat, these artists embody power, confidence, originality, resilience, and so much more. Royalty can serve as an ideal, and I think that the qualities of these great artists are worth emulating. I’d like to dedicate tonight’s concert to drag performers here in Santa Barbara and across our country as they are experiencing so much discrimination and hate, and as our community continues to fight for our rights. Even right here in our home, we are seeing protests against drag events and pride festivals. Your support here tonight means so much and I hope that we can all choose love over ignorance, love over fear, and LOVE over hate.
With my love and thanks,
Timothy Accurso
Artistic Director
The Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus as SBGMC Inc. was incorporated on October 24, 2021 as a Public Benefit Corporation in the State of California. The Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
DANCING QUEEN
“ABBA”
Words and Music by Benny Andersson, Björn Alvaeus, and Stig Anderson
Arranged by David Maddux
RESPECT
“ARETHA FRANKLIN”
Words and Music by Otis Redding
Arranged by Stephen Smith
BURNING LOVE
“ELVIS PRESLEY”
Words and Music by Dennis Linde
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
CRY ME A RIVER
“ELLA FITZGERALD”
Words and Music by Arthur Hamilton
Arranged by Jay Althouse
Soloist: Kevin Doyle
TOXIC
“BRITNEY SPEARS”
Words and music by Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonbak, Christian Karlsson, and Cathy Dennis
Arranged by Tim Sarsany
Soloist: Kai Tilley, synth
SOMEBODY TO LOVE
“QUEEN”
Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Arranged by Philip Lawson
JOLENE
“DOLLY PARTON”
Words and Music by Dolly Parton
Arranged by Tim Sarsany
LOVE ON TOP
“BEYONCÉ”
Words and Music by Beyoncé Knowles, Tearius Nash, and Shea Taylor
Arranged by Steve Milloy
Soloists: Seth Taylor, Ki Ip, Ryder Christ
FROM THIS MOMENT ON
“SHANIA TWAIN”
Words and Music by Shania Twain and Robert John Lange
Arranged by Pakk Hui
I WOULD DIE 4 U
“PRINCE”
Words and Music by Prince
Arranged by Tim Sarsany
Soloist: Karl Johannsen, synth
MAN IN THE MIRROR
“MICHAEL JACKSON”
Words and Music by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
Soloist: Ryyn Schumacher
MY HEART WILL GO ON
“CELINE DION”
Words and Music by Will Jennings and James Horner
Arranged by Craig James
LAST DANCE
“DONNA SUMMER”
Words and Music by Paul Jabrara
Arranged by Steve Milloy
Soloist: Omar Dominguez
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE
“BOB DYLAN”
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Arranged by Ian Assersohn
BORN THIS WAY
“LADY GAGA”
Words and Music by Fernando Garibay, Stefani Germanotta, Paul Blair, and Jeppe Laursen
Arranged by Chris Fossey
Choreography: Rich Sander
If you are interested in joining the Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus, please let us know! Our next concert season will begin in September.
Rehearsals are scheduled for Monday evenings from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Barbara located at 305 E Anapamu St. No audition necessary. The Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus is open to any and everyone who would like to join as long as their voice can hit notes in the bass to tenor vocal range.
Thank You for Your Support!
We would like to recognize and thank our sponsors. Their generosity makes these concerts possible. Please click on their logos to learn more about each sponsor!
Funding support was provided by the Arts Making Impact Grant Program, a partnership between the Santa Barbara Bowl and the County Arts Commission.
