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After a decade as Artistic Director & Conductor, San Francisco Gay Men s Chorus announced that Dr. Tim Seelig will retire at the end of the chorus 44th season in 2022. A committee led by Paul Saccone and Maren Amdal will formally launch the search for SFGMC s next Artistic Director on August 1. As I look back over the last decade with the chorus, the milestones are humbling, said Seelig in a press statement. The chorus has been able to honor its commitment to music and mission. The music, new and old, has been glorious. The mission continues to stand as a beacon guiding this chorus through what is now 43 years. For me, the successes of these 10 seasons with SFGMC are not counted in numbers of singers or dollars, but in the lives and hearts moved by the music we have made together. ....
What happens when the SF Gay Men s Chorus tours the Deep South Nadja Sayej FacebookTwitterEmail In the documentary Gay Chorus Deep South, the San Francisco Gay Men s Chorus embarks on an unlikely tour in search of national unity.Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is a local legend. Founded by LGBT activist and musician Jon Reed Sims in 1978, it’s not only one of the world’s largest choruses (today they have more than 300 singers), they’re credited for helping create the LGBT choral movement. Now, the group are the subject of a new documentary called “Gay Chorus Deep South,” which debuts on Dec. 20 on Pop, Logo and Pluto TV (they’re also taking their annual Christmas show online this year, streaming as part of the annual Broadway on Demand concert on Christmas Eve). ....