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Concert Archives

This history is a work in progress; as with many community organizations, the details tend to get lost over time, and we're attempting to reconstruct them from fading memories, old programs, flyers, and so on. We feel that it's important for you--our patrons, volunteers, and singing members, past, present, and future--to see where we've been and where we're going. We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane, and that you're as excited as we are about the future that it foretells.

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Date Title Location City Notes
2008
March 13-14 HeartSong Le Petit Trianon San Jose Music that spans the globe and the centuries.
2007
December 7-8 WinterSong Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Revisiting favorites from our 25-year history.
June 22-23 PrideSong: ExtrABBAganza! McAfee Performing Arts & Lecture Center, Saratoga High School Saratoga We loved this music so much in 2002, that we decided to perform it again, with all-new choreography by Kristina Overcashier!
March 23-24 HeartSong March 10-11 San Jose Stage Company
2006
December 15-16 WinterSong Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Featuring Mark Riese's Christmas Trilogy and other holiday favorites.
June 16-17 PrideSong Le Petit Trianon San Jose Celebrating gay pride and international pride.
March 10-11 Diva San Jose Stage Company San Jose Featuring guest artists Kristin Genis-Lund, Denise Owen, Kristina Overcashier, Drag Queen extraordinaire Lucy Manhattan, and up-and-coming Diva, Jennifer England.
2005
December 16-17 A Splash of Christmas Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Featuring Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabyes and one-act holiday show with music by David Maddux
June 16-17 Let Music Live Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Our spectacular joint concert with The Choral Project
March 19-20 Midler, Manilow, and Men ... Oh My! San Jose Stage Company San Jose Featuring the music of Bette Midler and Barry Manilow
2004
December 17-18 Home for the Holidays Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Carols and holiday tunes, festive seasonal favorites from poignant to humorous
June 4-5 One World, One Voice Le Petit Trianon San Jose Joint concert with the Rainbow Women's Chorus, featuring music from around the world.
March 4-5 Cabaret Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA Second Stage) Mountain View With special guest, Elsa Carmona
2003
December 19-20 Winter Wonderland Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Introducing our new director, Daniel Hughes, and featuring Biebl's Angelus Domini.
July 18-19 Freedom Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Our 20th Anniversary Celebration and our final concert with longtime director Buddy Symes.
March 28-29 Standing Ovations Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Our cabaret tribute to beloved Broadway shows, featuring our special guest entertainer Kitty Ultra Sound.
2002
December 20-22 Holiday Magic Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Featuring Orphie in the Underworld, an operetta in one act arranged by SVGMC member Sherwood Dudley and based on the works of Offenbach.
July 19-21 ExtrABBAganza! Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View All Abba, all the time!
2001
December 13-14 Making Spirits Bright Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) Mountain View Joint performance with the Rainbow Women's Chorus
May 5-6 Made In America San Jose Woman's Club San Jose Our tribute to American composers.
2000
December 8-10 Journey of a Lifetime SJSU Theater San Jose  
June ?? GALA Festival 2000 Preview   San Jose Most of the works we performed at this concert are featured on our CD, svgmc.org.
1999
December 5/6 ĄGloria! Mexican Cultural Heritage Plaza Theater San Jose Guest artist, Christina Major, principal soprano for Opera San Jose
July 31
August 1		 The Magic Of Music San Jose Repertory Theater San Jose Disney classics and more, with guest artists, the Rainbow Women's Chorus
April 5/6 Some Enchanted Evening San Jose Repertory Theater San Jose The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein
1998
December 4/5/6 Nutcracker (Men in Tights)! San Jose State University Theater San Jose California Assemblyman Mike Honda personally presented the chorus with a statement of support.
July 31
August 1		 We Are Family San Jose Repertory Theater San Jose Popular music of the 1970's
March 27-29 Circle of Love Le Petit Trianon San Jose This concert was dedicated to the memory Mark Chapa, long-time member and singer with SVGMC. See the Fifth Section.
1997
December 6-7 Christmas Fantasies Louis B. Mayer Theater, Santa Clara University Santa Clara Guest artist Chad Runyon; emcee Tammy Nelson
June 22 Prayers for Bobby San Jose Center for Performing Arts San Jose Francine Lancaster, Rainbow Women's Chorus Guest Appearance: Joan Van Ark
March 22/23 Celebrate Broadway! Le Petit Trianon San Jose  
1996
December 14/15 Celebrate the Season! Le Petit Trianon San Jose  
 July 12 GALA Choruses Festival V Tampa Performing Arts Center Tampa, FL Appeared as guests of New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus for their festival performance of Prayers for Bobby
July 11 GALA Choruses Festival V Tampa Performing Arts Center Tampa, FL Guest artist Linda Tillery
June 8 13th Annual Gay Pride Concert Le Petit Trianon San Jose Guest artists Golden Gate Men's Chorus, Bophadem
March 9/10 Life's a Cabaret Le Petit Trianon San Jose Guest artists Linda Tillery, Sheri Ware, Rod Brown
1995
December 9/10 Hallelujah! Le Petit Trianon San Jose Guest artist Lauren Carley
June 10 United We Stand Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church San Jose  
February 18/19 I Hear Music! Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Guest artist Linda Tillery
1994
October 15/16 The Big Valley Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose First concert with Buddy Symes directing
March or April   Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Final concert with Lynne McLaughlin directing
1993
December   Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
November Fred Small in Concert Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
June 19 10 Years of Pride Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
March 20/27 Classic Memories Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Guest Artists, Menage, the small ensemble of the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco. 
January Flirtations in Concert San Jose State University Student Union San Jose Next to last public appearance for Michael Callen
1992
December 19 A Season for Lovers Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
June 30 GALA Choruses Festival IV Denver Performing Arts Center Denver, CO SVGMC presented "Reader's Digest Condensed" version of Heels.
June 26 Northern California Choruses ? Church San Francisco Joint concert with San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Chorus, Golden Gate Men's Chorus.
June 6 Love, Hope, Pride Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Guest artist, Rebecca Maggi 
March 13/21 Heels Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose First concert with accompanist Doug McGrath
1991

November 9/10

 An Evening of American Music First Christian Church San Jose Joint concert with Sacramento Men's Chorus. Final concert with accompanist Chris Winkler.

November 2/3

 An Evening of American Music   Sacramento Joint concert with Sacramento Men's Chorus.
June 7/8 Singing Together in Pride Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
March 16 Flaming Saddles or...
The Land of the Gay Caballeros
(A Musical Melodrama)		 Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Standing-room only
1990
December 8 Bells Across the Snow Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
June 9 Do You Hear the People Sing Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose  
February 16/17 All The Things You Are--A Valentine Follies Congrational Community Church Sunnyvale  
1989
December 2 Ringing in the Holidays First United Methodist Church Santa Cruz Appeared as guests of the Santa Cruz Men's Chorus
November 18 A Little of This and Some of That Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose Guest artists Santa Cruz Men's Chorus
June 2-8  GALA Chorus Festival III   Seattle, WA Mini-appearance as part of GALA Choruses Festival III
May 20 Reflections--an Evening of Remembering Metropolitan Community Church San Jose  
1988
December 17 Christmas From the Heart Grace Baptist Church San Jose Program cover design became logo.
October 28
November 4		 Broadway! Nice and Easy Billy DeFrank Center San Jose  
June 18 You and Me Together Again   San Jose First known concert as Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.
1987
June 20 That Kinda Love   San Jose  
February 22 Dinner Concert The Landing San Jose Spaghetti dinner and performance
1985
December 8 Winter Showcase Los Gatos Academy of Dance Los Gatos Segment of concert sponsored by the Arts Council of Gay & Lesbian San Jose
June 15     Berkeley Appeared as guests of the Temescal Men's Chorus
June 27 Liedermann in Concert San Jose State University Music Building Concert Hall San Jose Guests artists Temescal Men's Chorus (of Berkeley)
June 28  San Francisco Pride Concert Mission High School San Francisco One of several choruses performing in a joint pride concert.
1984
June 16 Never Let Go Of Your Dream Grand Ballroom
Student Union Building
San Jose State University		 San Jose Segment of concert sponsored by the Arts Council of Gay & Lesbian San Jose