
The Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco met for its first rehearsal on January 23, 1980 at Everett Middle School, performed for the first time on May 17 that same year, and produced its first full-length concert less than 10 months after that first meeting. The rest, as they say, is history...
This page presents the concerts, performances, and other significant events chronologically starting with the most recent. The camera icons take you to galleries of images, if any, associated with the events. For a narrative of LGCSF's history, please see the History page.
We have some gaps in our history. If you have additional information on any events listed here or know of events not listed, please send e-mail to manager@lgcsf.org.
| LGCSF Does It Again: The BEST of LGCSF! | Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 2008 Theatre Rhinoceros |
Special Spring Concert |
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| Love Bites, My Dog Bites, And My Pickup Truck Won't Start | February 7, 8 & 9 and February 14, 15 & 16, 2008 |
The 5th Annual Anti-Love Cabaret! |
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| Home Before the Holidays |
Monday, December 24, 2007, 9PM Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
Special Guests of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus | ||||
| Christmas Eve Luncheon for people with AIDS and their Families | Monday, December 24, 2007, afternoon | Outreach concert |
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| Christmas Crap-Array |
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 20, 21, 22, 2007, EXIT Theatre | A twisted adult cabaret of clever and irreverent offerings | ||||
| Modesto Outreach | Saturday, December 2, 2007 | with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus |
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| Autumnal OUTing featuring "Trial By Jury" | Friday-Saturday, October 26-27 and Friday-Saturday, November 2-3, 2007, on the Main Stage at Theatre Rhinoceros | A unique double-bill showcasing LGCSF’s crowd-pleasing cabaret-style song selections with the Gilbert & Sullivan classical operetta, “Trial By Jury”. |
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| Pride 2007: Here's Where I Stand - The 29th Annual Pride Concert | Thursday, June 21 & Friday, June 22, 2007, First Unitarian Church | LGCSF, joined by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the Lesbian Gay Freedom Band, presented PRIDE 2007: Here's Where I Stand With Special Guests GLAM Youth Choir |
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| Love Bites the Hand that Feeds It | Friday and Saturday |
Our Annual Anti-love Cabaret features emcee Carolyn Eidson | ||||
| Home Before the Holidays |
Sunday, December 24, 9PM Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
Special Guests of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus | ||||
| Holiday Fundraiser at "Under One Roof" | Friday December 8, 5:30-8:30PM 549 Castro Street |
The chorus caroled while patrons enjoyed drinks and wine, and discovered unique gifts for giving. |
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| Special Performance for the Gladstone Institute |
Thursday, November 30, 6:30pm | Special performance commemorating World Aids Day | ||||
| Modesto Outreach | Saturday, December 2 | with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus |
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| Fall Concert: Turn the World Around | Friday and Saturday, November 3 and 4, 2006, at 8 p.m., St. Aidan's Episcopal Church | "Turn the World Around" featured music from across several continents and countries - China, Canada, Argentina,and England, such as "Dance to Thy Daddy," "Geographical Fugue," "Diu Diu Deng", and "Salmo 150" |
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| GALA Choruses Festival Showcase Concert | October 14 |
6 GALA choruses attended workshops throughout the day, and in the evening presented a showcase. Click here to see pictures of LGCSF along with other choruses, including GLAM. |
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| Summer choral concert | August 8, 7:30 pm |
Local choruses, including the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco,
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, and GLAM Youth Choir, performed in concert with visitors from Australia -
award-winning Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir, www.sglc.org |
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| Chicago Gay Games VII | Chicago IL July 14 - 22 |
Performed as part of Choral Concerts - Opening Ceremonies, various midweek events, and Closing Ceremonies. Performed "Group Therapy" at the Raven Theatre. |
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| Pride 2006: We Are What We Are | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts June 23 |
LGCSF, joined by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the Lesbian Gay Freedom Band, presented PRIDE 2006: We Are What We Are.
With Special Guests: Candye Kane, Glam Youth Choir, and the Golden Gate Men's Chorus |
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| Love Bites...And Leaves a Mark | LGBT Center February 10 & 11 |
LGCSF performed it's annual anti-Valentine's Day caberet. As always, this very adult, riotous evening was a smash hit! Watch a video of the performance of "Stacy's Mom" here. | ||||
| Transfer Holiday Party | Transfer Bar December 18 |
Chorus members celebrate the holiday spirit at the Transfer Bar. | |||||
| Night Falls Singing | First Unitarian Universalist Church December 6 |
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| Beer Booth | Folsom Street Fair September 28 |
Chorus members rose to the occasion once again to staff a beer booth at this annual leather-community street fair. One of the major annual fundraisers, the beer booth is also a busy and enjoyable day. | |||||
| Fall Cabaret | LGBT Community Center September 20 |
LGCSF presented our annual Fall Cabaret with emcee, Jared Fortunato, and special musical guests, Lets Do It! | |||||
| AIDS Walk SF | San Francisco July 20 |
Members of LGCSF teamed up with employees and patrons of our neighborhood haunt, The Transfer Bar, for the second time for AIDS Walk 2003. Along with friends and partners, the team of 30 raised nearly $8,000 for AIDS research and support programs in the Bay Area. | |||||
| Magnet Kick-off | Magnet Health Center www.magnetsf.org July 4 |
LGCSF peformed at the grand opening of the new Magnet Health Center in the Castro on July 4. Along with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence the Chorus helped this free men’s health center kick-off their programs. | |||||
| Freedom Day Parade | San Francisco June 29 |
LGCSF joined hundreds of others carrying the Rainbow Flag in the 2003 Pride Parade in San Francisco. The Rainbow Flag and LGCSF, along with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the Lesbian & Gay Freedom Band of San Francisco were celebrating their 25th year in 2003. | |||||
| Domestic Partners Ceremony |
San Francisco City Hall June 28 |
Christian Bohm of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus conducted members of LGCSF and SFGMC at the annual Domestic Partner's Ceremony at San Francisco City Hall. Over 60 couples exchanged vows, including LGCSF and SFGMC Artistic Directors & Conductors Stephanie Lynne Smith and Dr. Kathleen McGuire. | |||||
| Oliver Button Is A Sissy | Mission High School June 27 |
Tony Winning actor and television star B.D. Wong (Oz, Law & Order: SVU) was the guest of honor at the 25th Annual Pride Concert. LGCSF and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus presented the musical Oliver Button is A Sissy. Wong read the role of the narrator, and the Lesbian & Gay Freedom Band also appeared as guests. | |||||
| Geezer's Ball | Unitarian Universalist June 15 |
LGCSF performed at the Geezer's Ball, a program of Stop AIDS. | |||||
| SFNOW/MECA Meeting | Unitarian Universalist June 10 |
LGCSF performed at a meeting of the San Francisco National Organization of Women (SFNOW) and Marriage Equality California (MECA). | |||||
| Hope | Unitarian Universalist May 10/11 |
LGCSF performed an eclectic mix of songs of freedom, hope and inspiration. In addition to songs by the full Chorus, this concert featured solos, duets and small ensembles of Chorus members. | |||||
| Role Playing | Cafe du Nord March 8 |
LGCSF produced another smash hit with Role Playing, a cabaret show at Cafe du Nord. This one-night, sell-out show featured the full chorus in a few numbers, with solos, duets, and small groups rounding out the program. | |||||
| Stand for Africa | Bethel AME Church February 8 |
LGCSF sang at Stand For Africa, a campaign of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America World Hunger program benefitting churches in Africa that work to build peace and overcome AIDS/HIV and hunger. | |||||
| Christmas Eve with SFGMC |
Castro Theater December 24 |
For the second year in a row, LGCSF appeared as guests of the
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus for their 13th Annual Home for the Holidays
concert at the Castro Theater on Christmas Eve. |
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| Pier 39 Tree Lighting | Pier 39 November 24 |
LGCSF was delighted to entertain the crowds at Pier 39 on November 24 for the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. The performances also included a number of local entertainers. | ||||
| Fall Concert | St. Francis Lutheran Church October 18 & 19 |
This was the first concert conducted by our new Artistic Director, the talented Stephanie Lynne Smith, and also the first accompanied by the equally talented Vincent Peterson. | ||||
| Singin' for Our Supper | Metropolitan Community Church October 5 |
LGCSF and SFGMC jointly produced this workshop and concert featuring gay and lesbian choruses from around the Bay Area. The event raised over $4,000 for the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses). | ||||
| Beer Booth | Folsom Street Fair October 1 |
Chorus members rose to the occasion once again to staff a beer booth at this annual leather-community street fair. One of the major annual fundraisers, the beer booth is also a busy and enjoyable day. | ||||
| Full Moon Full of Love |
Cafe du Nord September 21 & 22 |
LGCSF presented our Fall Cabaret at Cafe du Nord on September 21 and 22. Proceeds, including those from our silent auction, went to our Australia contingent at the Gay Games in Sydney. | ||||
| AIDS Walk/SF | Golden Gate Park July 21 |
LGCSF teamed up with The Transfer bar to walk for AIDS. Proceeds from AIDS Walk SF benefit many organizations in and around San Francisco. The team raised over $5,000, making us the top fundraiser of gay/lesbian organizations who had teams at this year's Walk. |
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| Twenty-fourth Annual Pride Concert |
Everett Middle School June 28 |
Joint concert with SFGMC with musical guests, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band. Special guests, Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey, Queer As Folk) and Sir Ian McKellan (Gods & Monsters, Lord of the Rings, etc.) appeared as well. | ||||
| Promise of Living | St. Francis Lutheran Church March 23/24 |
LGCSF saluted American composers and Twentieth Century innovators, leaders, and common people who have inspired our community to be strong and make a difference. Featured the music of Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Fats Waller, and others. Opus Q, the East Bay Men's Chorale, appeared as musical guests. | ||||
| Afterglow A Castro Cabaret |
Cafe du Nord February 22/23 |
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| Winter Choral Celebration | ||||||
| Love Notes | ||||||
| Twenty-first Annual Pride Concert |
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| Twentieth Annual Pride Concert |
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| Spice It Up | Cowell Theater Fort Mason March 13/14 |
Carmina Burana, Trente Morant with guests: Jill Togawa of Purple Moon Dance Project, Jackeline Rago of Crosspulse, and Jonnie Pekelny | ||||
| Love Is In The Air |
Metropolitan Community Church November 14/15 |
Trente Morant | ||||
| Nineteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| Opera Grand And Not So Grand |
November 1/2 | |||||
| Eighteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| A Tribute To The Music Of Elton John |
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| Fall Concert | November 3/4 | Music by women composers | ||||
| Seventeenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| A Grand Night For Singing |
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| It's About Music! | ||||||
| Sixteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| It's About Love! | ||||||
| Fall Concert | Lesbian and gay composers | |||||
| Fifteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| Community Appearance | Pacific Telesis June 18 |
Pacific Telesis Gay Employees function | ||||
| Fantasies: Fairy Tales Can Come True |
March 5/6 | |||||
| Holiday Issues | ||||||
| Classics of Nature | ||||||
| Fourteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| Five Years of Madness |
May 1/2 | |||||
| A Not So Silent Night |
With Winds of Freedom | |||||
| Bobby Sox To Beatles |
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| Thirteenth Annual Pride Concert |
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| Songstream | March 22/23 | Music by American composers | ||||
| PWA Christmas Eve Dinner | December 24 | |||||
| Fundraiser | Eagle December 23 |
Beer Bust at the Eagle | ||||
| San Francisco Airport | December 21 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Peter Claver House | December 18 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center December 16 |
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| Men's Exchange | December 15 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Holiday Performance | December 13/14 | Performance with SFGMC | ||||
| Tree Lighting | San Francisco AIDS Foundation December 8 |
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| BAPHR Holiday Party | December 2 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Josie's Cabaret November 25 |
Performance by Menage | |||||
| R. Kassman Opening | November 12 | |||||
| Radio Daze Selections | Laguna Honda Hospital October 27 |
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| Radio Daze | Cowell Theater (Fort Mason) September 28/29 |
Third performance in San Jose on October 13 | ||||
| Fundraiser | Castro Street Fair September 23 |
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| Fundraiser | Folsom Street Fair September 23 |
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| Community Performance | Senior Citizen Center July 7 |
Performance by Menage | ||||
| Pride Parade and Booth | San Francisco June 24 |
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| Twelfth Annual Pride Concert |
June 22 | Tenth anniversary concert, with San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and GLFB | ||||
| Fundraiser | The Castro June 1 |
Castro Stroll | ||||
| Plush Room May 18 |
Performance by Menage | |||||
| San Francisco State University April 24 |
Performance by Menage | |||||
| Brahms and Bernstein | Old First Unitarian April 20 |
Second performance at First Unitarian Church in Oakland | ||||
| Fundraiser | Eagle April 8 |
Beer Bust at the Eagle | ||||
| STBS Opening | March 5 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Men In Love | January 11 | Performance by Menage | ||||
| Eighth Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| LGCSF Goes To Broadway |
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| GALA Choruses Festival III |
Seattle | |||||
| Eleventh Annual Pride Concert |
Northern California GALA Preview Concert | |||||
| Our Own Kind of Music |
Lesbian/gay composers | |||||
| Steppin' Out | Plush Room | Menage | ||||
| You and the Night and the Music |
Cabaret benefitting the Chorus. | |||||
| Community Appearance | Fundraiser | Benefit for Food For Thought, the Sonoma County AIDS Task Force in Guerneville | ||||
| Seventh Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| LGCSF Goes To The Movies |
Palace of Fine Arts Theater October 9 |
In memory of friends and in support of those living with AIDS | ||||
| Tenth Annual Pride Concert |
First Congrational Church |
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| A Touch of Class |
Faure Requium and Mozart | |||||
| Holiday Concert | St. Francis Lutheran Church December |
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| LGCSF Rides Again | November 21 | Country & Western | ||||
| Ninth Annual Pride Concert |
First Congrational Church |
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| In Memory of Friends |
April 9 | |||||
| Community Appearance |
Memorial service for Tom Waddell | |||||
| Sixth Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| Closing Ceremonies Gay Games II |
August | |||||
| 22 on the Red | Guest performers | |||||
| Stop AIDS Fundraiser |
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| Inaugural Concert Gay Games II |
August | |||||
| Eighth Annual Pride Concert |
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| This Is Our Country |
March 5/6 | |||||
| Candlelight Memorial March |
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| Seventh Annual Pride Concert |
Guest conductor, Bill Ganz | |||||
| Community Appearance |
Gay Father's Holiday Party | |||||
| Lullabye of Broadway | Hollywood Canteen November 10 |
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| Fifth Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| Sixth Annual Pride Concert |
Grace Cathedral | |||||
| Community Appearance |
San Francisco General Hospital AIDS Ward |
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| Community Appearance |
Memorial Service for Jon Sims |
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| Community Appearance |
Canteen | Guest of the GLFB | ||||
| Fundraiser | Fannie's Cabaret | |||||
| Fourth Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | Introducing Matt O'Grady as the Artistic Conductor. | ||||
| Fifth Annual Gay Musical Celebration |
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| Sound Waves | Trinity Episcopal Church May 21/22 |
Benefitting K.S./AIDS Foundation, Operation Concern and The Pacific Center; second performance in Oakland on May 22 | ||||
| Third Annual Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| Harmonic Harvest | ||||||
| GALA Marathon Gay Games |
Testament of Freedom | |||||
| Fourth Annual Gay Musical Celebration |
Civic Center | |||||
| Love Songs | Albion Hall | |||||
| Romance and Rhythm | First Unitarian Church |
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| Now Sing Again With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| Musical Fun and Games | November | |||||
| Sing! Rhythm of Life |
October | |||||
| Third Annual Gay Musical Celebration |
Davies Symphony Hall | |||||
| Our Time and Place | Spring Concert | |||||
| Now Sing With Hearts Aglow |
December | |||||
| Holiday Caroling | December | |||||
| UC Berkeley | UC Berkeley Gay Awareness Week | |||||
| Together in Harmony | Mission High School Auditorium September 27 |
LGCSF presented its first full-length concert under the direction of Robin Kay with just over 100 singers on the roster. Our two small ensembles, Vocal Minority and the Chamber Chorus, performed as well. | ||||
| Marched in Parade | Freedom Day Parade June 29 |
We sang as we marched down Market Street, "Together in Harmony" stiched on our banner. That title was to become a de facto slogan for us as well as the title for our first concert and our first CD recording. | ||||
| Second Annual Gay Musical Celebration |
Grace Cathedral June 27 |
LGCSF performed in this joint production. | ||||
| First Performance | Grace Cathedral May 17 |
LGCSF performed in public for the first time in conjunction with Lambda Pro Musica Orchestra. | ||||
| First Rehearsal | Everett Middle School January 23 |
LGCSF met for its first rehearsal. The chorus began life as a member of Golden Gate Performing Arts. | ||||