.SFGMC has survived two major pandemics since its founding in 1978 — first with HIV/AIDS, which claimed the lives of more than 300 of its members, and now with COVID. Now, the group’s lush sonority is set to return to Davies Hall.
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus performs “Passion” at Davies Symphony Hall on April 1, 2015.
“The real challenge to a choir is you need to sing together, and with all of the technology we have there is no platform that allows choruses to sing together and hear each other,” said SFGMC artistic director Tim Seelig. “If you’ve ever been in a group and tried to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ on Zoom, it is unbelievably bad — there is delay and you can’t sing on Zoom — so you really cut out all rehearsals.
Indeed, themes of social justice are at the heart of “Songs of the Phoenix,” whose uplifting name also alludes to the mythical bird that graces the flag of The City of San Francisco. Thirteen composers and lyricists from various backgrounds contributed 10 songs to the song cycle that was curated by Tony Award-nominated Broadway composer Andrew Lippa and produced by Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen , and they recount stories of hardship, rebirth and victory.
The timing of George Floyd’s tragic death in the midst of a pandemic generated a feeling of hopelessness and sadness for Kwamé, but also sparked a sense of hope that is central to “Song of Tomorrow.” SFGMC will also stage a 10th anniversary performance of thrice Academy Award and four-time Grammy Award winner Stephen Schwartz’s “Testimony.” The performance of that work, which was inspired by the “It Gets Better Project,” will come on the heels of enactment of an LGBTQ+-shaming “Don’t Say Gay” law in Florida.
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