{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |name = Queer Chorus of San Francisco |image = |background = classical_ensemble |alias = QCSF |origin = San Francisco, California, United States |instrument = ''ca.'' 35 voices |genre = Broadway, choral, classical, jazz, popular |occupation = Choir |years_active = 1980-present |label = |associated_acts = |website = [http://qcsf.org qcsf.org] |current_members = '''Artistic and Music Director'''<br>Michael Kerschner}}
The '''Queer Chorus of San Francisco''' ('''QCSF''') was founded in 1980<ref name="ahlquist">{{cite book|editor1-last=Ahlquist|editor1-first=Karen|title=Chorus and Community, Volume 2|date=2006|publisher=University of Illinois Press|page=251|isbn=9780252072840|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DEEkVg6YPtcC&dq=lesbian%2Fgay+chorus+of+san+francisco&pg=PA251}}</ref> by Jon Reed Sims (1947–1984).<ref name="jonsims-about">{{cite web|title=About Jon Sims|url=http://www.jsef.org/about-jon-sims|website=Jon Sims Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>Sims also founded the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.</ref> Initially known as the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Men’s Community Chorus, it was the world's first choral organization to use both "lesbian" and "gay" in its name,<ref name="bronner">{{cite book|last1=Bronner|first1=Simon J.|title=Encyclopedia of American Folklife|date=March 4, 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317471950|page=484|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FvjqBgAAQBAJ&dq=lesbian%2Fgay+chorus+of+san+francisco&pg=PA484}}</ref> Within a few years, the chorus changed its name to Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco (LGCSF). In March 2022, by a vote of its membership, the group changed its name to "The Queer Chorus of San Francisco".<ref name="qcsf-31may2022">{{cite web |title=We've become the queer chorus of san francisco |url=https://www.qcsf.org/blog/weve-become-the-queer-chorus-of-san-francisco |website=Queer Chorus of San Francisco |access-date=March 29, 2023 |date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
The Queer Chorus of San Francisco is dedicated to building and enriching its communities through the universal language of music.
==Selected concerts== *''BrokeBACH Mountain'', November 18 and 19, 2011, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA *''A Shameless Show of Holiday Shite'', December 18 and 19, 2011, Martuni's Piano Bar, San Francisco, CA *''Love Bites, and so did the 80s'', February 10, 11, and 12, 2012, Missional Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA *''World Premiere: Harvey Milk: A Cantata'', text by Harvey Milk, music composed by Jack Curtis Dubowsky, April 27, 2012, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA *''34th Annual Pride Concert: Harvey Milk: A Cantata'', June 22, 2012, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA *''35th Annual Pride Concert: Ripped From The Headlines! Music Celebrating LGBT Stories'', June 22, 2013, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA *''We Celebrate!'', November 16, 2013, First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, CA *''Swing Break'', April 11 and 12, 2014, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
==Music directors== *Robin Kay (1980) *Pat Parr *Trent Morant *Michael Carlson *Jerry R. Foust *Stephanie Lynne Smith (2002–2010) *William "Billy" Sauerland (2011–2017)<ref name="lgcsf-history">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://lgcsf.org/history/|website=Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco|accessdate=May 3, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029132736/http://lgcsf.org/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bar-27apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Nugent|first1=Michael|title=Lesbian/gay chorus director stepping down|url=https://www.ebar.com/news///247233|accessdate=May 5, 2019|newspaper=Bay Area Reporter|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> *Michael Reilly (2017–present)<ref name="lgcsf-staff">{{cite web|title=Staff|url=http://www.lgcsf.org/staff.html|website=Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco|accessdate=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
==Awards== *''Best Concert'', Cable Car Awards (multiple recipient) *''Bob Cramer Award for Excellence'', Cable Car Awards, 1992 *''Arts Excellence Award'', San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1994
==Recordings== *''Together in Harmony'' (1994) *''Wish You Were Here'' (2000) *''25th Anniversary'' (2005) *''Group Therapy'' (2005)
==Affiliations== *Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses)<ref name="gala-lgcsf">{{cite web|title=Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco|url=http://galachoruses.org/directory/lesbian-gay-chorus-san-francisco|website=GALA Choruses|accessdate=May 3, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114235419/http://galachoruses.org/directory/lesbian-gay-chorus-san-francisco|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Notes and references == {{Reflist}}
==See also== *San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
==External links== *{{official website|qcsf.org}} *[http://www.galachoruses.org GALA Choruses, Inc.] official website *[http://www.legato-choirs.com/ LEGATO] official website
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