Brian Wilbur Grundstrom's How I Met Sam will be performed by Colla Voce Men's Vocal Ensemble, Steve Ng, Director, as part of the group's Bridges to You - Connecting Communities Through Song concert on Sunday July 9, 2006 - 2:30 PM at St John the Evangelist Church, 1661 15th Street in San Francisco, California

How I Met Sam was commissioned by Colla Voce. Proceeds of the commission were donated to GALA Choruses by the composer and librettist. The work will also be sung by Colla Voce at the Out Games in Montreal on Aug 1st.

James Skofield has written the lyrics for the piece. James is known for his collaborations with Robert Moran, including the Houston Grand Opera's commission of The Dracula Diary, and Night Passage, premiered by the Seattle Men's Chorus (under the direction of Dennis Coleman) in April of 1995 and later performed by the Boston Gay Men's Chorus.

Tickets for this concert are $20 and can be ordered from http://www.colla-voce.org or purchased at the door. This concert will benefit P A W S (Pets Are Wonderful Support).

Colla Voce is a men's ensemble founded in February 2004. Based in San Francisco, Colla Voce provides support, awareness, and outreach to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community through musical performances and by donating 100% of net proceeds from concert ticket sales to other charitable organizations. Visit them online at http://www.colla-voce.org/.

Brian Wilbur Grundstrom obtained a BA in music from Gettysburg College and an MBA in Arts Administration from SUNY Binghamton. He studied piano performance with Michael Matsinko, Serge Petitgirard, and Walter Ponce, and composition with Dexter Weikel and Fred Speck. He has twice been a finalist in the Composer's Guild Composition Competition, and was awarded an American Composers Forum's Performance incentive fund with Pianist Craig Randal Johnson. Mr. Grundstrom has served on the Council for the New York Chapter of the American Composers Forum since 1996. Previously a Programmer in Information Technologies for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brian lives in Washington, DC and is now a Database Administrator for the Washington National Opera. He continues composition studies with John David Earnest. Brian sang with the New York City Gay Men's Chorus for over eight years. Read his latest Celebration! newsletter online and visit his website at http://www.brianwilbur.com/.

He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting - 516-586-3433, to whom inquiries about his music can be directed.

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