Brought to you in part with funding from the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
The Hillsborough County BoCC has been enriching the lives of Hillsborough County residents through arts and culture for more than 50 years. We thank them for providing support to us and other local arts organizations.
Mission Statement
Celebrating the inherent dignity of all people through excellence in men’s choral music.
Vision Statement
Changing lives ... one song at a time.
Artistic Staff
Jeremiah Cummings - Interim Artistic Director
Ricardo da Silva Pozenatto - Collaborative Pianist
Board of Directors
Joshua Smith - President
Daniel Lastorino - Vice President
Kent Nicholas - Treasurer
Ricky Ortiz - Director of Programming
Hayden Greer - Director of Communications
Nick Lastorino - Director of Marketing
Sam Brown - Director of Membership, Social Media
Vance White - Director of Development
Joey Miller - 5th Section Director
Vic Omila - Webmaster
Special Thanks To...
Joanna Bodo - Drummer
MCC Tampa - Rehearsal Space
Beth Jones - Administrator, Allendale UMC
Cameron Helwege - Creative Director, Allendale UMC
Rev. Tiffania Icaza Willetts - Seminole Heights UMC Pastor
Brent Epperson and Seminole Heights UMC Board of Trustees
Javad Akbarpour of Nima Film- Videographer
Ricc Rollins - Official Outfitter
Carol Downing & Anthony Verdeja - ASL Interpreters
A Special Thank You to our Sponsors
Looking forward to a fantastic season with GMCTB!
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*members notated in turquoise belong to our small vocal ensemble, Rainbros
Current Members
Tenor 1
Brian Compton—Section Leader
Mark Hamilton
Will Hession
Gabriel Irizarry
Cody Smith-Rollins
Adam Sugarman
Lu Velasquez
Don Woodruff
Tenor 2
Kent Nicholas—Section Leader
Kevin Beckett
Don Berrenger
Dominic DeCore
Jason Fields
Stephen Jennings
Bill Kanouff
Patrick Keleher
Daniel Lastorino
Scott Lockard
Jay Martello
Chuck McSorley
Daniel Pereira
John Price
Indi Rivers
Kenny Seguin
David Smith
David Taullahu
Bass 1
John Shirley—Section Leader
Sam Brown
Brooke Bryington
Jonathan Clapp
Elwyn Dragoste
Joshua Jones
Michael Matheson
Joey Miller
Dan Rogan
Jason Schmidt Avendaño
Elias Scultori
Joshua Smith
Michael Sugarman
Rob Tricarico
Kirby Volz
Gene Webster-English
Johnny Williams
Bass 2
Steven Florio—Section Leader
Jim Beaty
Zac Clements
Michael Collier
Stan Kutz
Vic Omila
Bill Reaney
Vance White
Holly, Jolly and Gay!
Act 1
“Carol of the Bells”
by Mykola Leontovich
Arr. by Peter J. Whilhousky
“People Look East”
by Eleanor Farjeon
Arr. by Craig Courtney
featuring Elias Scultori, piano
“A Christmas Song”
by Ariel Quintana
featuring Jay Martello
“The Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth”
As made famous by David Bowie & Bing Crosby
featuring Jim Beaty and Chuck McSorley
“O Magnum Mysterium”
by Martin Åsander
“Brightest and Best”
Arr. by Shawn Kirchner
“Sweet Little Jesus Boy”
by Robert MacGimsey
featuring Johnny Williams
“Underneath the Tree”
by Kelly Clarkson
featuring Lu Velasquez
“This Christmas”
by Donny Hathaway and Nadine Mckinnor
Arr. by Steve Milloy
Rainbros
“Jingle Bells Medley” (Singalong)
by Traditional, Benjamin Hanby & James Pierpoint
Arr. by Sam Cordon and Garrett Breeze
20-minute Intermission
Act 2
“It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas”
by Meredith Willson
Arr. by Mark Hayes
“A Swingin’ Christmas”
by Tony Bennett
Arr. by Jay Althouse
featuring Gene Webster-English
“We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame
by Jerry Herman
featuring Kiby Volz
“Text Me Merry Christmas”
by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger
Arr. by Alan Billingsley
Rainbros, featuring Brian Compton and Kent Nicholas
“(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man with the Bag”
by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, and Hal Stanley
featuring Michael Sugarman
“God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”
Traditional English Carol
Arr. by Elizabeth Campbell
“A Holly Jolly Christmas”
by Johnny Marks
Arr. by Greg Gilpin
“Christmas in Killarney”
by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon
featuring Patrick Keleher & Elias Scultori, piano
“Gay Apparel and Sing-Along Carols”
Arr. by John Shirley
“Let There Be Peace on Earth”
by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson Miller
Arr. by Craig Courtney
featuring Steven Florio
A Special Thank You to our Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring the Chorus?
Thank you to our Major Individual Donors
David Bauer
Jim Beaty
Jaime Casella
Michael Coccagnia
Harry Correa
Dominic DeCore
Anne Gormly
Janet Harhay
Jonathan Hartman
Will Hession
Stan Kutz
Tarryn Meyers
Alan Miller
Diane Morley
Joseph Palau
Clyde Phillips-Frey
Megan Price
James Roney
Paul Rutter
Richard Shutts
Josh Smith
Stewart Stein
Michael Sugarman
Raymond Terone
Michelle Vanschelven
Jim Varrone
Bill Ward
We greatly appreciate our Monthly Sustaining Donors:
Bill and Denise Compton
Joey Miller
Lacey Smith
Tom and Steve Begert-Clark
Your support allows us to continue doing what we love—bringing the wonderful sound of music to all of you!
Our next audition will be on Jan 5, 2026. We can send you a reminder if you’re interested.
Interested in joining the Chorus?
We would love to hear your feedback!
Please fill out our Patron Survey
