Steve Ng, Musical Director
Colla Voce's music director, Steve Ng, draws from over 20 years of experience in making voices sing. He has been involved with the gay choral movement since 1981. In 1985, he co-founded Spruce Street Singers in Philadelphia. In 1990, the City Council of Philadelphia passed a resolution recognizing the ensemble for its incomparable singing and for being the only such ensemble to donate all of its proceeds back to the community. Steve joined the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in 1990 and founded the select ensemble, Nota Bene, in 1992. He led the ensemble for ten years, guiding it to new heights, including its first CD, Sing Me to Heaven. He is extremely thrilled and excited to be working with Colla Voce making music and supporting the community.
Grace Renaud, Accompanist
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Doug McGrath, Accompanist
Doug McGrath (on leave) was born to country-and-western parents. That he fell in love with classical and choral music may lend argument to nature versus nurture, but that's a story for a different time. Born in Colorado and growing up on a farm in western Kansas, he was drawn to piano at an early age, but didn't start lessons until the ripe old age of 13. Since moving to California and adapting to color, he's accompanied--and is currently accompanying--the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus, the Rainbow Women's Chorus, and Opus Q. He appears on two recordings with SVGMC, and in addition to choral accompanying, occasionally appears in the pit band for musicals, and used to play vaudeville theater regularly. Software engineering supports his other habits, and when not at the piano or playing with computers, he can be found underwater with the Northern California Rainbow Divers. He also serves as webmaster for Colla Voce.
Edith Ng, Community Board Member
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