Kramer, Dick 7 Jun 2007 Click on the thumbnail below to enlarge. If your browser shrinks the full obituary image to fit within the browser window, you may need to click on the image one more time to display its full size. 07 Jun 2007 Please add a message of remembrance to the guestbook for this obituary. Click the button below to add your thoughts. Tom Burtch San Francisco, CA 23 Jun 2010 Dick was the first permanent Artistic Director of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus from April, 1979 until January, 1983 for a total of 16 concert seasons. He Directed the Chorus in the historic 1981 National Tour of nine cities in the United States. The tour is credited with being the creative force behind the formation of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses which as of 2010 has more than 170 member choruses with over 7,000 singers worldwide. He last led the group as a guest conductor at the 25th Anniversary concert at Davies Symphony Hall in 2003. The Chorus refers to these members who are no longer able to perform with the group as members of the "Fifth Section." They are listed Chorus programs and on the group's website: https://www.sfgmc.org/about_fifth.shtml Copyright © 2009. No part of this database may be copied or reproduced without permission.