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"Gus and I had just married, and in early September 1992 I moved to DC with my new husband. A friend in the choral community called on Monday to say, 'Hey, the Oratorio Society of Washington has rehearsal tonight, and I hear Bob Shafer’s holding auditions.' How quickly could I vocalize in an afternoon to take advantage of my big chance? That was the beginning. Gus and I became a choral team, Gus as a devoted groupie and, eventually, administrative leader, and I as a devoted singer. Gus never missed a concert. He would sit in the back row at outreach programs, and somehow he planned to meet us on most tours. He sat on the Board of The Washington Chorus for ten years and was vice president when he stepped down in June of 2006 to take a break. That summer the world turned upside down for Bob. However, The <strong>City</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> of Washington was born. What an exciting new chorus! Our fervent assembly of choristers has garnered high acclaim from its inception because of the passionate, almost hundredfold band of singers who followed Bob to create the organization. When Gus and I were invited to join the Board of TCCW in 2012, we accepted with alacrity what seemed for us a natural next step. Predictably, while I caught my breath after each concert, Gus declared our performance one of the best ever, with, again, one of the most gratifying programs. Perhaps he was right. By now we’ve established a reputation, in this city of choruses. We’re known a the young, fresh new ensemble with 'a sound like no other.'" S1 Susan & Gus Schumacher † in memoriam †
"Back in 2011, we, along with Debra Wynn and Allen Maberry, offered an event for purchase at the auction. It was an afternoon of cocktails and hors d’oeuvre to be followed by a buffet dinner at the home of our friend Sue Bogner. (Sadly Sue died a couple years ago from a stroke.) This worked out so well that we then offered the same event again for the 2012 and 2013 auctions. The four of us did all the cooking and purchased the wine. Since we wanted a large attendance, we made the auction price low and subsidized the rest of the cost ourselves. These were really fun events." Joel Cuffman & T2 Leo Settler
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