Chorus History
The Golden Sands Chorus has been an active singing and performing group for nearly seven decades! We celebrate our 68th anniversary in 2020. Originally chartered in 1952 as "The Long Beach Chapter of Sweet Adelines International", our name was officially changed in 1977 to "The Golden Sands Chorus of Long Beach".
For a look at our historical contest photos from 1952 to the present, click on the link in the left sidebar.
2015 Chorus Competition, with directors Gerry Papageorge and Chris Robertson
Our Directors:
2019 Lou Schroff
2015 Gerry Papageorge
2014 Gerry Papageorge & Chris Robertson
2012 Patty Cobb-Baker & Chris Robertson
2007 Linda Kelly
2003 Lynne Smith
1989 Lisbet Kline
1987 Ruth Emley
1984 Nancy Maggio
1981 Alice DeLaura
1979 Ethel Greenwood
1977 Susie McGeehe
1975 Ethel Greenwood
1973 Jean Crockett
1970 Dave Brown
1968 Dutch Holland
1966 Peter Neushel
1965 Emmett Bossing
1963 Val Hicks
1962 Gean Hall
1954 Bob Moffett
1952 Dick Miller