Stu has often been known to sing choruses in public,
including (with the 2005 production) all 14 Gilbert & Sullivan operas with
three of this area's companies. However, he is the first to admit that
performance is only a sideline to his love of music in general. Little
wonder he spends so much time listening, arranging, sound editing, and
navigating around stacks of printed music, recordings, and music magazines.
For the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Chester County, he calls on his vast
knowledge of classical music and G&S when he devises quizzes and program notes.
In an emergency he may even be turned to use, like Princess Ida's brothers,
as music director or accompanist. Stu leads several bicycle tours each year
and served as newsletter editor for a local club for 19 years. He is the
author of two books on bicycling, one of which also drew on his professional
background in the sciences and computer simulation. An advocate of a liberal
arts education, Stu studied mathematics - and music - at Lawrence University
in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he played horn, sang with the choral society,
joined Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and spent as much
time in the photo darkroom as in class.
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Stu's GSSCC Roles:
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 Prince of Monte Carlo, The Grand Duke - 2005
Counsel for the Plaintiff, Trial By Jury - 2002
Scynthius, Princess Ida - 2001
Foreman of the Jury, Trial By Jury - 2000
Music Director, Trial By Jury - 1999
Giorgio, Gondoliers - 1994
Half the Orchestra (synthesizer), Trial By Jury - 1993 *
* = Stu's favorite role with GSSCC
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Stu's Other Roles:
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Preposteros, Thespis - Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 2000
Mr. Blushington, Utopia Limited - Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 1980
Second Yeoman, Yeomen of the Guard - Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 1979
Kromov, Merry Widow - Rose Valley Chorus, 1978
Guron, Princess Ida - Rose Valley Chorus, 1977
Second Yeoman, Yeomen of the Guard - Rose Valley Chorus, 1976
Sir Lionel, Camelot - Rose Valley Chorus, 1975
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Stu's Personal Remarks:
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Although it may not have the many decades of tradition that some
other companies do, the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Chester
County has established a reputation for excellent direction and
performances that few companies can match.
Though never nurtured in the lap
Of luxury, yet I admonish you,
I am an intellectual chap,
And think of things that would astonish you.
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