A native Californian, Stan Hill spent eleven years in San Francisco as the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (1989-2000) and twelve years in Minneapolis as the Artistic Director of the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus (2000-2012). A world traveler, a voracious reader, a lover of dogs and music, Stan now resides in Palm Springs with Maggie his Bichon Frise and loves watching the sunrise over San Jacinto. He has an earned Ph.D. and forty-five years of conducting choruses around the country.