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Tim Seelig is conductor, singer, speaker and educator. He continues a busy schedule of appearances across the U.S. He conducted LGBTQ+ choruses for 35 years. He is the Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Conductor Emeritus of the Turtle Creek Chorale.. 

Dr. Seelig holds four degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas and the Diploma from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. His 6 books on choral technique, several of which are best-sellers, and his memoire, Tale of Two Tims: Big Ol’ Baptist, Big Ol’ Gay.

Dr. Seelig has conducted at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for 25 years.  He conducted the Guinness Book Of World Record's Longest Choral Concert and carryied the Olympic torch in 1996 as a community Hero.  

He has conducted over 50 recordings which have been on Billboard Top Ten and iTunes Top Ten classical charts. His choruses have been the topic of three documentaries. The PBS documentary, After Goodbye: An AIDS Story was awarded the national Emmy for best documentary and Gay Chorus Deep South available on streaming platforms. It won the Audience Favorite award at its premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, NYC.

His groups have commissioned choral works for 35 years including the first AIDS Requiem in 1991. “Testimony” by Stephen Schwartz, “Tyler’s Suite” for the Tyler Clementi Foundation, “New Year’s Carol” and “Sanctuary” by Ola Gjeilo, “#twitterlieder” by James Eakin,  “I Am Harvey Milk,’ “Unbreakable,” “Songs of the Phoenix” by Andrew Lippa. 

Known for his enthusiasm and sense of humor, Grammy Magazine says, “Dr. Seelig takes eclecticism to new heights.” The New York Times calls Seelig an “expressive performer,” and the Fort Worth Star Telegram quips, “Seelig slices a thick cut of ham.”

He is the proud grandfather of the amazing Clara Skye, Eden Mae, Cora Rose, Ivy Hope.