Retirement Party photo album — The City Choir of Washington

Restaurant 2941. Photo courtesy of Judy James

Bob & Sharon Shafer. Photo courtesy of Lynne Price

Guests check in

Lani Kanakry, Zain Shariff & Maggie Stewart volunteer at guest check-in

Scott Tucker, Bob Shafer, Julie Huang Tucker

Bob Shafer & Stephen Beaudoin

Scott Tucker & Bob Shafer

Bob Shafer, Neeta Helms & Johan van Zyl

Neeta Helms, Gretchen Kuhrmann & Thea Kano

Morris Antonelli & Carol Edison

Sharon Shafer & Ben Tsai

Guests enjoy the reception

Meg Hemingway & Cita Furlani

Lynne Price, Doug Fisher & Jim Hutchinson

Bob Shafer, Liz Weber & Kathy Lupinacci

Judy James & Bob Shafer

Michael Stepniak & Ben Tsai

Sharon Shafer & Ann Stahmer

Johan van Zyl, Scott Tucker, Thomas Beveridge, Neeta Helms, Ann Stahmer & Lynne Price

Barbara Greene & Jeff Jenkins

Jeanne & Jim Blackburn

Jen & Chris Kanakry

Emmi Olson, Bob Shafer, Katie Jagielski & Zain Shariff

Dick Morrison, Sharon Shafer, Joyce Siegel, and Jeanne & Jim Blackburn

Bill & Carol Edison and Marion & Geoff Kaiser

Gail & Don Crane and Drew Riggs

Kathryn Tidyman, Joel Cuffman & Leo Settler

Linda Cirba, Peter Uhlir, Rachel Tester, Emmi Olson & Justin Daniel

Ariel Giraldi, Al Giraldi & Mike Copley

John Ball, Amy Solomon & Mark Moverman

Howard & Kathy Lincoln

Emmi Olson, Linda Cirba & Emily Tsai

Drew Riggs, Bill Gilcher & Jeff Jenkins

Justin Daniel, Rachel Tester & Linda Cirba

Leo Settler, Joel Cuffman, Jim Hutchinson & Elaine Wunderlich

Vivian Chakarian, Joyce Siegel & Bill Gilcher

Simon & Lynn Kaplan, Amy Solomon, and Mark Moverman

Madison High School Alums: Cat Briggs, Steve Brigg, Robert & Martha Johnson

Madison High School Alums: Kathy Lupinacci, Liz Weber & Cat Briggs

Maggie Stewart & Emmi Olson

Meaghan Heselden

Nell Jeter & Cita Furlani

Maggie & Shelley Stewart

Guests enjoy the reception

Rachel Tester, Emily Tsai & Emmi Olson

Susan Schumacher

Jim Shaffran & Ben Tsai start the program

Master of Ceremonies Jim Shaffran

Guests enjoy the program

Acknowledging many years of singing for Bob. Photo courtesy of Stephen Beaudoin

Acknowledging many decades of singing for Bob

David Robinson acknowledges decades of singing for Bob Shafer

Frank Conlon talks about his and Bob's undergraduate days

Dean Michael Stepniak of Shenandoah Conservatory

Michael Stepniak talks about Bob's influence at Shenandoah Conservatory

Emcee Jim Shaffran entertains

Bob & Sharon Shafer

Sharon & Bob Shafer

Ribeye entree

Salmon entree

Amish chicken breast entree

Mango cheesecake

Chocolate lava cake

Bob Shafer's speech

Stephen Beaudoin of The Washington Chorus

Stephen Beaudoin presents a commendation from Chorus America

Don Juran presents a tribute song to Bob

"The Robert Shafer Choir" tribute song

"The Robert Shafer Choir," a tribute to Maestro Robert Shafer

The City Choir of Washington presents Bob's retirement gift: A trip to Paris for two

Bob Shafer accepts his retirement gift

Clockwise from left: Jim Shaffran, Morris Antonelli, Michael Stepniak, Sharon & Bob Shafer, Frank Conlon, MaryJane Ruhl, Julie & Scott Tucker, Gretchen Kuhrmann & Dan Stevens

Clockwise from left: Thomas Beveridge, Johan van Zyl, Neeta Helms, Ben Tsai, Lynne Price, Thea Kano, Gailyn Gwin & Mark Ohnmacht

Clockwise from left: Barbara & Jon Greene, Dick Berglund, Tim & Ann Stahmer, Al Bradford, Nell Jeter, Cita Furlani, Pat Yee & Judy Berglund

Clockwise from left: Craig Singer, Rod Sterling, Bill Miller, Emily Tsai, Mark Moverman, Joellen Brassfield, Laura Bradford, David Flaxman & Erika Singer

Clockwise from left: Marion Kaiser, Kathryn Tidyman, Bill & Carol Edison, Shelley, Ed & Maggie Stewart, and Geoff Kaiser

Clockwise from left: Kathy Lupinacci, Liz Weber, Cat Briggs, Steve Briggs, Robert & Martha Johnson, and Edward Purcell

Clockwise from left: David Klaus, Doug Gill, Alfhild Winder, Marie Hyder, Meg Hemingway, Amy Solomon. Missing: Jim Hutchinson & Jim Schufreider

Clockwise from left: Elaine Wunderlich, Jeff Jenkins, Liz Horowitz, Judy James, Joe Jones, Jan Crews, Drew Riggs

Clockwise from left: Howard & Kathy Lincoln, Don & Carol Juran, Dick Morrison & Joyce Siegel, Joe MacDoniels & Thelma Leenhouts

Clockwise from left: Don & Gail Crane, Vivian Chakarian, Jen & Chris Kanakry, Mike & Audrey Bigelow, and Lani Kanakry

Clockwise from left: Brad Spencer, Patricia Morris-Falconi, Janice Hazelhurst, Leo Settler, Joel Cuffman, Meaghan & Luke Heselden, and Amy Smith

Clockwise from left: Julie & Bruce Hunter, Pat & Al Giraldi, Mike Copley, Ariel Giraldi, Connie Ridgway & Annabel Hunter

Clockwise from left: Kelly & Elise Becker, Justin Daniel, Peter Uhlir, Linda Cirba, Rachel Tester & Emmi Olson

Clockwise from left: Simon Kaplan, Doug Fisher, Lynn Kaplan, Susan Schumacher, John Ball, Janet Crasswell, Gene Beye

Clockwise from left: Katie Jagielski, Zain Shariff, Bill Gilcher, Susan Schruers, Jeanne & Jim Blackburn, and David Robinson

Toasting Robert Shafer

Slideshow from Maestro Robert Shafer's Retirement Party, April 9, 2022

Retirement Party for Maestro Robert Shafer

On April 9, 2022, Maestro Robert Shafer’s friends, singers, and colleagues came together to celebrate his illustrious career at beautiful Restaurant 2941 in Falls Church, Virginia. Please enjoy these photos from the event!

(Photo credits: Emmilu Olson, except where noted)

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