Founded by Jane Clark, Juliet Jackson and Cindy Sohn in 1993 to be a chorus with a message, CHARIS Chorus started out as a lesbian chorus, open to all women. Our members are women and nonbinary people across various ages, sizes, ethnic backgrounds, and abilities who share a goal to seek musical excellence, voice messages …
Once upon a time…a woman attended the 1993 Gay Pride Festival, and heard the Harrisburg Men’s Chorus sing. She was so inspired, she asked to join. Chorus leaders offered to join her in founding a women’s chorus… A year later, the Central Pennsylvania Womyn’s Chorus, now known as Cadence, debuted at the same Festival. We …
Calliope Women’s Chorus, founded in 1976, is the second oldest feminist chorus in the United States. Calliope held its first self-produced concert in 1982 and continues to offer at least two full concert programs per season plus several community performances. In 1992, Calliope incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Calliope members are lesbian, bisexual, queer, straight …
The New Mexico Women’s Chorus started as the dream child of a small group of women who joined together to sing and have fun in the fall of 1993. NMWC became a member of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses in April of 1995. We made our first appearance on the international GALA Festival …
Founded in the fall of 1989, Another Octave: Connecticut Women’s Chorus (AO:CWC) celebrates our choices and experiences through the power of music. An auditioned chorus with roots in the lesbian community, we are open to all women and encourage diversity. Another Octave performs an eclectic repertoire, including standard concert pieces as well as traditional and …
The Atlanta Women’s Chorus is a talented, diverse group of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs. The group began in 2013 as the Atlanta Women’s Project, a small ensemble sponsored by the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) which, after 40 seasons, is one of the world’s longest-running gay choruses. In early 2014, the newly formed AWC …
Found in the fall of 2016, the board of the men’s chorus decided to expand the outreach of the TPMC by establishing a sister chorus. The inaugural chorus membership was 21 women. Membership is open to LGBTQ+ and their allies who sing alto and soprano. The Triad Pride Women’s Chorus held their first rehearsal in …
With a humble beginning of less than a dozen singers, the Sacramento Women’s Chorus has grown to an over 75 member, all inclusive, 501c3 nonprofit organization. We strive for musical excellence while giving voice to women’s hopes and dreams, opening hearts and minds through harmony. Since its inception in 1987, the SWC has become recognized …
The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, and 16 other GALA choruses from across the country commissioned Quiet No More, composed by 6 of today’s most influential LGBTQ composers and an amazing librettist to tell the story of the Stonewall Uprising and the Gay Rights Movement through the …
“Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone, an SSAA choral arrangement by Dr. Lori Hicks. This song was written by Ms. Simone in 1964 in response to the senseless killing of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the church bombing in Birmingham, AL that killed 4 black girls. In the crux of the Civil Rights era, where African …