Transpose (formerly Ithaca Gay Men’s Chorus) is a non-auditioned community chorus that celebrates queer, trans, and non-binary identities through the joy of singing. Our mission is to create beautiful music in a supportive and accessible environment which empowers LGBTQIA+ singers. Our membership welcomes singers of all genders and sexualities, and any background, disability, voice type, or …
Pride Chorus Houston (PCH) was originally founded as the Montrose Singers in November of 1979. The Montrose Singers became the Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston (GMCH) and later expanded to include the Bayou City Women’s Chorus (BCWC) under the umbrella of Bayou City Performing Arts (BCPA). We now perform as Pride Chorus Houston, a unified …
RCC is western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQIA+ and allies choral group. We strive to promote a positive image of the LGBTQIA+ community and to be a leading contributor to the cultural life of the tri-state area. We seek to build bridges both within the LGBTQIA+ community, the music community, and with the community at large. Our …
Puget Soundworks is built on the following values: LGBTQIA+ centered: Working towards dismantling the gender boundaries & language traditionally found in choral music. Provide a welcoming, safe space for all gender identities and sexual orientations. Kindness is key: Everyone speaks and acts in a way that is respectful and compassionate. Create beautiful music: We love to sing and …
Commissioned by the GALA Choruses Festival V — 1996, Tampa, Florida. Motherless Child is derived, in part, from the African-American spiritual “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” The original song dates back to the era of slavery when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents. In this new adaptation, …
The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware is an inclusive, non-profit community chorus that provides LGBTQ individuals, with their friends and allies, the opportunity to perform high-quality choral music in an affirming environment that serves as a positive force for change. In addition, the Rainbow Chorale supports other institutions and individuals who serve that community. Love of music is …
In the late 1980s, founding director Bob Phibbs sought to create a place where music was used as a vehicle to remind us all that we are more alike than different. Having previously served as the director of the Long Beach Gay Men’s Chorus, Phibbs and some friends began recruiting people who simply enjoyed singing …
We are Toronto’s largest 2SLGBTQQIA+ community choir. We are a mixed-voice, non-auditioned, choir – a relative rarity in our communities across North America. But Singing Out is much more than just a choir. Above all, Singing Out is a community with a mission of pride, music, and belonging. With weekly Tuesday rehearsals, and social events throughout …
Our Phoenix (2015) for SATB chorus, piano, and trumpet, ca. 4′ Commissioned by GALA Choruses for GALA Festival 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Co-commissioned for Our Song of Atlanta, Georgia, One Voice Chorus of Charlotte, North Carolina, River City Mixed Chorus of Omaha, Nebraska, One Voice Mixed Chorus of St. Paul, Minnesota, The Esoterics of Seattle, Washington, …
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 …