Communy Involvement - Asheville Gay Men’s Chos

Contents:

• ASHVILLE GAY MEN'S CHOS
• GAYETY AT THE TEMPLE: GAY MEN’S CHOS OF WASHGTON PERFORMS AT D.C. TEMPLE VISORS’ CENTER
• AROUND TOWN: ASHEVILLE GAY MEN’S CHOS CELEBRAT 25 YEARS
• CONCERT REVIEW: ‘THE HOLIDAY SHOW’ OM THE GAY MEN’S CHOS OF WASHGTON, DC
• GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC ANNOUNCES ITS 2022-2023 SEASON
• PALM SPRGS GAY MEN’S CHOS HOSTS SCHOOL SUPPLI DRIVE

ASHVILLE GAY MEN'S CHOS

The Asheville Gay Men’s Chos claims our role as the transformg and transcendg choral voice for our LGBTQ and affirmg muny. The Asheville Gay Men’s Chos entertas, advot and nnects muny through choral excellence. To foster LGBTQ muny spir and prent a posive gay image to the muny at large.

The Asheville Gay Men’s Chos is regnized for transparency wh a Candid Gold Seal on our GuiStar Nonprof Profile! The Gay Men's Chos of Washgton, DC sgs to spire equaly and cln wh mil performanc and tn promotg jtice and digny for all. The Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton, DC (GMCW) sgs to spire equaly and cln wh mil performanc and tn promotg jtice and digny for all.

GAYETY AT THE TEMPLE: GAY MEN’S CHOS OF WASHGTON PERFORMS AT D.C. TEMPLE VISORS’ CENTER

In the early 1960s, was illegal to be gay. On November 27th, 1978, Harvey Milk, a gay polician, was shot and killed San Francis. In rponse to this horrible crime, the San Francis Gay Men’s Chos (SFGMC) was born.

AROUND TOWN: ASHEVILLE GAY MEN’S CHOS CELEBRAT 25 YEARS

This unprecented and darg anizatn beme the first openly gay men’s chos the US. In June of 1981, they performed at the Kennedy Center, spirg a group of dividuals right here DC to form their own gay men’s chos.

And so began the Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton, DC. The Asheville Gay Men’s Chos has served the lol Asheville muny throughout our long history. We performed for the Gay Studi Conference helpg to promote diversy and unrstandg.

Our relatnship wh the Universy ntu to-date wh a performance for the openg of a travelg exhibn produced by the Uned Stat Holot Memorial Mm tled ‘Nazi Persecutn of Homosexuals 1933-1945’. For over 20 years Asheville's gay men's chos has been sharg s voice wh Asheville and the greater Wtern North Carola area. Startg wh jt a few gay men the chos ntu to grow reachg an ever-creasg diverse dience.

CONCERT REVIEW: ‘THE HOLIDAY SHOW’ OM THE GAY MEN’S CHOS OF WASHGTON, DC

In 1998 a group of three gay men om All Souls Cathedral cid that a gay chos was val to the muny. David Friddle which beme known as Cantaria-The Gay Men's Chos of Asheville. Durg that first year the chos ntued to perform cludg appearanc at the UNCA Gay Studi nference and shows for North Carola Pri 1998.

Through out the s the gay men's chos has joed wh a variety of other mil anizatns cludg the Asheville Lyric Opera and Asheville Choral Society. The Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D.

This ncert marked the first time the Church of J Christ of Latter-Day Sats has ever hosted a performance by the Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D. Elr Chappell said that they were enuraged to take this step of outreach towards the LGBT muny bee they knew that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (now the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square) held a jot ncert last year California wh the Gay Men’s Chos of San Francis.

GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC ANNOUNCES ITS 2022-2023 SEASON

The sold-out Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D. Thea Kano, Artistic Director of the Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D.

One of the qutns was whether the chos would be billed by s full name, as the Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D. Mike, a gay man and former member of the LDS Church, also enjoyed the performance thoroughly. Commentg about the uniquens of seeg a gay men’s chos ncert at an LDS visors’ center, Mike lghgly said, “This a’t my mama’s church no more.

PALM SPRGS GAY MEN’S CHOS HOSTS SCHOOL SUPPLI DRIVE

I nnot ny that havg the Gay Men’s Chos of Washgton D. My ttimony of my fah journey over the last 2 years which brought me to accept myself as a gay man is not a ttimony that is accepted or weled our fast and ttimony meetgs at Church, and if there is no room for my fah journey and ttimony the Church, then there is no room for me.

The Asheville Gay Men’s Chos will celebrate 25 years at an anniversary ncert at Hazel Robson Amphheatre on Thursday, June 15, at 7:30 p.

Durg the event, Cy Council member Kim Roney will announce a cy proclamatn clarg June 15 as Asheville Gay Men’s Chos Day. Ary’s ban on gay and lbian service members) was full force.