Dr. Gerald Gurss (he/him), Artistic Director Dr. Gerald Gurss is Artistic Director of TCGMC. Gerald joed at the start of our 38th season wh over 10 years of experience wh GALA Chos (Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos). He was most recently Artistic Director of One Voice Chos & Sotto Voce Chamber Ensemble
Contents:
- SGG PROUD: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS CHOS
- THE ORTHODOX CHURCH’S ROLE RSIA’S ANTI-GAY LAWS
- MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS
SGG PROUD: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS CHOS
Based New York Cy, the Stonewall Chorale is the natn's first gay and lbian chos. * gay and lesbian association of choruses *
The New Mexi Gay Men’s Chos is a proud member of and was one of the first chos to bee a member of the Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos, Inc. The San Francis Gay Men's Chos toured the untry for the first time the summer of 1981, at the same time as the HIV/AIDS crisis was beg more prevalent. 1981 Natnal Tour Giv Life to LGBT chos across USThe San Francis Gay Men's Chos lighted dienc ne ci durg a natnal tour 1981: Dallas, Mneapolis, Lln (Nebraska), Detro, New York, Boston, Washgton, D.
Challeng Faced by the LGBT Choral MovementThroughout s history, the San Francis Gay Men's Chos has been a strong voice for social jtice. Standg proudly solidary and support for all that Milk had acplished and, ultimately, given his life for, the Chos gathered on the steps of Cy Hall, surround by members of the gay the Chos' subsequent natnal tour, they faced even greater challeng, one of the most signifint begs that occurred durg the AIDS crisis.
THE ORTHODOX CHURCH’S ROLE RSIA’S ANTI-GAY LAWS
The first chos to e the word gay s name was the San Francis Gay Men's Chos, born immediately followg the assassatn of gay uncilman Harvey Milk durg a ndlelight vigil on the steps of Cy Hall 1978. LGBT chos beme important spac where people uld be mil t * gay and lesbian association of choruses *
Dpe the challeng, beg together elimated much of the isolatn they had felt as gay liv ntue to be polil acts of ristance as LGBTQ+ people bee we live a world that stggl to embrace and support for who we are. Furthermore, bee so few people stood up for gay men then, gay chos ntributed signifintly to their velopment of gay pri, a sense of muny, and uny wh others.
Found the early 1980s wh jt 14 LGBTQ+ ensembl, GALA (Gay and Lbian Associatn) Chos provis admistrative support, workg opportuni, discsn groups, annual learship symposiums, a rource library, and vatns to their signature quadrennial ftival.
MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS
The Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos (GALA Chos) is an ternatnal associatn of LGBT chos found 1982. In s gural performance 14 chos performed together September 1982 San Francis as part of the first Gay Gam. It aims to foster artistic and anizatnal * gay and lesbian association of choruses *
Lbian Gay Chos of San Francis The Lbian Gay Chros of San Francis, recently renamed the Queer Chos of San Francis, was found 1980 by Jon Reed Sims. Portland Lbian Choir The Portland Lbian Choir was found 36 years ago, Gay Men's Chos The At Gay Men’s Chos was found 34 years ago, 1989, by sixteen Gay Men's Chos The Boston Gay Men's Chos was found 1982, 40 years ago, and currently has over 300 members. Columb Gay Men's Chos The Columb Gay Men’s Chos broke ground 1990, 32 years ago, wh founrs Doug Althser, Kev Gary, Bob Germa, Phil Mart, and Jack Wisniewski.
Heartland Men's Chos The Heartland Men's Chos, found 1986, 36 years ago, currently featur more than 120 sgg Men's Chos of Los Angel Harold Kjellberg found the Gay Men's Chos of Los Angel 1979, 43 years ago, wh 99 members.
Midlands Men's Chos: The Gay Men's Chos of Columbia (South Carola)New Hampshire Gay Men's ChosThe New Hampshire Gay Men's Chos began wh 26 members 1998, 24 years ago, and was found by Richard Bojko, David R. New Orleans Gay Men's Chos The New Orleans Gay Men’s Chos was found 1982 by Jerry York Cy Gay Men's Chos Ed Weaver found the New York Cy Gay Men's Chos 1979 wh 80 origal members.
* gay and lesbian association of choruses *
Oakland Gay Men's Chos Found by Dick Kramer 1999, 21 years ago, and currently has over 60 Gay Men’s Chos Bob Moore found the Denver Gay Men's Chos 1982, 41 years ago. Philalphia Gay Men's Chos Gerald Davis found the Philalphia Gay Men's Chos 1981, and membership fluctuated om 20 to 60 members throughout the 80s and 90s. The chos began wh 20 sgers and today has over 125 Diego Men's Chos A group of 45 men nvened San Diego for their first weekly rehearsal 1985, followg a benef ncert by The Gay Men's Chos of Los Angel.
Gay Men's Chos of San Diego A group of eleven San Diego Men's Chos members, formed the Gay Men's Chos 1992 to sg a self-intified "gay chos. San Francis Gay Men's ChosFound 1978 by Jon Reed Sims, the San Francis Gay Men's Chos has grown om nearly 115 members prent at the first ncert to more than 300 members today.
In 1983 at Lln Center, the Chorale opened the first natnal ftival anized and sponsored by GALA (the Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos), now an ternatnal anizatn wh more than 150 member chos. LIVING OUR MISSIONAs part of the Central Florida Arts Communy, the Orlando Gay Chos often performs at Central Florida pri events, sportg events, and var other muny engagements. The Orlando Gay Chos has performed many GALA (Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos) Ftivals, most memorably durg the 2016 Denver ftival, shortly after the Pulse tragedy.
The Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos, better known as GALA Chos, is an umbrella anizatn which reprents and supports most of the gay and lbian‐affiliated choral ensembl the Uned Stat and abroad. Currently, more than 150 muny choirs the Uned Stat and Canada are members of GALA (pronounced “gay‐la”). The choirs, which are loted big ci and small towns across the ntent, llectively clu tens of thoands of sgers. Together wh their dienc, GALA choirs volve lns of people thoands of performanc every year. Although the majory of the choirs are all‐male, which an overwhelmg percentage of the sgers self‐intify as gay, GALA Chos also clus women's groups, which typilly about fifty percent of the choristers are lbians, and mixed groups of men and women, aga which most of the sgers self‐intify as GLBT. The largt of the choirs clu hundreds of choristers, are led by artistic directors wh doctorat mic, and succsfully solic lns of dollars dividual and rporate donatns. They perform for large dienc important venu across the untry, cludg at the 2009 guratn of Print Barack Obama. GALA ensembl—most often lled “chos”—intify themselv as part of a gay and lbian choral movement. The movement arose the mid‐1970s, when the first lbian femist chos, the Anna Csis Women's Choir, was formed Philalphia. Shortly thereafter, the San Francis Gay Men's Chos was found. Wh s first , the movement sparked the creatn of dozens of chos (GALA Chos, “History”). Participatn the movement ntu to grow; GALA's quadrennial Ftival, held Denver, Colorado July 2012, attracted more than six thoand atten. Dpe their signifince Amerin life durg the past four s, GALA chos have been the subject of remarkably few scholarly studi. Pl Attello's semal book chapter, published 1994, was based on survey data llected om the members of Ameri's five largt gay male chos. In his chapter, Attello outled several avenu for future rearch on gay and lbian chos, among them, a need to exame the songs created and performed by the groups (324). Sce then, two scholar‐practners have produced dissertatns which foc on one specific aspect of the repertoire, the missned works wrten—ually by gay and lbian posers—for one or more GALA ensembl (Coyle, Signifint Male Voice Repertory; Mensel). Such missned piec do ed form an important part of the repertoire * gay and lesbian association of choruses *
Found 1982 by fourteen chos, GALA Chos has bee the leadg ternatnal associatn of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr missn of GALA Chos is spirg and strengtheng member chos to change their worlds through song. It engag advocy; provis grants for the missng of new choral works; facilat workg wh the Associatn; and serve as a rource center for chos and dividual Associat om around the Chos supports more than 190 chos, reprentg 7500+ performers sgg to dienc totalg more than one ln Orlando Gay Chos is a member of the One Orlando Alliance, the Pri Chamber, and the Edyth Bh Instute.
Found sprg, 2012, by foundg print Bl Copas, and foundg artistic director Christopher Hambl, the Knoxville Gay Men’s Chos held their first performance at KnoxPri wh fifteen members. The followg year KGMC joed the Gay and Lbian Associatn of Chos (GALA), the natnal parent anizatn of LGBTQIA+ Chos, and received official 501(c)(3) nonprof stat. We envisn a world ee of discrimatn which all persons are empowered to live thentic liv te to their inti, whout fear." name="scriptn * gay and lesbian association of choruses *
LicensThe Orlando Gay Chos is licensed by ASCAP, the Amerin Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and by BMI, Broadst Mic, Inc., anizatns which llect license fe on behalf of songwrers, posers and mic publishers and distribut them as royalti to those members whose works have been unthorized d rerdg, vio rerdg or still photography of OGC performanc is strictly prohibed. The natn’s olst self-intified LGBT mixed chos, the Queer Chos of San Francis is dited to buildg and enrichg the Lbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgenr (LGBT) muny through song and a love of mic. Known as the Lbian/Gay Chos of San Francis until 2022, the Chos has provid a place for people of all sexual orientatns and genr inti to velop their talents, fd good iends, and share their gifts wh San Francis’s diverse muni.
” Some words om our first ncert program might bt pture the spir that moved the members of the chos s early years: “For the first time the known history of the world we as homosexual men and women fd ourselv posssn of a ‘blank check’ wh which to wre our own culture, to tablish our own muny. The chos ntued to serve s muny by celebratg gay and lbian culture wh performanc at events such as San Francis’s annual Pri Concerts, Gay Gam II 1986, and Joan Baez’s Christmas Concert at the Warfield 1987.
LGCSF was the first gay and lbian group to w the San Francis Chamber of Commerce Arts Excellence Award (1994) chos has sought to ntribute to the muny by promotg the work of gay and lbian posers and providg posive exampl of LGBT culture.