A performance choir for Bristol’s gay men

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Bristol Gay Men’s Chos started January 2020

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A PERFORMANCE CHOIR FOR BRISTOL'S GAY MEN

Bristol Gay Men's Chos is mted to a standard of excellence sgg and performg and will support members monstratg and matag their skills. * gay choir bristol *

After our ial rnatn, the short-lived Bristol Gay Chos, began (and end) back 2007, a few termed sgers started to meet each others' hom.

Found by members of Sg Out Bristol, the cy’s queer muny choir, the choir is for specifilly the gay male muny the cy. “I’d wanted to start for years, ” says Roland Bur, managg director of Sg Out and mic director for Bristol Gay Men’s Chos. ”Matthew Bolton, a foundg member of the choir, adds: “All the foundg members were part of Sg Out already, and we were spired by the gay men’s choirs we had seen perform at ftivals we went to.

A PERFORMANCE CHOIR FOR BRISTOL’S GAY MEN

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”The group started rmally October 2019, and the six foundg members disvered that there was a real need for a safe sgg space for gay men Bristol. ”At s heart, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos is a performance choir, separatg om Sg Out’s muny choir mol. The first gay men’s choirs started San Francis and Los Angel, before spreadg across the world, wh London Gay Men’s Chos startg 1991, and the movement spreadg across the UK – there are now choirs Brighton and Edburgh as all other gay men’s choirs, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos has three guidg prcipl: sgg, socialisg and support.

”Fd out more about Bristol Gay Men’s Chos at choir’s first performance will be Sg Out for Bristol Pri on Wednday, July 1 at 7pm.

CREATIVE LOCKDOWN: BRISTOL GAY MEN’S CHOS

The San Francis Gay Men’s Chos has faced tense backlash after releasg a song that many believe is tent on phg the LGBT agenda on children. * gay choir bristol *

His volvement wh both Sg Out Bristol and the Bristol Gay Men's Chos has not only provid a creative outlet but has also enabled him to make a posive impact on the liv of others through the power of mic. Found by members of Sg Out Bristol, the cy’s queer muny choir, the choir is for specifilly the gay male muny the cy. “I’d wanted to start for years, ” says Ronan Bur, managg director of Sg Out and mic director for Bristol Gay Men’s Chos.

Matthew Bolton, a foundg member of the choir, adds: “All the foundg members were part of Sg Out already, and we were spired by the gay men’s choirs we had seen perform at ftivals we went to. The group started rmally October 2019, and the six foundg members disvered that there was a real need for a safe sgg space for gay men Bristol. At s heart, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos is a performance choir, separatg om Sg Out’s muny choir mol.

SAN FRANCIS GAY MEN’S CHOS FAC BACKLASH AFTER RELEASG ‘WE’RE G FOR YOUR CHILDREN’ VIO

The San Francis Gay Men's Chos has removed a mic vio om their YouTube channel tled “A Msage From the Gay Communy.” * gay choir bristol *

The first gay men’s choirs started San Francis and Los Angel, before spreadg across the world, wh London Gay Men’s Chos startg 1991, and the movement spreadg across the UK – there are now choirs Brighton and Edburgh as well. Like all other gay men’s choirs, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos has three guidg prcipl: sgg, socialisg and support. Fd out more about Bristol Gay Men’s Chos at The choir’s first performance will be Sg Out for Bristol Pri on Wednday, July 1 at 7pm.

Created 1994, Mélo'Men is the gay and gay iendly low voice choir of Paris, France, that sgs... Bristol Gay Men’s Chos are part of the ongog Bristol24/7 Creative Lockdown seri, showsg how people Bristol have been gettg arty unr lockdown. Found by members of Sg Out Bristol, the cy’s queer muny choir, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos is for specifilly the gay male muny the cy.

The group started rmally October 2019, and the six foundg members disvered that there was a real need for a safe sgg space for gay men Bristol, and was officially lnched January 2020.

‘WE’RE COMG FOR YOUR CHILDREN’: GAY MEN’S CHOIR DELET ‘TONGUE-IN-CHEEK’ MIC VIO AMID BACKLASH

Sce lockdown began, Bristol Gay Men’s Chos, like many lol choirs, has moved onle and has recently released their first virtual rendn: a ver of Don’t Worry About Me by Franc. However, we cid to keep thgs gog virtually and asked the guys to rerd themselv sgg this favoure om the new songs we’d been workg on, ” says Ronan Bur, managg director of Sg Out and mic director for Bristol Gay Men’s Chos. After our ial rnatn, the short-lived Bristol Gay Chos, began (and end) back 2007, a few termed sgers started to meet each others' hom.

MY RPONSE TO THE GAY CHOIR SGG ‘WE’RE COMG FOR YOUR CHILDREN’

5 ln (vio views per year)Photo by Gretjen Helene PhotographyAbout the ChosThe Boston Gay Men’s Chos is one of New England’s largt and most succsful muny-based chos.

Reynolds III, the BGMC sgs a wi spectm of classil and popular mic and creat social change by providg a posive, affirmg image of the gay and lbian muny. 5 ln views/annually​Gut ArtistsTodrick Hall, Lra Benanti, Nell Carter, Ann Hampton Callaway, Lea DeLaria, Lda Er, Sutton Foster, Kathare McPhee, Alex Newell, Fah Prce, Stephen Schwartz, Lillias Whe, Nancy Armstrong, soprano; D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo; Jam Maddalena, barone; Fenwick Smh, flutistOrganizatnal CollaboratnsBoston Pops Orchtra and Tanglewood Ftival Chos, Boston Lyric Opera, Treble Chos of New England, Lavenr Light: Lbian and Gay Gospel Choir, Voic Risg, Gloria of Dubl, Ireland; pl the Gay Men’s Chos of Denver, London, Mae, New York Cy, San Francis, Seattle, and Washgton, DC.

Awards2019 Open Door Award om Old South Church on their 350th Anniversary2016 Massachetts Nonprof Network’s (MNN) Excellence Award Communitns2015 Israeli Consulate of Boston award for Communy Service Excellence2014 Aaron Ste Memorial award (Amerin Group Psychotherapy Associatn)2010 Greater Boston Bs Council Communy Service Organizatn award for Excellence2008 Massachetts Teachers Associatn “Creative Learship Human Rights” award2003 Telly Award – the VisnariType of Organizatn501(c)3Budget$880, 000 (Earned 65%; Contributed 35%)Guistar Profile PLATNUMActive MemberGALA Chos, Chos Ameri, ArtsBoston, Greater Boston Choral Consortium, MASS CreativePerformance Highlights2005 Tour to Berl, Germany; Wroclaw, Poland; Prague, Czech RepublicFirst gay chos to ever perform PolandPerformed ont of 700, 000 people at Germany’s Gay Pri Boston Opera Hoe grand openg celebratn wh Boston Pops Orchtra, Keh Lockhart, nductor. 7 ln viewers)Boston Pops CD “A Splash of Pops” (RCA Victor)Fleet Center Grand Openg Concert, 1995 (wh Jam Taylor and Boston Pops)Boston Mayor Thomas Meno Ingural CelebratnBelmont High School wh BHS Concert Choir (first gay chos to sg wh HS choir)Boston Children’s Mm 80th Anniversary GalaBoston Lyric Opera (chos for Wagner’s The Flyg Dutchman)Performed for Morn Fay’s Jse Tyler Fergon at Wilbur Oct.

PERFORMG WH THE SOUTH AIN MZANSI GAY CHOIR

First gay performg arts group to do so at a gubernatorial guratn New England, first (R) guratn USIsraeli Inpennce Day, May 2015Chos Ameri, June 2015 Openg night ncert – closg performance2015 Middle East Tour.

First gay chos to ever tour and perform Israel & Turkey, June 2015Natnal Anthem at Fenway Park, 2018U.

Carpenter Foundatn, The Visn Fund, The Boston Foundatn/Lbian & Gay Communi Fundg Partnership, Meet the Composer, Inc., Grass Roots Gay Rights Fund, Aled Nash Patterson Foundatn for Choral Arts, Proscenium Fund for Audience DevelopmentPublic SupportCurrent: Massachetts Cultural Council, Boston Cultural Council​Prev: Natnal Endowment for the Arts/ stimul, Cy of BostonHonorary AdvisorsPrev: Gov.

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