Gay mens chorus chicago

The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus CGMC is an inclusive community-based performing arts organization with a gay aesthetic which creates musical experiences in order to delight our audiences, create community, enrich our members, and explore issues relevant to LGBT people and their allies through song. Through colorful performances that blend traditional choral music with musical theater, jazz and pop, and infused with a celebration of the LGBT viewpoint, we work to entertain, enlighten and inspire change, so that we contribute to a strengthened LGBTQ community. Get Involved Find a Job. Nonprofit Salary Explorer.

Chorus director Kevin Corbett said back then, "being gay in the community was not fully recognized; it wasn't fully supported. So these people came together through song to embrace who they were. At that time, some chorus members were concerned about putting their names in a concert program. The chorus has also grown in numbers from 57 to

Over singers have been a part of CGMC in our first 32 years. The chorus was an immediate hit upon its founding in What began as a group of 56 singers performing in a high school auditorium once per year has grown into a group of singers with a year-round performance schedule. In , CGMC became the first gay chorus and the largest group of any kind to sing the national anthem at a Chicago Cubs game, which the chorus now does on an annual basis.

We're sorry, but we couldn't find any upcoming shows for Chicago Gay Men's Chorus. Please check back soon. Really loved the huge sound, the joy with which the participants sang! I know that so many of the lyrics were changed, but I found it difficult to understand them.