Gay Men's Choruses - San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Seattle Men's Chorus, London Gay Men's Chorus, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Seattle Men's Chorus, London Gay Men's Chorus, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus, New York City Gay Men's Chorus, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, San Diego Men's Chorus, Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus, Heartland Men's Chorus, Turtle Creek Chorale, Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, Vancouver Men's Chorus, Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus, Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego, Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus, Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus. Excerpt: The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) is the world's first openly gay chorus, one of its largest and the group most often credited with creating the LGBT choral movement. The chorus was founded by gay music pioneer Jon Reed Sims (1947-1984) and held its first rehearsal on Oct. 30, 1978. Its first public performance took place less than a month later, on Nov, 27, at an impromptu memorial at San Francisco City Hall for Mayor George Moscone and openly-gay Supervisor Harvey Milk, who had been assassinated earlier than day by former Supervisor Dan White. Sims, who specialized in conducting bands and orchestras, soon appointed Dick Kramer (1927-2007) as SFGMC conductor. The two men co-directed SFGMC's first official concert, which took place on Dec. 20, 1978, at Everett Middle School, where 115-voice chorus presented an eclectic program to a capacity crowd. Today, with a membership of about 280 voices, the SFGMC continues to present a wide range of music and perform for many different kinds of audiences. The SFGMC came into existence during the Gay Rights Movement, which rose to national prominence after the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969. In 1977, Harvey Milk began traveling around the United States to present what came to be known as the Hope Speech. Spea...