As many of you know, I have been singing with this amazing organization since 2011. This has been a huge source of balance and purpose in my life outside of my career. It has also been a way for me to bridge the conversation with my family well beyond my conversation with my mom back in 1997 to which she responded -- all I want is for you to love and be loved. Now many of my extended family members have been to our shows and shared in my life which before this chorus had only been secretly discussed.
I have always been passionate about singing and performing, and since joining the chorus I have renewed that and became part of an incredible family of people all making music for a joint purpose -- to raise awareness, to promote equality and to bring joy to our audiences through song. Our group relies significantly on fundraising in order to continue our mission. Please consider any amount which will help us continue to celebrate the LGBTQ community and enlighten audiences throughout NYC and beyond. Please read on for some additional information about the chorus and thank you in advance for your help.
Welcome to the NYCGMC 2018 Membership Fundraising Drive! The New York City Gay Men's Chorus is a world-class, world-renowned institution and a pioneering voice for the LGBTQ community. Our mission--to build bridges through song--is carried out via our annual concert series, community outreach, and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equality. As the Chorus begins its 40th season, we need your help to continue bringing the joy of our music and the passion of our community outreach to NYC and beyond!
Our 2017/18 season's highlights included our performances with Angel City Chorale in Queer Genius: Bowie and Beyond and at AIDS Walk NY, and our fabulous and inspiring trip to Mexico to sing with our friends, Coro Gay Ciudad de Mexico and Coro Gay Puerto Vallarta, as well as our sold-out Holiday Slay and Big Gay Sing X concerts at NYU's Skirball Center.
Our 2018/19 season is well underway with rehearsals for our beautiful holiday show, Comfort and Joy (December 14-16, 2018), and plans for Big Gay Sing XI: Bootylicious in March 2019. We will cap off our season next June by commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with a joint concert with Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles at Carnegie Hall, during World Pride 2019 in NYC. For more information about us, and to purchase tickets to our upcoming concert season, please visit www.nycgmc.org.