Our
organization began on August 9, 1994 when 10 men gathered to form the
Lehigh Valley Gay Men’s Chorus. Under the initial direction of
Robert Roush and Steven Olofson, our feet first touched a stage in a
Holiday concert in December of that year, in the Moose Lounge in
Allentown, PA. Under former direction of Beverly Morgan, and Jay
Kawarsky, and the current direction of Adam Koch, LVGMC continues to push the envelope in the Valley and surrounding area.
From our performance of “Sing For The Cure” for the national
conference in Washington, D.C. of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for
breast cancer research in 2002 to the organization of a candlelight
vigil in honor of Matthew Shepard, to being the first all GLBT group to
perform at the MayFair Arts festival, performances at First Night
Bethlehem Celebration, F.A.C.T. (Fighting AIDS Continuously Together)
Summer Games, Freedom to Marry celebrations, local church services, and
our performance of our "Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me". LVGMC
is making a difference in Lehigh Valley and the US, musically and
socially. "Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me", our first CD was
released in June of 2000 and our second CD, "Slices" was released in the
summer of 2004.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, and have been named ‘Best
Musical Group’ in the Philadelphia Pride Parade. We have performed
with Opera Diva Marilyn Horne, the Moravian Wind Ensemble, ACCO (a
Chorus Celebrating Women), the Concord Chamber Singers of Bethlehem, PA,
the Chamber Choir of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, Another
Octave (a Connecticut Women's Chorus) and many other choruses and
individuals. A special Judy Garland birthday party concert was held in
June of 2000 with New York City's Tommy Femia bringing his highly
acclaimed 'Judy' to Bethlehem. We performed at GALA 2000 Music Festival,
San Jose CA. and the GALA International
Conference in Montreal Canada in August of 2004.
The
Lehigh Valley Gay Men’s Chorus performs a wide variety of music
encompassing many styles, periods, and subjects.
The members of
the CHORUS have joined together as a non-profit organization for the
purpose of developing a professional quality singing group. The CHORUS
is open to all persons, tenor or bass voiced who are gay, lesbian or who
are respectful of gay and lesbian issues. Through its performances and
other activities, the CHORUS provides educational, cultural and social
enrichment for its members and its audience and makes a positive
contribution to the community. (taken from the LVGMC by-laws)
We see our mission is to not only entertain, but
to be a supportive and safe environment for gays and lesbians and to be
a conduit to initiate discussion and understanding.
Complimentary
Tickets
LVGMC provides complimentary tickets to local AIDS
organizations for their clients use. We feel that it is very important
for us to make these tickets available as part of our mission as
concerned persons.
We also want to
thank all these organizations for their work with those affected by HIV.
We hope that these tickets will help with their mission.
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MORE MUSIC
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11-03-95 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA
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| GAY
MEN'S CHORUS CHALLENGES PREJUDICE
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11-04-95 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
| A
VOICE OF PRIDE |
05-07-96 |
The
Express-Times, Easton, PA |
| LVGMC
APPOINTS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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08-30-96 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
| VALLEY
GAY SINGERS ARE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVISTS-- THE ALL-MALE CHORUS WILL
PERFORM "PRAYERS FOR BOBBY"
IN BENEFIT AT BETHLEHEM CHURCH |
05-04-98 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
| GAY
CHORUS GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT |
05-24-98 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
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THIS
HAS TO STOP-- LEHIGH VALLEY GAY MEN'S CHORUS LEADS VIGIL FOR
SLAIN WYOMING STUDENT
IN ALLENTOWN |
10-19-98 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
| AUTHOR
TURNS LIBRETTIST FOR GAY MEN'S CHORUS |
06-09-00 |
The Morning
Call, Allentown, PA |
| SUNDAYSHOWTUNES.COM
REVIEW BY CHRIS CURCIO |
12-15-00 |
Sundayshowtunes.com |
| The Lehigh Valley Gay Men's Chorus
gives a madcap rendition March 7-9 of 'South Pacific' |
03-05-03 |
TimeOff Bucks Co -
Packet Online |
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GALA
Choruses, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses,
Inc., is the world's only association committed to serving the
lesbian and gay choral movement. Our 180 member choruses and
10,000 singers look to us repeatedly for support and leadership.
We are dedicated to providing that support and helping our
choruses to be strong--artistically and professionally.
GALA Choruses fosters the
artistic and organizational development of member choruses through
a wide variety of programs and services. We produce choral
festivals, educational conferences and publications. We engage in
advocacy; provide grants for the commissioning of new choral
works; facilitate networking among our members; and serve as a
resource center for choruses and individual members.
GALA Choruses serves choruses
that range in size from five to 252 singers. Member choruses are
located throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
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Chorus
America is the national service organization that promotes the
highest artistic quality, development and growth of vocal
ensembles, advocates the fair remuneration of professional singers
and choruses that provide professional services, and stimulates
greater understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of choral music
throughout North America.
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The
Lehigh Valley Arts Council
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The
Lehigh Valley Arts Council (HVAC) is a nonprofit,
membership-supported organization created in response to a need
for a regional voice to function as advocate and ambassador of the
Lehigh Valley's arts community. The LVAC's mission is to promote
the arts; to encourage and support artists and their development;
to assist arts organization; and to facilitate communication and
cooperation among artist, arts organizations, and the community.
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The
mission of the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts (PCA) is to foster the excellence,
diversity, and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden
the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the
state. LVGMC and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts invite you
to find out more about Pennsylvania's rich arts, cultural, ethnic
and historical treasures by calling 1-800 VISIT PA or visiting the
website www.patreasurehunt.com. LVGMC is proud to be a
recipient of a grant from PCA.
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ACCO
(A Chorus Celebrating Women), Danielsville, PA
Another
Octave, Connecticut Women's Chorus, New Haven, CT
Central
Pennsylvania Womyn's Chorus, Harrisburg, PA
Connecticut
Gay Men's Chorus, New Haven, CT
GLSEN (Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
GLOSS (Gay
and Lesbian Organized Sports Society)
Michael
Thomas Ford- Author/Humorist
New Jersey
Gay Men's Chorus, Princeton, NJ
Out In Allentown
P-FLAG
Philadelphia
Gay Men's Chorus, Philadelphia, PA
Rainbow
Chorale, Wilmington, DE |
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F.A.C.T
is an organization of concerned people committed to raising money
to assist individuals and families affected by HIV, the virus that
causes AIDS, and to conquer the HIV/AIDS crisis within the Lehigh
Valley and surrounding communities. F.A.C.T identifies,
supports, and monitors programs that provide direct and
educational services within the communities. F.A.C.T.'s
mission is to alleviate suffering and reduce the spread of
HIV/AIDS and to provide an improved quality of life to those
affected by HIV/AIDS.
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