Gay mens chorus philadelphia
MISSION:
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) entertains audiences, supports communities, and fosters acceptance through exceptional musical performance.
VISION:
A community that celebrates differences and a chorus that inspires change.
VALUES:
We value:
consistent engagement with the LGBT and broader communities;
our governance in the Philadelphia artistic group, with entertaining and artistic productions covering a variety of musical genres;
accepting all people and ensuring that all people feel accepted; and
conducting ourselves with professionalism, morality, and accountability.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus recognizes that diverse communities are stronger communities. Various backgrounds and experiences add to our artistic energy, leading to a greater connection with our audiences. Through a culture of diversity and inclusion, we increase the success of the Chorus, raise our profile, sustain our mission, and enlarge our outreach in Philadelphia and beyond.
Photos: Hilarious Pics of PGMC Rehearsing for ExtrABBAganza
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If these rehearsal photos are any indication, the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus’s spring performance, ExtrABBAganza, is going to be one fabulous, gay nice time. But that’s pretty much a given when it involves a setlist full of ABBA’s greatest hits, right? All that’s missing is the ’70s, cheese-tastic costumes, and PGMC’s Paul Fontaine is staying cute mum on that subject. All he hints is that dancers will “be in gold.” I’m going to leave out on a limb and surmise that there may be a pair of hotpants or six in the house.
You can inspect out these inspired dancing queens Thursday and Friday, May 16 and 17 at 8 p.m., and Sat., May 18 at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. at Prince Music Theater ( Chestnut St.) For $$55 tickets, travel here.
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About This Cause
Since its formation in , PGMC has steadily increased its representation within the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and among Philadelphia arts organizations. The regular subscription season includes concert productions in December, Rally, and June. In addition, the Chorus performs at cabarets, fundraisers, and other community events throughout the year. Our small auditioned ensemble, Brotherly Love (BroLo), perform at other concerts and community outreach events, representing the chorus where participation by the entire body is impractical. Our repertoire includes a broad range of styles, holiday tunes, love ballads, comic pieces, pop and rock songs, Broadway and Hollywood, opera choruses, folk songs from around the society, the latest LGBT empowerment music and other commissioned LGBT works. The Chorus also shares its communication of inspiration and acceptance with students through regular performances at Philadelphia-area schools, as part of its youth outreach onally, each year we provide free tickets to stu
Joseph J. Buches comes from a musical family. His mother was a singer and his father was an organist. The latter taught him how to play the organ when Buches was 5.
During college, he studied many distinct aspects of music, including music education, organ and conducting. This led to him becoming a song instructor at Chestnut Hill Academy and Episcopal Academy.
In , he began functional with the Philadelphia Homosexual Men’s Chorus (PGMC) part-time while teaching. Prior to this, he had sung with the group a couple of times in the ’90s.
“When I started there, there were 35 members and within a year or two, I got it up to over singers,” Buches said. “Now we&#;re at over singers.”
The number of performers isn’t the only way he’s helped the chorus grow.
“We&#;ve grown a label for ourselves, a professional reputation. The artistic product has grown immensely. We&#;ve done concerts with 16 to piece orchestras. Prior to that, it was usually just piano, bass and drums, if that,” he said.
They’ve also partnered with local dance troupes to add dancers to some of the concerts.