Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will hold a New Members’ Evening at 7:30pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton.
If you are thinking of a new year resolution that will give you a chance to make new friends, lift your spirit, get involved with the local community and even challenge yourself with something new, then BrightonGMC might we something for you!
The Chorus has three seasons every year, Spring, Summer and Winter, each culminating in sell-out performances. New members who join in January for the Spring season will have the chance to perform in the Brighton Fringe Festival in their Superhero Show on May 5 and 6.
The New Members’ Evening is the first evening back after their winter break. It will comprise a short rehearsal, as a ‘taster’ of how they work, followed by an opportunity to socialise with members over tea and cake.
For some people, joining a well-established group like BrightonGMC might seem a daunting prospect, but everyone is assured of a warm welcome from the four-time winners of Brighton’s Golden Handbag for Favourite Social Network Group. New members will also be looked after by a buddy-system throughout their first season, and in no time at all, they will become part of the BrightonGMC family .
The Chorus has exciting plans for 2017 including travelling to Manchester to attend the bi-annual Hand in Hand Festival, an LGBTQ choral festival that BrightonGMC co-hosted in 2015 with the Rainbow Chorus, and which attracts over 20 choirs from all over the UK.
The Chorus is particularly looking for lower voices, especially basses; but all voices are most welcome.
Members who can’t make it to the New Members’ Evening on January 10 can still join throughout the season. New members are always welcome; and there is no obligation to join.
At its heart BrightonGMC is a community chorus, and there are no auditions to join.
BrightonGMC is a space where people can celebrate music, celebrate their sexuality, enjoy the fellowship of other like-minded people and contribute to the local communities of which it is a part.
The Chorus is a registered charity with three guiding principles, their “Three S’s”:
♦ Singing – the celebration of life and music through male voice harmony;
♦ Socialising – using singing to develop social bonds that help people to feel connected in a sometimes lonely world; and
♦ Support – to be there for each other – both collectively and individually – when the chips are down, and to be there for the communities in which the chorus operates, too.
Vaughan Leyshon, Membership Coordinator for the Chorus, said: “The Chorus has grown steadily over the last twelve years becoming the largest gay men’s chorus in the UK outside London. It is currently going from strength to strength – performing to a high standard, pushing its creative boundaries and playing an important role in the local community by supporting other charities and worthy causes. We’re really happy to welcome new members as we embark on the next chapter in our story.”
Membership is open to anyone who self-identifies as a gay or gay-friendly man.
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