Get ready to celebrate the power of music and community as our LGBTQ+ choirs commemorate World AIDS Day with another spectacular concert at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown on December 1. The annual event – a night of unforgettable music, community, and celebration, which will honour those affected by HIV/AIDS and look towards a brighter future – will feature acomprehensive lineup of local LGBTQ+ choirs and musical groups, all coming together to raise awareness and funds to benefit local HIV charity, Lunch Positive.
This year’s concert will feature a diverse range of performances from some of Brighton’s most beloved musical ensembles. Comprising Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Rainbow Chorus, Resound, Rebelle, Brighton Rox and Quekelele, the established line-up is delighted to warmly welcome Hullaballo as special guests, creating a varied and heart-rending show. The organisers look forward to revealing the identity of the host for this year’s concert nearer the time.
The concert will be held at the historic St. Mary’s Church, Kemptown, which provides the perfect backdrop for this special event. Doors will open at 7pm, and the concert will begin at 7.30pm, leaving plenty of time for those attending the Reading of the Names and vigil at the New Steine Gardens to make their way to the church.
Tickets will soon be available for purchase online at the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus website and at Prowler on St James’s Street. They are priced at £13 and free for accompanying carers. All of the concert’s proceeds will benefit Lunch Positive, a local charity dedicated to providing HIV community spaces, including lunches, drop-ins and support groups. In 2022, it was awarded the prestigious lifetime Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Gary Pargeter, Director of Lunch Positive, said: “We’re overjoyed at the support from everyone involved in the World AIDS Day Concert. This amazing community event wonderfully captures the solidarity, remembrance and hope surrounding World AIDS Day.
“Every pound raised will go directly to providing our community-based support, for which there is more demand than ever. Please buy a ticket and come along to this fantastic evening of togetherness and music for World AIDS Day and help provide community support that has a huge impact on people’s lives.”