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LGBTQ Choirs

REVIEW: Brighton’s LGBTQ+ mixed choir Rainbow Chorus sparkles at Christmas concert

Andrew Kay December 16, 2024

Tis the season to be choral, tra la la la la… and throughout December you will find me at at least five concerts given by the city’s LGBTQ+ choral groups. See one, see them all has become my festive mantra and I do it with pride and a sense of joy. In all my six […]

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REVIEW: Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ choirs shine at the annual World AIDS Day concert

Andrew Kay December 2, 2024

December 1 is World AIDS Day – a global day of remembrance, the time when we remember those who died, and celebrate those scientists, doctors, the countless volunteers and the unceasing work that collectively they do to make the lives of those living with HIV increasingly better. Earlier in the evening in Brighton, people gather […]

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Annual World AIDS Day Concert to light up St Mary’s Church, Kemptown

Graham Robson October 22, 2024

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 […]

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Ding dong! Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus drop details of their ‘Big Festive Rainbow Bellter’

Graham Robson September 13, 2024

Join Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus for a ding-dong of a musical evening on Saturday, December 14 at St Mary’s  Church, Kemptown. Tickets are now on sale for the Big Festive Rainbow Bellter where you can expect a festive and uplifting evening of songs including a mix of uplifting pop, carols and standards. There […]

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HIV Stigma Sucks: Brighton & Hove to mark Zero HIV Stigma Day on Sunday, July 21

Graham Robson July 18, 2024

Sunday, July 21 marks Zero HIV Stigma Day, a global initiative uniting people and communities to raise awareness of HIV and take action to eliminate HIV stigma in all its forms. A community event is being held in Jubilee Square, Brighton from 1-2pm in a call to action celebrating people living with HIV overcoming stigma. […]

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HIV Stigma Sucks: Brighton & Hove to mark Zero HIV Stigma Day on Sunday, July 21

July 12, 2024

Sunday, July 21 marks Zero HIV Stigma Day, a global initiative uniting people and communities to raise awareness of HIV and take action to eliminate HIV stigma in all its forms. A community event is being held in Jubilee Square, Brighton from 1-2pm in a call to action celebrating people living with HIV overcoming stigma. […]

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REVIEW: Rainbow Chorus – ‘Pergolesi and Pimms’

Andrew Kay July 2, 2024

Brighton & Hove’s community choirs are the jewels in the city’s music scene and they exemplify the truth about one of the world’s most commonly misused words. On 30 June, the Rainbow Chorus gave us the near perfect display of the reality. Their summer concert was delivered with passion, with commitment and from the heart. […]

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Brighton’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus awarded grant from Postcode Society Trust to support running of RC+ workshop choir for the next 18 months

Graham Robson June 8, 2024

Brighton’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus has been awarded a grant from Postcode Society Trust to support the running of its RC+ workshop choir for the next 18 months. This is made possible thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Running for eight years, this award-winning LGBTQ+ group was set up to allow as many people as […]

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Brighton & Hove’s World AIDS Day Concert raises £4,000 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive

Graham Robson June 3, 2024

Brighton & Hove’s World AIDS Day Concert, which last year featured performances from Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Qukulele, Rainbow Chorus, Rebelles and Resound, has announced it raised a smidge over £4,000 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive. Organisers of the annual event said: ”The combined groups, wish them, under the leadership of Gary Pargeter, many happy […]

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“Come along and help make some noise with us!” Brighton’s Rainbow Chorus to perform at IDAHOBIT Community Vigil on 17 May

Graham Robson May 6, 2024

The Rainbow Chorus will be performing at Brighton’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) Community Vigil on Friday, 17 May from 6.30pm at the Ledward Centre, 14a Jubilee Street, Brighton. IDAHOBIT provides an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community to come together by celebrating diversity and collective solidarity in our ongoing struggles against discrimination. […]

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