“Together they had come far and experienced much in their exploration of their musical heritage. The memories they created together would be cherished for a lifetime.” This article was originally published in our 2001-2002 Tour Notes. **** Hailing from Greenwich, Connecticut, the Greenwich Academy Madrigal Singers are a select choir of […]
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“We had something strong to give the gay communities in Europe: our strong bond as gay people.” – Jon Bailey, artistic director, Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles This article was originally published in our Fall 1991 Tour Notes. **** The Los Angeles Times reported on July 12, 1991 that “Uncertainty has given way to
“A day that starts with a tour of the Tower of London and ends on stage in the Royal Albert Hall as part of a live broadcast on the BBC with some of Britain’s finest professional musicians is surely one to be remembered. ” This article was originally published in our 2001-2002 Tour Notes.
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This article was originally published in our 1998-1999 Tour Notes. **** Two of North America’s most esteemed men’s choruses – the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (director, Gary Miller) and the Seattle Men’s Chorus (director, Dennis Coleman) – traveled together on a two-week tour of Europe which included participation in the Amsterdam Gay
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“For those who had never traveled to Europe, they had witnessed firsthand treasures about which they had only heard – and Europe became a reality for the young musicians.” This article was originally published in our 2002-2003 Tour Notes. **** This summer the Cascade Youth Symphony from Seattle, with Director Gerry Jon Marsh,
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“We expected a wonderful trip with fine concerts. What we got was a life-changing experience for the chorus and audience,” Reuben Reynolds III, Director, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus This article was originally published in our 2005-2006 Tour Notes. **** When the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus went on tour in June 2005, artistic director
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“This may be the most important even ever for the gay community here,” a Moscow concert audience member, in a front page Los Angeles Times article This article was originally published in our 2000-2001 Tour Notes. **** Have a vision. Keep to it. Act on it. Jon Bailey and the Gay
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The entire tour was “various levels of wonderful,” Scott Anderson, director, said. This article originally appeared in our 2001-2002 Tour Notes. **** Italy, Slovenia and Austria were the destinations of the Camerata Singers, an excellent community choir from Pocatello, Idaho, directed by Scott E. Anderson. Many in the group had not traveled
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A highlight of Penn State University Concert Choir’s tour of Germany was singing Bach’s music in the very places where it was written. Dr. Christopher Kiver, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, Penn State University, tells us more. *** In May 2019, the Penn State University Concert Choir undertook a ten-day
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Tour Manager Jeffery Thyer recalls being on tour in Mexico with Singing City, and singing for – and then with! – audiences. *** It’s not often we, ACFEA staff members, get to go on a concert tour as a member of our own group. But when my own home choir, Singing City, went to Mexico
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