San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

Every now and then it feels right to share this one again. We hope your Sunday is far from ordinary.

Which section do you think Bernie would sing in?

Congratulations to the new President and Herstory-making Vice President! Here's an unreleased Inauguration Ceremony photo.

We're delighted to be a part of the lineup for this year's virtual TEDx Sonoma County event "Crossroads" on January 30th! Celebrate the 9th annual afternoon of bringing together leading thinkers and doers to explore the opportunities and possibilities that dealing with crossroads (especially in a year like this!) has on our human experience. Tickets for the virtual event are on sale NOW at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxsonomacounty-2021-crossroa

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and in remembrance of those we’ve lost to injustice and brutality, we present the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus premiere of "HEAVY". In response to the shooting of George Floyd, McKenzie Coleman chose to express her anger and frustration in a poem. McKenzie identifies as a queer Black woman and is an elementary school music teacher in Charlotte, NC. She sent the poem to a colleague and friend, Dr. Gerald Gurss. He knew it had to be set to m...usic. He selected GALA Choruses legacy member Steve Milloy to compose the piece. Steve, a Black composer, has written songs expressing the black experience for decades. Steve set McKenzie’s lyrics to music and the introspective, illuminating "HEAVY" was born. In addition to the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, other choruses across the country signed on to co-commission this work: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte, N.C., Austin Gay Men's Chorus, Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus, Heartland Men's Chorus, K.C., Boston Gay Men's Chorus, New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and Turtle Creek Chorale, Dallas. For this Virtual Choir video, singers from all of the above choruses came together to contribute. There are over 300 singers in the video.

We are proud to lend our voices to "What Will We Hear" - a new work by the incredible Andrew Lippa written specifically for SFGMC and featuring Kristin Chenoweth! Back in April 2020, when COVID-19 was first impacting our work, SFGMC hosted a donor meeting with Andrew Lippa in attendance. As staff discussed the situation and the uncertainty of that time, the conversation quickly turned to how we will know when its time for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to sing in public a...gain. Inspired by the discussion, Lippa wrote "What Will We Hear" and asked the phenomenal Kristin Chenoweth to record the song along with SFGMC. We're honored by Lippa and Chenoweth's commitment to the Chorus and for offering up inspiration in the form of both this song along with their overwhelming support and love for the Chorus and the communities we serve. This song premiered at our 42nd Birthday Celebration "It's Our Birthday" on October 17, 2020. We hope this song also inspires you at this moment in our history as well. We can't thank Andrew and Kristin enough.

As we continue to await the results of this contentious election, some realties are too stark to dismiss. Whatever the outcome, the work of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is as important as ever and we will keep singing.

Our home at the National LGBTQ Center for the Arts on 170 Valencia Street is now a polling place! If you haven’t voted yet, stop by today and make your voice heard!

Heading to our local polling place like:

In case you missed it last week, here is the San Francisco Chronicle Arts and Culture reporter Tony Bravo's full interview with Chasten Buttigieg about his memoir "I Have Something to Tell You." We were proud to host and produce this fabulous online event in partnership with Dog Eared Books in San Francisco’s Castro District & Orinda Books.

The two types of gays on Halloween. ( by Devlin Shand at Dragathon 2018)

42 years ago today the founding members of SFGMC met for their first rehearsal. And now here we are all these years later on our Birthday and we can't even go out and party with our friends! It's enough to make anyone cry. Enjoy this dramatic and heart-breakingly hilarious take on a classic featuring the vocal stylings of our very own Mandrews Sisters!

SFGMC presents San Francisco Chronicle Art and Culture reporter Tony Bravo in conversation with bestselling author Chasten Buttigieg to discuss his new book "I Have Something To Tell You" this Thursday 10/29 at 5:30PT! Presented live at SFGMC.org/chasten https://datebook.sfchronicle.com//author-chasten-buttigieg

Our #SFGMCTV segment BEHIND THE CURTAIN is now a weekly podcast on KSFP 102.5 FM every Friday at 7am & 5pm or available to stream online at https://www.sfpublicpress.org/ksfp/

SFGMC is proud to present our friend Chasten Buttigieg in conversation with the SF Chronicle’s Tony Bravo for Chasten’s new memoir I Have Something To Tell You this Thursday 10/29 at 5:30PT! RSVP to the virtual book talk for free at SFGMC.org.

Our dear friend, Broadway icon and star of I Am Harvey Milk, Laura Benanti has just released her debut album of gorgeous classic and contemporary covers and we are OBSESSED! Listen to it now in the link below and everywhere music is available.

It’s here! Our small ensemble HomoPhonics is featured on the opening track of Matt Nathanson’s brand new holiday album Farewell December which is out today! We’re honored to have lent our vocals to Matt’s gorgeous rendition of Christmas Time Is Here.

Broadway star and SFGMC Super Friend Britney Coleman joins our HomoPhonics and The Lollipop Guild Ensemble for this very timely take on this Bowie/Queen Classic. Presented as part of SFGMC's Season 43 kick off event "It's Our Birthday!" on Saturday, October 17th.

We‘re thrilled to finally announce that our acapella ensemble HomoPhonics will be featured on Matt Nathanson’s upcoming Christmas album Farewell December on the track Christmas Time Is Here, out this Friday Oct. 23rd!!! It might not even be Halloween yet, but it feels like Christmas came early this year!

All our love and thanks to everyone who tuned into our Fall Birthday Showcase last night!!! We couldn’t be more pleased with how it all turned out. If you missed it, the full livestream is now available on our YouTube and Facebook pages! What was your favorite moment of last night’s broadcast? While our showcases are free, we would be grateful for your support by donating whatever you are able so that we can continue to bring the SFGMC experience to you safely this season during these challenging times. SFGMC.org/donate