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London Gay Men’s Chorus

Founded by six singers in 1991, The London Gay Men’s Chorus is now the largest and best-known gay choir in Europe, with over 130 singing members and an international reputation. The choir’s first performance was singing Christmas carols in the ticket hall at Angel Underground station, where so many people stopped to listen that the station had to be closed! Since then, The London Gay Men’s Chorus has performed in venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall, several West End theatres, in the parade and on the main stage at London Mardi Gras and at the Opening Ceremony of The Millennium Dome (in front of Her Majesty The Queen and a TV audience of 2.5 billion). When touring overseas, venues have included Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Sydney Opera House and The National Concert Hall of Ireland in Dublin, where our standing ovation was said to the first seen in the venue in over five years! The London Gay Men’s Chorus sings an eclectic repertoire, taking in everything from classical and folk music to jazz, world music, pop and disco. The Chorus commissioned ‘Citizen Vain’ from avant-garde composer Morgan Hayes in 2000, and in 2004 performed the UK premiere of Jan Sandstrom’s minimalist ‘The Singing Apes of Khao Yai’.

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London Gay Men’s Chorus 7/16/04: London Gay Men’s Chorus

London Gay Men’s Chorus explores contemporary music, from John Taverner and Swedish composer Jan Sandstrom, to the grooves of today's club scene, via the carnival sounds of Latin America.

London Gay Men’s Chorus

London Gay Men’s Chorus explores contemporary music, from John Taverner and Swedish composer Jan Sandstrom, to the grooves of today's club scene, via the carnival sounds of Latin America.

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