APPLETON, WIS. — The Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, an award-winning chorus with a well-earned reputation for musical excellence and adventurous programming, will share its message of understanding and awareness in a performance Saturday, April 14 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 209 S. Allen Street, Appleton (two blocks west of campus).
The concert, at 6 p.m. in Trinity’s main sanctuary, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the performance.
Formed in 1981, the 140-member chorus, which presents messages of hope and unity through music, was named “Best GLBT Music Group” in 2003 by Lavender Magazine. The chorus also has been recognized with the Brian Coyle Equality and Leadership Award for Education and Outreach by the Human Rights Campaign Minnesota.
The Twin Cities Men’s Chorus added the word “gay” to its title in 1991 and has since grown to be the fourth largest gay men’s chorus in the country. A member of GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses), the organization was founded on the mission of building community through the pursuit of musical excellence in performance.
As an organization that celebrates diversity and uses music as a way to transform, educate and heal, the chorus works towards the elimination of homophobia and intolerance through community outreach.
The Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus’ appearance is sponsored by the Lawrence University Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Diversity Center.
