[OutVoice] QMH for November - Gay & Lesbian Choruses - a 9-Hour Epic

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Wed Nov 3 16:12:57 CDT 2010


QMH for November 2010
http://www.queermusicheritage.com/nov2010.html
 
This month my mission was to cover the History & Music of the Gay & Lesbian Choral Movement, and such a daunting subject turned into a 9-hour show, the most extensive one yet on QMH. Part 1 naturally covers the history in general, and that includes an interview with Dr Tim Seelig, who for 20 years led the Turtle Creek Chorale. Part 2 finishes my interview with him and adds one with Robin Godfrey, General Manger of GALA, while the overall music theme of that and Part 3 is the Commissioned Works that enable the movement to grow. Part 4 is devoted to the Houston Story, with interviews with the gay chorus' founder in 1979, Andy Mills, and Dr Linus Lerner, its current Artistic Director. The other parts are music, music, music...with two hours of gay-themed chorus music, two hours of xmas music, and an hour of music by international choruses.
 
Part 1 – The History & The Music – 59:05
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – I Joined the Chorus (2000) 
Anna Crusis Women’s Choir - Forever Loving You (1987) 
Stonewall Chorale – Beat Beat Drums (2007)
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – Thou Lord Our Refuge (2003)
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – Stout Hearted Men (unreleased, 1979)   
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – We Kiss in a Shadow (1981) 
Gay Liberation Quire – God Help You Merry Dykes and Poofs (1983)
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – O Tannenbaum (1983) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – New York New York (1984) 
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – 49ers Fight Song (1985) 
MUSE – Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir & Atlanta Feminist Women’s Choir – 
Good Friends Are the Best (1990) 
Interview – Dr Tim Seelig
Turtle Creek Chorale & Women’s Chorus of Dallas – Everything Possible (1995) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – We Are Proud (1998) 
 
Part 2 – Commissioned Works, Part 1 – 59:39
Detroit Together Men’s Chorus – We Sing Together (1997) 
Turtle Creek Chorale – I Shall Miss Loving You (1992)  
Interview, Part 2 – Dr Tim Seelig
Turtle Creek Chorale – One Voice (1990) 
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – Marry Us (1996) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles – We Sing (1993) 
New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus – Flying Dreams (1997) 
Interview – Robin Godfrey
Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – Where Everyone Is Free (2000) 
Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – Truth Under My Wings (2000) 
 
Part 3 – Commissioned Works, Part 2 – 62:07
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Chorus – Coming Out With Pride (1993) 
Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus – Out / The Kiss / Don’t Ask Don’t Tell / Out (1998) 
 Vox Femina – I Love a Rainbow (2002) 
Women’s Chorus of Dallas – I Make My Way In The World (1999) 
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – Never Ever (1997) 
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – The Prodigal (2006) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC – Neighbors and Friends (2007) 
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – What’s the Problem? (2008) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles – Diversity (1991) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – Sixty Years With Bruhs & Gean (1995) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC – Changing Hearts (2005)  
 
Part 4 – The Houston Chorus Story – 78:32
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – I Can Fly (2009) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Love Is All It Takes (1995) 
Interview – Andy Mills
Montrose Singers – Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major (1980) 
Montrose Singers – Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair (1982) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Home (2003)  
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Every Time I Say Goodbye (2004) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (2005) 
Interview Comments – Richard Hudkins and David Gebo
Interview – Dr Linus Lerner
Bayou City Women’s Chorus – Ordinary Miracles (2009) 
Bayou City Women’s Chorus – One (2007) 
Bayou City Chorale – The Great Peace March (2009) 
 
Part 5 – Gay Songs, Part 1 – 60:00
Portland Lesbian Choir – Simply Love (1996) 
Artemis Singers – Leaping (2005) 
Common Woman Chorus – I Want a Girl (2008) 
SheWho – When a Woman ( 2004) 
North Coast Men’s Chorus – Why We Sing / Kiss You Naked / Keep It Gay (2008) 
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – That Man of Mine Medley (2000) 
Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus – Finally Here (2008) 
Unison – Windy City Singers & Aria – Parade (2000) 
Windy City Slickers- Drama Queen (1999) 
Heartland Men’s Chorus – I Do (2004) 
Captain Smartypants – Vitamin Q (2004) 
Reveille Gay Men’s Chorus – The Boy From Ipanema (2006)
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus – Looking Back (2001) 
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus – Hearing Voices (2001) 
 
Part 6 – Gay Songs, Part 2 – 61:23
Rainbow Chorus – We Are Everywhere (1998) 
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus – I Will Be Loved Tonight (2004) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus Chamber Choir – Before Stonewall (2004) 
John Whitley & the NYCGMCCC – History Remembers (1997) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus – Love Don’t Need a Reason (1991)
SFGMC & Armistead Maupin – Michael’s Letter to Mama (2003) 
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus – If I Had Only Known (1997) 
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – Walk Hand In Hand (1994) 
Positive Voices – Greater Than AIDS (1997) 
Portland Lesbian Choir – The Way I Want To Touch You (1996) 
New Mexico Women’s Chorus – Wimoweh (2008) 
Pro Homo Voci – It’s a Queer, Queer, Queer, Queer World! (1999) 
Seattle Men’s Chorus – Mr Sandman (Over the Rainbow, 1990) 
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – It’s In His Kiss (2005) 
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & Transgender Gospel Choir – Oh, Happy Day (2004)
 
Part 7 – Xmas Music, Part 1 – 59:32
London Gay Men’s Chorus – All I Want For Christmas (2005) 
Women’s Chorus of Dallas – Christmas, In About Three Minutes (2002) 
Turtle Creek Chorale – Miracle of Christmas (1997) 
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus – I Don’t Remember Christmas (2004) 
Windy City Gay Chorus – Windy City Christmas (1991) 
Aria – Windy City Women’s Ensemble – Shades of Christmas (1998) 
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus – Welcome! Sing! Be Merry! (1996) 
Reveille Gay Men’s Chorus – Santa’s Choir (2004)
South Coast Chorale – Holiday Brunch (1994) 
West Coast Singers – What a Gay Old Christmas Tree (2006)
North Coast Men’s Chorus – Three Fagrigals (2004) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Coming Out At Christmas (2006) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – Not In Our Town (2006) 
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus – Am I Welcome Here (2002) 
Gloria, Ireland’s Gay & Lesbian Choir – Ring Christmas Bells (2004) 
NYCGMC – Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man For Christmas) (2002) 
 
Part 8 – Xmas Music Part 2 – 59:48
Gay Liberation Quire – Hark the Herald Fairies Shout (1983)   
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus – Cool Yule (2001)
Heartland Men’s Chorus – Christmas Kisses (2003) 
Mystery Date - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2003) 
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus’ Uptown Express – Remember (1992) 
Potomac Fever - GMC of Washington DC – That Special Time of Year (1998) 
Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston – A Season for Lovers (1995) 
Renaissance City Men’s Choir – Sing We Now of Christmas (2003) 
Voices of Pride – Gay Chorus of the Palm Beaches – If Not at Christmas (2009) 
Cincinnati Men's Chorus - Miss Twinkleton's School for Sensitive Boys (2002) 
Rainy City Gay Men’s Chorus – A Date for Christmas (2002) 
Rainy City Gay Men’s Chorus – Homo for the Holidays (2002) 
New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus – It Must Be the Holiday Season (2001) 
Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus – Christmas Time Is Here (1998) 
Capital City Men’s Chorus – Still Still Still (2000) 
Seattle Men’s Chorus – Together (2001) 
Seattle Men’s Chorus – Home for the Holidays (1995)
Turtle Creek Chorale – Jalapeno Chorus (1997) 
 
Part 9 – Music by International Choruses – 63:18
Brisbane Lesbian & Gay Choir – Equality (2006) 
Gay Liberation Quire – Teddy Bears Picnic (1982) 
Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Youth Choir – Throw Your Arms Around Me (2008) 
Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus – I Am What I Am (1996) 
Canberra Gay & Lesbian Qwire – Some of My Best Friends Are Straight (2002) 
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir – When We Are Old and Gay (1993) 
Queer Floten – Thank You For the Music (2001) 
Various Voices Choir – Queereality Show (1997) 
Schola Cantorosa – Rosarotes Raumschiff (1995) 
Manoeuvre – Gay Men’s Chorus of Amsterdam – Suddenly Seymour (2008) 
Helsinki Gay Chorus Out ‘n Loud – Var Ar Min Midja (2007) 
Carmen Curlers – Sit On My Face (2010) 
Melo Men – Plaisirs d’Amour (2006) 
London Gay Men’s Chorus – Gimme Gimme Gimme (1998) 
Vancouver Men’s Chorus – Blind Date (2006) 
Rainbow Harmony Project – Pride’s Child (2009) 
Deep C Divas – Big Boned Gal (2002) 
Stockholm’s Gaykor – I Feel Pretty / Wonderful Guy (2005)
Vancouver Men’s Chorus – What Matters (2006) 
Prairie Pride Chorus – Maybe (2006) 
Gloria – Ireland’s Lesbian & Gay Choir – Over the Rainbow (2006) 
 
You can stream or download the show anytime, at 
http://www.queermusicheritage.com/nov2010.html 
 
Thanks for listening, 
JD Doyle 
 
http://www.OutRadio.com
http://www.QueerMusicHeritage.com 
 
And co-producer of Audiofile, the monthly 
radio review of CDs of interest to the GLBT 
communities, airing on over 200 stations 
around the world on This Way Out. 
The Audiofile site is at www.Audiofile.org 
All segments of all three shows are archived.
That’s almost eleven years of very gay music.


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