#New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus

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Performed August 28, 2021 at the Santa Fe Opera. Memorial for NMGMC alum Randy Lutz (SFO Props master). OMNIA SOL (Let Your Heart Be Staid) - words and music by Z. Randall Stroope. [First in person performance of the NMGMC in 20 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.]

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Omnia Sol

Somewhere far from nowhere, I grew both strong and tall Longing to become, but knowing not the path at all. But the footprints of the winter melted to fields of spring; One last embrace before I cross the threshold: To life we sing! O stay your soul and leave my hearts its song! O stay your hand; the journey may be long! And when we part, and sorrow can't be sway'd... Remember when, and let your heart be staid. Omnia sol temerat, Absens in remota. Ama me fideliter, Fidem mean noto. Weave the dance and raise the; grieve no more... Through the strenghth of Orion, find refuge from the shore! Let courage be your oar; let passion be your sail; Wisdom and truth will guide your deep heart's yearning, through all travail! O stay your soul and leave my hearts its song! O stay your hand; the journey may be long! And when we part, and sorrow can't be sway'd... Remember when, and let your heart be staid. Omnia sol temerat, Absens in remota. Ama me fideliter, Fidem mean noto. Omnia sol temperat, And when we part, and sorrow can't be sway'd... Remember when... Remember when... And let your heart be staid... Be staid.

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Meet Reese Hogan, author of "Naked Eye Double: Music, Mayhem, and So Much More"

Reese Hogan (he/him) is a transmasc science fiction author with four published novels. His short fiction is in The Decameron Project, A Coup of Owls, and on the Tales to Terrify podcast, as well as in two anthologies. In addition to writing, Reese sings in the local gay men’s chorus. He lives with his two children in New Mexico. You can find him on his website, reesehogan.com or on Instagram at @reesechogan.

What inspired "Naked Eye Double"?

I am passionate about music, and love reading in-depth dives into new artists and albums. When I heard about Inclusive Future Magazine, I knew I had to write a piece centering a new and fresh band on the scene in that world, in a way that would convey the power music and art has on both creators and their audiences.

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Total Vocal 2018 — a cappella concert

Beginning in 2015, a cappella legend Deke Sharon has hosted an annual concert each spring in collaboration with Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY). The hundreds of performers for Total Vocal include a combination of professional singers, student groups, and community groups of all ages from around the world.

For the fourth year in 2018, the featured artists were VoicePlay; Matt Sallee, who had just joined Pentatonix; Shelley Regner from the Pitch Perfect movies and the newly formed DCappella; and the Shemesh Quartet, a choral ensemble made up of opera students from the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City.

The show was livestreamed via Facebook for the first time in its history, and the recording was later uploaded to YouTube in two parts.

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Act 1 performances

[1:30] — "I Got the Music In Me" by the Kiki Dee Band — ensemble, feat. Lydia Browell, Gabriella Derke, Alexis DiLucia, Kat Hammock, Mary Laster, Chloe Mesogitis, Sara Parker, Alexandra Prodanuk, Carson Richmond, & Hannah Salley

[6:38] — "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" by Nat King Cole — ensemble

[11:58] — "Toxic" by Britney Spears (arr. from Pitch Perfect 3) — women's ensemble

[16:35] — "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones — Room 100 (Peters Township HS, Pittsburgh, PA)

[21:15] — "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner — men's ensemble

[25:15] — "Lollipops and Roses" by Jack Jones — ensemble

[29:30] — Latin medley — Shemesh Quartet

[37:40] — "When She Loved Me" by Randy Newman for Toy Story 2 (arr. for DCappella) — ensemble

[42:00] — "Mercy" by Duffy — Evolve (Chesapeake HS, Pasadena, MD)

[47:00] — Percussion solo — Layne Stein

[49:20] — "Sing Sing Sing" by Louis Prima — ensemble, feat. Layne Stein

[53:45] — "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie (arr. from The Sing-Off, s.3,ep.5) — ensemble, feat. Matt Sallee & Layne Stein

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Act 2 performances

[0:58] — "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon (arr. from The Sing-Off, s.2,ep.2) — ensemble, feat. Amanda Gomma Allan, Clare Cay, Jenna Dearness-Dark, Sarah Jackson, Gwendolen James, Madeleine James, Abigail Moore, Daniel Peet, Dennis Seifert, Penelope Simpkins, Anya Small, Emily Summerling, & Jaimie Volkaerts

[5:40] — "Deep Beneath the City" / "Not There Yet" from In Transit — ensemble, feat. Kari Francis

[11:30] — "Waving Through A Window" from Dear Evan Hansen — VoicePlay

[16:40] — "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande (arr. for Vocalosity) — women's ensemble

[22:05] — "Royals" by Lorde — Psycho-Chor der FSU Jena (Jena, Germany)

[27:30] — "F You" by Lily Allen (arr. from Pitch Perfect) — ensemble, feat. Candice Helfand-Rogers

[30:00] — "When I'm Gone" by The Carter Family (aka "Cups" from Pitch Perfect) — No Treble (Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India)

[33:15] — "Walkin' On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves (arr. for Groove 66) — ensemble, feat. Shelley Regner

[37:40] — "If I Loved You" from Carousel (arr. for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus) — ensemble

[40:45] — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess — ensemble, feat. Deke Sharon & Kari Francis

[46:00] — "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 (arr. from The Sing-Off s.1,ep.4 & 2015 national tour) — ensemble, feat. VoicePlay, Candice Helfand-Rogers, Shelley Regner & Matt Sallee

[49:40] — "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens — ensemble, all featured guests, & audience

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Trivia:

The show received glowing praise from Jeffrey Williams on the New York Concert Review site.

A full list of the participating vocal groups can be found on the DCINY website.

Shelley Regner was also a featured performer at the first Total Vocal in 2015.

Layne recorded a bit of the group finale number during rehearsal on the day before the concert.

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Fellow beatboxer Kari Francis got the reverse angle.

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J.None filmed a quick video at the post-show dinner with the other featured performers and friends, including some of his and Shelley's fellow DCappella members, as well as Bryant Vance and Hannah Juliano from Vocalosity. (scroll to the second-to-last slide)

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The Shemesh Quartet documented their trip in a video, mostly the travel, sightseeing, and rehearsal parts.

The director of the Rock Vox Choir from Ely, England also recorded much of her group's journey. The VoicePlay guys can be seen during rehearsals starting at ~18:45.

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PLAN ForYourArt: May 3–9 Thursday, May 3

Recommended Openings and Events in Westwood

MFA Exhibition #4, UCLA (Westwood), 5–8pm.

Ann Hamilton and SITI Company: the theater is a blank page, CAP UCLA (Westwood), 8pm.

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

This is Not Halfway, American Jewish University (Bel Air), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

Public, Issue No. 1, Arcana: Books on the Arts (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

CraftNight: Face Pots! A Clay Workshop with Uno+Ichi, Craft and Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile), 7–9pm.

Film: Free Screening: Fahrenheit 451, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 7:30pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Downtown

FREE FIRST THURSDAYS, The Broad (Downtown), 4–7pm.

In Conversation: Robeson Taj Frazier and Tommy the Clown, California African American Museum (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Lanka Tattersall: Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

New books by Luke Fischbeck, Trevor Hernandez & Neha Choksi, Ooga Booga (Chinatown), 6–9pm.

Sherry Valence, Human Resources (Chinatown), 8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

György Képes in the Cold War, Part II: Collaborations and Environments, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 10–11:30am.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Factory Seconds Brass Trio, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Mike Raznick, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

Queer Arts Collective (QAC) Community Meeting, CalArts (Valencia), 4–7pm.

Paul Brach Lecture Series: Marnie Weber, CalArts (Valencia), 4:30–6:30pm.

15's - Fifteen Minutes of Chorus, with Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 6:15pm.

Curated Cocktails | Sundowner Secrets, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 7–9pm.

LPATCH, CalArts (Valencia), 7–9pm.

Ghosts: Dream Walker, CalArts (Valencia), 7–11pm. Continues May 4.

Documentary Screening - The Chinese Exclusion Act, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Gamin, CalArts (Valencia), 7:45–8:15pm. Also May 4.

2018 CalArts Expo, CalArts (Valencia).

Friday, May 4

Recommended Openings and Events in Westwood

CULTURE FIX: IKECHUKWU ONYEWUENYI ON MELEKO MOKGOSI, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

ACID-FREE Los Angeles Art Book Market, Blum & Poe (Culver City), 6–9pm. Through May 6.

LONAC: Strange Tales and DREW MERRITT: Slaying Idols, Thinkspace Gallery (Culver City), 6–9:30pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Talk: City as Cosmos: Art and Archaeology at Teotihuacan Symposium, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 9:30am.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Movie Nights at the Museum: Little Shop of Horrors, Los Angeles Poverty Department (Downtown), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Frogtown

Frogtown Story Show, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7–9pm. $5.

Recommended Openings and Events in Los Feliz

Carrie Ann Baade - Apocalyptic Orgasm and Patrick McGrath - Credo, La Luz de Jesus Gallery (Los Feliz), 8–11pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Film Screening: Mrs. Fang (2017) by Wang Bing, CalArts (Valencia), 4pm.

Saturday, May 5

Recommended Openings and Events in Santa Monica

Andrew Chuani Ho: The Other Side and Ryan Travis Christian: I'm Picking Up Where The California Raisins Left Off, Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica), 5–7pm.

Stripes, bG Gallery (Santa Monica), 5–8pm.

Ethereal, Christopher Grimes Gallery (Santa Monica).

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

SCULPTURAL MILLINERY & FASCINATOR WORKSHOP with Yvonne Lewis, Craft in America Center (Beverly Grove), 1–4pm. $85.

Women in the Field: Female Photographers, Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City), 5pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

Cig Harvey: Book Signing and Party, Kopeikin Gallery (Culver City), 4–6pm.

Suckulent Group Art Show Fundraiser and Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, The Love Hacienda (Baldwin Hills), 5–10pm.

John Bankston: The Sky above Us and Maria E. Piñeres: Primordial Chaos, Walter Maciel Gallery (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Recommended West Adams Openings and Events

Femmes Funking it Up, The William Grant Still Arts Center (West Adams), 2–4pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Compton

Big City Forum - YES to ADU - Talleres Publicos, AC Bilbrew Library (Compton), 10am–12pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile and Mid-City Openings and Events

Spring Marketplace 2018, Craft & Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile), 11am–6pm. Also May 6.

Talk: Exhibition Tour: A Universal History of Infamy—Those of This America, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1:30pm.

Talk: The Art of Wine: A Fine Vintage—Hockney Portraits and California Wine, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 3pm.

Nature: Human Nature and Art + Design Show, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City).

Susan Lizotte: New Work, Castelli Art Space (Mid-City), 7–10pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Hollywood

Valerie Green: Gray Area, Moskowitz Bayse (Hollywood), 6–9pm.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Quiet Mornings: Art x Mindfulness @ MOCA, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Downtown), 9:30am.

Italianita Italian Diaspora Artists Examine Identity, Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (Downtown), 10am–3pm.

Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin tour, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 11am–12:30pm.

Ankita Mukherji: Places of being, 356 Mission (Downtown), 11am–6pm. Continues May 6.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg: Just Another Step on the Staircase, Werkärtz (Downtown), 5–8pm.

Angélique Kidjo: Remain In Light, Ace Hotel (Downtown), 8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

Nuestra América Poetry Reading, Human Resources (Chinatown), 1–5pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

WORKSHOP: Theatrical Contact Improvisation and Jam: Jessica Hemingway, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 11:30am–3pm. $15–20.

Eye Candy Chard Gonzalez Dance Theatre, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 8:30–10pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Glassell Park

Joshua West Smith: The Autumn, and the Violet, and Orion, Elephant (Glassell Park), 7–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Art Matters 2018 - San Marino League Art Show, The Huntington (San Marino), 11am–4pm. Also May 6.

Children's Flower Arranging: Peonies, The Huntington (San Marino), 1pm. $25.

Talk & Book Signing: Designing with Palms, The Huntington (San Marino), 2:30pm.

The quiet while ~ ruuth, CalArts (Valencia), 5–7pm.

10 Years Sonic Boom, CalArts (Valencia), 8–10pm.

Sunday, May 6

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

KIDS: 826LA@Hammer: A Superpowered Comics Workshop, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 11am.

KCRW'S GOOD FOOD PIE CONTEST, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Public Art Auction, Santa Monica Auctions (Santa Monica), 1pm.

GALLERY TALK: OAXACAN BALL GAMES FROM ANCIENT MEXICO TO CALIFORNIA TODAY, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 2pm.

The Villa Council Presents Egyptology Meets Science: Giving Ancient Objects a Voice, Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades), 3pm.

Requiem: Aching for Acker, Beyond Baroque (Venice), 5–7pm.

Aline Mare: Requiem: Aching for Acker, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center (Venice), 5–7pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile and Mid-City Openings and Events

In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am–7pm.

Talk: Panel Discussion: Women and the Arts in Iran, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

In Tandem, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City), 3pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

BEYOND THE STREETS, 1667 North Main Street (Chinatown), 12–7pm.$25.

CARRIAGE: Matty Davis & Ben Gould, Human Resources (Chinatown), 7–8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

Julienne Fusello: Rising Star, Somebody Loves Me, As It Stands (Lincoln Heights), 5–8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Frogtown

Show Thyself!, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 2–6pm. $36–45.

Recommended Openings and Events Downtown

Principles of Walking Meditation, Main Museum (Downtown), 1–3pm.

CAAM Reads! The Fire Next Time, California African American Museum (Downtown), 3–4:30pm.

A Retrospective of Dance Duets by Sophia Wang/Brontez Purnell, 356 Mission (Downtown), 3–6pm.

A Retrospective of Dance Duets by Sophia Wang/Brontez Purnell, 356 Mission (Downtown), 7:30–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Eagle Rock

An Evening of Improvised Music, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock (Eagle Rock), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Kun Opera in the Chinese Garden, The Huntington (San Marino), 1–3pm.

Lecture and Book Signing - California Plants, The Huntington (San Marino), 2:30pm.

The Actual 47 Rōnin Incident: Unjust Punishment and Vengeance by Luke Roberts, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 2:30pm.

CalArts Brass Spring Concert, CalArts (Valencia), 5–7pm.

Guitars @ CalArts, CalArts (Valencia), 8–10pm.

Monday, May 7

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

Introduction to the Conservation of Modern Architecture, Getty Center (Brentwood), Through May 9.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Kip's Desert Book Club: Desert Town by Ramona Stewart, Glass Outhouse Art Gallery (Twentynine Palms), 7pm.

Carnegie Astronomy Lecture - Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound, The Huntington (San Marino), 7pm.

Palm Springs Photo Festival 2018, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs). Through May 10.

Tuesday, May 8

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

In Our Time: An Evening of Film with David Lamelas, Getty Center (Brentwood), 7pm.

SCREENINGS: Part of the series The Black Book: Chameleon Street, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Course: On-Site: Compton—Teotihuacan, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am.

Film: The Seventh Seal, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Gospel-Oke, California African American Museum (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

East Asian Garden Lecture - Reconstructing the Mindscape of a 17th-Century Korean Literati Garden, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

Wednesday, May 9

Recommended Mid-City Openings and Events

Live Sound Bath with Jónsi, Alex Somers and Paul Corley, Marciano Art Foundation (Mid-Wilshire), 6:30pm. Sold out

Recommended West Hollywood Openings and Events

Patient Zero: Richard A. McKay in Conversation with Steven Reigns, West Hollywood City Council Chambers (West Hollywood), 7–9:30pm.

Recommended Frogtown Openings and Events

Get Selfish: Collage Night With Yasmine Diaz, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7–9:30pm. $5.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Curator Tour: Bonsai Behind-the-Scenes, The Huntington (San Marino), 9:30am. $15.

LA Chamber Orchestra - Brahms & The Schumanns, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

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Gay Music Chart – 2020 week 28

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  OUT : Bilal Hassani - "Roi" (Live @ Eurovision Song Contest 2019)

OUT : Patrick - "Heavenly Bodies"

OUT : 肖戰 Xiao Zhan & 王一博 Wang Yibo -《無羈》("Wu ji") (Chorus version)    

OUT : Tuure Boelius - "1"

OUT : Isaac Dunbar - "comme des garçons (like the boys)"

OUT : ギヴン(Given) / Mafuyu -「冬のはなし」(Fuyu No Hanashi)

OUT : Douwe Bob - "Consider"

OUT : Madox - "S.E.X."

OUT : Miss Caffeina feat. Javiera Mena y La Casa Azul - "Cola de pez (Fuego)"        

OUT : Miley Cyrus - "Slide Away"

OUT : Mashrou’ Leila (مشروع ليلى) - "Radio Romance"          

OUT : Davis Mallory, Deekey - "Downtown"

OUT : Mrs Yéyé feat. THÉA - "Solitaires"        

OUT : Kevin McHale - "Help Me Now"

OUT : Chaz Cardigan - "Not OK!"

OUT : Mike Taveira - "Curious"          

OUT : Đức Phúc - "Hơn Cả Yêu"

OUT : Trúc Nhân - "Sáng Mắt Chưa"

OUT : Will Young - "My Love"

  01 (+20) : Yuma X - "Secret Lover"

LW: 21 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 01 (x1)

Australia - April 2020

The music videos shows a secret relation between two men who have both a girlfriend.

 02 (+ 17) : Christopher Sorensen - "Way. Way. Back"

LW: 19 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 02

USA - November 2019

A sweet music video about two childhood friends at three different moments of their lives, who faced the opposition of the father of one of them when he discovered they were lovers.

 03 (+ 15) : Макс Барских (Max Barskih) - "Лей, не жалей" (Ley, ne zhaley)    

LW: 18 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 03

Ukraine - February 2020

 04 (+ 11) : Melanie C - "Who I Am"      

LW: 15 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 04

UK - March 2020

The ex-Spice Girls member make a queer come back with several songs and music videos with LGBT themes. This one is about self-esteem.

 05 (NEW) : Javiera Mena - "Corazón Astral"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 05

Chile - June 2020

 06 (- 1) : Sam Smith - "How Do You Sleep?"

LW: 05 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 05

UK - July 2019

 07 (- 3) : PJ Brennan - "Bones"

LW: 04 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 04

USA - September 2019

 08 (NEW) : Eurovision Song-Along (Official) - Iconic Contestants Join The Party

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 08

USA / international - June 2020 - from the Netflix movie "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" OST

 09 (- 3) : Pierre Lapointe - "Le monarque des Indes"  

LW: 06 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 06

Canada - November 2019 - from the album "Pour déjouer l'ennui"          

 10 (+ 27) : Kim Petras - "Icy"

LW: 37 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 10

Germany - October 2019 - from the album "Clarity"        

 11 (=) : Сергей Лазарев (Sergey Lazarev) - "Я не боюсь" ("Ya ne boyus")    

LW: 11 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 11

Russia - November 2019 - from the EP "Я не боюсь"

With this song called "I'm not afraid", Sergey Lazarev shows subtly that you don't have to be afraid to love who you want.

 12 (- 4) : MIKA - "Sanremo"

LW: 08 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 08

UK / Lebanon - October 2019 - from the album "My Name Is Michael Holbrook"

The music video shows the difficulties to be gay in Italy in the 50's, with a married man cruising in the streets and clandestin bars while avoiding police patrols.

 13 (+ 30) : Hatari feat. Bashar Murad - "Klefi" / "Samed" (صامد)            

LW: 43 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 13

Iceland / Palestine - May 2019 - from the album "Neyslutrans"    

 14 (NEW) : Scott Free - "The Last Revolution"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 14

USA - June 2020 - from the album "The Last Revolution"

 15 (- 3) : Will Young - "All The Songs"

LW: 12 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 12

UK - March 2019 - from the album "Lexicon"      

The British singer dares to strip naked in this music video.

 16 (+ 1) : Thibaut Pez - "Que tu meures"

LW: 17 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 16

France - June 2019 - from the EP "Garçon formidable"

 17 (- 3) : Romy, Tanishk Bagchi & Yo Yo Honey Singh - "Pyaar Tenu Karda Gabru"

LW: 14 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 14

India - January 2020 - from the OST "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan"

This song is taken from the first Bollywood gay movie "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan" which tells the story of a gay couple who must face the opposition of the father of one of them.

 18 (+ 18) : Ben Platt - "Rain"

LW: 36 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 18

USA - September 2019 - from the album "Sing To Me Instead" (Deluxe)

 19 (+ 10) : The Irrepressibles feat. Jon Campbell - "Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body Listen to Your Heart)"

LW: 29 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 19

UK - March 2020

 20 (NEW) : Bright Light Bright Light - "I Used To Be Cool"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 20

USA - June 2020 - from the album "Fun City"

 21 (+ 19) : LP - "Shaken"        

LW: 40 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 21

USA - June 2019 - from the album "Heart to Mouth"

 22 (+ 23) : Hoshi - "Amour censure"

LW: 45 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 22

France - December 2019 - from the album "Sommeil levant"

A song for tolerance and gay love, and a music video against "La manif pour tous", a collective against LGBT rights in France.

 23 (- 22) : Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân - "Tự Tâm"

LW: 01 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 01 (x1)

Vietnam - October 2019

Don't miss this awesome music video, with a complex love triangle story and several twists.

 24 (- 17) : Lu Xue-Rui (盧學叡) - "Who I Am" /《我是誰》

LW: 07 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 07

Taiwan - October 2019

This music video shows the struggles to assume your sexual orientation.

 25 (NEW) : Yanni Burton - "A Part Of Me"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 25

Australia - July 2020

 26 (NEW) : Kyan Palmer - "Quarantini"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 26

USA - April 2020

 27 (- 24) : Todrick Hall - "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels"

LW: 03 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 03

USA - May 2019 - from the album "Haus Party"

The choreography is legendary.

 28 (NEW) : Lesley Roy - "Story Of My Life"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 28

Ireland - March 2020 - from the compilation "Eurovision Song Contest 2020"

 29 (+ 17) : Stefan Alexander - "Skeleton"

LW: 46 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 29

USA - September 2019 - from the EP "Thunderclap"

 30 (NEW) : Jessie Ware - "Spotlight"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 30

UK - February 2020

 31 (NEW) : טליסמאן (Talisman) & הראל סקעת (Harel Skaat) - "רוצה לחזור" ("Rotze lahzor")

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 31

Israel - May 2020

 32 (- 22) : Benjamin Scheuer - "I Am Samantha"        

LW: 10 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 10

USA - March 2020

This is a powerful anthem for transgender people.

 33 (NEW) : Esteman - "Hasta Que Tú Me Quieras"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 31

Colombia - March 2020

 34 (NEW) : Apolo - "Otro Nivel"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 34

Spain - June 2020

 35 (+ 6) : Beverly -「尊い」(tōtoi)

LW: 41 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 35

Japan - November 2019 - from the album「INFINITY」

 36 (- 12) : Goldnation feat. Sir Ari Gold - "Soundtrack to Freedom"    

LW: 24 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 24

USA - June 2019 - from the album "Soundtrack to Freedom"    

 37 (- 28) : Mabel Matiz - "Comme un animal"

LW: 09 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 09

Turkey - June 2019 - from the album "Maya"      

The Turkish artist sings the chorus of this song in French, probably to pass the censorship because he's talking about  "f*cking like an animal".

 38 (NEW) : Manila Luzon featuring Latrice Royale - "ROBBED"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 38

USA - June 2020

When you don’t win the crown of RuPaul’s Drag Race, you take your revenge with a music video !

 39 (NEW) : SNG - "Corner Store"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 39

USA - May 2020

 40 (NEW) : Wils - "Open up Babe"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40

Singapore / USA - April 2019

 41 (- 8) : Elias - "Neon Lights"

LW: 33 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 33

Sweden - October 2019 - from the EP "HIM"

 42 (NEW) : ไบร์ท วชิรวิชญ์ (Bright Wachirawit) - "คั่นกู" ("khạ̀n kū")

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 42

Thailand - March 2020 – from  " เพราะเราคู่กัน 2gether The Series " OST

 43 (NEW) : Netta - "Cuckoo"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 43

Israel - June 2020

 44 (+ 5) : Greyson Chance - "Dancing Next To Me"      

LW: 49 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 44

USA - February 2020

 45 (NEW) : Kim Petras - "Malibu"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45

Germany - May 2020

 46 (NEW) : Smallpools & morgxn - "Slowdown"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46

USA - May 2020

 47 (+ 3) : Azis - "Who Cares"

LW: 50 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 47

Bulgaria - February 2020

 48 (- 46) : Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân x Triple D - "Canh Ba" ("Tự Tâm" 2)        

LW: 02 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 02

Vietnam - January 2020

After "Tự Tâm", this is the second part of a probable trilogy, where the king can't forget his dead lover. With this cliffhanger, we can't wait to see the part 3 !

 49 (- 36) : АНГЕЛ (ANGEL) - "Давай замутим" (Davai Zamutim)        

LW: 13 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 13

Russia - May 2019 -  from the album "Твоя любимая тема" ("Tvoya Lubimaya Tema")  

АНГЕЛ (ANGEL) is one of the members of the new queer music scene in Russia.

 50 (NEW) : The Chain Gang of 1974 feat. TWINKIDS - "Bends"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46

USA - March 2020

  ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

 Bad Bunny - "Yo Perreo Sola"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - March 2020 - from the album "YHLQMDLG"

  Danna Paola - "TQ Y YA"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Mexico - June 2020

  Jaime Kohen - "Mar de Sábanas"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Mexico - July 2020

 Vini Uehara - "4NTENA"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Brazil - June 2020

 Blair St. Clair - "9 Lives"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020

 Adrian Chalifour feat. Jimbo - "Open Heart"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Canada - July 2019

 Yvie Oddly - "Hype" (feat. Vanessa Vanjie)

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020

 Monique Heart X KOIL - "Hot Sauce & High Heels"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020

 Guy Sebastian - "Standing With You"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Australia - June 2020

 Tom Goss - "Regretting"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020 - from the album "Territories"

 Danixt - "LGBT"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

India - June 2020

 Đào Bá Lộc - "Thật Tâm Em Rất Yêu Anh"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Vietnam - July 2020

 Ralph Kaminski - "Autobusy"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Poland - June 2020

 Ricky Merino, Danny Romero - "Bestia"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Spain - June 2020

 Roch - "Siénteme"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Spain - May 2020

 Téo Lavabo - "Cocarine"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

France - June 2020

 IRENE 아이린 & SEULGI 슬기 (from Red Velvet 레드벨벳) - "Monster"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

South Korea - July 2020

 Franka - "Prvi osjećaj"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Croatia - July 2020

 CRIMER - "Eyes Off Me"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

Switzerland - July 2020

 Dua Lipa - "Hallucinate"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

UK - July 2020 - from the album "Future Nostalgia"

 Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA – May 2020 – from the album "Chromatica"

 Marshmello & Halsey - "Be Kind"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020

 Katy Perry - "Daisies (Can't Cancel Pride)"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020

 Sam Tsui - "Staycation"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020

 Adam Joseph - "Daddy"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - April 2020

  Doug Locke - "Why?" (Lyric Video)

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020 - from the EP ���Why? (Lunar II)”

 Debris - "UNI"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020

 VINCINT - "Be Me for Queer Eye Season 5"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020

 Alexander Lemtov - "Lion of Love"

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - June 2020 - from the OST "Eurovision Song Contest : The Story Of Fire Saga"

 How Eurovision Actually Works: A Musical Explainer | Netflix

LW: - / WO: - / PEAK: -

USA - July 2020

  See you next week !

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Puerto Ricans try to forge movement to oust governor

Cruise passengers drifted through the streets of Old San Juan Thursday as shop owners took plywood down from store windows and painted over graffiti demanding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resign.

On a colonial plaza behind the governor’s mansion, a small group of men and women laid out the shoes of people who died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, each decorated with a blue flower.

The shoes were first laid out on the steps of the U.S. territory’s capitol last year as a protest against government refusal to acknowledge the premature deaths of thousands of people due to the damage wrought by the September 2017 storm. On Thursday, less than 12 hours after the island’s largest public protest in years, the shoes became part of a far-flung effort to forge a sustainable protest movement to turn Rosselló out of office.

The spark was the leak of hundreds of pages of online chats of the governor and his aides slinging vulgar jokes and insults about women, gays and even the dead from Hurricane Maria. But the kindling for this week’s two large protests against Rosselló, participants say, was years of mismanagement, corruption and cutbacks, including the closure of hundreds of schools and the collapse of the electric grid after Maria.

“Rosselló represents something, a corrupt system. A system that laughs at the living, that laughs at the dead,” said Kique Cubera Garcia, a 41-year-old documentary maker who was helping lay out shoes. “Ricardo Rosselló is the straw that broke the camel’s back. We’re going to throw him out.”

Despite that assurance from Cubera and many other furious Puerto Ricans, it remained far from certain that the anti-Rosselló forces would be able to forge a strong and long-lasting movement able to force the 40-year-old governor from power. Rosselló’s pro-statehood party holds both houses of the territory’s legislature and officials have said they do not intend to start impeachment proceedings for now.

“I’m committed, more strongly than ever, to move ahead with the public policies that we’ve worked for so hard in all areas of the government,” Rosselló said in a written statement Thursday morning. “I strongly believe that it’s possible to restore confidence and that we’ll be able to reconcile after this painful and sad process.”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump weighed in on the upheaval in Puerto Rico, tweeted harsh words for the territory’s leadership a day after tens of thousands protested against the governor. Trump focused more on one of Rosselló’s main antagonists than the governor himself, however.

“A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico,” Trump tweeted, adding that “The Governor is under siege” and deriding San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a frequent critic of both the president and Rosselló, as “a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldn’t trust under any circumstance.”

He alleged that much of relief funding approved by Congress after 2017’s devastating Hurricane Maria “was squandered away or wasted, never to be seen again,” and said “much of (Puerto Rico’s) leadership is corrupt, & robbing the U.S. Government blind!”

The mayor responded on Facebook, saying “I understand you are unwilling and unable to understand DIGNITY when it hits you straight on. I also understand you cannot condemn corrupt, misogynistic, homophobic, and abusive behavior. After all, if you did, you would be passing judgement (sic) on yourself.”

The U.S. island is struggling to emerge from a debt-driven financial failure and a recession that’s over a decade old. It also seeks more federal aid to recover from Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and from a months-long failure to provide care to the elderly and medically vulnerable.

Some of Puerto Rico’s best-known celebrities — performers Ricky Martin, Residente and Bad Bunny — joined Wednesday’s march through San Juan, some waving Puerto Rican flags printed in black and gray instead of the usual red, white and blue to express their discontent.

Prominent Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland such as Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora joined the chorus of voices calling call for resignation.

Smaller protests have taken place around the island, with some Puerto Ricans taking down portraits of Rosselló from government offices.

“The country is starting to make its voice heard in new ways,” said artists Gloribel Delgado Esquilin, who was helping lay shoes on the Old San Juan plaza. “There’s no way of predicting what’s going to happen here.”

There were more menacing signs of unrest, as well: Puerto Rico’s police department said dozens of pistols and rifles were stolen from a police station in the town of Guayama Wednesday night.

Police Commissioner Henry Escalera Rivera said officers found that a storage room lock was forced 30 pistols, 18 rifles, and 4,000 rounds of ammunition were taken.

Escalera said a message threatening Gov. Ricardo Rosselló was found on a wall of the storage room.

The island’s largest public employees’ unions called for a third march on Friday evening from Old San Juan’s cruise-ship piers to the governor’s residence, saying they, too, are a confident that a new governor is only a matter of time.

“He will have to leave because the protests will just keep growing,” said Angel Figueroa Jaramillo, head of the union representing many of the employees of the island’s public power authority. Rosselló has proposed privatizing the authority, which collapsed in the storm due to decades of poor maintenance and neglect.

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Associated Press writer Peter Orsi contributed from Mexico City.

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Artistic Director – New York City Gay Men’s Chorus

The AD will devise and implement an innovative, transformational, and relevant artistic strategy. The strategy will be in line with the mission, vision, and values as a leading organization within the field of LGBTQ performing arts in New York as well as nationally and internationally.

Organization Big Apple Performing Arts (BAPA) is an LGBTQ-identified organization that serves as the nonprofit umbrella management company for New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (NYCGMC), Youth Pride Chorus, the pop a cappella band Tonewall, and various subgroups. BAPA’s mission is to create and manage ensembles that achieve choral and performance artistic excellence, provide a safe and supportive space, and use the performing arts to bring people together, change lives, combat fear and hatred, and challenge perceptions of the LGBTQ community.

Founded in 1979, NYCGMC is a world-class, world-renowned New York institution and a pioneering voice for the LGBTQ community. It is comprised of approximately 300 talented volunteer singers of various ages, backgrounds, and experiences, across a spectrum of gender identity and sexual orientations. It produces a vibrant sound and energy that audiences can feel and with which they can connect. Through the power of its sound and spectacular performances, NYCGMC and its members are fearless champions for love, equality, and acceptance. NYCGMC has formed a strong bond with devoted followers and continues to make lasting connections with new and diverse audiences. It sings in every style—from classical to pop, Broadway to gospel—from cultures all over the world. As a collective group of artists, NYCGMC listens to the changing world and transforms what it hears into music. NYCGMC sings to challenge perceptions of the LGBTQ community, combat fear and hatred, encourage compassion and human connection, and thrill its audiences with the superb quality of its sound. Through its music, audiences mourn losses, cheer victories, find unconditional acceptance, and celebrate life.

NYCGMC performs at a variety of settings, including concerts, festivals, conferences, weddings, parties, fundraisers, and community, special, private, and corporate events. It has also made several appearances in Broadway/theater productions and on television programs, such as Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, and Last Week Tonight, providing a national platform for its mission. It annually performs three mainstage shows per year—a holiday concert in December, a fun and upbeat pop show in March (currently billed as Big Gay Sing, now in its 11th year), and a pride-themed show in May/June. NYCGMC conducts more than 40 outreach activities across all five boroughs and beyond. Its school programs reach more than 2,000 New York City public middle school students. Other outreach activities include performances and events at corporate and public pride celebrations, LGBTQ teen homeless shelters, and SAGE, the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ elders. Through technical assistance and joint concerts, NYCGMC supports the development of LGBTQ choruses in the United States and internationally. Every four years, NYCGMC attends the GALA Festival, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, and is regularly called upon to lend its voices in moments of need for the community.

NYCGMC is also a pioneer of choral music, commissioning more than 75 new works from more than 50 composers, including Leonard Bernstein, Ann Hampton Callaway, Joseph Jennings, Stephen Sondheim, James Adler, David Hurd, and Conrad Susa. Performances have included appearances in more than a dozen states, throughout the Caribbean, and internationally in London, Dublin, Mexico City, Amsterdam, Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Barcelona, Montreal, and Paris. NYCGMC has appeared in all of the iconic New York City performance sites, including Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, and the Apollo Theater.

NYCGMC commemorates its 40th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising with a new choral music suite co-commissioned by NYCGMC and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. Quiet No More: A Choral Celebration of Stonewall50 marks the occasion of the first ever WorldPride NYC and celebrates the vast legacy and worldwide change that started from events in June 1969—the effects of which are still as vital today as they were 50 years ago. The largest collaboration in LGBTQ chorus history, this piece will have performances by choruses throughout the United States in 2019. More than 400 singers from across the country will be seen on stage at the Carnegie Hall performance, which will feature the voices of diverse LGBTQ composers, including Julian Hornik (Dear Evan Hansen), Our Lady J (Pose and Transparent), Michael Shaieb (Through a Glass Darkly), Ann Hampton Callaway (singer/song-writer), Michael McElroy (Broadway Inspirational Voices, Rent), and Jane Ramseyer Miller (One Voice Chorus).

Operated jointly by BAPA and the Center Youth program of the LGBT Community Center of New York, Youth Pride Chorus (YPC) is one of only a few youth choruses of its kind in the world. YPC harnesses the power of the performing arts to engage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight young people ages 13 to 22 as agents of change. It is comprised of up to 40 LGBTQ youth from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Many come from low-income families and neighborhoods in the five boroughs of New York City, have experienced intense prejudice from their peers, schools, and families, and no longer even live at home. Many YPC members have also never sung in public and truly find their voice by being welcomed into the YPC family. YPC members benefit from learning the discipline required for music training and performing, all within the safe space of a strong community where they feel accepted and proud. YPC fights homophobia, bullying, and all forms of hate through music by boldly asserting the joy, diversity, strength, and pride of today’s youth. YPC singers discover their own strength by empowering others in schools, online, and in the broader community through electrifying, high caliber singing and performances. YPC has performed at the White House’s annual Pride event, on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth, and at Radio City Music Hall with Cyndi Lauper.

BAPA has a 15-member board of directors and an annual operating budget of slightly more than $1 million. BAPA’s administrative staff includes the Executive Director (ED) and its artistic team includes the Artistic Director, Assistant Conductor, and Accompanist, along with tremendous volunteer support from a Production Manager, Dance Team Choreographer, and numerous committees that support BAPA and its operating choruses.

Position Summary The Artistic Director will devise and implement an innovative, transformational, and relevant artistic strategy for BAPA. The strategy will be in line with BAPA’s mission, vision, and values as a leading organization within the field of LGBTQ performing arts in New York as well as nationally and internationally. The Artistic Director will be a visible leader and ambassador who oversees all artistic activities of BAPA’s performing groups, educational programs, and social action efforts. This individual will also serve as NYCGMC’s principal conductor for rehearsals, artistic retreats, and a variety of performances. Working in partnership with the ED and Membership and Social Team Chair (MAST Chair), each of whom reports to the board of directors as BAPA’s Managing Body, the Artistic Director will guide the planning and execution of an artistic vision that advances LGBTQ initiatives, develops strategic alliances, cultivates commissioning concepts, engages exemplary guest artists, and mentors and builds morale among singers who have varying levels of experience and education in music. This individual will represent NYCGMC at various GALA events and participate in donor cultivation activities, press and community relations events, and board meetings. The Artistic Director will promote a shared understanding with audiences and among singers whose multi-generational life experiences range from disenfranchisement to empowerment, building a sense of community where music and camaraderie communicate love, equality, and acceptance.

Roles and Responsibilities

Artistic Vision and Strategic Planning

Energize the artistic team, board, staff, volunteers, and audiences with an artistic vision that maintains high standards of professionalism, respect, inclusiveness, and artistry.

Ensure positive, productive, and appropriately challenging relationships and artistic experiences across all performing groups.

Serve as the principal conductor of NYCGMC rehearsals and performances, develop repertoire for each concert, and engage the music advisory committee and outreach committee in research and planning for all concerts and outside events.

Identify and secure guest artists to complement NYCGMC’s visibility, social activism, and artistic impacts.

Create, communicate, and implement the artistic vision for BAPA, including NYCGMC, YPC, Tonewall, and subgroups, in collaboration with the ED and board of directors.

Advise YPC, Tonewall, and other subgroup leaders to achieve a unified BAPA artistic vision and social action message.

Initiate the commissioning of new works and arrangements and otherwise secure agreements from composers, arrangers, and orchestrators, in coordination with ED and other GALA artistic leaders as appropriate.

Lead, appoint, manage, and support the artistic staff and volunteers, with a focus on developing and achieving operational goals for each BAPA performing group and subgroup as necessary.

Identify, plan, and implement touring and recording opportunities, as appropriate, for NYCGMC with the ED.

Embrace BAPA’s dynamic artistic and social life as a visible part of performances, special events, meetings, strategic and operational planning, and GALA activities.

Member Relations and Social Activism

Develop and manage a range of strong relationships and strategic alliances with partner organizations within the local, national, and international LGBTQ and performing arts communities.

Communicate the connection between the power of music and impact of intersectionality in social justice movements.

Lead NYCGMC members in rehearsals and performances, devising appropriate attendance requirements and behavior policies and addressing other membership issues with the MAST Chair, ED, and artistic team.

Respect membership through advance music preparation and rehearsal/performance schedules and conduct thoughtful, organized, and productive rehearsal experiences.

Value and showcase the full tapestry of BAPA’s age, culture, gender-identification, and orientation.

Improve musicianship, technical proficiency, and performance capability of NYCGMC and its individual members by balancing appropriate vocal pedagogy with artistic inspiration.

Support personal growth through artistic and educational leadership in BAPA’s overarching social action identity.

Serve as a representative to GALA and other appropriate professional and/or community groups and attend meetings, workshops, and conferences.

Embrace other member relations and social activism responsibilities as needed.

Production and Operational Implementation

Plan season programs in advance, coordinate and rehearse all performance and production elements, prepare descriptive copy for promotional campaigns, and implement performances and community outreach activities.

Lead the artistic and production team in setting high artistic standards and a fresh aesthetic in a fun, nurturing, and respectful manner.

Devise and implement a process to recruit, audition, select, supervise, and mentor artistic personnel, both paid and volunteer.

Supervise or conduct auditions for vocal soloists, dancers, actors, and other artistic roles related to NYCGMC performances.

Coordinate the hiring of instrumentalists as required, maintain effective relationships with Local 802 orchestral contractor and others, and adhere to American Federation of Musicians (AFM) union rules.

Partner with volunteer and paid production managers and other production staff to ensure quality performance and outreach activities.

Participate in planning discussions with performance venues in collaboration with the ED, artistic team, and technical staff.

Oversee the purchase, rental, or otherwise secure all music and licenses required and submit program notes and song list for each concert program.

Advise the board and ED in negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with Local 802 of AFM and any other performing arts unions with which BAPA enters into agreements.

Evaluate and recommend improvements for each season, major performances, and strategic alliances.

Embrace other production and operational implementation responsibilities as needed.

Public Visibility and Donor Cultivation

Serve as a public voice for BAPA with the ED as local, national, and international ambassadors.

Develop fundraising messages with the ED, prioritized as is an essential element of a successful organization.

Participate in fundraising and marketing activities, press events, and community relations opportunities as appropriate.

Assist in the preparation of articles for newsletters, annual reports, and other publications as needed.

Cultivate major individual, corporate, and foundation gifts as appropriate.

Embrace other public visibility and donor cultivation responsibilities as needed.

Budgeting, Administration, and Human Resources

Participate in the creation of annual operating budget and expense forecasting with the ED, reporting both to the BAPA Board.

Operate within the financial limitations established by the annual operating budget and resources, adjusting if the situation requires.

Participate in biannual employee performance review and advisory services of the BAPA Board.

Establish goals for paid, full-, and part-time NYCGMC artistic personnel and conduct at least one annual review.

Prepare monthly written reports for BAPA Board meetings.

Strengthen the voluntary culture of BAPA by working with board members, NYCGMC Membership Team, and member volunteers.

Embrace other budgeting, administration, and human resources responsibilities as needed.

Traits and Characteristics Courageous and willing to affect change to maximize artistic and organizational impact, the Artistic Director will support and expand a culture of artistic success, community investment, social activism, camaraderie, humor, and sense of purpose. The Artistic Director will be a decisive and engaging leader, clearly established as a primary decision maker who also seeks input and collaboration. Receptive to new ideas and actively building consensus, the Artistic Director will successfully navigate both competing and complementary priorities. With an effective communication style to passionately speak on behalf of LGBTQ causes and actively listen among members and in public forums, the Artistic Director will recognize and appreciate diverse perspectives as a tool to encourage continuity of membership. Simultaneously, this individual will make room for new voices to join in the public conversation and balance the needs of diverse stakeholder groups. The Artistic Director will appreciate and honor the NYCGMC’s history, inspiring stakeholders with a vision for the organization’s future.

Other key competencies, communications, and motivations of the individual holding the role include:

Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability – The dexterity to prioritize strategic initiatives while creating a sense of direction embedded in the active participation of a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Planning, Organizing, and Priority Management – The acuity to establish relevant, realistic, and attainable goals and objectives while anticipating the effects, outcomes, and amount of time needed to deliver extraordinary results.

Diplomacy and Collaborative Focus – The capacity to build rapport and effectively communicate and listen to a wide array of engaged stakeholders who sometimes have differing opinions and priorities.

Interpersonal Skills and Flexibility – The agility to understand and respect others, treat them fairly regardless of personal biases or beliefs, and maintain positive and productive relationships to reach mutually beneficial outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience A bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) or equivalent experience in choral conducting, vocal pedagogy, musical theater, or related fields in an array of musical styles and genres are required. Qualified applicants will be experienced programmers who understand the balance of diverse musical styles and production elements that are embedded in storytelling and social action. A background in music arrangement or composition is welcomed but not required. Superior interpersonal skills as a public advocate and community leader are essential.

Compensation and Benefits BAPA offers competitive compensation and benefits, including full health, dental, and vision insurance and a matching retirement plan. These benefits are enhanced by the ability to make a major difference in a vibrant organization, on a resilient LGBTQ community, and throughout the GALA movement where members’ core values are as catalysts, harmonizers, listeners, and leaders. Opportunities to participate in occasional outside freelance opportunities that enhance BAPA’s reputation, such as guest conducting, performances, clinics, and conference presentations, are possible with advance board approval.

Applications and Inquiries Please submit a 1) cover letter that balances artistic vision with accomplishments, 2) resume that highlights a commitment to the performing arts and the communities they serve, and 3) production-oriented curriculum vitae that demonstrates how one’s past performing arts productions have made a meaningful contribution to artistic and/or LGBTQ endeavors. Direct all inquiries and applications (electronic submissions preferred) to:

Dr. Bruce D. Thibodeau President Arts Consulting Group 292 Newbury Street, Suite 315 Boston, MA 02115-2801 Tel (888) 234.4236 Ext. 201 Email NYCGMC@ArtsConsulting.com

BAPA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, BAPA complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

New York City Gay Men’s Chorus

Article source here:Arts Journal

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This is my brother's group. Singing together over the COVID year presented challenges but they still put on some great concerts. Looking forward to seeing the next concert in person in the coming year.

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/ Auld Lang Syne - New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus

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Yesterday my coworkers and I had the honor of watching our friend/colleague Helio, with hundreds of others preform collectively as the NYC Gay Men's Chorus. The Coro Gay Cuidad de Mexico were special guests, and collectively sang a tale of both how New York is a grand catalyst of experience -- from love, to loss, and everything in between and how as a collective community, we can and shall overcome any barriers set upon us as one of the most electrifying and diverse cities in the world. Congrats to the Chorus for such an amazing job, and to our colleague Helio for his amazing solo. We all love you greatly. ✊🏽✊🏽🎈🎉🎊 #nycgmc #newyorkcitygaymenschorus #diversity #performance #musical #nyuskirball #newyork #nyc #manhattan

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March 31 :: Gay Men's Chorus of New Mexico: My Best Friend Bob Bowman

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Omnia Sol [New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus]

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Omnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid) wm. Z. Randall Stroope (b. 1953) Somewhere far from nowhere, I grew both strong and tall, Longing to become, but not knowing the path at all. But the footprint of the winter melted to fields of spring; One last embrace before I crossed the threshold To life we sing! O stay your soul and leave my heart its song, O stay your hand, the journey may be long. And when we part, and sorrow can’t be sway’d, Remember when and let your heart be staid.* Omnia sol temperat, abscens in remota. (The sun warms everything, even when I am far away.) Ama me fideleter, fidem meam nota. (Love me faithfully, and know that I am faithful.) Weave the dance and raise the chorus, grieve no more. Through the strength of Orion find refuge from the shore. Let courage be your oar, let passion be your sail. Wisdom and Truth will guide your deep heart’s yearning, Through all travail. O stay &c Omnia sol temperat &c + From the J. W. Pepper web site: This is simply too good not to consider for your choir. Omnia sol temperat, "the sun warms everything," comes from a verse of Latin found in "Carmina Burana." The composer’s English text speaks to the human need to anchor words of love and commitment in the hearts of those who have been pillars along life’s way. An important contribution to the choral literature! *staid -- classic poetic word for anchored, fixed, or immovable.

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New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus: Where Everything is Music

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Where Everything Is Music 

– Rumi Don’t worry about saving these songs! And if one of our instruments breaks, it doesn’t matter. We have fallen into the place where everything is music. The strumming and the flute notes rise into the atmosphere, and even if the whole world’s harp should burn up, there will still be hidden instruments playing. So the candle flickers and goes out. We have a piece of flint, and a spark. This singing art is sea foam. The graceful movements come from a pearl somewhere on the ocean floor. Poems reach up like spindrift and the edge of driftwood along the beach, wanting! They derive from a slow and powerful root that we can’t see. Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest, and let the spirit fly in and out.

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I'll Be Home For Christmas - New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus

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New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus

You’ll Be In My Heart From Walt Disney Pictures “Tarzan” Words and Music by Phil Collins

Sharing from my brother who holds the long note at the end. Making lemonade from lemons - singing apart but together. We need one another.

Sometimes, blogging and social media become a kind of force magnifier where we are flooded with the awfulness of our shared plight at the moment. It becomes kind of unbearable. The beauty of music, and particularly music where people are expressing some of what we are feeling now, in a way that demonstrates this shared plight [separate but together] can be cathartic and healing. Art heals. Music heals.  It can lift up and provide a useful letting go of some of the tension we feel.

Sit back and let the music take you somewhere for a minute. Share the music!