Artemis Singers

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Artemis Singers
Choir
FoundedDecember 1980 (1980-12)
Genre Female composers, lyricists, or arrangers
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Website artemissingers.org

Artemis Singers is an American lesbian feminist chorus based in Chicago, Illinois and a member of the feminist chorus cooperative Sister Singers Network. [1] [2] [3] [4] Named after the Greek goddess Artemis, [5] its goals are to create positive change in cultural attitudes toward women and female artists and to "increase the visibility of lesbian feminists." [6] [7]

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Founded in 1980, it is one of the earliest lesbian feminist choruses in the United States. In 1983, Artemis was the only lesbian chorus to take part in the first national gay and lesbian choral festival, titled Come Out and Sing Together. [8] In 2008, Artemis was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. [9] The group only performs music created by female composers or lyricists, or arranged by female arrangers. [10] Over the years, Artemis has sung music by many women, including women's music movement artists such as Holly Near and Kay Gardner (composer). [11] During the group's early period, they had an assigned traditional music director (Susan Schleef) but the system gradually evolved into a self-organized, non-hierarchical system. [10] [12] Currently, several members act as music directors during each performance. [9]

Selected performances

Source: [13]

Discography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Sister Singers Network. "Chorus Listings." https://www.sistersingers.net/listings-alphabetical
  2. ↑ UGC, Chicago Tribune. "ARTEMIS SINGERS PRESENTS JUNE 1 PRIDE CONCERT AND DANCE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Artemis Singers Voices of Joyful Rebellion at First Unitarian Church of Chicago | Metromix Chicago". chicago.metromix.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Nonprofit (Chicago): Artemis Singers". idealist.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ↑ Morris, Ann. "Artemis Singers: A Decade of Music by Women." Outlines: The Voice of the Gay and Lesbian Community 4, no. 1 (1990): 34. Archives of Sexuality and Gender (accessed October 16, 2025).
  6. ↑ "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Artemis Singers - Chicago | Chicagoland LGBTQ Services Directory". chicagolgbtservices.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ↑ COAST program. 1983. Carton 25, Folder 5. San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus papers. GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, California.
  9. 1 2 Baudler, Liz (May 28, 2014). "Mother, Daughter Part of Artemis Singers". Windy City Times. Chicago.
  10. 1 2 Maxwell, Carrie (November 12, 2014). "Artemis Singers: Celebrating 35 Years of Shows". Windy City Times. Chicago.
  11. ↑ Clark, Ruth. "Bring Us All of Your Dreams." November 10, 2015. https://artemissingers.org/2015/11/10/dream-with-us/.
  12. ↑ ' Attinello, Paul. 'GLBTQ Archive. "Choruses and Bands." 2002, http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/choruses_bands_A.pdf.
  13. ↑ "Our Herstory". Artemis Singers. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  14. ↑ GALA Choruses. "History." https://galachoruses.org/gala-choruses-members/history/.
  15. ↑ Rothstein, Edward. "CONCERT: 'FIRST GAY CHORAL FESTIVAL.'" The New York Times. Sept. 13, 1983, Section C, 12. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/13/arts/concert-first-gay-choral-festival.html
  16. ↑ COAST program. 1983. Carton 25, Folder 5. San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus papers. GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, California.


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