Seattle Men's Chorus

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Seattle Men's Chorus
Also known asSMC
Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres Broadway, choral, classical, jazz, popular
Instrument275 voices
Years active1979-present
MembersArtistic Director
Paul Caldwell
Executive Director
Craig Coogan
Website Official website

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, [1] [2] and today is, along with Seattle Women's Chorus, the largest community choral organization in North America. [1] [3] [4] SMC is a member of GALA Choruses [5] and Chorus America. [6]

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SMC has been led by conductor and artistic director, Paul Caldwell, since 2016. [7] [8]

History

The first rehearsal was held in September 1979. [9] In the spring of 1980, the first official SMC concert was held at the Museum of History and Industry. [9]

Dennis Coleman became SMC's conductor in May 1981. [9] [10]

SMC became a founding member of the GALA Choruses when it was incorporated in July 1983. [9]

On the 25th anniversary of Stonewall, the SMC marched in the New York City Pride Parade and sang with the New York City Chorus at Carnegie Hall. [11]

Performances

SMC performs several regularly scheduled concerts each year, regularly hosting celebrity guests such as Kristin Chenoweth, Tituss Burgess, Leslie Jordan, Kelli O'Hara, Betty Buckley and Debbie Reynolds, to name but a few. [12] [13] [14] [15]

For director Coleman's last program, the SMC performed "Legacy". Legacy contained two original compositions that honored gay figures: I Am Harvey Milk, written by Andrew Lippa about San Francisco politician and activist Harvey Milk, and the Tyler Suite about Rutgers student Tyler Clementi. [11]

In June 2023, Disney partnered with SMC for Disney PRIDE in Concert at the historic Paramount Theatre. [16]

Discography

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus | Encore Arts Seattle". encoreartsseattle.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Learn".
  3. ↑ "For retiring artistic director, the Seattle Men's Chorus heralded much more than music". The Seattle Times. June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Moy, Wendy K. (November 4, 2021), "Come together" , Together in Music, Oxford University Press, pp. 77–82, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198860761.003.0010, ISBN   978-0-19-886076-1 , retrieved October 9, 2023
  5. ↑ "Seattle Men's Chorus". Gala Choruses. February 26, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Chorus America". www.chorusamerica.org. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Choruses' warm embrace helps new director heal, body and soul, after a hit-and-run". The Seattle Times. December 9, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Local choral figure on career, Seattle job and brutal accident - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive - Windy City Times". Windy City Times. June 14, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "History – Seattle Choruses" . Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ronco, Ed (June 24, 2016). "35 Years Of Music, LGBT History For Retiring Seattle Chorus Director". KNKX Public Radio. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Sommerfeld, Seth (March 16, 2015). "Seattle Men's Chorus's Dennis Coleman: A Fiendish Conversation | Seattle Concerts". Seattle Met. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Guest Archives". Flying House Productions. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ "'Kimmy Schmidt' star Tituss Burgess to drop in with Seattle Men's Chorus". The Seattle Times. November 24, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Kristin Chenoweth: 'GCB' is 'not trying to be Shakespeare'". The Seattle Times. May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ "SGN Page 21 - Debbie Reynolds sings with Seattle Men's Chorus - Friday, February 13, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 07". www.sgn.org. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  16. ↑ Kazori, Niku (June 22, 2023). "Seattle Men's Chorus partners with Disney for Pride concert at the Paramount". KIRO 7 News Seattle. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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