In July 2004, Detroit Together Men's Chorus
attended the
GALA
Choruses International Festival
VIIe
in Montreal, Quebec. The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses sponsors this extraordinary choral festival
in a different location once every four years, with the next event in Miami,
Florida in July 2008. This event is a week
full of song, love and laughter from choruses throughout the world. The
festival hosts more
than 5000 chorus members representing over 150 choruses, along with thousands of
music lovers! What a tremendous experience it was to meet people from all
over the world whose sole purpose was to celebrate music!!
To be involved in any GALA event you merely need to become
a choral singer or support member of DTMC: that in itself is a wonderful
experience!
PS: Detroit Together Men's Chorus is a member of Gay
And Lesbian Association of Choruses, the international association of the lesbian and gay choral
movement. Founded in 1982, GALA Choruses represents 180 choruses, their
9,000 singers and 750,000 patrons in Australia, Europe, North America and South
America. The association's programs and services include annual
conferences, matching grants to support the creation of new works, publication
of reference materials, a resource center, and music festivals. For more
information about GALA choruses and GALA events please go to
www.galachoruses.org
or email at
info@galachoruses.org or
call them in Pittsburgh, PA at 412-999-4489.
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