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The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) is a choral organization in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1983 with fifty-five singers, the chorus currently consists of approximately 150 singing members and over 200 members in total. ==History== The Chorus was organized in 1983 in response to an invitation to participate in the first National Gay and Lesbian Choral Festival, ''Come Out! And Sing Together'' (COAST). The event was staged at New York City’s Lincoln Center and featured 1,200 individuals from twelve choruses from across the United States. The fifty-five singers from the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus representing the city of Chicago opened the festival. After the festival, the Chorus joined choruses from nine other cities to form a musical organization known as Gay And Lesbian Association of Choruses. As one of GALA’s founding member groups, CGMC continues its affiliation with the organization and has performed at every music festival sponsored. In the years since its debut performance, CGMC became a prominent member of Chicago’s gay and lesbian community and in the city’s arts community as a whole. In 2001, CGMC was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title = Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Inducted 2001 ) 〕 In 2006, CGMC joined the League of Chicago Theatres; the year also marked CGMC's twenty-fifth performance season. CGMC recently announced its 33rd season of performances. Throughout the history of CGMC, the chorus has been supported, in part, by grants from the Illinois Arts Council and by the Chicago City Arts Program. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicago Gay Men's Chorus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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