The Beginning
Sing Out Proud! Brooklyn was founded nearly four years ago as a creative
outlet for its members and as a musical resource for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered community in Brooklyn and throughout New York City. The chorus has performed
at a variety of community events, including same sex commitment ceremonies and public
receptions for Howard Golden, the Brooklyn Borough President. Last summer, the chorus
participated in the GALA Choruses Festival in San Jose, California. The chorus performed
at the festival along with approximately 200 other choruses and 6,000 singers in the
single largest GLBT performing arts event in history. The chorus, under the artistic
direction of Audrey Terry, now numbers twenty and welcomes new singers from across the New
York metropolitan area. As you will hear tonight, the chorus enjoys a diverse repertoire.
The ongoing goals of the chorus and its elected board of directors are to further the
cultural development of our diverse community in Brooklyn and elsewhere through musical
performances; to provide opportunities for professional and nonprofessional singers and
musicians; to learn new works and to perform them for the general public and to encourage
our composers to conceive new choral and orchestral works. |
GUIDELINES
Be on time for all rehearsals and chorus events Learn the Music and Lyrics
Express concern, if any, aobut oru personal progress to the Artistic Director Improve your
musical abilities at rehearsals, on your own and/or through other training Willingness to
accept suggestions and feedback from the Artistic Director Rehearsals will have brief,
formal breaks. At other times, please take any needed break when your section is idle
Payment of your annual dues in a timely manner Participate in administrative activities of
the chorus In conjunction with the Artistic Director, participate in a placement
exercise" (when necessary) to determine your vocal range and ability to carry a tune . |
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