{"id":72345,"date":"2022-02-17T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=72345"},"modified":"2022-02-18T18:05:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T18:05:33","slug":"cardiff-gay-chorus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-gay-chorus","title":{"rendered":"South Wales Gay Men&#8217;s Chorus: A community that goes beyond singing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-group-of-men-from-the-gay-community-use-music-as-a-medium-of-expression-to-bring-visibility-to-their-identity\">A group of men from the gay community use music as a medium of expression to bring visibility to their identity.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"chorus, singing,cardiff,st David's hall, rainbow, LGBTQ.\" class=\"wp-image-72346\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"chorus, singing,cardiff,st David's hall, rainbow, LGBTQ.\" class=\"wp-image-72346\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/10001.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>&#8220;We&#8217;re kind of a band of brothers,&#8221; said Craig Stephenson, the 58-year-old Chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Wales Gay Men&#8217;s Chorus are planning their first performance in Cardiff after a two-year break from the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert titled &#8216;Together Again&#8217; will happen on the 2 April at the Royal Welsh College of Music of Drama and is an opportunity to bring the LGBT community together,  says the choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will be &#8216;Together Again&#8217; not only as a choir but as friends, singing with our guest choirs and reconnecting with our audience,&#8221; said chair Craig Stephenson. &#8220;It was important for me to be part of not just singing again, but also part of the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chorus was founded in February 2008, and it has about 30 to 35 members singing\u00a0everything from traditional male voice choir pieces, to show tunes and modern classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Castle,gay men chorus\" class=\"wp-image-72406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1.jpg 1933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Castle,gay men chorus\" class=\"wp-image-72406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/pics-1.jpg 1933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Craig perceived a host of gay choirs as a positive way of supporting and uniting the gay community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, their offline events had to be cancelled due to lockdowns. But it didn&#8217;t bring them apart and let their joint passion for music ends with the form of offline events. &#8220;The one thing that brings us together is singing, we weren&#8217;t able to sing. So we met every week online, and we did quizzes and discussion groups, &#8221; said Craig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt changed my perspective on what the chorus is about, it&#8217;s not just about singing, it&#8217;s about friendship, community supporting each other,\u201d he said. The choir serving as a place for people on their own made him feel at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SWGMC provided visibility for gay men, and they are very proud that they have \u201cgay\u201d in their title. \u201cIt&#8217;s important to us because it tells people that we&#8217;re here. we&#8217;re here to be seen, to be counted, we&#8217;re proud to be gay,\u201d said Craig, &nbsp;\u201c That visibility in the wider community is important because otherwise being gay would be sort of underground.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choir has won several musical awards since its formation.&nbsp;In 2017, they joined in the biennial Cornwall International Men&#8217;s Chorus Festival, winning the Best Small Chorus, and being named as the Champions of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of their musical directors Christopher Fossey rearranged the song\u00a0<em>Somewhere Over the Rainbow<\/em>\u00a0which won the best musical arrangement for the whole competition. &#8220;I just wanted to write a version for us,&#8221; said Christopher, &#8220;it&#8217;s got its own little individual&#8217;s sound or interpretation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI suppose my favourite piece for a long time has been our version of&nbsp;<em>Somewhere Over the Rainbow<\/em>, that particular song caught the heart of the judges and they thought it was the best song in the festival,\u201d said Craig.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Somewhere Over The Rainbow\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1ViO3SYnWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Somewhere Over The Rainbow\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1ViO3SYnWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The associations among the members go beyond musical matters. Craig recalled a \u2018special\u2019 community event held last Sunday when several chorus members went to the vigil to show their support as part of the LGBTQ+ community for&nbsp;Dr Gary Jenkins who was died of a homophobia attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in the upcoming concert, click on the link below for the ticket. Besides&nbsp;presenting a selection of their favourite songs from classical to pop,&nbsp;they will also collaborate with two other LGBTQ+ choirs, the Songbirds and Cardiff Trans Singers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwcmd.ac.uk\/events\/2022-04\/south-wales-gay-mens-chorus-together-again\">https:\/\/www.rwcmd.ac.uk\/events\/2022-04\/south-wales-gay-mens-chorus-together-again<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1024x478.jpeg\" alt=\"RWCMD, together again, gay men chorus, ticket, concert,singing, singing \" class=\"wp-image-72404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1024x478.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-770x359.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1536x717.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-2048x956.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-293x137.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1400x654.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1024x478.jpeg\" alt=\"RWCMD, together again, gay men chorus, ticket, concert,singing, singing \" class=\"wp-image-72404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1024x478.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-770x359.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1536x717.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-2048x956.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-293x137.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLKwZXxWYAQQB5n-1400x654.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gay men&#8217;s chorus went back to stage to sing again this April after the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":810,"featured_media":72488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1062],"class_list":["post-72345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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