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Rabblevox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 02:02 PM
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Well f*ing YEAH for my city! Portland's Gay Men's Chorus will close the 9/11 ceremony in NYC...
Edited on Thu Aug-25-11 02:04 PM by Rabblevox
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With the eyes of the world on New York City, the Portland Gay Men's Chorus will perform at a remembrance concert there on Sept. 11. About 115 men from the choir will close a day of reflection by singing part of a larger concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Joined by Richard Zeller, an internationally known Portland baritone, the choir will perform "BraveSouls and Dreamers," Robert Seeley's anti-war cantata that uses the words of world leaders to urge peace and examine the cost of war. Zeller will sing the role of the Sage, who embodies the voice of Isaiah, Jesus, the Dali Lama, Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Jimmy Carter.

Jennifer Gill, who sang the role of Mother in the 2007 premiere, will join the chorus.

To close the concert, the New York City Gay Men's Chorus will join the Portland choir for an encore. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, will conduct the encore.

"It's huge for us," said Bob Mensel, the choir's artistic director for the past 18 years. "Performing in New York itself would be a great event, but to be part of this day is mind-boggling."


http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2011/08/portland_gay_mens_chorus_to_pe.html

Gay men,(FROM MY TOWN!!!) singing loud and proud about peace and love, at NY's 10th memorial for 9/11.

It makes me cry, it makes me proud, it gives me some desperately needed hope.

Here's a recent clip of the Portland Gay Men's Chorus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJSRfPZyO8g&feature=rela...
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 03:10 PM
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1. Again K&R.
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 03:43 PM
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2. Congrats to the Portland Gay Men's Chorus
This is huge for them! I know they'll make Portland proud

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