Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus
A CHORUS OF BELONGING
The Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus is a community of gay men and friends who seek to uplift and create LGBTQ+ visibility, community, and celebration through choral singing and the musical arts.
Thank you to our incredible sponsor!
Next Performance!
We Are America!
Queer people have always existed and we will always exist. No matter the laws they pass, they will not silence us! Join EGMC as we stand together in song, with music and spoken word which gives voice to the Queer American experience today.
Together we’ll journey through the darkness toward self-empowerment, honest vulnerability, community-building, and love. You won’t want to miss this special and important concert. They cannot erase us! “We Are America!” Proudly brought to you by our Season Sponsor On-Point Community Credit Union.
EUGENE
Date
Saturday, June 21 | 7:30PM
Place
First United Methodist Church
1376 Olive St, Eugene, OR 97401
CORVALIS
Date
Sunday, June 22 | 5PM
Place
First United Methodist Church
1165 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330
We Sing for Love
From our first notes, EGMC has been about creating community through music. Our performances spread messages of inclusion and acceptance while building meaningful connections between our members and with our audiences.
The strength of our chorus is our community – the deeper you participate, the stronger those bonds become.
Our Growing Family
What began in a living room with a handful of passionate singers has blossomed into a chorus of 50 members plus musicians and volunteers. Today’s EGMC reflects the diversity and strength of our LGBTQ+ community.
We celebrate our collective joys, acknowledge our struggles, and use the power of music to ensure we never return to the shadows. Through every performance, we invite others to join their voices with ours in celebration of our authentic lives.
“You don’t have to live in Eugene, you don’t have to be gay, and you don’t have to be a man – you just have to be able to sing in the Tenor-Bass range.”
— Evan Miles – EGMC Artistic Director
All Voices Welcome
Our chorus embraces people of all backgrounds and life experiences. Whether you identify as gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, ace, questioning, or ally – if you can sing in the tenor, baritone, or bass range, you belong here.
Our Legacy of Pride
Gay men’s choruses emerged in the early 1980s during the HIV/AIDS crisis as spaces of belonging when many lost families, friends, and loved ones. These choruses performed at funerals, celebrations, and Pride events – declaring through song that we are here, queer, and proud.
From those beginnings, choruses like ours have grown to embrace the full spectrum of our diverse community.