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.
Upcoming Performance!
LEGACIES
In Collaboration with Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. LEGACIES is a powerful tribute to the resilience, courage, and voices of the LGBTQ+ community. Anchored by selections celebrating the 30th anniversary of Robert Seeley’s groundbreaking “Naked Man,” and other commissions by the GALA family of choruses across the country, this concert honors the stories that have shaped generations—from the fight for visibility and justice, to the grief and strength forged in the AIDS crisis, to the ongoing journey toward equality and affirmation.
LEGACIES is more than a concert—it’s a living archive of struggle, triumph, and the enduring power of song to carry our history forward.
EUGENE
Date
Saturday, March 21 | 7:30PM
Place
First United Methodist Church
1376 Olive St, Eugene, OR 97401
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.