LGMC & Wac Arts Launch New LGBT+ Youth Singing and Songwriting Project

We’re excited to be launching an LGBT+ Youth Singing & Songwriting Project with Wac Arts and Sing Out UK. Held at Wac Arts for 5 Thursday evenings over June and July 2019, the project will be inviting 13-19 year old LGBT+ young people to find their voices. The group will learn to sing as a choir, try out […]

LGMC return to the West London Synagogue to commemorate World AIDS Day

We’re delighted to be returning to the West London Synagogue on Sunday 3rd December for another service and concert to commemorate World AIDS Day. Rabbi David Mitchell had this to say about the event: “I am immensely proud that our Synagogue will, once again, be hosting the exceptional LGMC for an annual concert which always […]

50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality? Actually, no.

You’re no doubt already aware that 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 – the legislation that came as a result of the Wolfenden Report which was published 10 years before. Often, 1967 is therefore cited as the year that homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK. In reality, however, the 1967 […]

Get fit with the LGMC!

After the success of last year’s Fitness Fundraiser to raise funds for our Silver Jubilee, we’re pleased to announce that the Fitness Fundraiser is back! Join our very own John D. Carrion and Steven Whyte for another Fitness Fundraiser on Sunday 26th March! They’ll teach Body Attack and Body Pump from the LesMills fitness programme, to help raise money […]

When London went to Amsterdam to perform…Together!

Last weekend, we travelled to the Netherlands to perform a special concert, Together, with the Amsterdam Gay Men’s Chorus (AMSGMC). Back in 2015, Gerald Eijt (the chairman of the AMSGMC) reached out to ask if he could meet and find out more about how the LGMC works. The AMSGMC was only a few months old […]

The LGMC launches XXV – celebrating 25 years

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the London Gay Men’s Chorus, we have produced an album of fabulous music. Featuring our recent collaborations with the London Gay Big Band and the Orion Symphony Orchestra, the songs were recorded at Henry Wood Hall and live at Cadogan Hall in London During our Silver Jubilee year. Our […]

Turning Shame into Song: My Journey with Shame Chorus

Hi, I’m Donald, a member of the London Gay Men’s Chorus, and one of the Shame Chorus singers. Being part of Shame Chorus has been life-changing. But how clichéd does that sound? Even to me it sounds typical of the hyperbole that surrounds many new ventures, products, experiences that clamour for our attention. But the […]

The LGMC at the GQ Men of the Year Awards!

On Tuesday 6th September 2016, we were fortunate to be able to perform at the GQ Men of the Year Awards. The star-studded event was help in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, and we were invited to perform a few numbers as people took their seats for the evening, and then return to […]

The LGMC go for gold in the RVT/GMFA Gay Sports Day

Earlier today, five of our plucky members headed to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to compete under the LGMC banner for the RVT Gay Sports Day, in aid of GMFA – the gay men’s health charity. Our teams have won the Gay Sports Day for the last two years, so there was absolutely no pressure on Nilesh, […]

Sing Out Project – the film is out!

It's great to finally be ready to launch our documentary about the first Sing Out project with Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre and London Gay Men's Chorus! The lovely team at Raw Pictures did a great job of capturing the journey of the participants, volunteers and youth workers alike, as we explored important issues...