As a member of Windy City Performing Arts all-inclusive women’s choir, Aria, I was able to attend the GALA Festival this month in Denver, CO — an event held every four years by the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses to support LGBT choruses around the world. As their mission statement proclaims, as member choruses, we believe “in the power of music to change lives. That there is unity in diversity, that the diversity of our associates strengthens us all, and that all people are welcome to the stage. That we can sing together with respect and understanding, and in so doing, we offer community, hope, inspiration and healing….” While I was beyond stoked for my own choir’s performance in the most breathtaking concert hall I had every performed in, I had no idea how deeply I was going to experience each of the points of that mission statement by week’s end.
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