Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

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Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus episodes

  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 7: Brandon Miranda and Daniel Vigilante

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    Join our hosts, Steffie Fiore and newest co-host Glenn Bates, for a conversation with Brandon and Daniel, and hear stories from their experiences in faith-based communities as spiritual leaders and the roles those experiences have played in their lives as out gay men today. Our interviewees, and new co-host, also share specific past performances that have special meaning to them. You’ll hear movement II from “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” by Joel Thompson performed by TCGMC in March 2018.


    32 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 6: David Anderson and Brandon Sieck, part 2

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    Join our hosts as they wrap up their conversation with David Anderson and Brandon Sieck! David talks about his first rehearsals in 1988, before "Gay" was in the name, and Brandon shares his first experience as an audience member and how that inspired him to audition. Hear the song "Anthem," and how the text "we are singing for our lives" has powerful meaning both now and when TCGMC was first founded.

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    22 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 5: David Anderson and Brandon Sieck

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    Join our hosts as they cover the chorus history with a singer who has been there for 33 years, David Anderson, and fabulous relative newcomer Brandon Sieck. Singing songs of remembrance and resistance from TCGMC's concerts such as “Sticks and Stones” from I Am Harvey Milk by Andrew Lippa.

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    24 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 4: Jeremy Engen and Mike Whistler, part 2

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    This episode is Part 2 of our conversation with educators and TCGMC singers Jeremy Engen and Michael Whistler. Hear some topics and issues they want to sing about, enjoy a recent recording of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and learn about Jeremy’s commute to the Twin Cities from his home in St. Cloud, and Michael’s perspective as a recent transplant to the Twin Cities!

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    26 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 3: Jeremy Engen and Mike Whistler

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    Join our hosts who chat with two educators, Jeremy Engen and Mike Whistler, about finding your joy, finding your tribe, and owning the words that hurt you. The haunting Stars from our last public concert will also be on tap - even more moving now during our days of physical isolation.

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    35 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 2: Brent Morris and Shawn Hjelmeland

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    We all take different paths: how does community impact the journey? Join our hosts talking with Brent and Shawn about journeys of recovery and discovery, and finding a joy to be who you are and Carry On.

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    28 min
  • Voices/TCGMC Episode 1: Scott Azbill-Salisbury and Matt Steller-Schmitz

    After forty years, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is spilling the tea - so pour yourself a cup and settle in for our podcast, Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus.

    Join our hosts talking with Scott and Matt about the need for a gay men’s chorus, and forty years of sharing our lives and stories through song. Spanning decades and generations, uniting in song, these singers talk about the moving connections the bond of shared voice builds.

    So grab your earbuds, listen in, and Carry On with us as we start our next decade.

    29 min

About Voices of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

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How do we recognize forty years of “singing for our lives”? Singing is about telling our story, and after forty years, we have a lot of stories to tell. The chorus was born in the cradle of the AIDS…