Who We
Are
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Mission: As an ambassador of the
gay community, the Triangle Gay Men's
Chorus provides a collaborative artistic
home for men to nurture their musical
abilities through performance.
Vision: Brothers singing *
Declaring pride * Touching lives |
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Why
the
Triangle
Gay Men's
Chorus?
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TGMC is
named for the geographic region we are from. Raleigh,
Durham and Chapel Hill make up what has become known as the Research Triangle. Many high
technology firms have moved to this area to capitalize on the close
proximity of four universities located in each of the cities in
the Triangle (NCSU, Duke, NCCU and UNC-CH). Members of the chorus
are from all 3 cities plus numerous smaller centers in the area. |
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Affiliations
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The Triangle
Gay Men’s Chorus is a member of the Gay and Lesbian Association
of Choruses (GALA). GALA's
International Festival 2004 was held recently in Montreal, Canada, and the Chorus
performed there. |
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History
Lesson
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The
Triangle Gay Men's Chorus was founded by a group of 16 men on January
16, 1995. It presented its debut concert on June 3, 1995. Since then, TGMC has performed throughout the Triangle
area. Besides the regular concert cycle, TGMC has performed for
the following groups:
- NC Pride
- Stonewall Supper
- Crape Myrtle Festival
- Triangle Business and Professional Guild
- ACRA
- Human Rights Campaign
- Evening with Friends
- Festival for the Eno
- Duke University Lavender Graduation
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EPA
- GalaxoSmithKline
-
Gay Games 2006
- GALA 2006 in
Montreal, Canada
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Funding
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TGMC members pay seasonal dues to be part of TGMC. However, member dues cover only a portion of annual expenses incurred by TGMC each year (music acquisition, GALA dues and administrative costs). Thus, we also depend on revenues from concert ticket sales and donations from our supporters to make the organization viable.
TGMC is a registered non-profit organization with full 501c(3) status
and thus donations to the chorus are tax-deductible. If you would like to be a chorus patron,
or if you have questions, please contact us by mail or send us an
email message. |
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Triangle
Gay Men's Chorus
PO Box 14452
Research Triangle Park, NC
27709-14452 |
