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Official Chicago Gay Men's Chorus 30th anniversary logo for 2012–13. The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus (CGMC) is a choral organization in Chicago, Illinois.Founded in 1983 with 55 singers, the chorus currently consists of approximately 150 singing members and over 200 members in total.
Distinguished singers included David Edmonds, who performed with the choir from 1970 to 1977. He sang classical, folk and spiritual pieces as lead soloist in numerous concerts, both in Chicago and on national tours. He can be heard on the choir's 1972 album Chicago Children's Choir Sings at Orchestra Hall.
It has been called "Chicago's premier professional chamber choir." [1] The group was founded in 1982 by countertenor Richard Childress as His Majestie's Clerkes. [2] In 1990, His Majestie's Clerkes was awarded National Public Radio's Lucien Wulsin Award for best small ensemble. [2] The group was renamed in 2001.
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In 2008 the Chorale performed at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Erich Kunzel, and in 2011 under Ludwig Wicki. Chorale has appeared four times on WFMT (98.7 FM) radio’s “Live with Kerry Frumkin” and recorded six CDs.
The group has been through many lineup changes and currently includes four original members – Lamm, Loughnane, Pankow, and Parazaider (retired member since 2017) – plus drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr. (since 2012), saxophonist Ray Herrmann (since 2016), vocalist Neil Donell (since 2018), percussionist Ramon "Ray" Yslas (since 2018), guitarist ...
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