Betty's List LGBT Community Directory

Performing Arts - Band, Chorus, Choirs

GLAM is San Francisco's first queer and allied youth chorus. A non-auditioned "show choir," GLAM is open to youth aged 12 to 22, with opportunities for many different performance styles, including singers, instrumentalists and dancers and twirlers. GLAM encourages youth of all persuasions and musical abilities to have fun togetter while raising public awareness.

GLAM Youth Show Choir is a space for LGBTQ and allied youth to make music and express themselves in a safe and supportive environment. Through GLAM performances, we hope to increase LGBTQ youth visibility and to foster acceptance of LGBTQ youth. GLAM provides a fun, welcoming, safe and creative arena for all youth, regardless of their financial status, housing situation, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Bell Appeal, the Handbell Choir of Bethany United Methodist Church - San Francisco, began in 1996 and performs monthly in worship throughout the church year. It is also gaining recognition in the larger San Francisco community, performing several times a year with the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band. The handbell choir generally rehearses on Thursday evenings in the Music Room. New Members are always welcome.

The Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco is the world's first mixed lesbian and gay chorus. LGCSF is dedicated to building and enriching the Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/ Transgender (LGBT) community through song and a love of music. Under the direction of Artistic Director / Conductor Stephanie Lynne Smith, the Chorus performs a series of concerts and special public appearances throughout the year.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. Kathleen McGuire, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus includes more than 200 singers who make beautiful music for the Bay Area and beyond. The chorus made its official debut on December 20, 1978, though it first appeared informally singing a memorial hymn on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall in late November 1978, the evening Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated.
Chorus time is wrapped naturally around the concert season, from September through the following August, and thus crosses over years. This history is organized by the concert season.

The San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band & Twirling Corps (the original name) was formed in the late spring of 1978, specifically to march in the San Francsico Gay Freedom Day Parade. Jon R. Sims is credited as the band's Founder, and also, the band is recognized as the first band of its type, followed soon after by the founding of similar bands in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New York City and other cities. In 2003, the Band performed its 25th Anniversary Concert at Mission High School in The Castro. The band performs on numerous occasions throughout the year under the direction of Artistic Director Jadine Louie.

Mission: Founded in 1988, Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble promotes both lesbian visibility and musical excellence through the beauty of our songs. We strive as an organization to reflect the diversity within the lesbian community and are dedicated to social change that overcomes oppression in all its forms.