Join Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community chorus in our 25th year! Singing Out welcomes both seasoned and beginner singers. If you love to sing and want a sense of belonging in the LGBTQ+ community, come out for rehearsal every Tuesday at 7 pm at 519 Community Centre, Ballroom, 519 Church St.
Online registration opens on Friday, August 6, 2016.
July 15, 2016 – Singing Out, Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community chorus, is grateful to acknowledge generous support from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) for the 2016-17 performance season.
Since 1963, Ontario Arts Council has fostered the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians. This $10,000 operating program grant will strengthen Singing Out’s capacity to engage, welcome and support an even more diverse and inclusive membership (including queer youth, newcomers and transgender individuals), and to promote pride – both in who we are and in musical excellence – to the communities where we live, perform and find mutual support. Within the choir, we shall foster a positive image of our common goals of belonging, unity, and empowerment: a reflection of our lives.
Dear Members & Friends,
We are collectively shocked and saddened by the senseless and heartbreaking attacks against our LGBTQ+ family in Orlando. Thank you to the hundreds of members of the LGBTQ+ community, allies and community leaders who stood in solidarity – at the Toronto Candlelight Vigil for Pulse Nightclub Shootings – with victims and their families. It is tragic that we are still working to overcome hate and gain acceptance. But we will do this work together.
As many of our hearts will stay heavy in the days and weeks ahead, we encourage you to self-care, stand strong together, and Sing Out, as always.
In tribute, we share this song from our most recent performance, “Love Is Everything”.
In solidarity,
Natasha Wilson
Executive Director
THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at #SeizeTheDay on Saturday, June 4, and to the incredible supporters and volunteers who made this all possible. We hope you enjoyed the music, dance and personal stories, and all left feeling a little more “Happy”! Stay tuned for photos and videos!
