DIVERSITY: THE VOICES OF SARASOTA
GALA Choruses
Founded in 1982 by fourteen choruses, GALA Choruses has become the leading international association of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allied choruses. The mission of GALA Choruses is to inspire and strengthen member choruses to change their worlds through song. https://galachoruses.org
By fostering the artistic and organizational development of member choruses through a wide variety of programs and services, GALA Choruses produces choral festivals, educational conferences, and several publications.
They engage in advocacy, provide grants for the commissioning of new choral works, facilitate networking within the Association, and serve as a resource center for choruses and individual associates from around the world.
Since its inception GALA Choruses has produced nine international festivals, provided more than $40,000 in matching grants for commissioned works, and has provided more than 25 conferences and vocal training workshops. GALA Choruses supports more than 120 choruses singing to audiences totaling more than one million individuals. GALA Choruses’ holds the vision of Our Voices Win Freedom.
For more information about GALA Choruses and its programs, call 412-999-4489 or visit GALA Choruses
GALA Festival 2020 Rescheduled to 2024
Every four years GALA Choruses celebrate with a Festival where more than 6,000 diverse singers from over 100 choruses and ensembles from around the world perform. In 2020, this celebration was scheduled to take place in downtown Minneapolis. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this GALA Festival was canceled.
For more information about the Festival and links to the Festival venues plus information about Minneapolis, visit GALA Festival Minneapolis You’ll also be able to look at highlights of Festival 2016 Denver here.
Past Festivals:
1983 New York
1986 Minneapolis
1989 Seattle
1992 Denver
1996 Tampa
2000 San Jose
2004 Montreal
2008 Miami
2012 Denver
2016 Denver