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Raise Your Glass, from NYC Gay Men's Chorus' 2014 Big Gay Sing 6 at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on March 14, 2014.

NYC Gay Men's Chorus: Big Gay Sing 7 Concert Series Opens Tonight at 8:00pm

ECMC Website March 20, 2015

Tonight, Empire City Men's Chorus friends The NYC Gay Men's Chorus, will present the first concert in their spring series Big Gay Sing 7: Movie Mania!, which will feature singalongs and other songs from favorite movies old and new, with of course a special gay twist! The concert series runs this weekend from Friday, March 20th through Sunday, March 22nd. For tickets, please visit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus Website at www.nycgmc.org.

ABOUT ECMC

Founded in 1993, the Empire City Men's Chorus is celebrating its 24th season of New York City performances. ECMC was initially formed by members of the gay community interested in creating a male chorus featuring an eclectic multilingual repertoire of predominantly classical music. For over 20 years, ECMC has consistently presented concerts which boast a wide variety of well-known composers and newly commissioned works with a classical sensibility.

OUR MISSION

ECMC is an auditioned men’s chorus that seeks to perform adventurous and eclectic repertoire from early to modern music with emphasis on new works from living composers. ECMC’s performances reflect contemporary social issues to inspire an intimate musical dialogue with audiences.

OUR VALUES

We value musical excellence, artistic versatility, and professionalism in our singers.
We value diversity in our membership, audience, and communities.
We value fraternity and inclusivity.

Empire City Men's Chorus

Brotherhood in music

Empire City Men’s Chorus is an auditioned men’s chorus in New York City that has performed adventurous and eclectic repertoire since 1993. In addition to singing beloved choral works from the classical canon, ECMC prides itself on collaborating with acclaimed living composers such as David Del Tredici, David Sisco, John Conahan, Kyle Randall (ECMC’s current Composer-in-Residence), Mark A. Miller, Paul Moravec, Stephen Paulus and Dorothy Hindman to premiere new choral works for male voices. ECMC is honored to have performed in such revered venues as Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Carnegie Hall. ECMC has been the proud recipient of grants from Heritage of Pride, The Lower Manhattan Culture Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and The Puffin Foundation. ECMC strives for musical excellence, diversity and inclusivity to inspire an intimate musical dialogue with our audiences and communities.

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