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Members of the Queer Urban Orchestra perform Paquito d'Rivera's New York Suite at their QUOtets chamber concert Voyages: A Concert for Jet-Setters, February 2, 2014.

Queer Urban Orchestra: Pride Month QUOtets Chamber Concert on June 20th

ECMC Website June 13, 2015

Empire City Men's Chorus friends Queer Urban Orchestra (Guest Artists, ECMC's i Divi Concert Series) conclude their 2014-2015 Season Music that Leaps Off the Page at 8:00pm on Saturday, June 20th with their LGBTQ Pride Month QUOtets Chamber Concert, featuring chamber music performed by the QUO membership. For tickets and a program listing, please visit the Queer Urban Orchestra website at www.queerurbanorchestra.org.

ABOUT ECMC

Founded in 1993, the Empire City Men's Chorus is celebrating its 24th season of New York City performances in 2015-16. 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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