Seattle Men's Chorus

Seattle Men's Chorus
Also known as SMC
Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres Broadway, choral, classical, jazz, popular
Instruments 275 voices
Years active 1979-present
Associated acts Captain Smartypants
Seattle Women's Chorus
Sensible Shoes
Website Official website
Members Artistic Director
Paul Caldwell
Assistant Artistic Director
Eric Lane Barnes
Executive Director
Steven F. Smith
Principal Accompanist
Evan Stults

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979,[1][2] and today is, along with Seattle Women's Chorus, the largest community choral organization in North America.[3][4] SMC is a member of GALA Choruses[5] and Chorus America.[6]

SMC has been led by conductor and artistic director, Paul Caldwell, since 2016.[7][8]

Performances

SMC performs several regularly scheduled concerts each year, regularly hosting celebrity guests such as Kristin Chenoweth, Tituss Burgess, Leslie Jordan, Kelli O'Hara, Betty Buckley and Debbie Reynolds, to name but a few.[9][10][11][12]

Discography

  • Bustin' Out All Over
  • Captured Live!!
  • Fruit of the Month Club
  • Holiday Traditions
  • Home
  • Joy
  • Over The Rainbow! 2000
  • The Pink Album
  • Silver Bells
  • Snowbound!
  • Soul Full
  • Swellegant Elegance
  • UnderCover
  • We Are Family

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus | Encore Arts Seattle". encoreartsseattle.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Learn".
  3. ↑ "Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus | Encore Arts Seattle". encoreartsseattle.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. ↑ "For retiring artistic director, the Seattle Men's Chorus heralded much more than music". The Seattle Times. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Seattle Men's Chorus". Gala Choruses. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Chorus America". www.chorusamerica.org. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Choruses' warm embrace helps new director heal, body and soul, after a hit-and-run". The Seattle Times. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  8. ↑ Times, Windy City. "Local choral figure on career, Seattle job and brutal accident - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive - Windy City Times". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Guest Archives". Flying House Productions. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "'Kimmy Schmidt' star Tituss Burgess to drop in with Seattle Men's Chorus". The Seattle Times. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  11. ↑ "Kristin Chenoweth: 'GCB' is 'not trying to be Shakespeare'". The Seattle Times. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  12. ↑ "SGN Page 21 - Debbie Reynolds sings with Seattle Men's Chorus - Friday, February 13, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 07". www.sgn.org. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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