Congratulations CMC on a terrific concert. A huge thank you to everyone who came to our “Girl Power” Concerts this weekend, we all had an amazing time and hope you did too! And special thanks to our “postman” Brandon!

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The 24th season of the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus is announced. The three concerts will be “A Classic Christmas”, “Girl Power”, and “Broadway Our Way”. Dates and details will be available soon. Be sure to get your tickets as soon as they go on sale!

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I am truly a child of the 50s. Between watching old MGM musicals, Lawrence Welk, and school field trips to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. I have loved music for many years. Hearing the amazing voices of Mario Lanza, Katherine Grayson, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette Macdonald, and Jane Powell at an early age, I was hooked on music. I still can

The reasons why I sing now are very different from when I joined the chorus. My story with the Chorus began around 1999. I was 24, and newly out in two ways: out of the closet, and still new to being out on my own. One day a clerk at Pink Pyramid recognized me for a just out guy (didn’t

I wanted to sing. I sang all through my youth and into my college years. But then I stopped. It seemed that there was never enough time. Work. Marriage. Travel. More work. But last year, I determined to find a way to sing again. I’d always dreamed of being part of a men’s choir. So I went online and searched

When I was growing up, I was always told all the things I couldn’t do, what I wouldn’t be and who I’d never become. I remember my father’s last words: “You will fail.” The mere thought of being gay was sinful, punishable by disownment. My life was planned out, and I was to become a soldier in the Army. A

I moved to Cincinnati in 1993 to attend the College-Conservatory of Music. Part of the decision to come to Cincinnati (instead of other schools) was the existence of the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus. I wanted to be a part of the chorus because 1) I was officially coming out and needed some support, and 2) I wanted a social outlet apart

When I was preparing to move to Cincinnati in 1996, I came to town for a weekend trip to find an apartment. My parents, who live in Northwest Ohio, drove down to help with the hunt. After I signed a lease on a nice place in Clifton (a couple blocks from where CMC now rehearses), my folks decided it was