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Responsible for content and design of this website: LEGATO e. V. - European Association of LGBTQ+ Choirs c/o Martin Gerrits Bauerstr. 37, 80796 München, Germany +49 170 7600484 ​ Juancho Almenara Clara del Rey 39, 28002 Madrid, Spain +34 628 700784 ​ info@legato-choirs.com - www.legato-choirs.com ​ Board Juancho Almenara, Martin Brophy, Misza Czerniak, Martin Gerrits, Dominik K. Jakob, Dr. Petra Pechaček, Annette Zahl. ​ Registered as a charitable association under German law. Registration Court: Mannheim, Association number: VR 102885 The responsibility is restricted to the content of the LEGATO-Website only. All contents that develop from links to other sites are out of this responsibility. LEGATO disassociates from all contents on linked sites (without any rating) for legal reasons. LEGATO Privacy Policy This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website. Topics: ​ What data do we collect? 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LOUDER VIENNA GAY MEN'S CHORUS VIENNA

Thank you so much for contributing and letting us know what your priorities and needs are! Your answers were very helpful and informative, and the Board is now preparing a series of events to start responding to those needs. Meanwhile, you are the first one to see the report with the findings of that small research. Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like to contribute to the events focused on the winning topics.

MANOEUVRE GAY MEN'S CHORUS AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS Type: TTBB Founded: 1992 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 58 ABOUT Manoeuvre, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Amsterdam entertains and moves the audience through singing with pleasure and quality. As the Gay Men’s Chorus Amsterdam we are a visible and proud part of the gay-community and we create a place of leisure and get-together. Manoeuvre was founded in 1992 and nowadays consists of more then fifty men in 4 vocal groups, singing songs from the Eurovision Song Contest, musicals, golden ballads and recent hits. Manoeuvre sounds like the peeling of bells: melodious and compelling, robust and whimsical, cheerful and uninhibited. And it’s infectious: Manoeuvre moves you, makes you happy, makes you sad or just let’s you enjoy a good ol’ sing-a-long. mostly rock/pop/musicals, some classical WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 1998 Manage your Choir information ​ Now you can change, add or remove the information about your choir Want to change your profile picture? ​Change the description of your choir? Your contact information? A new link to a Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram account? ​ Click here to submit your changes SUBMIT CHANGES

RUSSIAN SECRET RUSSIA MOSCOW Type: SATB Members: 6 Founded: ? ABOUT Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, alii nemore delicata an quo, vix platonem partiendo gubergren ea, no eos graece principes. Corrumpit prodesset ei his, affert audiam eum eu. Ius eros prompta antiopam an, debitis adolescens moderatius eu mea. Mei at diam putent, sit scriptorem delicatissimi ut. ​ Viris eleifend et has, prima tamquam deterruisset mea cu. Cu volumus atomorum eos. Putant option utamur mel id, inani probatus ut mei. Quo alii harum omittantur at. WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK EMAIL If for any reason you don't want to be on our website, give us the name of your choir and your email and click SUBMIT . SUBMIT your choir will be removed shortly, thanks

CALL FOR BIDS VARIOUS VOICES 17TH EDITION #VV2030 Various Voices is the European LGBTQ+ / Queer Choral Festival. LEGATO Choirs are calling for bids from a single or group of member choirs to host our 17th Various Voices Festival in 2030. The bidding process ​ The decision on who will host the Various Voices Festival is one of the core functions of the LEGATO Board. The process involves a series of rigorous assessments in collaboration with the bidding groups, our panel of experts, the LEGATO Various Voices Team, and an advisory poll of the member choirs choice. After the initial high-level applications are assessed, a short list will lead to an expanded in-depth report, interviews, and an assessment with members' involvement. The criteria for assessment will ensure that our members are offered the best festival experience, that is exciting, as well as financial and artistic successful. The LEGATO Various Voices Team provides ongoing support and mentoring during the bidding process and oversight to the host team during the Festival cycle, with an agreed timeline of tasks set out in the License Agreement. Legato’s objective is to be clear and transparent to all stakeholders during the whole of the Festival cycle. If you would like to ask any questions or want help putting an initial expression of interest submission together, please email the LEGATO Experts Various Voices Team at : variousvoices@legato-choirs.com ​ Talking to our team does not commit you to anything, and we are keen to support our members to present an exciting and comprehensive bid with full knowledge and understanding of the commitment to host a Various Voices Festival. DOCUMENTATION Call for Various Voices Festival 2030 Bids a. Stage 1 - Expression - Bid evaluation outline b. Stage 2 - Shortlist - Bid evaluation outline c. Simple Guide to Creating a Festival d. Example of a festival budget to use (a previous festival budget with figures is available on request) e. Economic Impact Studies f. Legato Various Voices Choir support for choirs g. Access, Diversity & Inclusion: Prompts & Guidance h. Volunteer Charter example i. Promoting your Festival bid(Video Brief) j. Example festival evaluation k. Example VV Festival agreement l. Sample Draft Letter of Agreement

DACHOR COLONIA COLOGNE GERMANY Type: SATB Founded: 2008 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 28 ABOUT Der Kölner Chor singt vierstimmig unter der Leitung von Annette Piel. 2008 gegründet, widmen sich die Sängerinnen und Sänger nichts weniger als dem Leben in all seinen Facetten. ​ Wie das Leben so spielt, uns manchmal mitspielt, aber auch Unerhörtes zu bieten hat - davon singt daChor Colonia. Auch vor Publikum. ​ So sieht es hinter den Kulissen aus: Drei Frauenstimmen, eine Männerstimme, das macht das Klangbild von daChor Colonia aus. Geleitet von Annette Piel singt der Chor vorzugsweise auf deutsch, gerne wenig Bekanntes: vertonte Gedichte, schicker Pop, auch mal Renaissance-Stücke, Chansons, alte Schlager. Mit Spaß widmet er sich dem Ernst der Sache. ​ ​ Als einer der zahlreichen lesbisch-schwulen Chöre Kölns, ist daChor Colonia regelmäßig bei den Konzerten der Stimmfusion zu hören und zu sehen. ​ ​ The Cologne choir sings four-part under the direction of Annette Piel. Founded in 2008, the singers devote themselves to life in all their facets. ​ As life plays, sometimes plays along with us, but also has something unheard of - colonia sings of it. Also in front of the audience. ​ ​ This is how it looks behind the scenes: Three female voices, a male voice, makes the sound of daChor Colonia. Guided by Annette Piel the choir sings preferably in German, little known: Poems, chic pop, also Renaissance pieces, chansons, old hits. With fun, he devotes himself to the seriousness of the matter. ​ As one of the numerous lesbian-gay choirs of Cologne, Colhor is regularly heard and seen at the concerts of the vocal fusion. mostly rock/pop/musicals, some classical WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2017 Manage your Choir information ​ Now you can change, add or remove the information about your choir Want to change your profile picture? ​Change the description of your choir? Your contact information? A new link to a Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram account? ​ Click here to submit your changes SUBMIT CHANGES

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ROSACAVALIERE E.V. BERLIN GERMANY Type: TTBB Founded: 1990 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 15 ABOUT Welcome to the RosaCavalieren We stand next to Lili in front of the barracks and accompany Major Tom into space. With Schubert and Bruckner we get the romance in the present. We sing for a dear audience and the one and the other worshipers In garters and tracksuits in rows of three and swimwear. Of course always a cappella. ​ Founded in 1990 as a gay men's chorus in Berlin, our ensemble consists RosaCavalieren today from about two dozen. Hits of the 20's and 30's were in the early years of our musical focus. Today the repertoire of Gregorian chants and song cycles of romance about rock and pop songs is enough to jazz interpretations, musicals, and popular songs. ​ We routinely prepare a new evening program in the form of a musical revue. We collaborate with different musicians. Together we develop arrangements that are tailored to us. They form the basis for a unique show. ​ Our program is pleasurable, our commitment politically. As naturally occurring gay group we designed for years with events commemorating the liberation of the concentration camp Sachsenhausen. In the extermination camps of the Third Reich and gay men were imprisoned, tortured and murdered. We also help people with HIV / AIDS with benefit concerts and participate in worship services in church PositiHIV in Berlin -Wilmersdorf. We heard from the Christopher Street Day and work with parties and civil rights movements together. Baby, we were born this way! ​ Willkommen bei den RosaCavalieren. ​ ​ Wir stehen neben Lili vor der Kaserne und begleiten Major Tom ins All. Mit Schubert und Bruckner holen wir die Romantik in die Gegenwart. Wir singen für ein verehrtes Publikum und den einen und anderen Verehrer. In Strapsen und Trainingsanzügen, in Dreireihern und Badehosen. Natürlich immer a cappella. ​ 1990 als schwuler Männerchor in Berlin gegründet, besteht unser Ensemble heute aus rund zwei Dutzend RosaCavalieren. Schlager der 20er und 30er Jahre bildeten in den Anfangsjahren unseren musikalischen Schwerpunkt. Heute reicht das Repertoire von Gregorianischen Chorälen und Liederzyklen der Romantik über Rock- und Popsongs bis hin zu Jazzinterpretationen, Musicals und Schlagern. ​ Wir erarbeiten regelmäßig ein neues abendfüllendes Programm in Form einer musikalischen Revue. Dabei arbeiten wir mit unterschiedlichen Musikern zusammen. Gemeinsam entwickeln wir Arrangements, die genau auf uns abgestimmt sind. Sie bilden die Basis für eine einzigartige Show. ​ Unser Programm ist lustvoll, unser Engagement politisch. Als selbstverständlich schwul auftretende Gruppe gestalteten wir seit Jahren Veranstaltungen zum Gedenken an die Befreiung des KZ Sachsenhausen mit. In dem Vernichtungslager wurden im dritten Reich auch schwule Männer inhaftiert, gefoltert und ermordet. Darüber hinaus unterstützen wir Menschen mit HIV/AIDS mit Benefiz-Konzerten und beteiligen uns an Gottesdiensten in der Kirche PositiHIV in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Wir treten am Christopher-Street-Day auf und arbeiten mit Parteien und Bürgerrechtsbewegungen zusammen. Baby, we were born this way! mostly rock/pop/musicals, some classical WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 1998 Manage your Choir information ​ Now you can change, add or remove the information about your choir Want to change your profile picture? ​Change the description of your choir? Your contact information? A new link to a Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram account? ​ Click here to submit your changes SUBMIT CHANGES