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Reserve your place for all our events at the VV2023 LEGATO Lounge REGISTER LEGATO LOUNGE 23 From Wednesday 13 till Saturday 16, the Various Voices LEGATO Lounge 23 , will be located at DumBo, Bologna. ​ Join us for an exciting and inclusive social mixer at the VV2023 LEGATO Lounge! This event is designed to bring people together, foster connections, and create a vibrant community atmosphere. Whether you're a festival attendee, a choir leader, or someone looking to expand your choir, this event offers something for everyone. ​ These events by LEGATO are free and open to all registered delegates and your friends. I would like to attend an event: Event Schedule ​ Welcome Desk : Kick off the Various Voices Festival by visiting our friendly welcome desk, where you'll receive a warm reception and get all the information you need to make the most of the evening. ​ Wednesday 14 June 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Choral Rush - “There’s gold in them thar hills!” ​ LGBTQ+ choirs are on the cusp of change and expanding into new frontiers - it’s a choral goldmine out there! Join Olha Rubtsova (Ukraine/Germany), Misza Czerniak (Poland), and Hsien Chew (UK) from Legato Choirs on a virtual expedition of Europe to discover more about the situation of choirs in different countries and make fabulous new choral friends in the way! You’re invited to go on an adventure with the Choral Rush game, to learn new skills and share your expertise through fun scenarios. Choral Rush will largely be conducted in English, so do invite a friend if you need help with interpretation, and bring your own refreshments. Who knows? You may strike choral gold! Friday 16 June 7pm - 8pm Team LEGATO - "Enjoying the Festival Vibe and want more?" ​ LEGATO Choirs is more than just Various Voices, and we are more than the sum of our individual choirs. We want more people to have the same chance to know how great joining our family of singers can be. That's why LEGATO has the vision to create safe queer singing spaces across Europe. We will do this by building choral resilience and spreading the love, and you can help make this a reality! Come chat with Martin Brophy (UK) and Hsien Chew (UK) about Team LEGATO to see what simple steps you can take to make this big vision attainable, and see what volunteering can achieve with our leadership support and talent development. You will meet new friends to talk about potential skills sharing, attend future events, and simply connect with like-minded individuals: the perfect opportunity to find your place in the Legato family. ​ Saturday 17 June 7:00 P M - 8:00 PM LEGATO Choirs Speed Dating - "See where the sparks fly" Welcome to the exciting world of a choir speed date event! Picture a vibrant and energetic gathering, filled with wonderful people seeking their perfect choral match. This unique event brings together singers from various backgrounds, and musical styles to create an atmosphere buzzing with anticipation and excitement. Hosted by Martin Gerrits (Germany) and Juancho Almenara (Spain), you will share in a fun way all your choir interests in a quick-fire format. Attendees embark on several quick-fire encounters, and a buzzer rings when each timed date ends. Participants progress from one person to the next until everyone has had a chance to meet each other. They introduce themselves, exchange pleasantries, and quickly delve into the magical world of choral music. It's an opportunity to connect, discover common ground, and explore the potential for harmonious collaborations. The event concludes with a sense of fulfillment and excitement. Singers leave with memories of delightful encounters, newfound friendships, and, for some lucky few, potential choir collaborations. It's an event that fosters artistic connections, celebrates musical diversity, and breathes new life into the choral community. REGISTER

ACTUALLY GAY MEN'S CHORUS BRIGHTON & HOVE UNITED KINGDOM Type: TTBB Founded: 2005 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 35 ABOUT Actually Gay Men's Chrous was set up in October 2005 with the specific aim of providing a place where gay men can socialise, have fun and develop their social skills in a unique environment. Over the years, Actually has helped raise thousands of pounds for local charities. equally mixed classic/rock/pop/musicals WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2014 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

May 25 - 27, 1995 8TH FESTIVAL VARIOUS VOICES 1995 GRONINGEN 36 Choirs from 8 Countries and 800 singers GEMENGD DAMESKOOR HOMOMANNENKOOR ZANGZAAD First time under the name "Various Voices"

THREEE OF A KIND MÜNSTER GERMANY Type: TTBB Founded: 2016 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 3 ABOUT Man nehme drei bezaubernde Baritone mit Spaß an Acapella-Gesang und einer Vorliebe für eine wüste Mischung an unterschiedlichsten Liedern, setze sie einmal wöchentlich zusammen und lasse sie gewähren. Heraus kommen zwar nicht die Wildecker, aber doch drei Herzbuben – oder wie es beim Poker heißt: Threee Of A Kind. You take three bewitching baritones who rejoice in singing a capella and have a preference for a wild mixture of diverse songs; you put them together once a week an let them confer. The result is not The Jackson Five but three Jacks of Hearts – or, as you say in poker, Threee Of A Kind. 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

The European Association of LGBTQ+ Choirs. We currently have 140 regular and supporting members from 21 countries with 142 choirs and sub ensembles, 3 music ensembles (2 orchestras, 1 big band), 1 regional choir association. 5,500 singers and musicians are represented in our choirs and ensembles. 49 are tenor/bass ensembles, 22 are soprano/alto and 71 soprano/alto/ tenor/bass, look to us for support and leadership. ​ We promote art, culture, and understanding between nations, staging choral singing events with participants from many European nations. ​ We maintain an up-to-date list of LGBTQ+ Choirs in Europe and publish events being run by these Choirs locally, and encourage people to go and support the events. ​ We connect new LGBTQ+ Choirs with more experienced ones so that they can avoid some of the pitfalls of starting a new Choir. ​ We are actively supporting the development of LGBTQ+ Choirs in Eastern Europe, where in many countries to be LGBTQ+ is considered a crime, and people are persecuted. ​ We work for the emancipation of LGBTQ+ individuals in Europe and combat discrimination against these groups. Donate for LGBTIQ* in Ukraine Munich Kiev Queer ​ LEGATO supports the two fundraising campaigns set up by Munich Kiev Queer. ​ 1) From the alliance Queere Nothilfe Ukraine, in which many LGBTIQ* Human Rights organisations in Germany are involved, such as the LSVD, Quarteera, WostoQ-Regenbogen, Queer Amnesty, Deutsche Aids-Hilfe, Trans*Recht, Aktionsbündnis gegen Homophobie, Schwulenberatung Berlin, AllOut and Munich Kyiv Queer itself. DONATE WHAT WE OFFER We want to strengthen communication and cooperation between the LGBTQ+ choirs in Europe. ​ To assist and support these choirs. ​ We are registered as a Charitable Association under German law. Registration Court: Mannheim Association Number: VR 102885. GET IN TOUCH CONCRETE GOALS OF LEGATO Register of Addresses of LGTBQ+ choirs throughout Europe (will be sent by mail on request). ​ Calendar with dates of all performances of the choirs. ​ Publication of the member's newsletter, LEGATO News . ​ Contact with partner organizations like GALA (The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses ) . ​ Organization of regular delegates meetings . LEGATO funds itself through the membership fee of the member choirs. This fee is thirty euros (€ 30,00) per choir and year. Bank account: LEGATO E. V. Bank name: VR Bank Main-Kinzig-Buedingen eG IBAN: DE83 5066 1639 0002 2572 20 BIC: GENODEF1LSR We are more than 143 LGTBQ+ Choirs Be part of LEGATO! MEMBERSHIP CONTACT Get in touch with LEGATO - European Association of LGBTQ+ Choirs to learn more about our work and how you can get involved. SUBMIT

THE BOARD OF LEGATO The people behind the association and their goals and tasks. The board is responsible to the delegates meeting for achieving the tasks of LEGATO. As defined in the constitution, the board consists of seven persons with equal rights and at least one woman and one man, elected for a period of two years. The current members of the board are: Board Job Outline Martin Brophy MBE President Get in Touch Ásta Ósk Board Member Get in Touch Juancho Almenara Board Member Get in Touch Alice Simone Board Member Get in Touch Martin Gerrits Board Member Get in Touch Hsien Chew Board Member Get in Touch Dan Jarvis Board Member Get in Touch

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Share HOPE! LGBTQ+ Ukraine needs us Ukraine LGBTQ+ community needs our help Send us your videos and messages. . "We need not just food or water. We need our culture. We are not like animals now. We still have our music, and we still have our hope.” Send a link to that video to info@legato-choirs.com Donate for LGBTIQ* in Ukraine DONATE Munich Kiev Qu eer LEGATO supports the two fundraising campaigns set up by Munich Kiev Qu eer ​ 1) F rom the alliance Queere Nothilfe Ukraine, in which many LGBTIQ* Human Rights organisations in Germany are involved, such as the LSVD, Quarteera, WostoQ-Regenbogen, Queer Amnesty, Deutsche Aids-Hilfe, Trans*Recht, Aktionsbündnis gegen Homophobie, Schwulenberatung Berlin, AllOut and Munich Kyiv Queer itself. (photo above, just scan the QR code or use the link) All these groups have access to very different Human Rights organisations in Ukraine and use funds for urgently needed care or evacuation of queer people. Every donation helps and is used 100 percent to benefit queer people in Ukraine. You can also get donation receipts. 2) Munich Kyiv Queer supports people in Ukraine with whom we have worked closely over the past ten years. They are our friends and partners. We know them personally and we miss them. ​ However, Munich Kyiv Queer is an initiative group, not an association, which is why we cannot issue a donation receipt with our own fundraising campaign via www.paypal.me/ConradBreyer . But we can help fast and unbureaucratically. And we are already doing that. Our friends are in need. There is a lack of everything! LGBTIQ* organisations are now building shelters where lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, inter* and queer people can find accommodation when they need protection, food and medical care. Many cities in Ukraine are under attack. You may also have heard that the Russian government is supposed to keep so-called detention lists for those they consider to be opponents. Among them are probably also prominent Human Rights and LGBTIQ* activists. We cannot prove this, but vulnerable groups like LGBTIQ* are always at risk – especially in times of war. LEGATO members in Ukraine QUEER-ESSENCE CHOIR KHARKIV QWERTY QUEER ЛГБТ-ХОР ODESSA VML VOICE IS MY LIFE ​ГОЛОС ЭТО МОЯ ЖИЗНЬ KRYVYI RIH

Singing for Equality Summary Fundraising Case for Support for LEGATO European Association of LGBTQ+ Choirs A. What a wonderful world this would be … ​ Imagine waking up one morning in a place where homophobia and transphobia are part of your normal life, but where for the first time as a choir singer you are able to perform as a proud and equal member of your community, as one who is unafraid to declare your LGBTQ+ status to the world. Just think about the life-changing impact that will have not just on you but on your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, all of whom will be able to hear and see you performing free of fear and rejoicing in who you are. To quote the words of the James Taylor song: “What a wonderful world this would be’’ . LEGATO European Association of LGBTQ+ Choirs believes that such a vision of a future world is indeed possible, and that we can help create it. To that end, we are launching a programme – Singing for Equality - to encourage and support European LGBTQ+ music makers to ensure that eventually – over a 20-year timeframe – there will be an LGBTQ+ choir or one that commits to supporting LGBTQ+ singers in every major city in Europe, creating a safe space for all. We estimate that will result in not less than 500 choirs, engaging with a population of 750 million, of which perhaps 5% could identify themselves as LGBTQ+. In order to gain momentum and start to register real impact which will spread the word about what we are doing far and wide, we will proceed step by step in phases over our 20-year timeline. Phase One will cover the first five years of our programme, and that is what we will now concentrate on and learn from: our particular focus will be on supporting choirs in chosen cities in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe where there is open, frequently expressed and institutionally tolerated discrimination and prejudice against all LGBTQ+ people. In doing so, we want to play a powerful role in the wider campaigns for LGBTQ+ human rights within those countries, and thereby empower the maximum number of people to sing in freedom and solidarity with each other, and for their audiences to attend performances without fear. We are happy with the progress we have made so far over 40 years, but we want to go much farther than the point we have reached today. We know we are aiming high, and are proud to be doing so, while at the same time carrying on with our day-to-day mission of supporting the existing member choirs in our network. Here is how we intend to go about transforming the future of LGBTQ+ choirs in Europe. B. What do we need to get us there? We clearly need to secure resources for our current work as well as for our future ambitious growth and development. We cannot aim for a growth programme without maintaining and enhancing our existing support for our member choirs. The Board has made an assessment that the following Seven Key Levels of Support are needed if we are to enhance our existing Mission as well as realise our future Vision: 1. Providing leadership training and support: 2. Proactively addressing the diversity of our movement: 3. Widening the availability of the broadest ranges of past, current and future music: 4. Providing easy access points for LEGATO resources to be made available to individual member choirs and the singing and non-singing members within them: 5. Offering a general as well as customised training and workshop service in choir development and sustainability: 6. Improving and extending the number and quality of our marketing and communications media and technology tools: 7. Ensuring that LEGATO itself is securely funded: C. Who will be impacted by our future direction? To deliver such a bold programme fully, we are planning to engage with the following communities: • Our member choirs: their musical teams, management teams, marketing and communication teams, singing and non-singing members and volunteers. • The families and local communities in which those choirs operate. • Our partner organisations in the worldwide LGBTQ+ choral movement. • Our donors, sponsors and funders. • Those who work for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the LGBTQ+ world. • Composers and arrangers of choral music. • Music production and distribution organisations. • All other LGBTQ+ organisations, especially in the localities of our member choirs. • All other organisations and individuals who support equal rights for LGBTQ+ communities, and equal rights for all. • Diverse musical organisations, funders and individuals who understand the power of music to change lives. • The municipalities, civil society organisations, political groups and faith 48 communities who support what we are doing and are connected to the localities of our existing and future member choirs. D. How much do we need financially? Our current income is based largely on the subscriptions of our members. Up to now, our expenses have been minimal as we have only recently started actively providing training and support services to our member choirs. In addition, we subcontract each Various Voices Festival to the host city and in return receive an income based on a fee and percentage basis, which are invested for future use. We now have to rise to the challenge and change dramatically our funding requirements if we are to deliver what is needed for our Seven Key Levels of Support. After an initial post-pandemic year to ensure we aim to get back financially to where we were before the crisis, over the succeeding five years our total income is forecast to be in the region of €30,000 We have provisionally crafted ten projects that we will need to deliver to cut across and incorporate each of the Seven Key Levels above. On the basis of preliminary costings, these ten projects would result in a Funding Need of not less than €280,000. We, therefore, have a Funding Gap to be filled of not less than €250,000. That is our overall Fundraising Target for our Singing for Equality programme. Here are the ten Projects that we intend to fund step by step: i. LEGATO Leadership College €40,000 Providing a range of learning projects and opportunities both virtual and in-person for music and organisation leaders, marketing and communications teams. ii. The Music Strongroom €15,000 A project to compile and maintain an enduring, diverse, extensive and representative database of copyright-compliant vocal music scores that celebrates European languages and culture through the prism of LGBTQ+ experience. iii. The Music Greenhouse €15,000 A project to commission new compositions and arrangements that will nurture relationships with new and established composers and lyricists, with an emphasis on less represented communities in order to reflect our focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. iv. Nurturing the Pathways for Growth €30,000 A project to provide consultancy and mentoring support for member choirs to provide them with access to professional experts in music, choir development and organisation. v. New Choirs Nursery €40,000 A broad project comprising varied components to motivate new choirs in cities where we have initiated an initial interest or where a kernel of activity needs further help to get going or re-start. vi. Choir Incubator €15,000 To kickstart a nurturing programme to sustain newly formed choirs in order to ensure their sustainability and longevity as they establish and develop their own music and financial autonomy. vii. City and Regional Festivals Hub €20,000 Providing loans coupled with access to our expertise in our successful Various Voices Festivals in order to initiate and encourage new city and regional song festivals. viii. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Accelerator €25,000 Learning and sharing from our own experiences as disenfranchised and unequal minorities, by creating an Accelerator programme that addresses any inequities within our own ranks. ix. Insurance and licensing Resource €10,000 Meeting as closely as possible the needs of choirs at every stage of development while operating in their home city and also travelling outside to perform, we will create relationships with reputable insurance and licensing companies that offer a range of professional services x. LEGATO Capacity Building €70,000 Ensuring that we can deliver the end results of ‘Singing for Equality’, we need to transition from a volunteer-led board whose members have to undertake a wide variety of individual tasks in addition to their own choir responsibilities toward a better-resourced operation blending paid staff with volunteers. E. How will we raise the funds to fill this £250,000 Funding Gap? Our fundraising campaign to realise our ‘Singing for Equality’ programme will focus on the first five years of a 20-year programme, and learn from that experience for the remaining 15 years. In addition to enhancing and improving our services to our member choirs as part of our current mission, this Phase One will help set up, nurture and support new or fledgling LGBTQ+ choirs in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. Our provisional goal is to work actively to support a minimum target of supporting five choirs over the first five years, and with at least one choir in each of those three European regions. Starting with a goal of one choir in Year One, we will proceed step by step to continue mentoring each choir already involved, and then add one new target each year. A detailed fundraising strategy will be produced in early 2022, and it will determine the direction and pace of our efforts. This will cover all aspects of how we intend to get to where we want to go. Active planning is now underway for the Phase One fundraising programme, which we anticipate once it starts will last for up to three years and cover the funding needs of the first five years. The process of identifying specific types of supporters who are likely to be interested in different aspects of our work is the responsibility of a sub-committee of the LEGATO Board of Trustees. This group is currently in discussion with individual singers in our member choirs who want to work with us to develop aspects of this programme. You may be a singer yourself in a queer choir, or perhaps a singer in another choir or just a lover of music – or else a supporter or a funder of the power of music in transforming lives and equal rights for all members of queer and diverse communities. In whatever ways you may be situated, please join us and get involved. Whether actively fundraising or supporting us in other ways, our ‘Singing for Equality ’ campaign will have a role for you. Following on from the Case for Support, a Fundraising Strategy for LEGATO is now being developed. It will identify how we will go about raising the required funds and from whom, in order to deliver this exciting vision for a Europe in which all LGBTQ+ singers will be able to celebrate who we are and enjoy singing with confidence and safety.

OXFORD PROUD VOICES OXFORD UNITED KINGDOM Founded: 2024 Type: SATB # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 30 ABOUT Oxford Proud Voices is a community choir for all. We sing, we protest, we champion queer rights, we celebrate queer life. classical, pop, world music WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2024 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

This translation in English is for communication purposes only, Any conflict in translation between the articles of association in German and this version, then the German version takes precedence. ​ Initial Version adopted November, 1st 1997 in Vienna, modification resolved October, 25th 1999 in Stuttgart, September 30th, 2017 in Warshaw, January 26th, 2019 in Brussels, June 26th, 2020 by online voting and latest October 29th, 2021 by online voting. § 1 Name, Seat, Financial Year, Language ​ The Association shall bear the name LEGATO and shall be entered in the register of associations. The Association is registered in Karlsruhe, Germany. The financial year of the Association shall be the calendar year. The business of the Association shall be conducted in English unless legal requirements stipulate otherwise. ​ § 2 Purpose, Charitable Status ​ ​ The Association shall be the umbrella organisation for LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) choirs and ensembles in Europe. The purpose of the Association shall be to: Promote art and culture, particularly to promote choral singing Promote understanding between nations, particularly by staging events with participants from many European nations Work for the equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Europe and combat discrimination against these groups. The Association is formed for purposes which are exclusively and directly charitable. It shall not work to further its own selfish interest and shall not pursue commercial goals. Funds belonging to the Association may be used solely for purposes in keeping with this Constitution. Members shall not be entitled to share in any profits and shall have no other claim on the funds of the Association in their capacity as members. All offices of the Association shall be honorary. The Association neither opposes nor endorses any causes of a political or religious nature. § 3 Membership ​ The Association shall comprise regular members and associate members. Regular membership shall be open to European choirs and ensembles. Associate membership shall be open to any person or group, association, organisation or company who agrees with the aims of the Association and want to support them. The board shall decide the outcome of each written application for membership. In the event of the application’s being rejected, the board shall be under no obligation to give reasons for the rejection. Rejected applicants wishing to appeal must do so in writing within one month, for the appeal to be made to the General Meeting. The decision of the General Meeting shall be final. Membership shall be terminated by death, in the case of a person, or by the dissolution of the legal entity (choir, organisation, association, or company), by resignation, or by expulsion. Notice of resignation must be given in writing to the board one month before the end of a quarter. Expulsion must be for an important reason. Reasons justifying expulsion include: Conduct prejudicial to the Association or its aims. Breach of the duties laid down in this Constitution. Arrears in membership contributions of at least one year. The board shall decide on expulsions, which it must communicate in writing, giving reasons for the expulsion. The expelled member may appeal to the General Meeting and must communicate the wish to do so in writing to the Committee within one month of expulsion. The decision of the General Meeting shall be final. The rights of the member shall be suspended, pending the decision of the General Meeting. Contributions paid covering future periods do not become repayable when a membership ends. ​ § 4 Rights and Duties of Members ​ The Association shall levy membership fees, the amount, and at intervals fixed by the General Meeting. The amount for regular members and associate members may be different and maybe scaled depending on the number of members a choir/ensemble has and its financial power. Decisions on reduced subscriptions, deferment of payment, and exemptions shall rest with the board whose decision shall be final. Members of the Association are required immediately to notify the board of any change to your address and authorised representative. If the member is an unincorporated association then it must name the person who is the representative. All members shall have the right to attend, apply to, and address the General Meeting. Each member will have only one authorised representative, this representative may not represent more than two members at any one time. Every regular member shall be entitled to one vote; associate members shall not be entitled to vote. Officers of the Association shall have the same rights and duties as associate members, but shall not be required to pay subscription fees. Other rights and duties of members shall be fixed by the General Meeting. ​ § 5 Organs of the Association The organs of the Association shall be the General Meeting and the board. § 6 General Meeting ​ The board shall summon a General Meeting at least once a year. The Board will convene immediately a general meeting if it is the interest of the association or if at least one-fifth of the members demands one in writing, giving the reasons for and purpose of the Meeting. The board shall issue an invitation to the Meeting at least two months in advance, the invitation to include a provisional agenda, either in the Association newsletter or other written communication. If the invitation has been issued in accordance with this Constitution, the General Meeting shall be deemed to constitute a quorum irrespective of the number of members who actually attend. The meeting will be chaired by a member of the boat=rd or if none are present, the meeting will elect a Chair for the meeting The General Meeting shall not be open to the public, but guests may be admitted with agreement from the General Meeting. Authorised members representatives are allowed to take part and to speak unless the General Meeting makes a different decision The General Meeting shall have responsibility for: Electing a person to take the minutes and a Chair, if necessary Admitting guests and approving the agenda Decisions on changes to the Constitution, including the purpose of the Association Dissolution of the Association Electing and dismissing the board Electing the auditor Receiving the financial report from the board and discharging it Receiving the auditor’s report Taking final decisions on appeals against expulsion or rejection of application for membership Fixing the amount and due dates for membership fees Stipulating additional rights and duties not named in the Constitution, in accordance with § 4. Applications for dismissal of the board, changes to the Constitution, or dissolution of the Association that is not included in the invitation sent to members have to be dealt with at the next General Meeting. Applications for changes to the Constitution must be made verbatim, with supporting reasons. Votes shall be by show of hand, unless, in individual cases, a quarter of the regular members present request a secret ballot. Decision shall be by a simple majority. A tie shall be deemed to constitute rejection of the question. Dismissal of the board changes to the Constitution, including changes to the purpose of the Association, and dissolution of the Association requires a two-thirds majority. Abstentions and invalid (spoiled or unauthorised) votes shall not be included in the calculation. Anyone who is a member of a choir/ensemble is eligible for election. The decisions of the General Meeting shall be recorded in the minutes, which are to be signed by the Chair and by the person who took the minutes. Changes to the articles of association must be recorded verbatim. The minutes must also include the name, representative name, and registered location of the attending members (choirs/ensembles) at the General Meeting. The general meeting can take place in the form of an in-person meeting or also as an online meeting. A mixed form of these procedures is also permissible (hybrid meeting). The form of the meeting shall be indicated in the invitation. If an online or hybrid meeting is held, the other provisions of these articles of association concerning general meetings shall apply accordingly, with the proviso that the members must additionally be informed in good time of the access data to the online conference room and that members connected online shall be deemed to be present. Members shall be obliged not to disclose their access data to third parties and to keep it strictly confidential. Resolutions of the members may also be passed in writing and/or by e-mail or by using an online form provided by the association. The call for a resolution shall be made by the board by e-mail. Such a resolution shall be valid if all members of the general meeting entitled to vote have been involved, by the deadline set by the board the involved members without minimum participation have cast their vote(s) in text form or in the online form and the resolution has been passed with the required majority. After the conclusion of the procedure, the results of the resolution shall be made known to all members in a timely manner. ​ ​ § 7 Board ​ The Board will consist of at least three and a maximum of seven people. At least one woman and one man should belong to it. The gender composition of the Board should be balanced as far as possible. The President and other roles are elected by the board members from within the board. The President holds a casting vote The board is elected by the general assembly for a period of two years. It is chosen for whom more than half of the voters present vote "yes". If more candidates receive the required votes than there are vacancies, the candidates with the highest number of votes are elected. If several candidates for a board position do not receive the necessary number of yes votes, further ballots will be necessary. The candidate with the lowest number of yes votes from the previous ballot will not be taken into account in the further ballots for the respective board position. They remain in office until a new board is elected. The individual re-election of board members is permitted. If a member of the Board of Directors leaves prematurely, the others elect a replacement member for the remainder of the term of office of the member of the Board who has resigned. If more than half leave the board, the board must immediately convene a general meeting at which the entire board is newly elected. The board can be dismissed by a two-thirds majority of a General Meeting. A new board shall then be elected immediately. The board within the meaning of Section 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB) consists of persons with equal rights named in Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, and in particular, has to conduct the day-to-day business of the association. He represents the association in and out of court. Each of its members is authorized to represent alone. The board makes its decisions at personal meetings or in telephone/video/internet conferences, to which invitations have to be sent by letter, fax or email within two weeks, or by exchanging letters, faxes or emails. If the board of directors determines the location and date of further meetings at one of its meetings or if it decides to hold regular meetings at a specific location, the invitation can be omitted. At least half of the members of the Executive Board are required to pass resolutions. The decisions of the board must be recorded and signed off by the board. The minutes are to be made available to the regular members in an appropriate form on request. The member bears the resulting expenses. If the interests of the association so require, the board can distribute tasks, i.e. create further association offices and determine their owner. This includes, for example, the editing of a club magazine, the administration of a sheet music archive, the management of the membership register, and the organization of meetings and events. These offices must be abolished immediately if their duties are fulfilled and are not regularly recurring or if they can no longer be performed. ​ § 8 Dissolution of the Association ​ In the event, the Association is to be dissolved or its purpose has been abolished, the assets of the Association shall pass to the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, which shall use them exclusively and directly for charitable purposes. In the event of dissolution, the General Meeting can stipulate another recipient or recipients by a simple majority; such recipients may only use the assets for charitable purposes. Such a decision shall be void if the German tax authorities withhold their consent to it. Adopted by the founding members Dominik K. Jakob (Vielhomonie Rhein Ruhr, Duisburg), Richard Mohr (Schola Cantorosa, Hamburg), Peter Kyburz (Schmaz, Zürich), Jürgen Eicher (Rosakehlchen, Heidelberg), Heinz F. Borel (Fliedertafel, Basel), Josef Schinkowitsch (Plüsch, Wien), Markus Werner (Männer-Minne, Berlin), Hans v.d. Veen (Homomannenkoor Zangzaad, Groningen), Annette Kreis (Liederliche Lesben, Frankfurt).

THE SUNDAY BOYS MANCHESTER UNITED KINGDOM Type: TTBB Founded: 2016 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 80 ABOUT The Sunday Boys was formed by Michael Betteridge in January 2016 to give Manchester an inclusive LGBTQ+ choir for low voice singers in the city to learn to sing great music, perform and make friends. The Sunday Boys is open to any one who sings with a low voice (ie tenor or bass) and wants to sing in an inclusive and friendly environment. You don’t need any singing experience to join, just a desire to learn, make music and give it a go. We’ve performed across the country and even embarked on an international tour of Iceland. We often invite workshop leaders to rehearsal to help us focus and improve on specific topics and take great pride in supporting artists and regularly commissioning new work. Visite our YouTube channel here equally mixed classic/rock/pop/musicals WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2021 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