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ROZENKOOR AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS Type: SATB Founded: 1992 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 23 ABOUT The Rozenkoor was founded in May of 1992 through an advertisement placed by the COC, the Dutch national organization for homosexual men and lesbian women. The enthusiastic response showed a clear need for a choir where Gay men and women could sing together. And so was founded a mixed choir unique to the Gay world. ​ Each year, we put on a large production for an audience of around 200 people. Next to that, we regularly organize Christmas "diner chantants", projects with other Gay choirs, and we perform at major Gay and anti-discrimination events (such as the 5th anniversary of Gay marriages at the Town Hall), neighborhood parties, psychiatric facilities, funerals (alas), weddings, and birthdays. ​ The name Rozenkoor has a double meaning: "rozen" means pink, the symbolic color of the Gay movement, after the pink triangles homosexuals were forced to wear during WWII. It also means roses, and as chance would have it, the COC building, where the choir rehearsed for many years, was in the Rozenstraat, the street of roses. And so you get the Pink Choir of Roses! ​ The choir's identity may be pink, but from the very beginning bisexual and heterosexual singers have felt very much at home here due to the openness which typifies our ambience. The Rozenkoor has around 25 members and as many men as women. We have a very active membership with many committees: Creative, PR, Sponsoring, Editorial, etc. We also have a yearly magazine "The Rose". ​ Our repertoire consists of songs with two to six-part harmony. These vary from classical to pop, solemn to exuberant, Dutch to Japanese, some are acapella, others with piano accompaniment. During our performances, we choreographically emphasize these different aspects. ​ We regularly adapt lyrics to already existing songs to better suit our character. One of these, our 'Credo', is a call for freedom and acceptance for all people, put to the music of the Dutch national anthem. mostly rock/pop/musicals, some classical WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2000 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

QUEER-ESSENCE CHOIR KHARKIV UKRAINE Type: SATB Founded: 2019 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 12 ABOUT The choir was founded in 2019. People who love music, want to sing and want to combine it with LGBTQ+ activism, came together to sing about the important. We take part in actions and events dedicated to the protection of human rights. We tear up the repertoire together, and our rehearsals take place in a friendly atmosphere. And, of course, we are always happy for new members. Visit our YouTube channel here n/a 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

GALS - AUCKLAND'S RAINBOW CHOIR AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Type: SATB Founded: 1992 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 75 ABOUT We are a non-auditioned community choir based in Auckland, New Zealand. Going strong since 1992. It was the first-established gay and lesbian choir in Aotearoa and in 2022 celebrated 30 years of musical community participation. Membership fluctuates bewteen 40 and 70 members, aged between 18 and 80. We generally present two concerts per year in June and November. We also participate at rainbow community events such as Auckland Pride month (February) and significant memorial days. We are members of the New Zealand Choral Federation, and participate in local and national combined choral events encouraging rainbow visibility in the wider choral community. Like many Kiwis, we are great travelers. In 2019 GALS performed in Canberra at Australasia's "Out & Loud" choral festival, the latest in a long line of participation at international events including the Gay Games (Amsterdam, Sydney, Chicago Cologne) Various Voices (Dublin, Munich) and the World Outgames in Montreal. We have enjoyed hosting fellow queer choirs from across Australia and New Zealand, at events providing musical collaboration and development, and long-lasting friendships. equally mixed classic/rock/pop/musicals WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2022 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

KAUPUNGIN NAISET HELSINKI FINLAND Type: SSAA Founded: 2014 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 20 ABOUT "Women of the City" is a Helsinki-lesbian choir that sings Petra Lampinen composed poetry music. ​ The only lesbian choir in Finland. Songs about love, life, and the ends of both. ​ Kaupungin naiset on helsinkiläinen lesbokuoro, joka laulaa Petra Lampisen säveltämää runoutta mm. rakkaudesta, kuolemasta ja nettideittailun vaikeudesta. ​ Kaupungin Naiset - lauluja elämästä, rakkaudesta ja näiden päättymisestä. Kaupungin Naiset - lauluja elämästä, rakkaudesta ja näiden päättymisestä. Suomen ainoa lesbokuoro esittää suomalaisiin runoihin kuorolle sävellettyä musiikkia – ripauksella huumoria ja patetiaa. Kaupungin Naiset ovat rikkoneet seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöihin liittyviä stereotypioita sekä tuoneet lesbonäkökulmaa kuorolauluun jo vuodesta 2014. Kaupungin Naisten tarina alkoi kesällä 2014. Suomeen oli tulossa vierailulle australialaiskuoro Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir, jonka Musiikkitalon konserttiin kaivattiin lämppäreitä paikallisista homokuoroista. Havaittiin naiskuoron kokoinen aukko – apuun saapui muusikko ja säveltäjä Petra Lampinen. Lampinen kutsui yhteen tuntemiaan laulajia, joiden muodostamasta hätäkuorosta syntyi Kaupungin Naiset (Townswomen). Kun kuoroa perustettiin, käytiin kova aivoriihi nimestä. Eräs kuorolainen muisti Ateneumissa olleen näyttelyn L. Onervan Kaupungin Naisia. L. Onerva oli suomalainen runoilija ja feministi. Lisäksi Kaupungin Naiset sanaparissa tuntui kiva, urbaani, itsenäinen, ehkä jopa vähän syntinen klangi. Nimi tuntui täydelliseltä ja se otettiin heti ylpeänä käyttöön. ​ Kuoro nousi Musiikkitalon lavalle vuonna 1990 perustetun Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choirin ja tuolloin 9-vuotiaan Out’n loudin rinnalle. Menestyksekkään illan jälkeen oli selvää, että Kaupungin Naiset ei jää yhden illan jutuksi. Kaupungin Naiset -yhdistykseen kuuluu nyt parikymmentä jäsentä, ja aktiivista esiintyjäjoukkoa on tusinan verran. ​ Kaupungin Naisten toiminnassa kulkee vahvana ohjenuorana oman kulttuurin luominen. Se näkyy ja kuuluu lesbokuoron näkökulmana lauluihin mutta myös konkreettisen uuden luomiseen: Petra Lampinen säveltää kuoron esittämät kappaleet suomalaisten nykyrunoilijoiden teksteihin (mm. Anja Erämaja, Ilpo Tiihonen, Tommy Tabermann). Syntyvät tarinat kertovat rakkaudesta ja ystävyydestä sekä pienestä piristävästä ripauksesta patetiaa. Omia lauluja on kertynyt jo yli 20 kappaletta. ​ Kaupungin Naisten helmikuussa 2017 julkaistu, Mä haluun häät -musiikkivideo, juhlisti 1.3.2017 voimaan tullutta avioliittolakia. Mä haluun häät -runo on alun perin julkaistu Anja Erämajan runokokoelmassa Ehkä liioittelen vähän. Musiikin on säveltänyt, sovittanut ja tuottanut Petra Lampinen. Musiikkivideon tuotannosta vastasi Lentävä Lehmä Films -yhdistys ja ohjauksesta Juulia Klemola. ​ Syksyllä vuonna 2017 Kaupungin Naiset oli tuottamassa yhteistyössä Out’n Loud -kuoron kanssa ensimmäistä pohjoismaista HLBTIQ-kuorofestivaalia. Queertune-festivaaliin osallistui yhteensä 11 kuoroa ja n. 300 laulajaa kaikista pohjoismaista. Vuonna 2019 festivaali jatkaa tarinaansa Tukholmassa ja sen jälkeen 2021 Kööpenhaminassa. ​ Musiikkitalon konsertin jälkeen Kaupungin Naiset on ehtinyt laulaa jo mm. seuraavissa tapahtumissa: Queertune – Nordic LHBTIQ Choir Festival, Burlesque Festival 2017, Vihdoinkin vihille -tilaisuus, Eurogames Helsinki 2016, Helsinki Pride 2015 - 2018, Pirkanmaan Pride, Turku Pride, Taidehalli, Tavastia, Valtimonteatteri, Kallio kukkii ja Kallio kipinöi -tapahtumat sekä lisäksi kymmenissä muissa tapahtumissa ympäri Suomea. contemporary Finnish poetry composed by our choir leader Petra Lampinen 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

May 20 - 26, 2001 10TH FESTIVAL VARIOUS VOICES 2001 BERLIN 56 Choirs from 10 Countries and 1300 singers DA CAPO AL DENTE We won't let ourselves be banned from singing, thought a handful of music-loving Bremen lesbians and gays in the spring of 1997 and founded a choir with the name Da capo al dente, which is still disputed but undoubtedly has a pleasant sound. The fairly mixed ensemble currently consists of thirty singers - women with a stable two-thirds majority - and has hardly any style of vocal music, from the late medieval madrigal to contemporary tone poetry, from African rhythms to the immortal masterpieces of Western pop culture arts left out. Every note a hit is the ambitious goal that Da Capo Al Dente has been able to approach with his occasional appearances in the regional scene. The unwavering beat of Christiane Fricke and - since the beginning of 2000 - Christian Höffling has always proved to be extremely helpful. The choir does not only compete for the favor of its mainly tragic audience with good intentions in terms of musical brilliance, but also with relevant repertoire. The carefully revised evergreens, in which the joys and sorrows of being a homosexual are sympathetically sung about, include the wistful memories of a young lesbian of her first summer as well as the ballad of the lonely homosexual, for whose poignant composition we would like to once again express our heartfelt thanks want to thank Udo Jürgens. Anyone who would like to hear us has two opportunities to do so as part of Various Voices 2001: we will be performing together with "Deep C Divas" (Manchester), "Der gemischte Damenchor" (Berlin), "Club Nachtigall" (Hamburg) and the "PhilHOMOniker" (Munich) on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2001 4:00 + 6:00 p.m. in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten - bus line 100 - and on Friday, May 25th, 2001 at 9:00 p.m. together with the Choirs "Die Zauberflöten" from Cologne and "Mélo 'Men" from Paris in the Max-Beckmann-Saal, Luxemburgerstr. 20, 13353 Berlin, UBahnhof Amrumer Str./U9 Tickets are available at: www.variousvoices.de or 030/61 65 99 31 CLUB NACHTIGALL DEEP C DIVAS DER GEMISCHTE DAMENCHOR DIE ZAUBERFLOTEN MÉLO 'MEN PHILHOMONIKER

EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S CHORUS EDINBURGH UNITED KINGDOM Type: TTBB Founded: 2007 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 50 ABOUT The Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus was founded in 2007 by our music director, James, with the help of a small group of friends. We set out to create a fun, supportive, social group for gay men that also raises funds and awareness for local charities and causes. Representing our community through song and giving gay men an opportunity to express themselves. With around fifty members now, EGMC has grown from those small beginnings, but our purpose today is unchanged. Our repertoire is diverse and includes barber shop, showtunes, pop, American classics and traditional Scottish songs. ​ EGMC has a committee that work together to ensure the choir can continue to run and grow. EGMC performs two major concerts a year, Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus is also available for charity and private events both indoors and out, big or small. We believe it is vital to support local charities and we love singing at events in support of charities. ​ We hope to see you at one of our events soon! equally mixed classic/rock/pop/musicals WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2016 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

SHOWGETTEN MÜNSTER GERMANY Type: SSAA Founded: 2022 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 16 ABOUT Show-Choir 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

SPREEKLANG E.V. BERLIN GERMANY Type: TTBB Founded: 2016 # Wonderful Supporting members 3 # Wonderful members 10 ABOUT "SpreeKlang - Männer a capella" aus Berlin unterhält seit 2016 mit Perlen aus Jazz, Musical, Barbershop, Pop, Folk und Klassik. Unter der Leitung von Steven Desroches formen sich die Stimmen der Sänger zu einem zartschmelzenden Klangkörper, mit dem wir unser Publikum nicht nur mit bekannten und beliebten Songs erfreuen, sondern dringen auch in neue musikalische Welten, unbekannte Höhen, dunkle Tiefen und seltene Harmonien vor, die wir nie zuvor gesungen haben. English Version: "SpreeKlang - Männer a capella" from Berlin has been entertaining audiences with gems from jazz, musicals, barbershop, pop, folk and classical music since 2016. Under the direction of Steven Desroches, the voices of the singers form a melt-in-the-mouth body of sound with which we not only delight our audience with well-known and popular songs, but also delve into new musical worlds, unknown heights, dark depths and rare harmonies that we have never sung before. equally mixed classic/rock/pop/musicals WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK 2023 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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Read and share the bid documents Look at the video to complement the bid Brussels is an open-minded city, in a country always at the forefront of LGBTQ+ rights and ranked second in the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Index 2021. By singing together in the capital of Europe’s 500 million citizens, we’ll deliver a powerful message and a strong signal aimed at countries where our community faces repeated attacks. Various Voices Brussels 2026 will be a joyful festival, with plenty of time for leisure and sharing. But why should we wait until 2026 to have fun with our friends? As soon as Various Voices Bologna 2023 is over, we’ll start involving all Legato choir members in the creative process of the 2026 festival. We will twin choirs for online rehearsals or live collaborations. We will create together the main shows of the festival through virtual meetings to select repertoire, share scores or write scripts. Two shows will play with Belgian culture and stereotypes in a fun way: “Kings & Queens of Belgium'' because Belgium is a kingdom, and we want to make it a Queerdom; and “The Treachery of Images'' to look beyond appearances, like in the Belgian surrealist painter Magritte’s artwork. The culmination of the festival will be the “Let Your Heart Be Heard” night, outdoors near the European Parliament. This concert will illustrate our history and the fight for our rights. At the end, we will together perform a giant LGBTQ+ choral work composed for the festival. Various Voices Brussels 2026 will also be a festival committed to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals: socially, environmentally and economically sustainable; inclusive; accessible; with zero carbon footprint. So, where is the best place for the next festival? In Brussels, of course! Let’s work together to create the most amazing festival ever! Sing Out Brussels! (The Fabulous Queer Choir) cannot wait to welcome you to the vibrant heart of Europe, and help you discover the fabulous welcome and warmth of its residents! BACK TO VV2026 BIDS

VOCES LGTB DE MADRID MADRID SPAIN Type: SATB Founded: 2015 # Wonderful Supporting members 0 # Wonderful members 40 ABOUT We are a diverse group that was formed in 2015 with the aim of being a beautiful space that embraces all orientations and identities within our collective, allowing us to grow together using music as a tool and transfeminism as the foundation of our struggle against all patriarchal oppressions that affect us as an LGTBIAQ+ collective. We are made up of people of different ages, both young and old, with dissident bodies, racialized, neurodivergent, disabled, and other forms of dissent. Choral singing is our fundamental activity, but it is accompanied by a reivindicative message in defense of the rights of all people belonging to the LGTBIAQ+ collective. Through our activity, we aspire to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual characteristics, and we promote human rights in a transversal manner. 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