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Our Voice Milwaukee is the Chorus for Gay Men and Allies. It's an exciting time for Our Voice Milwaukee, the new name for City of Festivals Men's Chorus!
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We started in fall of 2010, as a small group of men who had a common goal for Milwaukee to once again have a gay men's chorus. Since our debut, we have performed for the Milwaukee community at several venues. We have performed at Pridefest on the Miller (Main) Stage for the last 3 years. We were the driving force behind gathering together a community chorus of 70 people to perform as part of the '

it gets better tour' when they came to Milwaukee in early 2014. On August 12th, 2013, the Board of Directors passed the following as our Chorus Values Statement"

City of Festivals Men’s Chorus Value Statement

We value creating a safe atmosphere of compassion and respect, where we nurture each other’s development both personally and musically. We encourage our members to express their individuality, and value their contributions, allowing for growth, creativity and development, both collectively and individually. We value the important contributions of each member and the time we spend together as a group. We realize that what we are attempting to do can not be done alone. We are dependent on each other to create the harmony in our music and in our community that we strive to achieve. We value the joy of singing and making beautiful music together. We accept the challenge of working to improve our musical skills in order to provide high quality male choral performance that is entertaining, and honors the traditions of male choral music, and LGBT male chorus music. We value the important opportunity we can provide to members and friends of the LGBT community and the community at-large; to join us in song, to hear the harmony we create in our music, and to form working partnerships. We make these efforts in hope to build bridges of compassion, break down barriers of prejudice and ignorance, and build a foundation of equality and respect for future generations.

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween!

10/24/2023

These singers are hard at work preparing for a magical winter concert for you! Catch us December 9th and 10th. Watch this space for more information soon!

10/18/2023

Like, Ms. Meghan Trainor, we too are all about these basses. 🤩

10/14/2023

We were honored to perform a "Coming Out" program for our friends at St John's on the Lake Thursday night. Our choir shared songs and stories about coming out. St. John's is a welcoming place and we love performing there!

10/11/2023

Coming out is giving yourself permission to be your authentic, unique, and beautiful self. However, there are members of our LGBTQ+ family who do not have the luxury to come out, claiming their identity, and are forced to hide because of hate. We Come Out for them. Our Voice will be Your Voice. We see you.

10/10/2023

They were told to look natural and like they were practicing music. The Tenors, as always, deliver!

10/05/2023

to that time we performed in our PJs. What can you expect at our next December concert?! Stay tuned because you don't want to miss it!

It's showtime!

09/20/2023

A little sectional work makes the dream work! Looking good baritones 🤩

09/17/2023

Last call! This coming Tuesday's rehearsal is the last chance to join as a singing member to be able to perform in our December concert. Don't be shy, there is still room!

09/13/2023

Second rehearsal done! Introducing (most) of our Fall 2023 singers! We can't wait to show you what we're working on.

09/06/2023

We're back in a big way! Our Voice Milwaukee held our first rehearsal of the Fall 2023 season last night! Our numbers are growing with 31 singers in attendance! More announcements to come about what you can expect from us during our December concert.

08/21/2023

We had fun at our two new member socials this month!

And the GREAT NEWS?! As we begin our 12th season, the chorus is on track to be the largest it's ever been!

Thanks to everyone who showed up – new members and returning members. Our Voice Milwaukee begins rehearsals on Tuesday, Sept 5th, 7pm, at Plymouth Church (near UWM).

New members are welcome to drop in that evening still.

08/03/2023

Will we see you at our new member's social on Tuesday 8/8? Check out our events list for more information!

07/27/2023

A summer read that will refresh you, whether or not you're thinking about returning to sing in a choir this fall:

Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others
by Stacy Horn

It's available at the Milwaukee Public Library; or for sale – here's a link at IndiBound:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/imperfect-harmony-finding-happiness-singing-with-others-stacy-horn/12561133?ean=9781616200411

07/24/2023

Save the Date: New Member Social Tuesday August 8, 2023 @ 6p to 8p. Location to be announced!

06/29/2023

If you didn't make it to Brewers Pride Night, you can see our performance on our YouTube channel. . . . Don't you kinda wish you were part of it?

Once again, Our Voice Milwaukee was asked to sing the national anthem for Pride Night.

06/25/2023

Grateful, as always, to share our musical message with Sheboygan Pride Picnic 2023 !

Photo credit to our friends at the Sheboygan Press: https://www.sheboyganpress.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/06/24/sheboygan-county-lgbtq-alliance-holds-pride-picnic-city-green/12154119002/

06/18/2023

Peak musical gay fatherhood. Happy Father's day to all the gay dads out there!

06/11/2023

Our hearts are full of love and gratitude: Thank You, for your love and support.

If we tried to convey anything with our music last night it's this: love your friends, love your family, love yourself and most importantly: Love On.

06/09/2023

Our biggest thanks to St. John's residents for allowing us to perform our dress rehearsal for them last night!

Our Concert "Love On" is tomorrow at 7:30p at Plymouth Church. Doors open at 6:30p. There will be a wine bar and a silent auction - so come early! We can't wait to share our music with you!

More Info: https://www.cityoffestivalsmenschorus.org/tickets

06/08/2023

We are so grateful that we were asked to sing the national anthem at tonight's Brewer's Pride Night!

06/07/2023

This weekend we "Love On" and sing gay!

Get your tickets now: https://www.cityoffestivalsmenschorus.org/tickets

06/04/2023

Waiting for the parade.

06/03/2023

Come see Our Voice sing today at 2:15 at Skyline (Uline) stage!!

06/03/2023

Men at Werk 🫰

Come see us at Milwaukee Pride !!

06/02/2023

Happy Pride! Be you, be proud. Don't JUST say gay, SING gay! 🏳️‍🌈

And also, come see us SING at Pride Saturday, June 3 at 2:15p!!

05/24/2023

Looking for a way to help support our mission AND dedicate a song to someone you love? Look no further! Each song can be sponsored for just $100. Your dedication will be printed in our concert program. Songs are reserved in first come, first server order. Act fast and contact us today!

05/18/2023

We are a day late, but yesterday (5/17) was International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Our Voice Milwaukee will always fight hate through music wherever we see it. Bigotry and hate of any kind has no home here.

05/17/2023

Just a little sectional work for our June 10th Concert "Love On".

Get your tickets now!

05/15/2023

The LGBT+ community has been told they are not equal in their love for one another. Even today. Even post-legalization of gay marriage. OVM's spring concert "Love On" is our response to this hate. We won't stop loving, we won't stop existing. We will Love On.

Ticket sales coming soon!

05/11/2023

Tickets on sale now!!! Go to: https://www.cityoffestivalsmenschorus.org/tickets

04/26/2023

Just celebrating the Earth with some music! See you tonight at Hamburger Mary's MKE for Hambingo!

04/24/2023

04/01/2023

We stand by our goal to be a visible and positive presence in the community. Today (and all days), this , we support our trans family in their effort to do the same!

03/23/2023

Hard at work preparing something spectacular for our June concert!

03/14/2023

Check out our friends at Perfect Harmony Chorus's Cabaret this weekend! They are sure to delight!

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Let's Be Out at the Movies

our Voice Milwaukee's latest cabarert takes you to the movies.

Let's Be Out at the Movies

A teaser of "We're Home For the Holidays"

Our Voice Milwaukee at the Brew City Bruisers.

Star Spangled Banner at the Admirals

Singing, Dancing and Falling in Love

Bucks Pride Night

Colorado welcome concert and tribute to Orlando

"Heartlands" GALA Promo video

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Our Story

It's an exciting time for Our Voice Milwaukee the new identity of City of Festivals Men’s Chorus! We started in fall of 2010, as a small group of men who had a common goal for Milwaukee to once again have a gay men's chorus.

Since our debut, we have performed for the Milwaukee community at several venues. We have performed at Pridefest on the Miller (Main) Stage for the last 6years. We were the driving force behind gathering together a community chorus of 70 people to perform as part of the 'it gets better tour' when they came to Milwaukee in early 2014. We’ve been delighted to be representatives of the LGBT community by performing at games of the Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Brewers teams. To express our viewpoint, on August 12th, 2013, the Board of Directors passed the following as our Chorus Values Statement" Our Voice Milwaukee Value Statement We value creating a safe atmosphere of compassion and respect, where we nurture each other’s development both personally and musically. We encourage our members to express their individuality, and value their contributions, allowing for growth, creativity and development, both collectively and individually. We value the important contributions of each member and the time we spend together as a group. We realize that what we are attempting to do can not be done alone. We are dependent on each other to create the harmony in our music and in our community that we strive to achieve. We value the joy of singing and making beautiful music together. We accept the challenge of working to improve our musical skills in order to provide high quality male choral performance that is entertaining, and honors the traditions of male choral music, and LGBT male chorus music. We value the important opportunity we can provide to members and friends of the LGBT community and the community at-large; to join us in song, to hear the harmony we create in our music, and to form working partnerships. We make these efforts in hope to build bridges of compassion, break down barriers of prejudice and ignorance, and build a foundation of equality and respect for future generations.