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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!

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.

Operating as usual

12/12/2022

We are eternally grateful for your love and support. From our Fruitcake to yours: Merry Everything. See you in the spring! 😘

12/11/2022

It's showtime!

12/08/2022

We are only a few days away... Come get some holiday cheer and a little, well.... Fruitcake! See you December 10th or 11th!! 😘

12/01/2022

Do you have your tickets?! As guests of Perfect Harmony Chorus we hope to see you there!

Turns out we're not the only ones fond of fruitcake..."...I['d] like to think there's a fruitcake out there for everyone...

11/29/2022

All jokes aside, this fruitcake is legendary. It was even served at a wedding

Turns out we're not the only ones fond of fruitcake...

"...I['d] like to think there's a fruitcake out there for everyone."

We think so, too! Also, you should join us at our holiday concert!

Dec 10 and 11 — tickets and info available on our website:
ourvoicemke.org

Parents, kids, aunts and a cousin gather on Black Friday to make a big batch to mail around the country. It's shared far and wide at Christmastime and was featured on a bike ride across Iowa.

11/24/2022

We are thankful that we get to gather and make music each week and thankful for our community's continued support. We can't wait to share Our Voices with you at our December 10th and 11th concerts!Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

11/22/2022

Do you have your tickets yet? Don't wait!!

https://www.cityoffestivalsmenschorus.org/tickets

11/21/2022

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We honor our trans family and their continued struggle for acceptance and tolerance. Your journey is our journey. We will forever use Our Voices until the day that all of us are truly equal.

11/21/2022

We stand with our trans siblings. We uphold and celebrate their identity. We detest acts of violence against all q***r people. Today we are especially mindful of those q***r family and friends affected by the violence in Colorado. We see you.

To all reading this, we hope you'll add your voice to Our Voice.
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Image: LGBTQ+ Health Australia

11/16/2022

Did you know? Well, now you do! 😉 (crossed out songs are taken!)

Congratulations on your Silver Anniversary, Perfect Harmony Chorus! Here's to many, many more. We are so Proud of you an...

11/15/2022

Perfect Harmony Celebrates 25 Years

Congratulations on your Silver Anniversary, Perfect Harmony Chorus! Here's to many, many more. We are so Proud of you and Proud to be in your company. We can't wait to add Our voices to yours. See you soon! 🎶

Congratulations to Perfect Harmony as they celebrate 25 years of changing our world through song!

11/10/2022

A little sectional work makes the dream work!

We can't wait to share our music with you on December 10th & 11th!

11/09/2022

Unveiling the Fruitcake:

11/05/2022

Did you know your financial support of Our Voice Milwaukee is completely tax deductible?

Help us inspire harmony in the community through our song. Donate today!

https://www.cityoffestivalsmenschorus.org/donate

11/03/2022

Just a little sneak peak of one of the many festive holiday songs we're working on! See you on December 10th & 11th!

10/30/2022

The Sun may be setting on Autumn, but don't fret! In just a hop, skip, and a jump, you'll be able to enjoy our Holiday concert (Dec. 10th & 11th). Until then... Happy Halloween! 🎃

Did you know that you can help support our mission of inspiring harmony in our community through the power of music ? Al...

10/27/2022

Donate | Our Voice Milwaukee

Did you know that you can help support our mission of inspiring harmony in our community through the power of music ?

All donations are tax deductible! Visit our site (link below) for more information on how you can help.

We sincerely thank you for considering assisting us in our mission. 😘

City of Festivals Men's Chorus, doing business as Our Voice Milwaukee is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so your financial support is tax deductible. Financial contributions of all sizes are deeply appreciated and integral to the operation of the chorus. When you contribute...

10/26/2022

We're hard at work cooking up our Holiday spectacular. Save the date (and the Fruitcake) December 10th and 11th 2022.

10/12/2022

It's not too late to join us for HamBingo at Hamburger Mary's!

We're ready -- where are you??!

10/12/2022

Reservations are still available.

10/11/2022

09/21/2022

08/16/2022

It's time for new members — come sing with us!

More information here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ehlxG7l8KxiiJOZUm4jMxrhKalWc0lcX/view?usp=sharing

We're super pleased that Cameron found us! Here he is being interviewed ahead of Milwaukee Pride Weekend. Read the artic...

06/10/2022

Our Voice Milwaukee inspiring harmony in community

We're super pleased that Cameron found us! Here he is being interviewed ahead of Milwaukee Pride Weekend. Read the article or click the 'ask later' button to view the video.

And we know there must be more Camerons out there — can you help bring us together? Our Voice Milwaukee is safe space where you can thrive, grow, and make a difference.

It provides an inclusive space for men to come together.

06/08/2022

We had a blast this past weekend celebrating Pride in all its color. Here we are singing at PrideFest. Thanks to everyone who came out to hear us!

06/08/2022

Our Voice Milwaukee updated their address.

05/27/2022

We were beyond thrilled to perform for our first live audience in over 29 months! The audience was wonderful and the reunions and reconnections of the evening were warm and heart-felt. If you or someone you know is looking for a chorus home, suggest us!

ourvoicemke.org

05/14/2022

CHANGE IN COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
for Our Voice Milwaukee's concert, Our Flight Begins As Song, on May 21st

We had originally hoped to allow audience members the choice to be masked or unmasked. However, with the recent increase in cases, Plymouth Church has made a temporary change in their policy.

For our May 21st concert, all audience members will have to be masked. All performers will have shown proof of vaccination and will have had a negative covid-19 test 48 hours before the event.

We are sorry to have to make this change. For the safety of the audience members and our chorus members, this change is necessary. Thank you for your understanding and anticipated compliance. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the chorus at [email protected].

05/08/2022

04/25/2022

03/23/2022

We're back. We're live.

02/15/2022

We meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00. Visit our website at ourvoicemke.org.

01/11/2022

We've found a new venue. Please contact us for more information. We want you to sing with us.

01/07/2022

Address

2717 E Hampshire Place
Milwaukee, WI
53211

Website

http://www.ourvoicemke.org/

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It's time for new members — come sing with us! More information here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ehlxG7l8KxiiJOZUm4jMxrhKalWc0lcX/view?usp=sharing

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

Happy Birthday, Mary!

"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.