Stefan Holmstrom, musical director for both the Resound and Rebelles choirs , challenges his singers and audiences with new, exciting and unusual offerings at every concert and their Christmas offering is no exception.
Brian Butler’s festive round-up of Brighton’s LGBTQ+ choirs, joy unbounded!
Brian Butler does a round-up of what’s on offer this Christmas from Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ choirs and finds joy unbounded all round.
Outspoken: an evening of music and film for Parkersburg Pride
Imagine being sacked from your job or prevented from renting a flat simply because of your sexual orientation or gender identity. As there’s no national law in the USA preventing this kind of discrimination, it happens all the time.
PREVIEW: With Love From Brighton @The Old Courtroom
As Brighton gears up to celebrate Pride, a new group called ‘With Love From Brighton’ is planning an event to raise funds and awareness for Parkersburg Pride, a grassroots LGBTQ organisation in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA, that formed after the local city council voted down protections for LGBTQ people in employment and housing.
Combined choirs charity concert raises over £3,000 for HIV charity
The annual World Aids Day Charity Concert raises over £3,000 for Lunch Positive. The annual World Aids Day Charity Concert held on December 1 at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown is renowned for the variety of its performances and the warm support of its audience.
REVIEW: Rebelles @Rialto Theatre
True to their stage name, the nine female voices that make up this Brighton singing group, are combined to fight back against the useless, disloyal and – in this show – absent men of the world. The members have gathered up for a committee meeting upstairs at the Rialto Theatre, and in between reading adverts, lonely hearts letters and looking at ridiculously thin models in their women’s magazines, they sing a wide variety of compositions by the likes of Bacharach, Abba and Schubert.
PREVIEW: Resound and Rebelles Christmas concert
Resound and Rebelles present their Christmas concert Hope for the Holidays – A New Hove at St Andrew’s Church, Waterloo Street, Hove on December 15 and 16.
Want to sing with Resound?
Resound Male Voices, a Brighton based ensemble singing group who come together weekly to make amazing music are looking for baritone and bass voices to join them. Led by Stefan Holmstrom, this active group perform a diverse range of music including; jazz, classical, folk and modern day.
TONIGHT: Resound and Rebelles present ‘Hove for the Holidays’
Resound and Rebelles, two Brighton & Hove-based singing groups, invite you to join them for Hove for the Holidays 2016, a unique evening of beautiful music and personal stories around Christmas.
REVIEW: World AIDS Day Choirs Concert
This years World AIDS Day charity concert was a complete sell out leaving many people who turned up to buy tickets on the door, disappointed. Remember next year to buy your tickets in advance because the audience for this wonderful event will only continue to grow larger each year.
