Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus adds new voices as altos, sopranos join in new choir
Robert Strauss, the artistic director of the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus, came away from a conference last summer with the conviction that Buffalo also needs sopranos and altos singing for social justice. That’s how a new chorus with many higher voices has come to be. Created through the BGMC, membership isn’t dependent on gender identity and it’s so new that the chorus doesn’t have a name yet. Mike Desmond has the story.
Music is Art Festival Moves to Outer Harbor
MIA Festival ’24 will take place on Saturday, September 21, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. As ever, admission is free. The Outer Harbor, Lakeside Lawn and Terminal B Amphitheater site’s nearly 17 acres of lakefront grounds provides ample space for the 26 stages, hundreds of musical acts, dancers, DJs, performance artists, 50-plus displaying artists, dozens of live art installations, circus arts, kids activities, food trucks, vendors and libations that will comprise this year’s festival.
