Hywel Sims
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Musica Viva Appoints Anne Frankenburg as CEO (Aug 28, 2022)
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18 (Jan 18, 2011)
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18 (Jan 14, 2011)
Musica Viva Appoints Anne Frankenburg as CEO (Aug 28, 2022)
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18 (Jan 18, 2011)
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18 (Jan 14, 2011)
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Musica Viva Appoints Anne Frankenburg as CEO
The Board of Musica Viva Australia has appointed Anne Frankenberg to the position of Chief Executive Officer, taking the reins from Hywel Sims, who has led the acclaimed chamber music company since 2018 and will depart the post to return to the USA.
The Board of Musica Viva Australia has appointed Anne Frankenberg to the position of Chief Executive Officer, taking the reins from Hywel Sims, who has led the acclaimed chamber music company since 2018 and will depart the post to return to the USA.
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18
Thom Lynch was appointed executive director of the renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), it was announced by Board Chair John J. Duran.
Thom Lynch was appointed executive director of the renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), it was announced by Board Chair John J. Duran.
Thom Lynch Named Ex. Dir. of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles As Of 1/18
Thom Lynch was appointed executive director of the renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), it was announced by Board Chair John J. Duran.
Thom Lynch was appointed executive director of the renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), it was announced by Board Chair John J. Duran.
Gay Men's Chorus Of LA Presents Holiday Concert w/ Ralph & Rimes 12/18-19
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
Gay Men's Chorus Of LA Presents Holiday Concert w/ Ralph & Rimes 12/18-19
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
Gay Men's Chorus Of LA Presents Holiday Concert w/ Ralph & Rimes 12/18-19
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
The renowned Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) pulls out the stops with two matinee and one evening performance of its annual holiday musical extravaganza - featuring guest appearances by country music legend LeAnn Rimes and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph, and led by guest conductor Tim Seelig, in his GMCLA debut - Saturday, December 18, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m., at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Some 150 choristers, resplendent in holiday finery, do Santa proud with a bundle of beloved seasonal works, and dazzling Twelve Days of Christmas 'Black-Light Puppet Spectacular.' A team of merry elves adds to the musical festivities, which kick off the choir's 2010-11 Season, its 32nd.
Gay Men's Chorus of LA Sings for 'It Get's Better'
The critically acclaimed Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) - a leading artistic force, staunch advocate of civil and human rights, and the first gay men's choir to perform for a sitting president (Bill Clinton) - has harnessed the power of music to create a moving anti-bullying music video message featuring Cyndi Lauper's inspiring anthem 'True Colors' for the Internet's 'It Gets Better' project aimed at LGBT youth. More than 200 people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds from across the Southland - gay and straight - participated in the ambitious five-minute video, which was filmed in the gymnasium of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles and further establishes GMCLA as a leading force promoting equality and acceptance. The video can be viewed at both the It Gets Better and GMCLA websites:
The critically acclaimed Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) - a leading artistic force, staunch advocate of civil and human rights, and the first gay men's choir to perform for a sitting president (Bill Clinton) - has harnessed the power of music to create a moving anti-bullying music video message featuring Cyndi Lauper's inspiring anthem 'True Colors' for the Internet's 'It Gets Better' project aimed at LGBT youth. More than 200 people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds from across the Southland - gay and straight - participated in the ambitious five-minute video, which was filmed in the gymnasium of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles and further establishes GMCLA as a leading force promoting equality and acceptance. The video can be viewed at both the It Gets Better and GMCLA websites:
Photo Coverage: Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles' Baz Luhrmann Tribute
Magnificent! Brilliant! Bravo! Just some of the accolades heard from the audience at the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles' masterful production, worthy of the Great White Way, of 'L'Amour' - music from the movies of Baz Luhrmann.
Magnificent! Brilliant! Bravo! Just some of the accolades heard from the audience at the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles' masterful production, worthy of the Great White Way, of 'L'Amour' - music from the movies of Baz Luhrmann.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Presents L'Amour 6/20
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Presents L'Amour 6/19, 6/20
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Goes Hollywood In L'Amour 6/19
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann.
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Presents L'Amour 6/19, 6/20
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Familiar music takes on new meanings when sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, whether it's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' or Tchaikovsky's score for 'The Nutcracker.' Much the same thing happens in the films of Baz Luhrmann. In 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Romeo + Juliet' and, most memorably, 'Moulin Rouge,' Luhrmann used pop and classical music to chart emotions, creating fresh, vibrant musicals from everyday songs.
Photo Flash: GMCLA Presents THE NUTCRACKER: A Choral Fantasy
GMCLA presents there own twist on a theatrical classic. Since actors of the Greek theatres in the city of Thespiae and long before Shakespeare had penned his very first stage play, men have been theatrically portraying women in productions. Now, in the tradition of Madam Butterfly and Hairspray, the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) tackled the classic pageantry of the 'Nutcracker: A choral Fantasy' at the Alex Theatre in Glendale California with male chorus members doubling in the female roles. Among those in attendance include Loni Anderson, Kate Linder, Assembly member John Perez (46th District) and Dee Wallace.
GMCLA presents there own twist on a theatrical classic. Since actors of the Greek theatres in the city of Thespiae and long before Shakespeare had penned his very first stage play, men have been theatrically portraying women in productions. Now, in the tradition of Madam Butterfly and Hairspray, the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) tackled the classic pageantry of the 'Nutcracker: A choral Fantasy' at the Alex Theatre in Glendale California with male chorus members doubling in the female roles. Among those in attendance include Loni Anderson, Kate Linder, Assembly member John Perez (46th District) and Dee Wallace.
Dominic Gregorio Appointed Interim Artistic Director Of GMCLA
It was announced today that Dominic Gregorio has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of GMCLA, following the end of Dr. Bruce Mayhall's contract with the Chorus.
It was announced today that Dominic Gregorio has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of GMCLA, following the end of Dr. Bruce Mayhall's contract with the Chorus.
Photo Flash: Carole Cook Joins Gay Men's Chorus Of LA To Announce 2009-10 Season
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles proudly announced their new and exciting 2009/20010 season on August 27th at Andaz West Hollywood. On hand for the celebration was the comedic star of stage and screen Carole Cook, who was introduced by GMCLA's Artistic Director, Hywel Sims, as a great friend to both GMCLA as well as the Gay community at large. The evening included a performance by GMCLA's own NPYNK performing a Show Business/Hollywood medley ('There's no Business Like Show Business' & 'Hooray for Hollywood') and 'Tonight' from West Side Story.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles proudly announced their new and exciting 2009/20010 season on August 27th at Andaz West Hollywood. On hand for the celebration was the comedic star of stage and screen Carole Cook, who was introduced by GMCLA's Artistic Director, Hywel Sims, as a great friend to both GMCLA as well as the Gay community at large. The evening included a performance by GMCLA's own NPYNK performing a Show Business/Hollywood medley ('There's no Business Like Show Business' & 'Hooray for Hollywood') and 'Tonight' from West Side Story.
Photo Flash: Jennifer Holliday Sings With The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Gay men and showtunes? Who knew? It could happen. In fact, it did, as the Tony Award and Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning actress and ultimate DREAMGIRL, Jennifer Holliday, joined the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in a very special engagement consisting of both classic and recent musical numbers that have defined the boards of the Great White Way.
Gay men and showtunes? Who knew? It could happen. In fact, it did, as the Tony Award and Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning actress and ultimate DREAMGIRL, Jennifer Holliday, joined the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in a very special engagement consisting of both classic and recent musical numbers that have defined the boards of the Great White Way.
Photo Flash: AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
The near capacity performance of 'And The Award Goes To..' at the Alex Theatre celebrated Grammy, Oscar and, of course, TONY award-winning music as only the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles could.
The near capacity performance of 'And The Award Goes To..' at the Alex Theatre celebrated Grammy, Oscar and, of course, TONY award-winning music as only the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles could.
Photo Flash: SING FOR A CURE with Florence Henderson
The sell out crowd for Sing for the Cure included Sharon Lawrence, Jason Graae, Kate Linder, Rose Marie, and Rip Taylor as stage and television icon Florence Henderson joined Vox Femina Los Angeles and Voices of Hope Men's Chorus as narrator for this very poignant, moving performance about breast cancer
The sell out crowd for Sing for the Cure included Sharon Lawrence, Jason Graae, Kate Linder, Rose Marie, and Rip Taylor as stage and television icon Florence Henderson joined Vox Femina Los Angeles and Voices of Hope Men's Chorus as narrator for this very poignant, moving performance about breast cancer
Photo Coverage: Alex Theatre's 'IT'S A FABULOUS LIFE'
With the sponsorship of Southwest Airlines, this amazing evening held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale CA and under the direction of Bruce Mayhall, brought festive song and dance that not only set the audiences feet to tapping and smiles to their lips, but also a tear or two to the eye as chorus members shared stories of Christmas' past.
With the sponsorship of Southwest Airlines, this amazing evening held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale CA and under the direction of Bruce Mayhall, brought festive song and dance that not only set the audiences feet to tapping and smiles to their lips, but also a tear or two to the eye as chorus members shared stories of Christmas' past.
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