...and they all laughed at the cute boy from Ohio. He had decided to call South Beach home and after getting here, realized there wasn't a place for him to do what he loved most - SING! So the boy from Ohio set off to start a gay men's chorus.

Here we are, ten years later, and we are all still laughing because it actually happened.

The Miami Gay Men's Chorus posed and ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary season - 10 Years Worth of Fabulous! It is a season that promises to bring together old friends, new partnerships and a whole lot of fantastic music.

Our Holiday program "Miss Twinkleton's Schools For Sensitive Boys Presents The Nutcracker: Men In Tights!" will be packed with the kind of humor and irreverence (with some sprinkles of nostalgia and sensitivity) you've grown to love from us. In February, we will share the stage with the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami with a program of opera choruses entitled "Serenade." To close our season we will present our program "LOOK: back, inward & forward." This program will include music the chorus has performed over the last ten years, including songs from our ABBA, Elton John, Gloria Estefan shows along with some of our favorites from our past performances. We will also, introduce you to a new work called "Through A Glass, Darkly." One, we hope, will become more than just another piece of music on a wonderful program.

As always, I extend to you an invitation to join the chorus. Even if you are one of those "I couldn't carry a tune if it were in a bag from Neiman Marcus" people, I suggest you come and try it out for an evening...you might realize you can actually do this.

If singing is not your thing, there is always a grouping of chairs reserved for guests. Please, come and sit in on a rehearsal, you are always welcome.

Whether your forte is singing or applauding, I hope you will be an active member of this milestone season for the Miami Gay Men's Chorus.

Anthony Cabrera
Artistic Director
Miami Gay Men's Chorus