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New logo, new look

Posted in History on February 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Out in Harmony has a new logo, and you should be able to see it at the top of this page! I say should, because the mighty Web Team is tweaking the site to go with the fabulous logo, and so you can expect to see things changing here and there over the next few [...]

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Looking Back, Looking Forward video

Posted in Concerts, History, Members on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The January concert was a triumph! Singing–and the favorites of our faithful listeners–was a joy. We will be posting pictures and accounts of the concert in the coming week or so, but in the meantime, Xtra West did a video feature on the event:

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Mark your calendar for our upcoming concert!

Posted in Concerts, History, Music, Schedule on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Come join us for Out in Harmony’s upcoming concert “Looking Back, Looking Forward” in which we’ll be celebrating our greatest hits from the past twenty years. Those who have attended our concerts over the years will recognize many familiar favourites, and those who are joining us for the first time will find that their toes [...]

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Member profile: Meet Lauryn!

Posted in History, Members, Sopranos, VLGC on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Lauryn began singing like an angel when she was just a toddler. Growing up on the East Coast, where music was an important part of daily life, she was frequently in demand with requests to do renditions of “The Bluenose Sails Once Again.” Later, she joined choirs in school and church, and carried over her [...]

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Everything old is new again!

Posted in Concerts, History, Music, Schedule, VLGC on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I saw a young woman on the street today who looked like she had stepped out of a magazine – from about 1986.  I don’t think she was alive when her look was first in style, but she looked back, found elements that spoke to her and made them her own.  While there are some [...]

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New Name unveiled at “What’s In a Name” Concert

Posted in History, Sopranos, VLGC on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In 2010 the choir changed its name to Out in Harmony from Vancouver Lesbian & Gay Choir. This is the “unveiling” announcement made by choir member Denise Garzon at our June concert, “What’s in a Name?”

In the fall of 1990 when this choir was founded, the choir’s vision and purpose was clear – to give gay people a place to be themselves, to sing together in a mixed-gender choir, and to do so while being highly visible. The name Vancouver Lesbian & Gay Choir was chosen specifically because it made it blatantly obvious at a glance that this was a group of women and men, who primarily identified as lesbian or gay, who sang together, -publically and proudly.

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