Community Chorale
The Community Chorale is the heart of Transcend. This group uplifts transgender voices and provides a welcoming environment for anyone who wants to participate in choir, regardless of past experience. Our choir is a space for individuals and voices that may have difficulty fitting into traditional choral groups, so that everyone can develop their musical skills and experience the joy of singing in a choir.
The Chorale is open without audition to open to anyone who is comfortable learning and performing the repertoire. We began with just eight members in 2021, and have grown to thirty members over the last three years, and we look forward to continuing to expand our community with new voices and perspectives.
OUR REPERTOIRE: The music we perform covers the spectrum of the 1,000+ year canon of art music, including traditional works as well as modern and/or experimental pieces. We center lesser-known composers, particularly composers from marginalized communities, in our repertoire, and we have commissioned multiple new works written specifically for our voices.
OUR MISSION: Everyone deserves to have a voice. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves a welcoming place where they can express themselves and communicate with others musically. Singing together is a human right, and our mission lies in extending that right to everyone in the trans and gender-expansive community.
