page_title: London Gay Men's Chorus
section_title: 2007
hierarchical_section_title: London Gay Men's Chorus / Recent history / 2007
caption_attribution_description: London Gay Men's Chorus during a perfomance in Castellar del Vallès (Catalunya, Spain)
context_page_description: London Gay Men's Chorus is a gay choir that was founded in 1991 by a group of nine gay men. The group now has around 190 singing members and over 230 members in total.
context_section_description: On 26 and 27 May, the Chorus made its first visit to Scotland with performances at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh and the Strathclyde Suite at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. They were performing with one of Scotland's LGBT choirs, Loud & Proud. The show, directed by Julian Woolford, was titled Bad Boys and compiled rock anthems with classical/operatic pieces. It also featured the premiere of My Friends, a song by Julian Woolford and Richard John, which was performed by Far From Kansas. It is a tribute to those who died in the 1980s during the AIDS crisis. There were also two sold-out performances at the Cadogan Hall in London on 20 and 21 July.
  At the end of the summer season, Charles Beale, the Musical Director left to become Musical Director of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Andrea Brown also had to leave to Chorus after having been offered a teaching job at Morley College (south London).
  On 16 December, the Chorus appeared on the stage of the London Palladium. The show, Accentuate the Positive, directed by Stuart Burrows, marked the 25th anniversary of the Terrence Higgins Trust. Alison Jiear appeared on stage with the Chorus.
caption: The LGMC during its performance at Castellar del Vallès.
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